Yoga Nidra: A Bit of Bliss

By |2022-11-15T14:04:45-05:00May 16th, 2022|Categories: Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , , , |

Illustration by: Keiko Morimoto If you’ve been a patient of mine at any point during the pandemic, the likelihood that I’ve given you a recommendation for Kerry Martinez’s (a local Yoga Nidra master and inspiration for my call to learn more about this practice) recorded Yoga Nidra session on Mend’s website is pretty high. I tried Yoga Nidra a few times pre-pandemic and loved it. I was blown away by how dramatically and instantly it relaxed me. I’ve recently taken an immersion certification with Kamini Desai of the Integrative Amrit Method of Yoga Nidra in which I learned what a [...]

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Vets to Vets

By |2022-11-15T14:04:45-05:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: Acupuncturists, Self-Care, Veterans, Wellness|Tags: , , , |

Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Over the years, the Mend practice has had acupuncturists who are also U.S. veterans. We are proud to have these clinicians on the Mend team and love all that they have to offer. As a Veterans Community Care (VCC) Program provider, we particularly like being able to offer our veteran clients access to acupuncturists who have an understanding and sensitivity to veterans' needs and experiences. To honor our current veteran clinicians, we learned a bit about their military background, what led them to acupuncture, and how they see acupuncture as a support to active [...]

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Leveraging Spring Energy

By |2023-05-01T15:30:22-04:00April 10th, 2022|Categories: Mood, Prompts, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A Season of New Beginnings and Growth In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the seasons hold a powerful symbiotic relationship on our body, mind and spirit. And while Western culture certainly is influenced by seasonal aspects, TCM goes much deeper. At the heart of Traditional Chinese Medicine lies the Five Element cycle which symbolizes the continuity and stages of life. Each season, and its corresponding element, represents a stage of development. Spring, aligned with the Wood element, is the first in the cycle and signifies creation – birth, life and its subsequent evolution. The rest we took in the winter [...]

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Nettles for Allergies

By |2022-11-15T14:05:15-05:00March 23rd, 2022|Categories: Allergies, Herbs, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , , , |

Photo by Paul M on Unsplash Here we are. It’s that special season of warmer weather, beautiful flowers blossoming, with a side of sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and fatigue. Luckily, we have an amazing medicinal herbal plant that helps remedy our seasonal sneezes and sniffles: Stinging nettles! Nettles are so common that if you know how to identify them and you’re out on a hike, you’ll find them popping up everywhere around this time of year. Stinging nettles work well for allergies because of their decongestant and antihistamine properties. This herb is very tonifying with all of its abundant antioxidants, minerals [...]

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Mend ♥ Teens

By |2023-03-01T17:31:29-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: Parenting, Self-Care, Teens|Tags: , , |

Photo by NEOSiAM 2021 from Pexels Imagine how different your adolescent years could have been if you had a safe, warm and non-judgmental space to “ring out the sponge” of a busy brain and full heart. Today’s teenagers arguably are holding more than ever – with constant connectivity via social media and online access, yet isolated in these interrupted COVID years. Acupuncture can be a great non-verbal therapy for kids. We enjoy seeing teens and believe every teen can benefit from being introduced to acupuncture as an option at an early age. Think of acupuncture as a steam valve for stress [...]

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Tonglen Meditation

By |2022-11-15T14:05:16-05:00January 25th, 2022|Categories: Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , |

Illustration by Carole Henaff Years ago, when I was amidst a crisis, a Buddhist friend of mine recommended this meditation as a potentially helpful tool.  At the time, it seemed so radical - why would I take in more pain, other people's pain, when I am in so much pain myself? We typically learn the opposite of what this meditation is proposing: ‘breathe in the good, breathe out the bad.’ I quickly brushed off the recommendation and forgot all about it.… Perhaps due to the global and collective turbulence of the last couple years (and the ever growing call [...]

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Du20: To Raise Yang in the Yin of Winter

By |2022-11-15T14:05:17-05:00January 11th, 2022|Categories: acupoint, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , , |

It seems important to start out by saying that there’s definitely something to leaning into the Yin of winter. That might look like letting ourselves feel less energetic and motivated, perhaps feeling inward and wanting to spend more time alone. Chinese Medicine is all about living in harmony with the seasons. That being said, in order for balance to exist, Yin cannot exist without Yang. This acupoint is just one tool to help balance the Yin of winter with a little bit of Yang. What is Yang? It’s the opposite of Yin. It is warmth, it is light, it [...]

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Self-Care Defined

By |2022-11-15T14:05:17-05:00December 28th, 2021|Categories: Self-Care|Tags: , |

Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels “Self-care.” I can hardly see to it that I am eating well, that my kids’ teeth are brushed, that I am getting regular exercise or healthcare, much less able to access the kind of self-care lifestyle promoted on social media and on Goop.  I am an acupuncturist and in theory - in the business of ‘self-care’ and I am not sure I know what that even means. What if I don’t have time? What if money is tight? Self-care cannot possibly be a list of should's. It can’t just be something you can buy on Instagram. [...]

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The Winter Solstice

By |2022-11-15T14:05:17-05:00December 14th, 2021|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: , , |

Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash On Tuesday, December 21st, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere will experience the shortest day and the longest night of the year, known as the Winter Solstice. It is also the first day of winter and the day that has the most Yin energy.  Such seasonal shifts are important in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as the seasons affect us in mind, body and spirit. Yin being the dark, cold, inward, feminine aspect as opposed to Yang’s bright, warm, energetic masculine energy. These two energies are constantly at play and are at the [...]

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Cry! Sing! Scream! : Grief + The Lung in Autumn

By |2022-11-15T14:05:19-05:00September 28th, 2021|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , , , , |

Since the start of the pandemic, grief is something we've been experiencing on such a large collective scale. The transitional season of autumn is linked to the Lung, which is the yin organ specifically related to the emotion of grief. The Lung’s corresponding yang organ is the Large Intestine, associated with physical and emotional ‘ letting go.’ In this season, we may carve out time to acknowledge and feel our grief, and perhaps find ways to help us process and release it. First of all, we have to let ourselves and others know, IT’S OKAY TO FEEL OUR GRIEF! [...]

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