Wisdom of the Earth, Wisdom of the Body

A Seasonal Guide to Chinese Medicine and Yoga for Balance and Vitality

By Jennifer Raye
Foreword by Tias Little

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Shambhala Publications

12/09/2025

Pages: 540

ISBN: 9781645475309

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Experience vibrant health and balance through a unique, seasonal self-care approach that intertwines the earth-based wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine with yoga and meditation.

In this practical exploration, experienced Chinese medicine practitioner and yoga teacher Jennifer Raye guides you through movement, mindfulness, and healing practices align with the natural rhythm of the seasons.

Drawing on these time-tested systems, Raye offers modern insights into using yoga postures, healing foods, herbal medicine, meditation, and other practices to balance the body and mind in an accessible and holistic way. This book includes:

A unique way to understand your body, mind, and spirit based on the natural rhythm of the seasons.
An easy-to-understand exploration of five-element theory and how it manifests in your life.
Suggestions on what foods and lifestyle practices to implement at different times of the year.
Yoga practices and postures that target the organs and meridians according to the Chinese medicine model.
Numerous meditations, breathing techniques, inquiry suggestions, and journal exercises to maintain health and balance your energy.
Inspiration to heal your spiritual self and transform your heart to benefit the world we share.
And much more!

Author Bio

JENNIFER RAYE is an internationally recognized Chinese Medicine practitioner and yoga and meditation teacher. She holds a doctorate in Traditional Chinese Medicine with professional licensure in acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Jennifer’s unique approach, which resonates with a diverse range of students, reflects her comprehensive formal training and extensive clinical and teaching experience. Her work is a holistic and integrative blend of Chinese Medicine, yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, holistic nutrition, somatic studies, and therapeutic movement. Classes and programs with Jennifer weave physical remedies and practices with contemplative awareness, as well as philosophical, energetic, and anatomical teachings.

In addition to writing and maintaining her private medical practice, Jennifer teaches online and in-person workshops, retreats, and teacher training courses in holistic healing and the meditative arts. Jennifer is grateful to live and work nestled in the mountains and forest of British Columbia, Canada. Learn more at jenniferraye.com.

Tias Little

Tias Little synthesizes years of study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhism, anatomy, massage, and trauma healing in his dynamic, original style of teaching. One of the foremost yoga instructors in North America, he offers intensives at all major yoga conferences and institutes, including the Yoga Journal conferences, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Esalen Institute, and Omega Institute.
Tias began studying the work of B. K. S. Iyengar in 1984 and in 1989 moved to Mysore, India, where he studied Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.

A licensed massage therapist, Tias has in-depth training in craniosacral therapy. His practice and teaching is influenced by the work of Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Thomas Hanna. He earned a master’s degree in Eastern philosophy from St. John’s College in Santa Fe in 1998.

In addition, Tias is the founder of the Prajna Yoga school in Santa Fe, where he hosts retreats, workshops, and teacher training programs year-round with his wife, Surya. He also offers online classes through YogaGlo and teaches internationally. For more on Tias, visit www.prajnayoga.net.