The human being of the 21st century has become estranged from the natural rhythm of life. Our daily schedule is often not determined by the natural change of day and night, but is structured by a number of obligations and urgent tasks to which the daily routine must be re-adjusted. This is why many people feel rushed, overwrought and at some point exhausted; or they develop typical symptoms of stress that are medically "treated” – apart from the actual causes.

According to the healing knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) even the infinite cosmos is subject to constant change – the interplay of phases of activity and resting, of Yin and Yang, the dynamic interplay of opposites. If this delicate balance is disturbed, the whole system gets out of sync. Psychosomatic complaints should therefore always be seen as warning signals. They show us that we should listen more or again to our own bodies, to our inner clock. Hu- man beings are also embedded in the rhythmic processes of nature, in the course of the seasons, of sun and moon, day and night. In the same way, each of our bodies has its active and its resting phase.

The renowned TCM expert Li Wu shows in this guide which com- plaints refer to which organs at certain times of day, when which treatments are most effective and when it is time for work or rest. Organize your daily life with the effective methods and remedies of TCM according with the natural needs: only if we live mindfully and in harmony with our inner clock, we find back to our natural biorhythm – and thus to well-being and health.