Acupuncture Information

Origins & History of TCM
www.sacredlotus.com

Chinese Medicine Demystified
https://chriskresser.com/chinese-medicine-demystified-part-i-a-case-of-mistaken-identity/

Common Traditional Chinese Medicine Terms and Theories
https://www.acupuncturetoday.com/abc/

What is Muscle Fascia? 5 Crucial Benefits of Fascial Release
https://www.drnorthrup.com/muscle-fascia/

Support Resources - Victoria BC

Naturopathic Medicine: www.juniperfamilyhealth.com
Registered Massage Therapy: www.vcaspa.com
Manual Lymphatic Drainage: Susan Duckworth, RMT
Medical Herbalist: Joleen Kraft, www.vcaspa.com
Counselling: Corinne Teahen, www.corinneteahenintegratedhealing.com
BIPOC counsellors: www.bc-counsellors.org/counsellors
Citizen's Counselling; accessible, affordable counselling: www.citizenscounselling.com
For women in abusive relationships (past or present), Victoria Women's Transition House: www.transition.net
Mental health & substance use services (emergency or crisis, and non-emergency resources):
Central Access and Rapid Engagement Service (CARES) Victoria: cares brochure
Vancouver Island Crisis Line, 1-888-494-3888: talk to a mental health counsellor here for free, 24 hours per day. 
Needs Crisis Line, 1-250-386-6328
Crisis text service (www.vicrisis.ca), available from 6 - 10 pm at 1-250-800-3806
1-800 SUICIDE, 1-800-784-2433
BC 211, will provide information from a specialist 24 hours per day.

Cookbooks, Books, & Educational Empowerment
Nourishing Meals by Alissa Segersten
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler
Certified Contraceptive App www.naturalcycles.com, @naturalcycles
Guided Meditations by Tara Brach
Headspace or Insight Timer Meditations
Loving What Is by Byron Katie
The Gifts Of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Anatomy of The Spirit by Caroline Myss
The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beatty
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Five Minute Journal