Conditions Treated - Physical Health
Chinese medicine offers a truly holistic approach to healing physical health issues. When used in proper coordination with conventional western medical treatment, acupuncture and Chinese medicine provide natural, safe, gentle techniques for resolving chronic pain issues, sports injuries, and a wide range of internal medicine issues. Acupuncture often works quickly – many times health issues will significantly improve within 4 - 6 visits.
For these reasons, I often suggest people try acupuncture and Chinese medicine as their first line of defense when tackling a physical health issue.
If your goal is to heal your physical health condition for the long term, the 8 Branches of Chinese Medicine approach is my comprehensive strategy for helping you to discern the root causes of your condition, and implement lifestyle changes that will create lasting, sustainable results.
Below are some common conditions that acupuncture can treat, but if your condition is not listed here, please contact me about your specific health condition.
Pain
- Sports injuries
- Muscle pain
- Back, neck and shoulder pain
- Leg, ankle and foot pain
- Arm, wrist and hand pain
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Tennis Elbow
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Jaw pain (TMJ)
- Dental pain
- Sciatica
- Arthritis
- Tendonitis
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Headaches and migraines
- Postoperative pain
Digestive Issues & Nausea
- Heartburn, Acid Reflux, GERD
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Chronic indigestion, gas, and bloating
- Chronic loose stools or constipation
- Peptic ulcer
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Morning sickness
- Nausea and vomiting
Respiratory Complaints
- Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Cold and Flus
- Chronic weak immunity
- Chronic cough
- Asthma
Reproductive Issues
- Female and Male Infertility
- Increased efficacy of IVF and IUI
- Erectile dysfunction
- Low libido
Conditions Treated - Mental Health
Since thoughts and emotions have played such a large role in my own healing process, I have a passion for helping people regain their emotional and mental health. When you want to heal patterns of stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, I have found that taking a comprehensive approach to your condition offers you the best chance of success.
Using my 8 Branches of Chinese Medicine approach to the healing process, I help you evaluate your current lifestyle activities, diet, exercise program, meditation and self-reflection practices, daily schedule, communication and relationship skills, and other factors that have a direct impact on your emotional and mental health.
Acupuncture, acupressure, Chinese herbal medicine, and essential oils are powerful and effective ways to help you quiet your mind, soothe your emotions, and balance your internal energy.
A Complement to Therapy and Medication
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine is an excellent complement to psychotherapy, counseling, and psychiatric treatment. Counseling and psychotherapy effectively address mental and emotional health issues through cognitive, behavioral, and a wide variety of other approaches.
The body-centered approach of acupuncture helps you make breakthroughs and progress with your counseling and psychotherapy. Acupuncture does this by helping you to experience deeper internal relaxation, stress reduction, and increased internal energy flow and balance.
If you are transitioning off of medication, or are experiencing unwanted side effects, acupuncture can help you achieve greater internal balance, and reduce a wide variety of side effect symptoms.
Mental and Emotional Well-Being
Below are some common conditions that acupuncture can treat, but if your condition is not listed here, please contact me about your specific health condition.
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Low Energy Levels
- Low Libido
- Chronic Fatigue
Acupuncture
A 3000 year old medical tradition, acupuncture is an effective and powerful, yet gentle and natural way to regain your health. Whether you are seeking relief from muscle or joint pain, anxiety and depression, gastrointestinal issues, or other chronic health problems, acupuncture provides lasting relief without side effects.
Acupuncture helps you to reconnect with yourself, creating a state of deep relaxation and centeredness. In fact this is one of the most remarkable and consistent effects of acupuncture treatment. Similar to meditation or yoga, acupuncture helps you to rediscover your own experience of inner silence, peace and tranquility.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
The intricate and highly effective tradition of Chinese herbal medicine is part of a 2000 year recorded history, with its actual use probably extending back millenia. Chinese herbal medicine is used to address a wide range of health complaints: indigestion, high blood pressure, infertility, low libido, PMS, menstrual issues, and more.
Using the same sophisticated diagnostic system as acupuncture, the practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine is able to tailor herbal formulas, or combinations of herbs, to precisely address the issues that you are experiencing. Because whole herbs, and combinations of herbs, are used, side effects are almost non-existent, in distinction to the harsh side-effects of many pharmaceuticals.
Chinese herbal medicine is also a wonderful aid in the mental and emotional healing process. It helps to disperse stuck emotional energy, calm anxiety, and relieve the depression that can arise during this healing process.
Nutrition
Nutrition is one of the most important building blocks of our energy, vitality, and immune function. The quality of the food we eat, combined with our ability to assimilate it properly, play a large role in determining the quality and functionality of our body’s bones, muscles, arteries, veins, and internal organs.
On a mental and emotional level, the food we eat can support a healthy and stabilizing response to emotional stress, as well as mental alertness and clarity.
What constitutes a high-quality diet? Generally, the diets of pre-industrialized cultures offer simple, effective, and common sense answers. Their diets consisted of foods that were minimally processed, chemical-free, seasonal, and local. For these reasons, they were nutrient-dense, in distinction to the many empty calories available at today’s modern supermarket, and unfortunately, even in today's health food store.
In the 1930’s, a dentist named Weston A. Price visited pre-industrial cultures on every continent. He noticed commonalities in these cultures’ dietary habits, which, when adapted to our modern day culture, offer tremendous health benefits on the physical and mental/emotional levels. Many of my nutrition recommendations are based on his work and the work of the Weston Price Foundation. Another favorite food author is Michael Pollan.
For more in-depth information on my nutritional approach, please see my article on Awareness, Food Quality, and Food Energetics.
Essential Oils / Aromatherapy
Our sense of smell is one of our most primal senses, connecting us back to a deep level within ourselves. Essential oils are the concentrated essences of different plants, and have an ability to strongly move energy on both a physical and emotional level.
Essential oils are used for a wide variety of health conditions. In particular, I have found that they calm and harmonize the mind and emotions, including anxiety and depression; treat insomnia; and reduce inflammation from arthritis and other pain conditions.
When appropriate, I apply selected essential oils to the acupuncture points during treatment, which can enhance the treatment effects. To address specific health conditions, I also create custom essential oil blends for patients to use at home.
Transformational Healing
Heal Yourself at the Deepest Level
Transformational Healing is for people who want to come to peace with their lives at the deepest level. My goal is to help people who are actively engaged and committed to their own personal transformation. Whether you are involved in personal development, spiritual practice or religious practice, I hope to support you in your transformational process.
Maintaining Balance
People are often drawn to a path of personal transformation because they want to heal themselves at a very deep level. Oftentimes, this healing process can intensify and exacerbate physical, emotional, and mental issues. Even when people are engaged in serious personal development or spiritual / religious practice, these practices may not be providing all that you need to stay balanced in your fast paced, modern day life.
How Transformational Healing Can Help
Transformational Healing offers a variety of approaches that can help you:
- Soothe and stabilize your emotional state (anxiety, depression, anger, sadness, etc) at a core level
- Identify and release the core beliefs that are causing your stress and suffering
- Get relief from physical pain and physical health issues
- Identify the diet and exercise approaches that are most conducive to your transformational process
- Unblock your flow of internal energy
- Identify the meditation and energy flow practices (yoga, breathing, tai chi, qigong, etc) that would most benefit your situation
Modalities Used
In a typical session, I will select from the following modalities, depending on what is most appropriate for your situation:
- Acupuncture
- Acupressure
- Conscious Breathing
- Essential Oils
- Taoist Qigong Techniques for Clearing Stagnant Energy
- Mindful Dialogue and Self-Inquiry
- Nutrition Counseling
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Meditation Instruction
If needed, I will also make recommendations for:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Whole Food Vitamin Supplements
When You Should Contact Me
The transformational process is often full of ups and downs. There are times when it feels right to do the work on your own, and times when it feels right to seek the assistance of another person along the journey. If you are at a point where you would like some support in your journey, please contact me or call me, and I would be happy to discuss your situation and goals.
