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English Mountain Recovery is proud to announce that we have earned our CARF Accreditation,

English Mountain Recovery is proud to announce that we have earned our CARF Accreditation, demonstrating excellent leading edge recovery in the addiction treatment industry. http://www.emrecovery.org/ CARF Accreditation CARF demonstrates a provider's commitment to continuously improve service quality and to focus on the satisfaction of the persons served. CARF International is an independent, accrediting body of health and human services. Examples of the types of services are rehabilitation for a disability, treatment for addiction and substance abuse, home and community services, and retirement living. CARF-accredited service providers have applied CARF's comprehensive set of standards for quality to their business and service delivery practices. This means that they have demonstrated conformance to proven standards for business practices and are committed to continuous quality improvement. Each provider’s commitment to excellenc...

YIN FIRE

The concept of Yin Fire was introduced by Li Dong Yuan in his book "Discussion on Stomach and Spleen" ( Pi Wei Lun ), 1249.  The following is a translation of the chapter from this book dealing with Yin Fire. " Dietary irregularity and excessive consumption of cold or warm foods damage the Spleen and Stomach. Joy, anger, worry and fright weaken the Yuan Qi. If the Spleen and Stomach are depleted and the Yuan Qi weakened, Fire of the Heart becomes excessive on its own. This Fire of the Heart is a Yin Fire. It starts from the Lower Burner and links with the Heart above. The Heart does not rule personally, rather the Minister Fire is its deputy.      The Minister Fire is the Fire of the Pericardium (Bao Luo) developing from the Lower Burner. It is a “thief” of the Yuan Qi. This Yin Fire and the Yuan Qi are mutually opposed [cannot occupy the same place]: when one is victorious, the other is the loser. When the Spleen and Stomach Qi becomes empty, their Qi flows dow...