Every change of season presents the opportunity to observe the gifts of the natural world and our relationship to them. I hope this post can give further insight in regards to how you can fully engage with the summer season and what it has to offer so that you may thrive with it and carry its harvest into darker months. This post will focus mainly on the Chinese Medicine (CM) heart organ and the fire element in regards to well-being. . .
Read moreReflections for Transformative Times + Supporting the Support Network | Acupuncture - Victoria, BC
I’ve been listening, learning, and reflecting. . . how can I make a difference? How can I act to strengthen systems already in place?
Read moreMy Acupuncturist Tells Me I'm Damp! + Herbal Latte Recipe | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Dampness is a common TCM syndrome pattern, with signs and symptoms such as: bloating, indigestion, water retention, heaviness, fatigue, mental fogginess, sluggish metabolism, cysts, leucorrhea, achey joints, and stool inconsistency. Related western diagnoses that contain elements of damp include hormone imbalances such as hypothyroidism and PCOS, as well as chronic fatigue syndrome, CIRS, diabetes, IBS, SIBO, candida overgrowth, and weeping skin conditions. . .
Read moreMoving With Spring + Liver Health Tips | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Spring is an enlivening time of year as it welcomes the increasing flow of atmospheric yang energy back into our body-minds and daily routines. The following post highlights how to move with Spring as it corresponds to the wood element and liver health. We’ll focus on liver processes in harmony and disease, mental-emotional correspondences, and how to take care of your liver health, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. . . .
Read moreSpring Nutrition Tips | Artichoke Hummus + Vegetables | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Spring seasonal eating calls for increasing trips to the farmer’s market, steamed vegetables, dark leafy greens to nourish liver blood. . .
Read moreBeing With Winter + Kidney Health | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
This post highlights how to be with winter as an opportunity to embrace slowing down and conserving so that we may freely flow forth with seeds of potential into Spring and make manifest the active energy that it has to offer. We’ll focus on kidney processes in harmony and disease, mental-emotional correspondences, and how to take care of your kidney health, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. . .
Read more7 Self Care Tips for Early Cold Symptoms + Ginger-Lemon-Honey Tea Recipe | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Early cold symptoms indicate that one’s defensive qi (wei qi) has been invaded by either heat or cold carried by wind pathogens, for example a virus carried by a draft. The lungs govern wei qi which guards our outermost boundary; it is relative to immune protection and resides within the skin and superficial meridians. . .
Read moreAuricular (Ear) Therapy, Have You Tried It? | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Auricular acupuncture is considered a microsystem while the ear is a microcosm of the whole anatomical body. The head is represented by the lower ear lobe, the feet are at the top of the ear and the rest of the body is in between. This is one of the more widely used microsystem therapies used in eastern medicine. . .
Read moreBasic Whole Foods Guidelines | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Whole foods are a foundation for good health; foods in their most natural or unrefined forms. They offer us energy in the form of macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein, and fat), and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and enzymes), along with antioxidants (phytochemicals). Real food communicates with our bodies to prevent and reverse disease and ageing while creating a state of dynamic balance and health within us. . .
Read moreAcupuncture for Allergies | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
According to Chinese medicine, allergy symptoms such as sinus congestion, fatigue, hay fever, runny nose, and scratchy throat, arise due to imbalances within organ and meridian systems. Repeated exposure to allergy triggers perpetuate imbalance and may stem from a variety of sources such as environmental pollen and toxins, stress, constitutional deficiencies, hygiene, and diet. Our bodies must have an adequate amount of Wei Qi (defensive qi) circulating within our meridians in order to stay healthy. . .
Read moreHere's Why You Should Add Cupping To Your Acupuncture Treatments | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Cupping is an ancient Chinese medicine therapy that uses suction by means of heat and formed glass to pull muscle tissue upwards. A variety of sized cups may be applied on the back and/or moved along the affected meridian (channel pathway) to improve blood circulation, lymphatic drainage, detoxification, to expel colds, and to release fascia. . .
Read moreAcupuncture Provides Effective Pain Relief That Is Medication Free | Acupuncture - Victoria BC
Approximately one in five Canadians suffer from chronic pain and whether internally or externally derived the many gradients of pain affect one’s quality of life. Here's how acupuncture can help (...)
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