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Shen: It’s in the Eyes

Image by Nika Akin from Pixabay Mind, Body and Shen “Mind, body, and spirit” – in these three parts of overall human health, there’s an understanding of what good mental and physical wellness looks like. Spiritual health, on the other hand, can be a bit more ambiguous for us Westerners. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), “spirit” is known as shen. One can think of it as the light within. Encapsulating our presence, soul and consciousness, shen helps us connect with the outside world and is what makes us truly “human.” In fact, in Chinese, shen is one of three [...]

Counting the Ways Acupuncture Benefits Older Adults

By JaimeRoslyn|2023-04-26T07:15:50-04:00May 24th, 2022|Categories: Seniors|Tags: arthritis, Chinese medicine, depression, digestion, hypertension, mood, respiration, TCM|

Getting older comes with its share of aches and ailments. It is not uncommon for seniors to have a slew of medications and vitamins to deal with, perhaps in a pill holder with AM and PM slots. Due to the prevalence of using specialists in Western medicine, who are likely not talking to each other, too often seniors are overly medicated, sometimes leading to dangerous results. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a bit different. In its holistic approach, the goal is to bring balance to the body. By treating the patient and not the symptoms, the result is an improvement [...]