Welcome to Rin Wellness
What is Qi?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Qi is the vital energy that sustains life. Although invisible, Qi is essential for the birth, growth, and overall functioning of all living things.
Summer eating tips to keep yourself active
Summer is the yang season in Yakuzen and is associated with the below.
Eat in harmony: Restore balance with the five natures
In Yakuzen, all foods are categorized into five natures: hot, warm, neutral, cool, and cold.

Japanese glutinous rice
Japanese
Mochi-gome (もち米)
Japanese glutinous rice is mainly used to make dishes like mochi (rice cakes) or okowa (sticky rice dishes).

Sekihan (Hokkaido-style Red bean rice with sweetened beans)
Japanese
お赤飯(北海道版)
In Japan, we commonly eat sekihan (red bean rice) for celebrations. It’s usually made with adzuki beans, which give the rice its reddish color.

Pickled Japanese Turnip for soothing springtime irritability
Japanese
Kabu no Amazu-zuke (かぶの甘酢づけ)
Kabu (Japanese turnip) is one of the delicious spring vegetables and it can also be harvested in the fall, but spring kabu is especially tender.