Understanding Vitality

Have you ever felt tired for long periods of time even after a nights sleep? Have you felt tension in your back or shoulders regularly? In times of huge pressure, uncertain situations and where sustained effort is required, our vitality is crucial. It's easy to get into a downward spiral and end up with adrenal fatigue, making mistakes and crashing out exhausted. Would you like to feel more energised and refreshed and feeling more alive every day as well as more resilient and able to cope with change?

Stress reduction and Anxiety

Feeling at the end of your rope? Ready to run away and join the circus? Some time on a comfortable, warm table can reflect back to you your brilliance and slip you into a quiet that is so nourishing and vast you cannot help but experience appreciation and wonder.

Acupuncture loosens the emotional knots you’ve tied, pulls forth your innate vitality with the effortlessness of a child’s smile, and connects you with your own deepest resources of presence and internal strength.

Need a change of perspective? Call for an appointment with needles and quietude.

How to Be More Resilient to Stress

Global pandemics & lockdowns are quite a lot to deal with, let alone any other stressors in your world!

Does your body start to fall apart after times of high stress - you don’t sleep well, you get sick, have later or more painful periods, headaches, digestive problems? What can you do to prevent your body falling apart?

How a Gratitude Practice Can Alleviate Anxiety

Gratitude is the ability to pay attention to what you have and not to worry about what you don’t have. Too many people live by the if and then model – if I buy this then I will feel happy, if I lose weight, then I’ll be happy. We live by the negativity bias – in Australia we are 7 times more likely to notice a negative than a positive. When you take time to appreciate the simple things in each day, you’re also able to be happier with the simple things each day. Studies show that when we take time to look for and cogitate on the good things that happen every day, after one month our brains start scanning the world for positives rather than negatives. This is turn develops into more positive emotions, improvements in health, a better ability to deal with adversity and stronger relationships.

The Concept of Shen (or Spirit) in Chinese Medicine?

“Mind, Body, and Spirit.”

We hear this saying all the time, but what does it really mean?

Most people use this phrase to describe the three parts of human health that shape and balance the whole. Mind is pretty clear; and so is body; but what exactly do we mean when we include spirit as a part of the trifecta of human health?

Acupuncture for Mental Health

Australians are stressed! In the six months between March and September 2020, 7.2 million services were subsidised through Medicare. In September, contacts to crisis support had increased by up to 21% compared to 2019. This past year has perhaps been the most chaotic period of our generation. Despite our best efforts, this virus has proven itself to be very, very resilient. In addition to the obvious physical and social toll, COVID has taken a significant toll on the mental health of all Australians. Acupuncture is a natural and effective approach to anxiety and depression in Australia, with emerging evidence that supports its benefits in mental health and relaxation.

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