Archive for the ‘5 Element Acupuncture’ Category

Spring Energy is Rising

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Get the point:musings from the Acupuncture Chair. The Spring season is finally here! One way to help enhance your transition from Winter to Spring is to go barefoot on the grass and massage the ball of your foot in a clockwise motion into the earth. This will open up a major acupuncture point on the bottom of your foot, which is called Bubbling or Gushing Spring. It is the first point on the Kidney meridian. It is a Wood point on this pathway which encourages a bubbling up of energy for the Springtime, just like a spring from within the ground gushes forth. This will enhance your health as you begin to enjoy the blooming and bursting forth energy of this season. Full Article

Bright Eyes for the Winter

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Get the Point: musings from the Acupuncture Chair, Lynn Mitchell. The Winter season brings us cold weather, crystal clear blue skies and brilliant starlight.  This quality is reflected in the body and manifest in an acupuncture point on the inner canthus of the eye, known as BRIGHT EYES.   This point evokes our ability, when in a healthy and vital state, to see ourselves, our surroundings and our future with Brightness and Clarity. Full Article

Acupuncture Public Hearing at the Won Institute

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

The House Professional Licensure Committee called a public hearing on HB 1764 for 2 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Won Institute. This bill changes the Acupuncture Act to remove the Medical Diagnosis language and amend in language referred to as “Advise and Consent.” Full Article