Hot Water (fka Mind Your Manners)

Sara Jane dives into feng shui mysteries, tackling questions like why family photos shouldn't face your bed and why dolls are banned from watching you sleep. She explores the significance of stray cats and discusses how various animals can influence your home's energy. The talk also covers the implications of art placement above the bed and why Buddhas belong elsewhere. Plus, discover the benefits of grounding with earthing mats and the power of spiritual clearings to uplift your space and spirit.

In this conversation with Dr. Felice Chan, a neuroscientist-turned-Traditional Chinese Medicine expert, listeners discover how kitchen staples can serve as powerful remedies. Dr. Chan shares her journey from neuroscience to holistic healthcare, explaining the benefits of integrating Eastern and Western medicine. She reveals practical herbal teas for early colds, cough relief, and enhancing sleep. The discussion also touches on the emotional roots of physical ailments and the significance of seasonal eating for optimal health.

Discover why microwaves can zap the vital energy in your food and learn how being called chubby by a Chinese friend reflects their care. Sara Jane shares a warm herbal drink recipe that supports fertility, while cautioning against the heat of hot yoga. Find out how coffee and matcha might be draining your yin and causing insomnia. Plus, enjoy practical tips for weight loss through warm meals and proper hydration, along with intriguing insights into cupping frequency!

Sara Jane shares what really happens when you blend families — from moving her stepson into college to giving his menopausal mother a glow-up, she unpacks Mounjaro, peptides, red string protection rituals, and herbal soups that nourish Yin through midlife shifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Sara Jane learns that parasites might be behind everything from eczema to belly fat to mood swings, she calls in Dr. Chris Motley—chiropractic doctor, TCM practitioner, and master of frequency medicine—to find out what’s really living inside her. Because maybe what’s draining you isn’t in your head—it’s in your gut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Jane shares her (in)fertility story—from incomplete medical abortion and uterine scarring to PCOS—then breaks down TCM fixes for conceiving (for both partners), the Qing Palace chart to determining your baby’s gender, soothing pregnancy rituals, and why Chinese elites are choosing surrogacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do night peeing, body odor, and food cravings have in common? Traditional Chinese Medicine has answers—and they might surprise you. In this episode Sara Jane shares solutions: from an acupuncture point for bladder control, to the real reason Chinese women don’t need deodorant, to herbal support for food cravings. Plus: eczema, text neck and mirror Feng Shui. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if your intuition was already speaking—you just weren’t listening? In this episode Sara Jane sits down with psychic medium MaryAnn DiMarco to talk spirit guides, energy hygiene, and how to tell the difference between fear and inner knowing. Come for the live reading and stay for the real talk on trusting your gifts and raising your spiritual frequency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Jane and Kelsey discuss stepmom stigma in Chinese culture, why room temperature water is actually cold, the TCM way to support PCOS, and a quick hotel feng shui fix for figurines “watching” you sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Feng now helms Markor—China’s iconic home-furnishings empire often called the “Ethan Allen of China”—with a footprint that stretches across the globe. Sara Jane sits down with him to tell a story bigger than furniture: the making of modern China.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices