The Heart’s Path

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Welcome to this quiet corner of my website — a space dedicated to reflective and analytical writing on care, health, and everyday life.

Here, I share writings informed by Traditional East Asian Medicine, clinical practice, personal experience, and, at times, modern research. These texts explore how emotional, mental, and physical dimensions interact within lived experience.

This is not a space for technical explanations or academic theory.
Instead, the writing is offered in clear, accessible language, with the intention of encouraging pause, observation, and a gradual reconnection with the body, the mind, and the rhythms of daily life.

New texts are published on a monthly or bimonthly basis.

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A quiet winter sunrise over frost-covered grass and bare trees, symbolising reflection, endurance, and a gentle orientation toward life.

Which Side of Reality Do We Choose to Nourish?

A New Year Reflection 🌿 The current state of the world can easily give rise to anxiety and uncertainty — even for those of us living in places that are relatively safe and peaceful 🌍 We are surrounded by troubling headlines: conflict, polarisation, cruelty towards humans and animals, environmental destruction, climate change, rapid technological change, and an overwhelming flow of information. The list can feel endless 📱 And it can leave us feeling overwhelmed, dishearten

Eri Ito

Jan 114 min read

Healing and Health May Not Be What You Think They Are

Many people come to natural therapies like herbal medicine, acupuncture, or Shiatsu expecting one simple thing: to reduce or eliminate certain symptoms, to feel better, or to “be healthy” again. And yes — these therapies can support the body and help ease discomfort. But what we imagine as “feeling better” or “being healthy” may not be what healing truly looks like. We live in a society that is always on the go. When we feel tired, we take caffeine and keep moving. When we ca

Eri Ito

Dec 14, 20254 min read