Tai Yang is the body’s outer gate, the first layer to meet Wind, Cold, and whatever the world throws at us. If you’ve ever struggled to keep six stages, channels, and organs straight in your head, this is a grounded, real-life way to understand Tai Yang through the back body, vigilance, and clinical pattern recognition.
Some migraines don’t come out of nowhere. They build quietly in the neck, jaw, and nervous system long before the pain reaches the head. This post explores a lesser-talked-about Small Intestine pattern in Traditional Chinese Medicine, where migraines are linked to discernment, unresolved emotional information, and a body that never quite stood down. If your migraines feel foggy, full, and connected to tension that never fully lets go, this might be the missing piece.