Acupuncture is most popularly used to treat physical ailments, especially pain. However in my acupuncture practice, I treat a multitude of conditions including personality disorders and mental-emotional issues. A common issue I work with are various forms of mental obsession and disempowered thought patterns. One...
Healing is about change, transformation, letting go. Physical and mental symptoms are guides as to where we are stuck: indicators as to what may be imbalanced in the body. During the acupuncture process, we try to read the signs of the body, through its symptoms,...
As a Westerner practicing Chinese medicine it is interesting to compare and contrast how the ancient Chinese saw mental, emotional and behavioral issues. In terms of addiction, compulsion, obsessions and other personality disorders (modern Western terms mostly), the ancient Chinese provide a rich understanding for...
There are many instances where the body tells us what it is going through: physically, spiritually and emotionally. As an acupuncturist, I look at the body as a collection of energetic channels and points. So when a particular area is drawing the attention of a...
Healing often requires a period of austerity and conservation within the body. In Chinese medical terms this is called “nourishing the Yin.” It can be likened to the season of winter, where the environment goes inward to rebuild and restore vitality, readying itself for a...