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The Su Wen delves into the philosophy of the relationship between humans and nature, the causes and etiology of disease, and the fundamental principles of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a conversation between the legendary Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, and his celestial teacher, Qi Bo., dealing with the fundamental principles of TCM, including Yin and Yang, the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), the meridian system, and various diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
In times of stress it's important that we have tools and treatments that can help us reset our nervous systems and return to a state of balance. Let’s explore how the Polyvagal Theory can help us achieve this.
And now you’re wondering how counselling could help with something like chronic lower back pain. Let me explain pain, and why counselling can be one of the most effective treatments for chronic pain…
Our mind and body are not separate systems. Periods of chronic stress can have a negative influence on our nervous system if we are not able to relax and return to our recovery state.
Spring is a time of new beginnings. A time for generating inner renewal and new growth. For some, we will experience an inner stirring to clear out the old by doing a spring clean, wanting to shed that buildup and accumulation of winter.
This is the most yin time of year with short days and dark, cold nights. Yin is cool, dull, slow, stable, and grounding. Yin draws our energy inward. By changing our habits with the season’s, we can create more balance between our bodies and the external environment.
Seasonal eating is a nurturing, supportive, and stress-less way to eating real and whole foods. Food naturally has a cyclical rhythm of growth, ready to harvest at specific times throughout the seasons.
When life hands you lemons, month after month of stressful, isolating, soul-crushing lemons, it’s time for some healthy, healing self-care.
Holistic nutrition philosophy takes an interconnected approach to nutrition and healthy lifestyle based on western diet therapy and the traditional sciences of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
We are in unprecedented times. Our sympathetic nervous system has been dialed up to survival mode. This is our fight or flight response. Feelings of fear, anxiety, or irritability can be expected. What do we need to feel safe?
Self-care may sound like a luxury but it’s actually essential for a balanced and healthy life. Rather than thinking of self-care as ‘doing,’ view it as a shift in mindset—and putting pressure on yourself to do something is the opposite of self-care.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the skin serves as a diagnostic tool, a window to the body’s imbalances. In these treatments, acupuncture is applied to specific points on the face, as well as the body, to heal your skin by balancing your body’s systems.
In these Applied Tensegrity Detox treatments we will target areas of cellulite and stimulate the lymphatic system, release adhesions and fascial restriction, increase circulation, decrease swelling in the tissue and improve the skins texture and appearance of cellulite, while we help heal the body.
Applied Tensegrity is a way of directly effecting and hydrating the fascial system. ''Fascia is the biological fabric that hold us together. It is our connective tissue matrix. You are 70 trillion cells, all humming in relative harmony; fascia is the 3-D spider web that binds everything together and holds it in its proper placement.''
Fascia is a type of connective tissue that surrounds muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves and organs and forms a web-like matrix that connects from head to toe. Fascia is organized in a web-like pattern to achieve "tensegrity" (tensional integrity) which allows your body to withstand force and protect the body from injury.