Stress and Anxiety Management in Chinese Medicine

From the perspective of Chinese medicine stress and anxiety are not bad in and of themselves. What is undesirable is when we lose the ability to respond effectively to a given situation. We become reactive instead of responsive to the stress in our life which causes an endless cascade of unwanted results. Quietness (jing) in Chinese has to do with the ability to choose what is best for us. Quietness is not the absence of activity, but the assurance of the right activity and needs to be developed in order to be applied effectively in life.

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