Port Wellness Acupuncture West Los Angeles

The more we do this, the more it establishes norms that young women coming after us will accept. We owe it to our daughters, as well as to the sons who will regard this as what both men and women do.

May you live with ease, May all beings live with ease.

If shopping for groceries is worrisome for you, this should set your mind at ease. Leave the gloves home, wear a mask, wash your hands, don't go shopping with your family if you can avoid it to lower the contact points. Although this story aired in the earlier days, the guidelines are still appropriate. Stay safe, use common sense. https://www.npr.org//no-you-dont-need-to-disinfect-your-gr

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This is a good time to take a look at your treatment room and re-examine how welcoming it is for your patients. For that matter, consider also your on-line appearance on Zoom, etc. Because now we exist in both those spheres! I'm co-teaching a 2-unit CEU class with Dr Martha Lucas on how to make your treatment room more inviting and welcoming to your patients. If you need a few more CEUs, check us out! https://portwellnessacupuncture.com/how-is-your-zoom-vibe-/

Raining harder and louder now. Where’s that book and fireplace?

This speaks profoundly, from a compassionate perspective, about the importance of mind and heart in our human questing. In Classic Five Element Acupuncture, coming from this perspective would point towards a Spirit-level approach to treatment. Subtle but profound shifts can occur here.

Persimmon is currently in season and yummy. The calyx, the the leaf-like structures at the base of the flower (that gives rise to the fruit) is also medicinal. It directs Qi down to stop hiccups or belching due to stomach dysfunction. It can be used in hot or cold conditions. It is known as Shi Di in the Chinese pharmacopeia. We make the most of our food when we learn how to use all of it. #herbalmedicines #foodasmedicine #portwellnessacupuncture

November aloha, because California.

Some big emotional reactions can seem like they are automatic, or that we are helpless to react a different way, but stopping and pausing, that moment between stimulus and response, can be a powerful teacher about choice. I don't always choose wisely, and fall back into some habits, but when I realize I can pause and choose differently, it makes a humbling difference.

Your breath, your bowels, your skin: the organs of Fall and the Metal element

Your breath, your bowels & skin: the organs of Fall and the Metal element

#walkingbeforebreakfast That thing where you’re glad to be out getting an energized start to your day, but a quick glance at the street sign makes you think of little pillows of pasta stuffed with butternut squash, browned butter and sage... and that house we just passed smells like . Keep walking!

Everything Fall: what the Metal elements means to your body, mind and spirit

#cuppingtherapy works immediately! That little sound when the cup is released is the sound of #relief. Cup color shows the intensity of the muscle congestion. Light color=not so bad. Deep red or purple = you needed cupping! The discoloration takes 3-10 days to resolve, and hydration is important for the first 48 hrs. No strenuous exercise, no drafts also. #portwellnessacupuncture

All the ways: #wearamask #takeatemperature #pulseoximeter and #antiviralessentialoils diffused in the treatment room. Oh and #airfilters too! Keeping you safe, following guidelines. #portwellnessacupuncture #acupunctureworks

Everything Fall: What the Metal element means to your body, mind and spirit

Take a breath. Let it go. Please join me, saying this silently or out loud.

Sometimes theater, even zoom theater, is just as good for my health as an herbal remedy. https://portwellnessacupuncture.com/live-theater-how-i-mis/