When patients come to us, there is an exchange of energy more than an exchange of clinical knowledge or information. Though on the surface, it appears that the patient is on the receiving end while the practitioner is on the giving end, the reality is far from that. At the moment of giving is receiving and at the moment of receiving is giving.
Fall into Winter with Optimal Health
Acupuncture & Aromatherapy for Fertility &Pregnancy
Treating Severe Pain with Distal Acupuncture
Glow from Acupuncture: Vitality on the Inside + Beauty on the Outside
Ringing Rocks, Autumn Bells and the 5 Phases of TCM
And when you are busy hammering around in order to find the rocks among rocks that ring bells for you, keep in mind that in Chinese Traditional Medicine rock and its origin; Metal, is one of the Five essential elements or phases (wu xing) in a cycle that govern the flow of energy in the world outside and inside of ourselves.
The Virtue of Forgiveness in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ancient Healing Technique for Sore + Stiff Muscles - Gwa Sha
When people begin their acupuncture treatment, they are most often surprised to find out that acupuncture is so much more than just needles. Within Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are several different modalities that can be used in addition to the acupuncture needles. The adjunctive therapies that we use at the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey include Gua Sha, cupping, moxibustion, Tui Na, and electrical stimulation.
Why Women are More Sensitive to Cold Office Climates
Many of my female patients complain of being uncomfortably cold in their workplaces while their male colleagues feel OK. According to this article it may be due to the fact that office climate controls were set by men for men at a time when males dominated the workplace, both in numbers and in supervisory roles. Now females make up a much greater portion of the white collar work force and are feeling the effects of these old thermostat settings.
Gain Willpower + Address Addictions with Acupuncture
5 Tips to Balance Your Busy Life
Turmeric (Yu Jin): A Chinese herb for Pain Relief + Energy
Physical Time - Practices to Build an Awesome Life! Part 7
A Deeper Look at "Inside Out" ~ The Movie
Gut Feelings... How Bacteria Can Explain Your Moods
A Self-Help Acupuncture Point to Relieve Stress & Anxiety with Kidney 1
Life Is Brief - Find The Joy In Today with Acupuncture
Gut Reactions ... What to do for stomach pains?
Connection Time - A Vital Practice for Full Out Wellness
The way our culture and technology have developed it is possible and easy to spend days face to face with our smart machines indoors. While we connect with people digitally, on phone, Facebook, through pictures and video, there is an increasing tendency to move through our days with our headphones on, viewing small, medium, and large screens while avoiding eye contact or communion with the environment or the actual living, breathing human beings around us. Connecting Time, the sixth of the wellness practices we've been exploring, is an antidote to isolation and alienation.