We have reached a point in modern healthcare where something is gravely missing. The push toward integrative medicine and the influx of mind body and soul awareness has helped but the mainstream care that people are receiving is still lacking.
Yes, and no! Because Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are relatively new to the Western world, not all health insurance companies provide benefits for these services. If you are curious whether your health insurance has acupuncture benefits, call the member services line on the back of your card* or click the button below to verify your benefits package. If you use the…
Cosmology is the study of the origin and nature of the universe. It observes, tracks and makes meaning of natural phenomenon. It seeks to understand how this energy shapes and guides us, both individually and collectively.
The shadow self is a psychological concept, a social reality, and a witnessed experience in serious meditation practices around the world. That which is living will always cast a shadow. Shadow selves are the fragmented and broken parts of ourselves that we do not claim, that we project on to others, and that interrupt our ability to live harmoniously in the world.
The practice of internal arts is the cultivation of life source energy. It bestows vitality, health and a deeper understanding of your interior nature. The art of qi gong and tai chi teaches its students how to be in harmony with themselves, the earth around them and the heavens above. How are we moving through the world? Where are we…
Feng Shui is the art of living in harmony with your environment. This not only includes the physical spaces around you but also your relationships with others, your city or town where you live, its weather patterns and seasons and genuinely anything that surrounds you and affects your life experience.
Chinese body (Tui Na “twee nah”) work uses a wide array of therapeutic massage techniques to address health concerns. It is a fundamental part of Chinese Medicine because the use of pressure and physical manipulation along the meridian system offers something unique that both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine cannot achieve alone. Chinese Body work invigorates the movement of blood…
Chinese Herbal Medicine dates back thousands of years and focuses on the use of plants, seeds, foods, spices, roots, flowers and natural life to treat disease, prevent illness, and balance constitution. Herbal medicine can be taken as capsules (akin to supplements) or as teas. They are used to treat all types of complaints. They can be used both internally or…
Acupuncture is the treatment of energy meridians along the body. Meridians carry life source energy that can be accessed at the points along them. Each point has a name, a soul, a spirit and a way to help you. There are 12 main meridians that run along the limbs, trunk and head of the body but there are 8 deeper…