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Why you feel sleepy after sitting: nine specific questions
Breath and Stillness

Why you feel sleepy after sitting: nine specific questions

Let us set the limits of why you feel sleepy after sitting first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·September 12, 2026·4 min read
Damp-clearing meals for the rainy fortnight: the full sequence and where it drifts
Seasonal Menus

Damp-clearing meals for the rainy fortnight: the full sequence and where it drifts

Anyone who has spent time on damp-clearing meals for the rainy fortnight has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·September 12, 2026·4 min read
Gentle work around the eyes: three things to understand first
Points and Pressure

Gentle work around the eyes: three things to understand first

Let us set the limits of gentle work around the eyes first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·September 12, 2026·4 min read
Light, mood and the short days: nine specific questions
Rhythm and Light

Light, mood and the short days: nine specific questions

Separate two things in light, mood and the short days: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·September 9, 2026·4 min read
When moxa is the wrong choice: what to do and what to skip
Moxa and Foot Soaks

When moxa is the wrong choice: what to do and what to skip

Advice on when moxa is the wrong choice tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·September 9, 2026·4 min read
What group practice adds: three things to understand first
Breath and Stillness

What group practice adds: three things to understand first

If you only read one paragraph, read this: what group practice adds depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·September 6, 2026·4 min read

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