How To Make A Castor Oil Pack: For Menstrual Cramps, Detoxing, Fibroids, and Muscle Pain
When my patients experience menstrual cramps, not only do I serve up some delicious acupuncture, but I highly recommend castor oil packs! Castor oil packs are effective for relieving all kinds of physical pain (menstrual cramps, muscular and joint pain, arthritis), detoxing organs (especially the liver), and addressing fibroids (including fibroid pain and shrinking them), […]
"'I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.' - Audre Lorde " (cropped) by Aaron Muszalski, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
Daring To Be Powerful When Revisiting Our Past
“When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde Other than being a wise quote from a wonderful warrior woman poet, Audre Lorde, whose birthday I honor today, this quote helps us realize […]
The Many Faces Of Love: Valentine’s Day Isn’t Just For Romantic Love
“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” ― Rumi Many think that Valentine’s Day is solely about romantic love. Not so! Others may think that Valentine’s Day is the special day to celebrate love. Actually, every day is an opportunity to practice, and be, love. When it comes down to it, love comes in […]
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How Overwork Can Tax Your Kidneys
First off, Happy Chinese New Year! I am heading off to New York City’s Chinatown soon, to partake in some delicious cuisine to bring in the New Year. What a treat it’s been to have so many chances at renewal with all of these New Year celebrations! Today’s blog post topic comes to us from […]
Taking The Reins: The Year Of The Wooden Horse 2014
Get ready for The Year of the Wood Horse! The Chinese New Year gallops in this Friday, January 31, 2014, and begins February 4, 2014. The element of Wood is associated with the color Green in Chinese Medicine. Also in Chinese Medicine, Wood is associated with the Liver. The Liver is considered the “general of […]
What Martin Luther King, Jr. Taught Me About Liberation From Mental Slavery
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr. As we celebrate the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, I am moved to contemplate his work that helped us, as a society, move towards progress, and balanced the light […]
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3 Traps That Create A Limited Mindset And How To Overcome Them
We’ve taken off our “2014” plastic neon glasses, paper tiaras, and hats, and our noisemakers have since gone out with the trash. Some of us have set intentions with the New Year’s Supermoon, and some of us have relegated resolutions as things that we should always be putting forth energy to, New Year’s Day or […]
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The Art Of Therapeutic Touch: How We Have Lost Human Connection, And Why It’s So Important Now
Yesterday, I took a class (which was three of six in a monthly seminar series) on how to use essential oils for therapeutic use in my private practice. (In case you’re asking, yes, I’m already starting to incorporate all that I’ve learned into my Acupuncture and Reiki treatments!) This involved a practicum where we used […]
Top 10 Ways Acupuncture And Reiki Can Benefit Your Wholistic Health In 2014
I hope your holidays thus far has been heart-warming and full of much-needed rejuvenation! For those of you have been feeling challenged and triggered by the holidays, I send you love that the heartbreak will soon pass (it always does), and that you will discover glimmers of strength, hope, and support during this time. As […]
Happy Winter Solstice!: Transforming From Inner Darkness Into Light
Happy Yule and Winter Solstice! Yesterday marked the shortest and darkest day of the year. The Winter Solstice is also a celebration of our spirit being reborn and transformed from inner darkness into light. In addition, Venus went into retrograde around the same time, making us revisit and re-evaluate, on a deeper level, what you really value, […]
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