In the past 20 years, the medical community has started to combine acupuncture and hypnotherapy together to treat conditions with a psychosomatic (mind-body disorder) element. The results have been extremely positive. While acupuncture alone can create profoundly positive changes in the body, engaging the subconscious mind to help facilitate healing through hypnotherapy increases the effectiveness of acupuncture to new heights! Let’s take a look at these two therapies furth

In Taoism, the fundamental principal to a prosperous life is to practice balance between two dynamic opposing forces (i.e. yin and yang). To a Taoist, everything in life is either yin, yang or a mixture of the two. Day and night are opposing forces. Activity and rest are opposing energies. Man and woman are opposing in nature. And the list goes on. Both opposing natures are vital for existence and one cannot live in harmony without the other. Recognizing which energy t

For 40 years now, Chinese Medicine has been met with skepticism in American society. (Note - I say American because European society has embraced Chinese Medicine as valid therapy with a good many European MDs performing acupuncture today.) It has only been within the past 10-ish years that American doctors have begun to accept acupuncture as clinical trials have yielded positive results. This is fantastic news and there is no doubt that Chinese Medicine (or at least the a