A major focus in holistic medical systems like acupuncture is disease prevention. It’s clear why this is so important. None of us want to get sick. Also, conditions are much easier to treat before they manifest into a full-blown crisis. In Chinese Medical practice there are...
Many healing traditions believe illness is a call for change. The most ancient of Chinese medical texts call this the metaphor of “wind.” There is a transcendent learning opportunity inherent in illness and challenge. This is a common spiritual view. “Wind” is something agitating us...
The mental state has a profound impact on our physical health. It can help or hinder the healing process. Long-standing chronic deficiencies also have an effect. They are usually linked and must be addressed for deep healing to occur. Recently I’ve been treating several people...
Much of what I do as an acupuncturist is detoxification therapy. Patients come to me complaining of (often strange) symptoms affecting their physical bodies (pain, digestive, respiratory, skin, muscle, joint issues), their minds (anxiety, depression, obsession) or quality of life (insomnia, fatigue). In my experience...
Healing can be a mysterious process. Science may have us believe it is very straightforward, but the body and mind are deep and complicated. Alleviation of symptoms can be easy, but healing the root of an issue is a process that can be illuminating and...
