There are many ways a person can experience loss. Being able to identify and name life experiences as losses worthy of grief can be an important part of healing. Whatever it is, you may be experiencing feelings of intense sorrow, longing or deep distress and this is grief. Counselling is a safe space to share and explore these feelings.

As we endure the depths and darks of winter, learn how to nourish our water energy this season. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, this season holds a unique reflective energy that affects both our physical and emotional well-being. In this blog post, we will explore how to live in harmony with the winter season, incorporating TCM principles into various aspects of our lives – from diet and lifestyle to emotions and exercise.

As the sun's warmth lingers, and the days gradually shorten, we find ourselves in the embrace of late summer. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, this transitional season holds a unique energy that affects both our physical and emotional well-being. In this blog post, we will explore how to live in harmony with the late summer season, incorporating TCM principles into various aspects of our lives – from diet and lifestyle to emotions and exercise.

As the sun shines brighter and the temperature rises, summer invites us to embrace its vibrant energy. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), each season has a unique energy and influence on our body and mind.

By understanding and aligning ourselves with the principles of TCM, we can optimize our well-being and live in harmony with nature. In this blog post, we will explore how to live seasonally in summer, incorporating dietary advice, lifestyle practices, emotional balance, exercise routines, and managing the heat for a wholesome summer experience.

Spring is one of the most important times of year in the Chinese Medicine calendar, it is like the New Year’s Eve of the cycle! Spring is about new beginnings, setting goals and intentions for the year ahead, and bursting forth with new hope and energy.  

In nature, we see the buds sprouting up from the ground, new life being born in the animal world, and the daylight savings change signalling longer and brighter days. Our bodies and mind for so long lived in tune with nature, and we naturally fall in sync with the world around us.

Electro-acupuncture is the stimulation of the acupuncture needles with a low level electrical current. In this treatment, your acupuncturist will insert the needles as usual, and then attach a TENS machine to various needles across an area or channel. They will introduce a low level current until you begin to feel the sensations in the treatment area. It should not be painful, most people describe a light tingling, buzzing or warmth.

Cupping Therapy is an ancient healing therapy used to ease pain for thousands of years. Your practitioner will use a controlled amount of fire placed inside the cup, drawing out the air inside to create a vacuum. The cups are then placed on specific muscles, points or areas of tension in the body. The vacuum in the cup causes suction on the skin, pulling the skin into the cup and stretching the muscle and connective tissue beneath.

Moxibustion, or ‘Moxa’, is a traditional Chinese Medicine technique that involves burning a herb called Mugwort to promote healing in the body. In Chinese Medicine, the herb is burned over an area, along a channel, or over certain acupuncture points to stimulate blood flow, warmth, and healing in that region of the body.

Gua sha is an important natural healing method in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The most basic principle in TCM is Qi (pronounced chee), which is the concept of energy that travels around the body in channels and is responsible for all our body’s inner workings. For everything to be working well in your body, your Qi must be flowing smoothly. However, many aspects of life can cause this Qi to stagnate, including extreme emotions, stress, trauma, overwork, and other external factors.

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Many people are unaware of the incredible influence acupuncture can have over the mind. The mind is an organ in the body and as such can be influenced with the use of Acupoints that run all over the body, internally and externally.  

Patients seek acupuncture for to help not just with mental health conditions, but also conditions of the physical mind such as Insomnia, Migraines, Headaches.

Acupuncture for physical health needs no introduction, as this is what most people think of when they hear Acupuncture! Many people know Acupuncture as a method of releasing tight muscles and pain in the body. They might even know Acupuncture as an aid to IVF treatments and to turn breech babies. The truth is that Acupuncture, specifically Chinese Medicine Acupuncture can have an influence throughout the entire body, inside and out.

Understanding about how our emotions affect us physically in our bodies is something Chinese Medicine has understood for 3000 years. Through the power of releasing these emotions physically with Acupuncture, we can work towards re-finding balance and health in the body.