#fiveelementacupuncture

[villagewellness]

Recommendation for today. Go for a walk in the woods pick up some leaves and smell them or better yet kneel down and smell the earth. The Fall energy makes it easy to slow down and take stock of our lives. It is the perfect time to reflect on what no longer serves and feel into what is most precious. #fall #fiveelementacupuncture #metalelement #lettinggo #letgo #preciousmoments https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-DkaUjY3f/?igshid=xdno5mxmfrj1

[villagewellness]

A patient today was a little bummed out and not really feeling like herself. As part of our acupuncture treatment I did some powerful Earth elemental points to help nurture her and restore her center. I was relaying the qualities of the Late Summer... the sweetness, abundance, and nurturing that comes with this time of year, when I was reminded of the quote below from Winnie The Pooh. It exemplifies this mama Earth energy... and I couldn't wait to share it with everyone I know, including you! Nature is so full of this abundant, sweet, nourishing energy right now! If you are in need just remember, it is all around you, in the air, in the woods, in the sunlight! It ready to be taken in! Its the Piglet to your Pooh =) mmmmmm #fiveelementacupuncture #earthelement #latesummer #honey #sweetness #nurturing #abundance #winniethepooh #aamilne (at Berwyn, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1OPD5sDGQB/?igshid=13yesl9pzmn7a

[breathenet]

"The elements are alive in nature and they are also alive within us. Five Element acupuncture isn't about treating symptoms, rather I treat the underlying root cause of the symptoms for the specific individual, and then hopefully, the symptoms will begin to subside. In addition, and importantly, their whole system may come into greater harmony - they may experience a greater sense of well-being overall." // "There is an art and science to placing the needles - both the timing of when I needle certain points and also, the combination of different points that I treat." // "Each point has a 'spirit' or a 'gift', and once you've received the spirit of that point, it is always with you. You can call on it." // "The first treatment I offer someone is always gentle. I want to see how they respond to the treatment and how their energy moves. I also want them to feel in control and comfortable." // These are a few highlights from Melissa Farran's presentation at our Chicago training over the weekend. The quotes are based on my notes, so they are not completely perfect translations as I was often swept up in the content. The way Melissa teaches about and shares Five Element Acupuncture with clients, colleagues and others is poetic and impacting. Learn more about her Chicago-based practice by visiting her practitioner page. photo: @mollyboha #survivor #sexualassault #holistichealing #embodiedjustice #fiveelements #fiveelementacupuncture #acupuncture #mindbodysoul #buildingresilience #trauma #traumainformed #traumatraining (at yogaview)

[ahsumaker]

Day 1 of the third trimester. Today we participated in a beautiful Needle Ceremony, in the tradition started by Dianne Connelly, to induct us into the next phase of our practitionership, where we learn to use our tools of the trade: our hands, the needles, moxa. Together we reflected on the healing power of touch, the gift of our hands expressing the love in our hearts, the connection that forms Body-Body, Mind-Mind, Spirit-Spirit, in every interaction between patient and practitioner. . "Take this needle as an instrument of love, and with it, serve life well.” . “Take this moxa as an instrument of healing, and with it, serve life well.” . “We serve life not because it is broken. We serve life because it is holy.” . As our teachers were setting up the altar, a fox ran across the field. Fox is great medicine: she stands between the worlds, at the threshold. . . . #muih #fiveelementacupuncture #acupunctureschool #chinesemedicine #toolsofthetrade #acupunctureneedles #moxa (at Maryland University of Integrative Health)