Anxiety. Has it started to affect your mood and your physical wellbeing? If you’ve never tried it, you may be intrigued to learn how acupuncture can be a resource for you in that case. Yes, Chinese medicine (and not just acupuncture, either) can help you to enjoy your life once again. How are … Continue reading Acupuncture for Anxiety: Where to Start When You Need to Find Your Peace
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!
~~~~~ It’s shaping up to be a sunny and warm week here in Austin, Texas. Last week at this time, the power was out and, like so many others, I was wandering around my apartment in a bit of a daze. The power was out, the temperature was rapidly dropping, and all my plans to … Continue reading Taking Care In Texas: Some Thoughts On Recovering After The Freeze
~~~~~~ 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)
~~~~~~ COVID-19, or–more colloquially, corona–is causing a lot of confusion and concern. As my patients and as those who follow my blog already know, I am a former academic, a life-long scholar and educator, and a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. When I write, I do from from both my previous and my current professional roles. … Continue reading Coronavirus 2019: Common Sense & Self Care
~~~~~ ~~~The Citizen Police Academy of Austin~~~ A Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is a series of classes that local police departments offer to their community. Depending on your city, a CPA consists of between six and fourteen weekly meetings. They are designed to give citizens a basic working knowledge of all facets of police work … Continue reading Citizen Policy Academy of Austin: Six Reasons Why You Should Apply (Yes, You!)
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