Chinese Medicine

Cosmology

Cosmology

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.

Internal Arts (Qi Gong, Tai Chi)

Internal Arts (Qi Gong, Tai Chi)

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

Feng Shui

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 Work

Chinese Body Work

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…

Herbal Medicine

Herbal Medicine

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

Acupuncture

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…

Food Medicine

Food Medicine

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” –Hippocrates Food is your first medicine. It can heal you and keep you well as well as balance your body’s needs. Chinese Nutrition advises for your constitution, your complaints and how to eat in harmony with the seasons. It is one of my favorite things to advice patients on because…

Meditation/ Spiritual Practice

Meditation/ Spiritual Practice

“If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.” – Buddha Meditation has been proven time and time again, in both Eastern and Western studies, to bring innumerable health benefits. For all aspects of being: Mind, Body, Soul and Spirit. The…