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What is blocking your Vitality?

In Chinese Medicine we observe your pulse as well as physical identifiers such as color, sound, odor, and emotion to get an understanding of your energetic state. Your body gives off cues of its imbalances and I am trained to observe and listen to them. The first thing I do in a treatment (whether in-person or virtual) is to assess what is blocking your Vital Force and to assist you to move those blocks. In an Acupuncture session we do this with needles, and virtually we may do this with diet, herbs, lifestyle interventions, and supplementation.

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How are your spirits?

You are a Spirit having a Human experience. It can be a lot! When life gets difficult, we rely on the our inner reserves to get us through. Five Element Acupuncture uses points that support these reserves and assist you to be more fully connected with your Spirit and move through various phases of your life with more ease.

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What are your physiological needs?

How is your body holding up? What does it need to work more efficiently? How is your system functioning and how are your detoxification pathways? Here we support your physiological function by focusing directly on the path of the organ systems. These “officials” have specific jobs in your body that keep things working well and create your state of health. Specific Acupuncture points, moxabustion, Chinese herbs, lifestyle adjustments, and focusing on detoxification all play a part in your overall health improvement.

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Support for the Causative factor

Now we focus on your Causative Factor. Somewhere along the line, one of the elements (Wood, Earth, Fire, Water, Wood) became imbalanced and caused your whole system to go offline. The good news is that once we address this element and give it attention and support, things start to move in the right direction. To start with, people feel a general sense of well-being. Over time and with consistent treatment, symptoms subside and your experience of health and life improve!