Nurturing the mother in the postpartum period
Postpartum soup to nourish the mother in the postpartum period!
Burnt out? Me too. Why we are all burnt out and how to recover.
Most of us arrive at burn out because we have missed important signals from our bodies telling us to stop. We are disconnected from our ourselves because habituation and socialisation teaches us to ignore our gut feelings and simply “get on with it”. Healing burnout ultimately is about reconnecting to your body and listening to your gut signals again.
Ready to hibernate? 5 ways to nurture your digestion this Winter
Feeling bloated and heavy as the weather cools down? Warm up with these 5 easy tips to nurture your digestion during Winter.
Acupuncture for kids – addressing frequently asked questions
As an acupuncturist one of my favourite groups of people to work with are babies and children. This might be surprising because most people tend to think that because children are often afraid of needles, acupuncture is not suitable for children.
How does Chinese Medicine treat period pain?
Feeling trapped in a monthly battle with painful periods? You’re not alone and Chinese Medicine is here to help.
Recording BBT to track ovulation
BBT stands for basal body temperature. It is the most accurate way to track your ovulation. Apps that track your menstruation tell you an estimate of when you will ovulate based on the average menstrual cycle ovulation. However, this isn’t actually the same for everyone!
Exploring Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang are a fundamental philosophical idea that underpins Traditional East Asian medicine and cultures. In Yin Yang theory, every living thing in the world is made up of Yin and Yang.
The concept of Qi
There is no perfect translation for the word Qi into English, however, commonly accepted translations include energy or life force. It is the animating quality of our universe and a requirement for life.