This is a very common occurrence. The phrase “everything is connected” is very relevant to acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Treating an arm by putting needles in your leg is very common, or a head for a back, or shoulder for a hip.  There are 6 major channels on each side of the body. Just one…

Acupuncture needles stay in the body at least 30 minutes. This is the amount of time it takes for qi to make a complete circuit through an acupuncture channel. There is always an intake involved before the acupuncture needles are put in, which includes questioning and pulse taking. An average appointment lasts an hour, sometimes…

Pulse taking in Chinese Medicine is a major diagnostic tool. It is much more than counting beats per minute. The radial artery on the wrist (thumb side) is felt with the first three fingers. Each finger is a different location, representing a different body system, and each location has three different depths. The quality of…

During acupuncture the best thing to do is absolutely nothing. There is usually a deep feeling of relaxation that occurs during acupuncture. The body will switch out of the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight), and into the parasympathetic system (rest and digest). This is the nervous system that needs to be functioning for self…

Yes! This is the best sleep you are going to get. If your conscious mind and all it’s thoughts and worries and plans are out of the way, your body can work much more efficiently to reestablish a natural healthy state.