22/07/2026
Have you ever wondered why you instinctively place your hand on your chest when you’re emotional? 🤍
Whether it’s relief, grief, joy, anxiety or excitement, so many of us do it without even thinking.
We often say, "My heart is racing,“ or "I can feel my heart pounding.“
Deep down, we recognise that our emotions don’t just live in our minds—they’re felt throughout our bodies.
For more than 2,000 years, practitioners of Chinese Medicine have paid close attention to these subtle changes. The Huang Di Nei Jing describes pulse diagnosis as one of the primary ways of understanding the body’s internal state.
By gently placing three fingers on each wrist, physicians weren’t simply counting heartbeats. They were feeling the qualities of the pulse—whether it felt deep or superficial, strong or weak, smooth or tense—and considering these observations alongside the person’s symptoms, appearance and story.
Pulse diagnosis was never intended to provide all the answers. Instead, it became one piece of a much larger picture, helping practitioners understand patterns of health rather than focusing on a single symptom.
Perhaps this is where you begin today...
Place two fingers on your wrist and find your pulse.
Take one slow, deep breath in.
Now breathe out... even more slowly.
Did you notice anything change?
Perhaps your pulse softened. Perhaps it slowed. Perhaps it became easier to feel.
You don’t need to know what it means.
You don’t need to diagnose yourself.
Simply notice.
