The Sages of Health and Mind
From the temples of healing to the schools of philosophy, the ancients sought wisdom not only for the soul but also for the body. In this series, we explore the lives and teachings of great healers and thinkers whose insights into health, resilience, and self-mastery shaped both medicine and philosophy. Their words remind us that true well-being is balance: of body, mind, and spirit.
March 2025 Entries
- March 2 — Hippocrates: Food as Medicine
The physician who taught that nature itself is the best healer, and that food is the foundation of health. - March 9 — Marcus Aurelius: Meditations on Resilience
The Stoic emperor whose private writings reveal how strength of mind steadies the soul in hardship. - March 16 — Epictetus: Inner Freedom Through Mastery
The former slave who became a philosopher, teaching that freedom is found not in circumstances but in the mastery of self. - March 23 — Galen: Ancient Holistic Medicine
The physician-scholar who combined observation, theory, and spirit, shaping the foundations of Western medicine. - March 30 — Aristotle: The Golden Mean of Balance
The philosopher who taught that virtue lies between extremes, and that balance is the key to flourishing.