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ACUPUNCTURE

One of the more well-known modalities of East Asian medicine, particularly pain management, acupuncture stimulates specific points along energetic meridians within your body’s system.  Acupuncture restore balance by increasing circulation to an area, or by opening blockages within the body’s energy system.  This is done using very thin, sterilized needles.

HERBAL THERAPY

Utilizes plants for medicinal purposes. Herbs may be provided in the form of a tea, a food, a tincture or a pill.  All Chinese herbal formulas are individually prescribed to provide maximum benefit.

Acupressure

Similiar to Acupuncture, Acupressure stimulates specific points along energetic meridians within your body’s system to restore balance by increasing circulation to an area, or by opening blockages within the body’s energy system.  Acupressure does not use needles, instead this is done using hand pressure, laser or magnets.

Tui Na

Tui Na is a therapeutic form of massage. This technique works beyond simply muscles, bones, and joints. While often used to increase circulation to specific areas of injury, it also works with the body’s energy meridians to facilitate healing at a deeper level. It can be a little more painful then relaxing but it is worth it!

Heat Therapy / Moxabustion

Moxabustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, (a small, spongy herb), on specific areas to facilitate healing. Best known to help turn a breach baby, it is also a very effective treatment for a variety of pain issues. Funky sounding. Remarkably soothing.

Food Therapy

Food therapy as used in East Asian medicine has a similarly rooted belief in the wisdom of Hippocrates, “Let food be thy medicine”. In Western medicine, we look at foods from a perspective of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and calories. In Eastern medicine, we understand the importance of these aspects but we also evaluate foods based on their energetics. There are 5 kinds of energy associated with foods; Hot, cold, neutral, cool, and warm. This refers to the temperature effect a food has on the body, not the temperature food is served at. (for example, peppermint tea though it is hot when drinking is very cooling on the body)

Food is also looked at by the function of its flavor. There are 5 flavors with each flavor having an effective relationship with different organ and energy systems. The flavors include salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and pungent. Those who crave or have a strong dislike for sour foods may have a liver imbalance while those who can’t get enough salt may need to have the energetics of the kidney channel addressed.

Food is also evaluated from an energetic perspective. Some foods have the effect of lifting energy, while others have downward energy. When using food as medicine these are all taken into consideration on an individual basis and specific foods may be recommended to address an underlying imbalance. (think lifting foods for depression vs downward energetics when treating insomnia)

Meditation

Meditation is a technique in which we learn to harness the power of thought. By the use of breath, sound, focused intention or prayer we begin training our mind in a deliberate manner to achieve a state of calmness and /or relaxation.

Cupping

Cupping promotes blood and lymph circulation to the muscles and skin, releases the fascia, and opens the pores. It involves placing suction cups on the body, usually on the back. The cups may either be left stationary, or slid over the skin for a deep massaging effect. Bleeding or “wet” cupping is also available. It is used to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being.

Food is also looked at by the function of its flavor. There are 5 flavors with each flavor having an effective relationship with different organ and energy systems. The flavors include salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and pungent. Those who crave or have a strong dislike for sour foods may have a liver imbalance while those who can’t get enough salt may need to have the energetics of the kidney channel addressed.

Food is also evaluated from an energetic perspective. Some foods have the effect of lifting energy, while others have downward energy. When using food as medicine these are all taken into consideration on an individual basis and specific foods may be recommended to address an underlying imbalance. (think lifting foods for depression vs downward energetics when treating insomnia)

Meditation is a technique in which we learn to harness the power of thought. By the use of breath, sound, focused intention or prayer we begin training our mind in a deliberate manner to achieve a state of calmness and /or relaxation.