Acupuncture Articles

Simple Poached Pear Recipe for Mucous, Cough, and Digestion

Posted: December 5, 2017

Both Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda suggest eating warm, cooked, moist foods that incorporate warming spices and nourishing oils to prevent or alleviate symptoms of imbalance that occur within this season. This recipe can be nice to incorporate into your morning, especially to give the digestive process a break and a boost during the holidays. Warm…

Ayurvedic Ghee for Health & Longevity

Posted: December 5, 2017

Ghee, also known as clarified butter, is a wonderful substance valued in the Ayurveda tradition from India. It is used to enhance digestion and absorption of vital nutrients and healing properties of foods, spices and herbal medicine. In Ayurveda, ghee builds ojas, the foundation of our immunity and longevity. While butter provides essential nutrients and…

Decision-Making and Planning: The Gall Bladder Meridian

Posted: March 23, 2017

Spring is a time for visioning our future. Some of us are good at creating a vision or having a goal, but not as good at actually manifesting these plans. In Five Element Theory, this is where the Gall Bladder comes in- to assist the Liver by strategizing ways to manifest the Liver's long-term vision and…

Treating Sciatic Pain and Tension Headaches: Three Points on the Foot

Posted: March 23, 2017

The Gall Bladder meridian travels through the major joints of the body, having its most powerful acupuncture points located at the articulation of these joints: the jaw, neck, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. Beginning at the eyes and ending at the toes, this meridian is useful in the treatment of dry eyes, headaches, joint pain, and…

Are You Listening? Ears and the Water Element

Posted: January 30, 2016

Each of the five elements of Chinese medicine relates to at least one sensory organ. Winter's element, Water, is associated with the ears and hearing. The quality of your hearing and the health of your ears may be reflected in conditions such as tinnitus or frequent infections. These symptoms suggest a weakness in your Water element.…

Stillness & Courage in the Water Element

Posted: January 29, 2016

Winter, which goes from the middle of November to the beginning of February on the Chinese calendar, is the season of Water. The Water element has strong associations with meditation and the power of cultivating wisdom through stillness. Wisdom gives the courage to move forward when we do not want to, and the courage to…

Taking In & Letting Go: The Metal Element

Posted: October 27, 2015

The organs resonant with the Metal element are the lungs and large intestine. The qi that flows though the lungs and the meridian named after the lungs serves us on the mental and spiritual levels as well as the physical. We capitalize the spelling of Lung to encompass these non-physical dimensions of this capacity, just…

Open Your Gate of Hope: Breathe!

Posted: October 27, 2015

Entry/Exit blocks are the failure of qi to flow from one meridian, or channel, to the following channel in the circulation of qi throughout the body. Diagnosed by reading the radial pulses, Entry/Exit blocks are expressed in mental and emotional distress. One of the most common Exit/Entry blocks that I see is between the exit…

Clearing Clutter: Feng Shui & the Metal Element

Posted: October 27, 2015

Large Intestine is the yang aspect of the Metal element. While the yin aspect, Lung, takes in, Large Intestine's job is to let go, releasing what is no longer usable. Something that was once precious (food, a relationship, a book) may have lost its value after it's been digested. Or, perhaps it simply decayed and…

Eyes, Tongue, and the Heart

Posted: July 23, 2015

Pollock Heart, a painting by Missouri artist Chris McGee, exemplifies the dynamism of the Fire element. It hangs in the waiting room at our office because for me, it evokes clarity, brilliance and warmth- qualities that reflect the quality of the Fire element. The quality of your Fire can be seen in your eyes- a…

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