Diet: Dampness
Is diet just about what you eat? Sluggishness (especially) in the mornings;Heaviness of body and mind;Bloating;Loose, sticky stools;Swelling;Weight gain. These are only a few symptoms of Dampness in the body. Damp.. what? Imagine a clear beautiful river gracefully flowing through a forest. Now what if this river is being filled with debrish? It slowly becomes cloggy and turn…
Overcoming Shame through Online Coaching – A Holistic Journey to Healing
Coaching: From Shame to Freedom – A Holistic Journey to Healing Shame and guilt are emotions that can quietly run our lives, but there is a way to move from shame to freedom. As a holistic therapist (Acupuncture, Massage, Tai Chi, Qigong, Coaching), I integrate ancient healing techniques with modern coaching to help you release…
Client Stories – Constipation relief
I thought to share a few stories from my clinic so you can have a better understanding of what Acupuncture can help with. As well as to provide a gentle introduction to how it works.Relief for constipation and other bowel issues is a remarkable and frequent outcome of such treatments. Over the years I am…
Wisdom of Winter
Winter in Chinese Medicine (I) The understanding of Seasons, Wisdom and adaptibility (Wu Wei) I. Understanding the Seasons according to CM‘As above, so below.’It is becoming well understood that our environment -family, pollution, weather- has a great effect on our well-being. In the past, they understood this phenomenon as the world at large (macro-cosmos) had a direct…
Consistency and Discernment in
Everyday life | Tai chi | Acupuncture Do you find it difficult to find time for self-care? To improve your fitness? Perhaps to lose weight or to learn more about your special interest? Or in my case, to improve marketing skills? One of -if not the most- important aspect of actualizing -or manifesting- our goals is Consistency. No,…
Emotional difficulties and Virtues
Chinese Medicine (CM) has an incredible beautiful and deep way of understanding the correlation between our emotional states and the effect they have on our everyday life.Cultivating Virtues is a way to counteract and relieve emotional difficulties that has taken charge of our lives. One of the central ideas in CM is the Five Phases…
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Pregnancy, Labour, Acupuncture
Creating and giving life is one of the most beautiful achievements in life.However – as it’s the case with most achievement – it also comes with a fair amount of pain, dedication and hard work. Did you know that Acupuncture can help not only to easy pain and discomfort during pregnancy but also to induce…
Summer Heat in Chinese Medicine
The ancient Sages/Shamans who were practicing Chinese medicine, strongly believed that the climatic, environmental factors have a strong effect on us humans. They differentiated 6 climatic factors, which they also called the ‘6 Evils’. Because they understood that excessive climatic factors can lead to disease. Although the Sages did not have technology and Science, yet…
Yawning = stuck energy?
I have a confession to make. I am a little bit in love with yawning. And it is not because I promote stuck energy for people. Rather the opposite. I find yawning a widely misunderstood concept. Yes, it does bring more oxygen to the brain when it is needed. However people don’t only yawn when…
Managing expectations
In general, I have always held the belief that expectations are perfect, fertile ground for disappointment and therefore suffering.However, they are part of our daily lives. They help us orientate ourselves and provide a sense of safety in regards to what is happening around us and to us. They can be useful coping tools to…
Awareness, Healing & the role of the Practitioner
There is a saying in therapist/healing circles that “the patients know their body the best”. But do they really? Sure they have lived through the experience of their body, mind, and emotions for an extent of a time that we practitioners could never grasp fully. But how much of it are they actually familiar with?The…
Should I try Acupuncture and Tuina massage?
Here is a short clip with a short answer: What is the longer answer?Acupuncture is for everyone, who is willing to invest in their own wellbeing.Change is generated from micro-changes. Dedication and consistency. It is totally fine to simply arrive to your session to relax and wind down. So you can look forward to your…
Diet: is it really that important?
How important is it to have the right food on your plate?A holistic diet -according to Chinese Medicine- is just as much about how you eat, as it is about what you consume. I usually see a divide amongst my friends and clients when it comes to diet and food. Some people just eat for…
Nerve pain and acupuncture
Feeling nervy? Acupuncture could be your friend to ease nerve pain. I have been having an interesting week at my clinics so far. I have had not one but 2 clients coming with nerve issues.It is fairly difficult to rate different kinds of pains, but I think nerve induced pain would be somewhere at the…
Muscle pain or Emotional Armouring
It is now becoming a mainstream concept that our psyche has a direct effect on our bodies (soma) and vica versa. However, most people still miss the chance to realise the ’cause and effect’ relation between their bodily suffering and their mental state. Often when we feel vulnerable with slow self-esteem our posture collapses, our…
Tai Chi, Qigong and Movement Medicine
Movement Medicine is a term currently used for modern practices of dance (5Rythms and such) originating from Shamanic traditions. These are excellent practices to wake up the body and release stagnant energy/qi. I love them for the purpose of self-expression, however they can often be too stimulating and tiring. Hence why I tend to recommend…
Change
Change is not only inevitable but also necessary.Looking at the world, at our own lives or the lives of those less fortunate.. It is very easy to recognize that nothing is constant in this life. The more we attach ourselves or even chain ourselves to that we percieve as stable and constant, the more we…
Diet: Breakfast
What do you eat for breakfast? and what does Chinese Medicine has to say about it? I often ask my patients this question. Why is that important -you may ask? Because according to Chinese medicine our qi/energy derives from the food that we eat and the air we breath. It is our Spleen, (Pancreas) and Stomach that is responsible to transform the food into qi which is then…
Tea for your Body and Soul. Fluid Health.
A dear friend of mine gave me this beautiful puerh tea, which was grown and prepeared in China. A real treat for your health! Did you know that tea is (one of the) healthiest drink most-consumed worldwide? A Chinese proverb says:“Better to be deprived of food for three days than tea for one.”(Deadman, 2016) They…
Winter according to Chinese Medicine
Winter in Chinese Medicine is the season of rest and nourishment. Although it is well past the holiday season, we shouldn’t forget that it is still winter.The season of rest, replenishment and preparation for the wakening energies of the spring. According to the classics we shall not exert ourselves during this time. As most part…
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