What is 意境， Chinese PinYin is yì jìng. What does it mean? It is not difficult to understand the meaning by the direct translation of each character: However, when you put these two Chinese characters together, even Chinese will puzzle and reply “it’s about the holistic description of inspiration or feeling”. When even Chinese have… Continue reading What is 意境 (Yi Jing)
Simple Head Massage
Autumn is a beautiful, romantic yet unpredictable season in a year because in Autumn we will experience a ‘long-planned’ energy mobilization and we never know what will happen later in a day. However, we will live through the energy change that drivves the dispersal of wind and clouds, the day is getting shorter, the discoloration… Continue reading Simple Head Massage
I am, for who I am and how I am
To my husband and children, same as many friends know me for being “stubborness with dignity” but not necessary know how my upbringing has influenced who I am and how I am. I was the only child in the family for the first six years in my life. At that time, even though as a… Continue reading I am, for who I am and how I am
The Circle of Life
Here are some basic traditional interpretations for the change of seasons in the Nature which is same as change in life according to the Daoism philosophy: Spring : before welcoming the warm breeze, we still need to pay attention to the coldest time of the year; the first thunder awakens the Yin energy in the… Continue reading The Circle of Life
What can we learn from tea?
What can we learn from tea? Tea leaf has limit in size, tea cup has limit in capacity the learning through tea in life is unlimited Mei Lan hsiao What we can learn are more than various types of tea drinking or performing of various tea arts or tea ceremonies. Tea leaf.has limit in size,… Continue reading What can we learn from tea?
Tea Tree & Environment Determine Tea Quality
Among 6+1 tea types, oolong tea only has about 1000 years of history, it is not same as fine quality green/white/yellow or golden tippy black tea that mainly from small sized tea leaf and it does not rushing out for tea picking in the early spring. Oolong tea does have specific requirements for quality from… Continue reading Tea Tree & Environment Determine Tea Quality
Lesson for parents
今天在看小说的时候，作者写的这一段（我略微添油加醋了一点），真的是很值得我们身为父母的好好的学习。 大雁只有多飞翔，翅膀才会硬实，才能经得住千里迁徙。 老虎在成为百兽之王前，要先离开父母，独自去闯荡去捕猎，才能历练出锋利的猛爪和可以撕裂万物的利齿。 不管我们有多爱孩子，但是孩子不是我们的财产; 是我们生命的延续，但是他们有他们的世界去开创，有自己的路要走，有他们的天空需要他们展翅翱翔。
Filial Piety
From an ancient Chinese idom we learned the utmost kindness begins with filial piety。 百善孝为先 （bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān） The sustainable leadereship style is in question if one does know its meaning, actually the reason is quite simple: How can you expect someone who honestly loyal and respectful if s/he does not even show the same… Continue reading Filial Piety
Moxa Workshop
In the Moxa workshop at Dr. Tao’s clinic in Antwerp this week, not only we have a chance to know how Artemisia argyi looks like so we can identify the herbal plant in the nature in the future; we also learn to plush the dried leaves with hands. the fraquence from the plush is much… Continue reading Moxa Workshop
Active Retirement
Am I still interested to find a job even at the age of 67?Well， the answer definitely is YES。 Why not? I am still pretty healthy in body and mind, I still full of positive energy in life and I appreciate every opportunity to share knowledge and experience in life. However, I do have clear… Continue reading Active Retirement