Teething fever

Didn't get much writing done yesterday. Our infant pushed a tooth through.

In Chinese Medicine, childhood growth and development occur via cyclical bursts of Qi from an area located in the lower abdomen / pelvis known as "The Fire at the Gate of Life."

[It's called the "Dantian" in Qigong and some martial arts traditions and located somewhere in the vicinity of the Root and Sacral Chakras (it depends on who you ask, I say both) in yogic traditions.]

The Fire at the Gate of Life is the storehouse of our prenatal Qi - the Qi we inherit from our parents which is meant to carry us through life and feed all growth, development, and change.

This Qi is catalytic. It's hot and active and steams up to the head quickly.

This is why we often see feverishness, irritability, hyperactivity, and poor sleep during periods of growth in children.

It's easy for us parents to think something is wrong...