The Fall season is a time to reflect and begin turning our energy inward. Many of us have had extremely busy fun-filled summers and our bodies are ready for a health tune up. As the days shorten and temperatures fluctuate from hot to cold, this is a wonderful time of year to boost the immune system. Practice good hand washing and up your probiotics and vitamins C and D. Drink plenty of water and get the proper amount of rest. Come for acupuncture prior to catching a cold to build your immune system. Watch out for those initial cold symptoms such as chills, body aches, fevers, sore throat and headaches. This symptom set is one which we call wind-heat. When noticed early, wind heat can be treated very effectively with acupuncture and immune forumlas such as Initial Defense, Flew Away or Yin Qiao.
Patients often ask, “What is acupuncture doing?” Here is my common explanation.
Your energy flow is similar to a river. When there is a ‘trauma’ to the river, like a beaver dam, the smooth flow of water is blocked. With a major blockage, the river begins to swell, sometimes overflowing into the surrounding area creating further damage. The swollen area begins to become filled with debris that can no longer flow smoothly along the river’s path. In order to return the river to it’s smooth flow, we need first remove the beaver dam and simultaneously encourage the debris to begin flowing. As in acupuncture, the site of injury can be considered the beaver dam, or what is referred to as a stagnation of Qi (chee). We begin by removing the stagnation and nourishing the qi in order to have the strength to move and return to smooth flowing qi. Read More
You might be wondering: What exactly is Zero Balancing? This is a question I’m asked quite often. When answering, I like to toss out a question of my own: What do you think it means to be completely balanced? Visualizations of ”balance” might include a gymnast perched confidently on a beam or a ballerina spinning gracefully on her toe. While these are great examples, I once read a really powerful analogy of what it looks like when several elements are in perfect balance and it has to do with sailing. If you’ve ever been on a sailboat or watched one sail by, you’ve witnessed a symbiotic relationship among wind, water and structure. As every sailor knows, in order to sail smoothly, the sails and hull (or “structure”) must be in correct alignment with the wind and water currents. Once these forces are balanced or aligned, the boat will sail right along–practically on its own. Read More
Welcome to our new AHH website, we invite you to have a good look around, check out our new Services page and meet our team of Practitioners.
We have alot happening at AHH and this, our first blog post, is designed to give you all the latest news on whats NEW at AHH.
WE HAVE MOVED
The first and most important news is – We Have Moved!!!
After some wonderful years at our previous clinic we have moved to 325 A St. #1, right in the heart of the railroad district. We are in walking distance from the Coop, Noble Coffee and directly across the parking lot from Ace Hardware.
The new space is allowing us to expand our services, as well as our team of practitioners and we have alot of visions & plans for this new wonderful space, so stay tuned!
If your downtown we invite you to come by and say hello, check out our new space and find out more about all the new services & happenings going on at AHH!
OUR GRAND OPENING – FIRST FRIDAY – JUNE 3rd
We are having a Grand Opening Party on June 3rd as part of Ashland’s famous first friday art walk. The new space will be open for you to come down and have a good look around, meet the practitioners, see some wonderful art and participate in one or all of the three Qigong presentations. Read More
