Give the Gift of Health

Any time of the year is the perfect time to start focusing on your healing journey – what better gift to give than the gift of healthy living? You can help jump-start that for a friend or family member with a Gift Certificate of your choice for any of the You Can Heal You services. […]
Seasonal Cooking Class: August 16th

Menu: Sweet Vegetable Millet Miso Soup Garbanzo Bean Salad Sauteed Kale with Shallots
August 2025
August marks the end of our summer season as we know it. School begins, and any last-minute vacations are wrapped up by Labor Day weekend. We prepare for a different vibe as we move into our fall weather; it is important to know that our physical bodies are also transitioning. In Chinese medicine, we are […]
July 2025
July, which is considered midsummer, is here, and with it comes the enjoyment of outside activities, vacations, and travel. For me, this is a special time because, for many years, I was unable to fully enjoy the summer season. For seven long years, I was housebound due to chronic crohns and colitis. I stayed close […]
Seasonal Cooking Class : Juy 12

Menu: Cucumber GazpachoThree Bean SaladTostadaWarm Quinoa and Kale Salad
Seasonal Cooking Class: June 7th

Menu: Heart-Warming Lentil Miso SoupCooling Creamy ColeslawBrown Rice with Sunflower Seeds
June 2025
We usually think of February as the “heart” month. In Chinese Medicine, the summer season is associated with the heart and small intestine. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the body’s organ systems are understood to be influenced by the changing seasons. This is part of a broader view that sees the body as interconnected through cycles, much like nature. The macrobiotic […]
Seasonal Cooking Class: April 19th
Menu: Spring Minestrone Vegetable Soup with Mochi CroutonsSweet Potato Stuffed with BeansSpring Salad with Ginger dressing
April 2025
Spring is well on its way here in Nashville. My yard’s colorful display of early blooms and the birds’ boisterous early morning chirping are all I need to remind me that days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter. As the biblical Easter story reminds us, April brings a sense of renewal, a sense of […]
Seasonal Cooking Class: March 29th

Menu: Liver Detox SoupLentil Sweet Potatoe SaladSauteed Greens with Toasted Quinoa