Becoming a Warrior With Meditation

Becoming a Warrior With Meditation

Combining Meditation and Acupuncture: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Shamatha meditation is a Tibetan Buddhist form of meditation. It is practiced in order to synchronize the mind with the body and orient oneself to the present moment. Stress is a defense mode...
Keep Your Digestive Fire Burning!

Keep Your Digestive Fire Burning!

Is Your Body Too Cold? Being that it is mid-July in Maryland it’s hard to think about anyone or anything being cold. But in Chinese Medicine, we have a different idea about how temperature can manifest in the body. When an acupuncturist talks about a “cold” condition,...
Feeling hot? Try these foods to cool you down!

Feeling hot? Try these foods to cool you down!

Feeling hot? Try these foods to cool you down! Heat in the body Now that it’s summer, I have a lot of patients who fall victim to what acupuncturists call heat conditions. Acupuncturists are always looking at how the environment impacts the body, and heat is a very...
What can acupuncture teach you about nutrition?

What can acupuncture teach you about nutrition?

What can acupuncture teach you about nutrition? Nutrition and Society As an acupuncturist, I look at the whole person. Since we are what we eat, the whole person also includes diet. I often help patients tweak their diet in order to make shifts and improve symptoms. I...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Food has become distorted in many modern cultures. Humans have gone from a natural state of finding nourishment and understanding its relationship with the body to not even knowing where food comes from. This distortion is so pervasive that a...
Herbal Medicine: A to Z

Herbal Medicine: A to Z

Herbs A to Z Here is a short list of common herbs and some their medicinal uses from a Western herbal medicine school of thought. Remember to always know where your herbs are sourced and how they are handled. Especially when it comes to supplements and essential oils!...