Bladder 58 – Fly and Scatter

By |2022-11-15T14:05:36-05:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: acupoint, Mood, Pain, Take Home TCM|Tags: , , , |

Photo by Sohel Patel from Pexels Bladder 58 is a point I was trained to consider when a patient describes feeling “scattered,” specifically when the scatter comes after a period of overwork or stretch of active anxiety. From this overtired place we can scatter our energy ineffectively, the mind can fly off in a thousand directions, and we can catastrophize all that could happen unless we do something about it all. This point is thought to restore order and containment and calm the urge to react and over-do.  A glass of water is only a useful resource when in [...]

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Home Remedy: Kidney 1

By |2024-01-08T13:10:39-05:00June 11th, 2020|Categories: acupoint, Acupressure, Self-Care|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Located on the sole of the foot, Kidney 1 is the lowest acupuncture point on the entire body. This is a powerful and effective point to shift consciousness (literally and figuratively). We consider this to be a great "home remedy" point because it responds well to pressure (think barefoot walking) or to a warm foot soak (consider adding vetiver or lavender essential oils).  This point proved its potency on consciousness in a 2010 study when it effectively sped waking time for patients in a coma state due to a traumatic brain injury (Yiu, 2010). In Chinese Medicine, it has [...]

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Mobilizing Clarity and Purpose with Kidney 1

By |2022-11-15T14:07:00-05:00February 18th, 2020|Categories: acupoint, Acupressure, Self-Care|Tags: , , , , , |

Adapted from Acutake's "Why Are You Doing That Point? Kidney 1" Located on the bottom of the foot, you may never want to be needled at Kidney 1. However, “Gushing Spring” hurts much less than you’d expect and often there’s no sensation at all (especially when administered by a skilled acupuncturist). Kidney 1 can also be used as an acupressure point (on yourself or another person) to help feel more grounded.  But why even bother? Head-clearing Located on the bottom of the foot, Kidney 1 is the lowest acupuncture point on the entire body. This position allows the draining [...]

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Feeling a little anxious? A Perspective from Chinese Medicine.

By |2022-11-15T14:08:01-05:00July 3rd, 2019|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: , , , |

Summer corresponds with the Heart and Heart Protector (Pericardium) which governs laughter, fun, and flourishing of relationships, but can also be a time of mental restlessness and anxiety.  Why is that? It’s a matter of balancing the Yin and Yang of the Heart, which houses the Mind. Yang is rising upward, hot, and active, whereas Yin is restorative, dark, quiet, cool. Being the most Yang time of the year, Yin must be strong enough to hold this very active, hot energy in balance. Typically, if we worked hard through winter and did not rest and restore ourselves enough, [...]

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I didn’t have anxiety, anxiety had me

By , |2022-11-15T14:08:40-05:00September 6th, 2016|Categories: Mood, Wellness|Tags: , |

Co-written by local food blogger and writer Gwen Van Velsor and Sarah O'Leary, L.Ac. & Kim Hennessee, L.Ac. Rolling up my mat at the end of a very sweaty Bikram yoga session, my heart still beating fast, I couldn’t catch my breath. From the moment I’d offered the instructor a hurried “namaste,” my brain had hit full tilt-a-whirl with all the tasks for the day ahead, all the tasks I’d failed to do yesterday, and the current drama that was my love life. It didn’t help that I hadn’t slept soundly in weeks, fueled my caffeine addiction like a fiend and [...]

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