Indispensable in TCM and other holistic systems is the body’s innate ability to heal and the human talent to find wellness throughout life. This is essential to the effectiveness of any approach to health.
Here are a few tools specific to TCM:
Acupuncture acts to stimulate energy, focus the body-mind on achieving health and balance, and to release stagnancy and toxicity. Points are chosen according to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory. The tools are fine, sterile packaged single-use needles. Done properly, the sensation ranges from barely perceptible to degrees of intense, but not painful, sensations.
I work hard to make sure my clients’ experience is in their comfort zone, and always adjust things to keep their overall experience relaxing!
Community Acupuncture is the same as regular acupuncture, but the intake is streamlined and the points used are restricted to those easily accessed while the participant is wearing loose fitting or short sleeves and pants. Several participants are treated at a time.
By streamlining and simplifying the acupuncture treatment, we can offer a low-cost sliding scale, and keep acupuncture therapy accessible to everyone.
At our community acupuncture sessions at Movement Collective, we now also offer other modalities, including cupping, electric-stim acpuncture, and gua sha (scraping), which are prescribed to individuals as needed, according to their presentation and TCM diagnosis.
Herbal therapy supports the healing process and puts us in touch with the energy of the earth. Also, since a formula prescription will be taken several times per day, it keeps one on a healing track between other treatments.
Herbal formulas prescribed by Tree of Life Acupuncture are filled through a third-party herbal company, Crane Herb, based in Massachusetts and California (https://www.craneherb.com/), which will put together custom formulas, patent formulas, etc, and ship directly to the client’s address. Crane Herb practices top-rate professional health care, with full confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
Tui Na (TCM massage) is great for many reasons. It gives the option of TCM energy work for those that don’t like needles, allows focus on musculo-skeletal symptoms, and brings the element of human touch which is both so powerful for healing and so often dysfunctional for many in these times.
I take care to create a safe space for all my clients, especially those who choose Tui Na, and keep open communication to ensure that the space is maintained, boundaries are observed, and client and provider alike are heard, understood and respected.
