2025 - Year of the Wood Snake

The snake is a ancient form of life and has survived evolution over millions of years. It has done this by being adaptable, creative and resourceful (being able to shed its skin).

As we move into 2025, the snake offers us more opportunities to expand our intellect and ‘shed our skin.’ By taking the time to achieve your goals, patience comes with ease. This year is ripe with energy, so we must integrate our qi and be open to love. Celebrations for the snake year begin on January 29th, and the snake officially emerges on February 3rd. What else does this year have in store for us all??

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Considering Acupuncture and IVF?

Embarking upon IVF treatment is not a decision that is made lightly, so it’s only natural for prospective parents to want to do everything they can to promote their chances of a successfully outcome.

To date there has been very little research into the area of acupuncture and IVF, however I thought I would explain some of the theory behind the Chinese medicine approach, to help you decide if it is something you’d like to explore.

5 Ways Acupuncture Can Help Women's Health

A woman’s body undergoes several changes during the different stages of her life. These changes can affect her physical and mental health as well as lead to health complications.

Acupuncture for women’s health is great for alleviating the symptoms from health problems that women experience during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and menopause.

Here are some ways acupuncture can improve women’s health.

How Chinese Medicine Tackles Inflammation

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, modern life generates excess Heat. In Western terms, this is a result of sympathetic overdrive—too much cortisol and adrenalin—that set the stage for inflammation.

What Does Stress Actually Do to the Body's Systems?

Stress is a normal physiological response triggered when we feel threatened. When we are stressed both our “fight or flight” responses and our immune systems are activated. These normal responses can be helpful as they prepare our bodies to help deal with the source of the threat. However, when we are under too much stress, or ongoing chronic stress, our stress hormones might not return to normal levels; we are then left in a permanent state of fight or flight.

When we are stressed, we often feel irritable, frustrated and angry, or anxious, afraid and depressed. Alongside these feelings, our bodies also react, causing various aches and pains anywhere in our body, or other symptoms such as insomnia or increased pre-menstrual symptoms.

Your Body is a Garden ...

What does gardening have in common with Chinese Medicine? Quite a lot actually. Stemming from the Taoist tradition, Chinese medicine practitioners look at the body as a microcosm and as part of the natural world. Just like in gardening, the same principles of soil preparation, fertilisation, planting and weeding are necessary for good health.

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