I have been contemplating doing meditation for years. Yes I said years! Patients of mine do it, friends do it, yet I have been resistant to trying it for fear of not being good at it. I have a slight fear of failure and sometimes it holds me back from trying new things. Well, up until recently that is. Something finally came over me and I decided that I really and truly have nothing to lose here.
"The Emperor of All Maladies" + Acupuncture
Battlefield Acupuncture for Everyone
East Meets West - My Travels In India
The Joys and Health Benefits of Gardening
As the weather gets warm I see more and more people start their annual outdoor gardening. It is fun and rewarding to plant flowers for beauty and vegetable plants for tasty, fresh nutrition. Herbs for cooking and health benefits can also be planted and will provide medicinal benefits and flavor in the months ahead.
Two Main Reasons Why You're Not Sleeping
Treating Severe Pain: Needling with Distal Acupuncture
Allergies - Spring is in the Air
For Our Aging Population - Acupuncture + Chinese Medicine
How Acupuncture Feels So Healing!
Living in Circles or Living Progressively
Nurturing a Positive Attitude in 2016
As an acupuncturist I often treat patients with the following pattern: negativity leads to manifestations such as insomnia, anger, depression, and anxiety. The liver gets constrained which leads to irritation and anger; the heart will then disturb the Shen or spirit and creates scattered thoughts, anxiety, or depression.
Sane Monkey ∞ How to Stay Curious + Balanced in 2016
Year of the Monkey 2016
Love Your Liver: Your Key to Health and Vitality
Fear + Anger: Philosophical Perspectives from Chinese Medicine
as an acupuncturist and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 35 years I’m struck by how often I witness these emotions and interpretations in my practice in New Jersey. As a healer, I often help my patients with their health disorders using the wisdom of Five Element dynamics to balance physical and emotional physiologies