07/04/2026
This lights up my Xin and Shen so much. Xin is the TCM concept of the Heart system, which houses joy, personality, and what you’re naturally drawn to. Shen is your spirit, your expression, your connection to self.
What do you mean flavour flav is a TCM lesson? How could that possibly have anything to do with Chinese medicine?
In uncertain times, your Liver which governs frustration, perception, and your sense of direction can become dry and out of balance. When that happens, you try to control everything around you. You become hyper-fixated, and your focus shifts toward what’s wrong instead of what’s working.
The Liver also opens into the eyes. So if you’re constantly on your phone, scrolling, trying to feel some sense of control, you’re feeding that imbalance. The algorithm then keeps giving you more of the same, and you end up stuck in it.
Neurologically and in Chinese medicine, where you place your attention matters. If you actively choose to focus on something lighter, something that makes you laugh, something that gives you a small dopamine hit, it shifts your system. It supports your Xin, which then supports your Shen. That’s what helps you show up brighter in your life.
TCM would call this a simple life hack to support mood, reduce anxiety, and pull you out of a doom-scrolling spiral.
Another way to help the Liver relax is through your eyes. If you feel stuck in your phone, look up. Move your gaze around the room. Let your eyes shift focus, then see if you can put your phone down.
However, I will be deep in the internet searching all things related to Flavour Flav’s donation list for Girls Got Game weekend because this is the happiest part of the internet for me this week.
If you’ve found anything I’ve missed list it below, I need it.the Flavor Tea 🫖
