Sep 12, 2019Anger.Anger isn’t a bad thing. Often, we demonize it when really, anger is a healthy, normal emotion. It helps to move energy in the body. It...
Jul 23, 2018Community Acupuncture – Coming Soon!I am so excited for this! As of September 27th I will also be offering Community Acupuncture. What is Community Acupuncture? Community...
May 24, 2018Is a fear of needles stopping you from getting Acupuncture?I hear ALL the time “I want to try acupuncture, but I don’t like needles.”. When most people thing of a needles they think of being in a...
Mar 19, 2018Endometriosis and Adenomyosis‘Endometriosis affects an estimated 176 million women worldwide regardless of their ethnic and social background. Many remain undiagnosed...
Feb 22, 2018Trauma – Part 4: Therapies other than AcupunctureI have compiled a list of some other therapies that can help someone heal from a traumatic event in their life. At the bottom of the...
Feb 15, 2018Trauma – Part 3: Trauma in Chinese MedicineNow that we have learnt about trauma in the last two posts. I am going to dive in a bit deeper to the Traditional Chinese Medicine side...
Feb 8, 2018Trauma – Part 2: Physical Symptoms of TraumaLet’s talk a little about the connection between our physical bodies and trauma. It took me a long time to make the connection between my...
Feb 1, 2018Trauma – Part 1: What is Trauma?Trauma. What an intense word. I have always been drawn to the psycho emotional aspect of people. I tend to find myself constantly asking...
Jan 15, 2018Frozen ShoulderChances are you know someone who has frozen shoulder symptoms. Frozen Shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, “… is a condition...
Mar 2, 2017-Herniated Disc-I’m sure we all know someone who has a herniated disc or perhaps you have herniated a disc yourself. Unfortunately, in our society with...
Nov 16, 2016What is the Meridian System?If you have been in my treatment room, you have seen my model on the counter with the meridians all over it. A lot of the time people...
Aug 29, 2016Acupuncture, it is part of me.I recently had a patient who has decided to enroll in the Acupuncture Diploma program- at Grant MacEwan – after experiencing the effects...
Jul 1, 2016Excuses stopping you from getting AcupunctureSome people are so interested in acupuncture, but can’t quite bring themselves to try it. Despite being curious about something they...
Jun 9, 2016PMS…“Premenstrual syndrome” (PMS) is the cyclic recurrence of a group of symptoms that peak 7 to 10 days before menstruation and disappear a...
May 17, 2016The Wisdom of Your TongueWhen you have an acupuncture treatment – no matter what part of the world – it is quite common for the practitioner to ask to see your...