Today’s task is a special one. See if you can open your heart to your feelings today, and let them come and go without judgement. It can be very difficult or actually really easy… Just breathe and let your breath open yourself (body/mind/spirit) to this information. Do not act, do not make any decisions, just FEEL – and then let it go.
Day 1 of our Undercover Angels: BreathOn this our first day, let us focus on our breath. We wouldn’t last very long without air! In spite of the fact that we have been provided with an abundance of this life-giving force all around us – sometimes it can feel difficult to partake of it. We get tight in our chest, tummy and we seem to only take air to our upper chest – or we forget to take the time to really focus upon our breath.
by: Joi Thomas, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.
Vitamin D is something that we hear more and more good things about every day. It has been linked to everything from forming strong bones, to maintaining a positive mood to preventing breast cancer. Every day there seems to be another discovery about how vital this nutrient is to a healthy, vibrant life.
Release Your Holiday Stress, Our Winter Newsletter is Here!Are the holidays a time of year you dread? Is the frantic pace a challenge for you? Or maybe you are dealing with a loss, or coping with difficult memories. For so many of us, this can be a painful time which is made all the more difficult by the feeling that we should be happy, festive and filled with cheer.
Know that we are you to help you during this transition. If you need a quiet space to get collected…we got it. If you need relief from pain – be it physical or emotional – we are here for you, and we are ready to help!
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This is a time of the year when our bodies transition out of warm air and cooling foods and we can make changes to our diet for continued wellness. We can support this seasonal change by not only eating more warming foods but also eating seasonally. This recipe gives a unique twist on the traditional chili by adding pumpkin. Pumpkin is full of important vitamins and minerals and according to Chinese medicine, is a warming food that can help protect our bodies as we acclimate to cooler temperatures. Let us know what you think! How do you like to aide your body this time of year?
by: Carrie Nightshade, L.Ac., MSOM
Love Not Strength While Grieving As fall barrels toward winter and the leaves race past Halloween, death and grieving have been on my mind. I feel like our white US culture is thin on healthy attitudes and healing around death. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer my senior year in high school. Being with my invincible mother as she was rocked by her terror of Death opened my eyes. Now, over twenty years later, my mother has been living with stage 4 cancer that has just come back for the fifth time. And she is no more comfortable with Death even though she has had him as a constant companion for a third of her life.
By: Lisa Nelson, MA OTR/L, L.Ac., CIMT
Acupuncture gets high marks in relieving neck stiffness and pain!
In addition, doing a self-assessment on how you sit at a computer desk can be a helpful way to see if how your environment and body position may be contributing to your neck pain symptoms. Read more “Neck Pain: 3 Tips From An Acupuncturist”
by Joi Thomas, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.
Fibroids Especially Troubling Amongst Black Womenby: Rachel Orman, CMT, NCBTMB
A Little Digestive Bitters Can Go A Long Way!
Simple Yoga Pose:
Legs up the wall
Duration:
5-20min
Benefits:
