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Late Summer: The Gifts of The Fifth Season

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Greetings to all my precious people!

There’s a particular quality to these first days of September — nothing dramatic yet, nothing you could point to and say there, that’s the change. Just a cooler edge to the morning air. A slant of light that wasn’t there last week. Somewhere overhead, geese are beginning to practice their formation, long before they actually need it.

We are standing at a threshold. And thresholds ask something of us that the wide-open seasons don’t: they ask us to trust a turning we cannot yet fully see.  continue reading »

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Your Healing Was **Never** Just About You

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“In the shelter of each other, the people live.”

(Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine)

~~ Irish proverb

Greetings to all my precious people!!

Longtime readers will remember The C.O.A.C.H. Method I return to again and again — Curiosity, Optimism, Awareness, Courage, and Hope & Healing. (New here? Welcome. You’ve arrived right where you need to be.) Today I want to follow that path one step further than we usually go — past your own healing, to the quiet truth that so many of you have been sensing lately:

Your healing journey was never just about you. continue reading »

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How Acupuncture Is Helping People Navigate Autoimmune Disease

How Acupuncture Is Helping People Navigate Autoimmune Disease

For those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, mornings can be measured in minutes. How long before the stiffness eases? How long before gripping the coffee cup without pain is a reality? How long before feeling normal kicks in?

Even if you follow your rheumatologist’s treatment plan, take your medications, adjust your diet and pace your lifestyle, there are days when your body feels like it’s fighting a war you don’t fully understand. continue reading »

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How to Find Joy!

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“We need joy as we need air.

We need love as we need water.

We need each other as we need the earth we share.”

— Maya Angelou

 

Greetings to all my precious people!!

We are in the middle days of August, savoring the last of summer’s abundant light and warmth as our bodies and minds begin, almost imperceptibly, to prepare themselves for autumn. Moving from one season to the next asks for small adjustments — to our Qi, to our daily rhythms. This is a lovely moment to create some quiet, to let the great Yang excitement of summer settle, and to reflect on the memories we’ve made while we begin to imagine what we want to grow in the seasons ahead.

This week, the theme is JOY — that effervescent feeling, be it bliss, gaiety, or simple delight.  continue reading »

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Finding Relief in the Middle of Change: Acupuncture Supporting Women Through Menopause

Finding Relief in the Middle of Change: Acupuncture Supporting Women Through Menopause

Many women recognize the symptoms: your body feels like it’s on fire, hot flashes inconveniently interrupting important meetings, night sweats soaking the sheets, mood swings, and fatigue that no amount of coffee could fix. These are the symptoms that usher in the menopause era.

Doctors might suggest hormone replacement therapy (HRT), but for those looking for solutions addressing the body as whole and not just isolated symptoms, acupuncture could be the more natural option. continue reading »

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