by windgatewelsta | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog
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...
by windgatewelsta | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog
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,...
by windgatewelsta | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog
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...
by windgatewelsta | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog
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...
by windgatewelsta | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog
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...
by windgatewelsta | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog
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!...
