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Boosting your immunity, for the love of your community!
Happy Spring! It sure is wonderful to see the hope in the blossoms blooming here in the Northern Hemisphere! Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): We have our first case of confirmed COVID19 in Multnomah County on Tuesday, March 10th. My general policy is to not worry or panic, but to be prepared, and I am writing to share my thoughts with you. From what I have read, social distancing is the best protocol to contain the spread of the virus… well, you know, and washing your hands, not coughing into other’s...
read moreCelebrate the Light and Humanity in All of Us
All great pain comes from great love. In light of the recent tragedies, I am heartbroken, yet inspired and searching. I am searching for our humanity and where that lies in myself and in all of you. Love of another person is really inspiration for the love of ourselves. Whatever you may believe, or not believe, it is MY belief is that the truth awakened in us is what true love is. We need each other to stir the dormant spark of truth within us. I believe that we are connected to nature — that we are, in fact a part of nature. The beauty...
read more5 Unconventional Ways to Stay Connected to Your Body Through the Holiday Season
5 Unconventional Ways to Stay Connected to Your Body Through the Holiday Season With the holidays trotting toward us, I’ve been thinking about gatherings and food — and to be honest — sugar. I was reading an article that is unfortunately not worth noting, but it did get my wheels spinning about a particular phenomenon: weight gain over the holiday season. The article’s very simple graph showed that half of the obesity problem occurred from the holiday season. Now, I don’t know how accurate that is, but I want to take some time to...
read moreThe Business of Acupuncture
Acupuncture is like yoga; you’ll feel good after one time, but the more you go the better you’ll feel. The secret is the deepening of your relationship with your own body. Well, honestly, it may not be a one to one ratio, you may hit some speed bumps along the road of health and wellness. There are “healing responses” that mean symptoms come up as they’re clearing out. Sometimes we have to re-experience symptoms as they’re being worked on by our body. It’s all about relationships. Your...
read morePerfection
Perfection, this culture, this lifetime, this country asks for it. The perfect present with the perfect bow. The perfect body, the perfect recipe for the perfect meal for the perfect family, who are we kidding, and what is perfect? I know perfection as a feeling of comfort and feeling at home in my body, a feeling of knowing my path and a certainty that I’m on it, all “mistakes” and hardships included. What’s the underlying drive, though? Let’s talk about perfection’s ugly and brutal cousin:...
read moreSugar!
My favorite article of clothing when I was little was a pink t-shit with red script reading “I never met a piece of chocolate I didn’t like.” The sentiment is still true. It was born into me, a love of chocolate, not just the cacao, but the sugar that brings out the deep chocolate tones. I still love chocolate, but the sugar is what I have a love/hate relationship with. It’s everywhere, and I can’t say no. I’ve been sugar free now for about 6 months…with a few missteps. If it’s in front of me,...
read moreWill Power
Will Power! Our American definition includes exerting ourselves through our stuck-ness to achieve a desired goal. Will power often means over-coming a large hurdle and pushing through some kind of yearning or desire or bad habit to get through to the next level. Or maybe using effort to manifest a thought or idea. Will power is a great quality to have. It’s an ability that is invaluable, but it often means a strong mind and exertion to achieve an idea or goal. How I hold will power in my practice is with ease and it can be a...
read moreSeed Cycling : natural hormone balance
Supporting your cycles!!! A lot of us have troubles at some point of our cycle. The more I research, the less surprised I am of this phenomenon. Our environment is rapidly changing, and not all aspects of this change support our health, I’d say the majority of the changes are negatively affecting us. Did you know that despite most of your friends that experience cramps, pain, bloating and moodiness (dysmenorrhea), they are not normal, common yes, but not what our system wants as normal! Our body doesn’t naturally need to...
read moreIt’s time to get creative with tea!
I’ve been jamming out on some amazingly refreshing iced teas! My favorite I wanted to share with you is my special hibiscus, rose, lemon balm and mint tea! I simply add these ingredients to water, gently boil for 10-15 minutes, stir in a touch of honey, cool, strain and pour over ice and add lime. I sometimes add some soda water as well. With all the color we are surrounded with right now, we may as well infuse our senses in every way! I love drinking this amazingly red concoction. Also, it’s good for you!...
read moreWhat is a Healer?
A co-worker is applying to acupuncture school and was asked to write an essay with the question: “what is a healer?” It got me thinking… A healer is your dog and cat, a plant, a massage therapist, a crystal, your grandma, organic leafy greens, your sports coach, musicians and artists, life coach, your astrologer… A healer (according to me) is someone or something, in that moment that has the intention to illuminate the bigger picture and expound upon it, and doesn’t get lost in your story. Let...
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