Meaning In Chinese Medicine, black is the color of the Kidneys, root of all life, symbol of Water, mother of Wood. Pine, green year-round, is the exemplary symbol of life flourishing. Together, Japanese Black Pine, a bonsai, reminds us of the beauty that comes from all life well tended. Patience, love, attentiveness, awareness are all in the kindness we must bring to ourselves in healing.  We are, after all, all in this together. ......

Purpose Holistic healing maintains the connectedness of all things, micro and macrocosms of the universe(s).   'Healing' in this sense, is the returning to balance, a continual process of refined inter-dynamic relating to the 'inner' and 'outer' experience.  The work done here, be it through Reiki, Shiatsu or Chinese Medicine, is simply a steadying hand for the real work done by the Self.  And what a mighty thing it is to witness!