The Four Layers: A Framework for Seeing Health Whole
The Four Layers framework organizes health into Regulation, Flow, Transformation, and Structure. Rooted in Dr. John Shen’s clinical model and translated for modern systems medicine, it shows how symptoms cluster when layers lose balance—and how to restore resilience. We use this map to read Alice’s story coherently and guide care that rebuilds rhythms, improves circulation, strengthens digestion and metabolism, and replenishes deep reserves.