Steady Centeredness

Besides being responsible for much of human dynamics, both
the Liver and Kidney are responsible for steady stability and centeredness.
When the Liver-Kidney axis loses this contained steadiness and steady focus,
many types of inappropriate, disruptive, destabilizing movements, thoughts,
emotions and behaviors can develop. Steady Centeredness is the Kan version of a
long tradition of herbal formulas that seek to harmonize the Liver's ability to
store the Blood with the Kidney's ability to hold the Essence. Steady
Centeredness is a critical remedy to astringe the Liver-Kidney Essence, address
instability and reckless movement, and restore a person's sense of focused
trust. Steady Centeredness is used to treat Liver excessive symptoms (Wind
and/or Yang) and at the same time add the tempering power of the Kidney
Essence's "softness". It is uniquely constructed to address
instability and is especially helpful in the common situation where a person
has both cold and hot signs or there is an absence of any salient or
predominant hot-cold signs. It is also completely compatible for patterns that
are clearly hot or cold. Its action is less about suppressing the Yang or
cooling Heat, and more about rooting the Liver Blood/Essence into the Kidney
Jing's sense of imperceptible time and timelessness. On the emotional level,
Steady Centeredness is for a person who is caught between the Liver's pent-up
tightness or pent-up anger and rididity, and the Kidney's fear and inability to
provide a safe haven of patience, stability and trust. Steady Centeredness
astringes and holds the Liver's non-corporal soul (Hun) and allows it to be
vibrant and interactive while remaining connected to the inner astringent
energy of the Kidney's dynamic stillness.*