Members-onlyLiving with Great Heat | Health, Balance, and Seasonal Living in Chinese Tradition

🎧 Free live seminar with Mr. He — first session July 22: https://cal.com/hechinese/seminar

In this second lesson on Great Heat (大暑, Dàshǔ), we explore the traditional Chinese principles of seasonal living and the practice of yǎng shēng (養生)—cultivating health by following the rhythms of nature.

We discuss why Great Heat is considered the turning point between summer and autumn, what 養長 (yǎng zhǎng, cultivating growth) means during this season, and how traditional Chinese medicine understands the relationship between digestion, emotions, and internal balance.

This lesson also explains practical seasonal habits, including food choices, protecting the spleen and stomach, maintaining emotional calm, and understanding the role of the Five Elements during late summer.

Together, these ideas reveal how Chinese tradition approaches health not as isolated treatments, but as living in harmony with seasonal change.

Chapters

00:00 Great Heat as Summer's Turning Point

01:03 Cultivating Growth (養長) During Summer

02:01 Food, Digestion, and Seasonal Health

09:25 Emotional Balance and Daily Habits

13:57 A Complete View of the Summer Solar Terms