Are you stuck, either metaphorically or on a more tangible plane? Getting stuck (by acupuncture needles) is a great way to get yourself un-stuck. By now, I think that just about everyone has heard about acupuncture or even tried it but I am not sure that folks realize just how many ways that Chinese medicine … Continue reading Get Unstuck With Acupuncture (Six Ways That Chinese Medicine Can Get You Moving)
Generation X health and wellbeing is a topic, isn’t it? Gen Y and millennial too, but we get overlooked so much that I’m going to stick with my own folks here and focus on those of us born during that fabulous fifteen-year period from 1965 to 1980. The question of the day here relates to … Continue reading Gen X & Chinese Medicine? … Yes, Please!
~~~~~~ Updated 12/28/20 to include commentary on cedar pollen and allergies. Austin is the allergy capital of the universe (or at least it feels that way at times). When you add a Sahara dust cloud or cedar pollen to the mix of COVID19 chaos and allergen levels, as we do experience here in our fair … Continue reading Allergy Forecast Austin: Some Common Sense And A Measure Of Calm
~~~~~~ The dust does settle as we all reluctantly become more accustomed to the COVID19 pandemic with its shocks and aftershocks. Some are handling it better than others, true. No matter what, we are all doing our best. And yet, the specter of racism and scapegoating casts a looming shadow over everyone’s attempts to manage … Continue reading Racism Is A Virus: (Some Thoughts On What You Can Do To Promote Intercultural Competence And Solidarity During A Pandemic)
~~~~~ Are you too busy to cook? Or maybe you haven’t a lot of experience in the kitchen so you don’t cook much and/or you’re not able to create an enticing variety of culinary magic when you are in the heart of your home, e.g.; the kitchen. Or maybe you love to cook and you … Continue reading Mindful Cooking For Better Eating (Thoughts On My Rong Ai Knife)
~~~~~ Finding the right acupuncturist for you can be a bit of a challenge. One question that I get asked a lot by people who contact me after reading my blog posts is about how to do just that. They want someone with sterling credentials. They may be leery of needles or herbal medicine and … Continue reading Find An Acupuncturist: How To Find The Best Chinese Medicine Practitioner For What You Want To Accomplish
~~~~~ Acupuncture can be of great benefit for people with EDS when the practitioner is familiar with the condition and the patient is clear about their own expectations and presentation. Fortunately, the majority of EDS people I’ve seen are incredibly aware and strong about self-advocacy. Also good? Licensed acupuncturists tend to be extremely attuned to … Continue reading Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Acupuncture: How This Ancient Healing Modality Can Help You
~~~~~ Stuck in traffic. News cycle gives you nightmares. Hot weather leaves you with hives. Old traumas rear up and knock you right in the lumbar spine. Maybe you have a chronic condition. Who knows? It could be any number of things. What matters is that your situation has left you in a state of … Continue reading Chronic Stress: Ways to Protect Your Mind, Body, and Spirit for the Long Haul
~~~~~ How’s your stress level these days? And have you ever tried acupuncture (or, for that matter, any other form of traditional Chinese medicine)? If the answer is “Not so good” followed by “Nope” or “Yes, but I didn’t like it,” then keep reading. You may be pleasantly surprised and–if you do opt to give … Continue reading Stress Relief That Gets Right To The Point: Acupuncture Treatments Designed Just For You
~~~~~ Things have been quiet on my blog lately but I’ve been busy. How come? Well…Here we are, and here I am: a newly-minted licensed acupuncturist, thank you very much! People who have been following my blog or coming to my office in Austin for bodywork therapy know that I have been practicing a form … Continue reading Licensed Acupuncturist in Austin, TX
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