It would be remiss of me to not address what we are all trying to manage – our feelings and the impact of so many unmanageable events in our lives right now. Although it is normal to distract ourselves by: Working too much, staying too busy Eating or drinking too much Looking at the … [Read more...] about Managing the Unmanageable – Balancing our Emotions with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Making Friends with Our Emotions: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
As acupuncturists, we spend time with our clients not only to assess their physical symptoms but also to understand their emotional landscape. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), emotions are an essential part of the diagnostic process. Emotions impact our physical health, and in turn, our … [Read more...] about Making Friends with Our Emotions: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
Creating an Intention for your IVF Cycle
For women going through IVF, it’s a very emotional time. And it seems sometimes easier for the human psyche to worry about the negative rather than create a positive future. Now if having a baby were as easy as “creating a positive future,” we wouldn’t need IVF! This practice is simply used to … [Read more...] about Creating an Intention for your IVF Cycle
Affect Damage
Affect damage is a concept within TCM that describes how our emotions affect us on a physical level. It is the concept that our emotions play an integral part in our state of health. There are five basic emotions recognized within TCM: joy, grief, thought, fear and anger. In a well-balanced … [Read more...] about Affect Damage
