Cooling the Fire: Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips for a Healthy Heart This Summer
Here are a few simple ways to support your heart health and emotional well-being using the wisdom of 5-Elements.
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Comfort Blanket – a community project
From Grief to Connection: Join my Comfort Blanket Project Do you crochet? If you have a hook and a little bit of time, I’d love to invite you into a project close to my heart. A Small Idea with a Simple Purpose A couple of years ago, I went through a difficult time after a […]
Acupuncture for Male & Female Fertility
TCM is used to support fertility by optimizing the body’s physical and mental functions, helping natural conception, even when infertility is unexplained.
MENOPAUSE – 5 ways to support your whole body
Awareness is key to good health through menopause and understanding (even on a basic level) how these changes can significantly affect your body physically, emotionally and mentally is important.
Knowledge is powerful, it gives you a starting point to ask the right questions and get the answers you need for your health.
5 questions about menstruation to ask your teen
5 questions to ask your menstruating teen and how to help! Getting your teens period back to “normal” is a whole body holistic approach to healing that will always include taking the time to improve upon the things that support and nurture her body every day.
NAVIGATING GRIEF after loss – MY PERSONAL JOURNEY
I never thought I’d identify as a widow at this point in my life, but I am and you’ve been gone now for nine months. Most of us experience grief at some point in our life, but how do you prepare for it when loss comes suddenly? In this blog post I would like to […]
5 Ways to Support Your Pelvic Floor Health
Your pelvic floor health is vital to everything in your life, supporting your organs, bladder/bowel control and sexual health. Unfortunately, it’s not often talked about until there are major problems.
Support your Liver energy this Spring!
From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, spring is associated with the energy of your liver organ. Your liver is responsible for moving nutrients, energy, blood and vital fluids throughout your entire body.
Is it Perimenopause or a Thyroid condition? 3 ways to find out!
Symptoms associated with perimenopause and a thyroid condition called Hypothyroidism share alot of similarities – and when one or both of these are out of balance you may feel pretty crummy and not your usual self. Finding out what’s got you feeling out of sorts, irritable or depressed may be easier than you think!
Acupuncture Can Support Women’s Health – here’s how
Acupuncture supports women’s health by nourishing us when we’re sick. Acupuncture reduces that which causes pain, stress and tightness. It can support women through all of the stages of life from puberty (acne, painful periods and stress) to pregnancy (nausea, fatigue) to perimenopause (nightsweats, insomnia) and into our senior years. It’s tradition dates back thousands […]
Mindful Breathing for Better Health
Does mindful breathing lead to better health? Many health practitioners, yogis and spiritual groups have been exploring the effect of breathing on your health, mind and existential existence for thousands of years. Ancient cultures and religions have documented the connection of your breath to the search for a higher state of being or higher purpose. […]
4 ways to support your physical and mental health
Finding balance in a busy world can be challenging and overwhelming, but there are some simple ways to support your health and well-ness (which I will talk about below) to help you feel calmer and more focused. Even if you have some complex issues to still work through, you can start making some simple shifts […]
Diets Aren’t Sustainable – Try Improving your Eating Habits
Diets just aren’t sustainable, instead try improving your eating habits to help maintain your health and well-ness as you age. Eating healthy whole foods is always my number one focus when working with clients, but it’s just one aspect of healthy living. I’ve worked with many people who eat really nutritious meals, but still struggle […]
5 Simple ways to Strengthen Your Immunity
Your immune system is responsible for keeping you healthy and strong, fighting germs, toxins, fungi and viruses using a complex collection of special blood cells along with a variety of organs in your body. Keep reading my 5 simple ways to support your health and strengthen your immunity! If your immunity is weak, you may […]
The Benefits of Cooking as a Family
Nothing imparts inspiration, fun and bonding like cooking meals with your family. Sometimes it can be stressful or chaotic, but in the end it’s always entertaining. In our house we were taught the value of sharing at least a couple of meals together a week, despite being very busy. Back then my father did alot […]
