Many patients ask me if acupuncture can help treat insomnia. The answer is an emphatic yes! Insomnia is typically characterised as an inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, or waking up groggy in the morning.

I’m sure everyone has experienced this from time to time. Is there anything more frustrating than lying in bed staring at the ceiling knowing you should be asleep?

While insomnia can be temporary due to changes in schedule or new stresses in your life, hopefully it is not a persistent issue for you. Today I want to talk about chronic insomnia. Chronic insomnia isn’t just frustrating; it can have a major impact on your quality of life and your health. Sleep may seem to be a period of rest for us, but for our body and brain it is a period of activity during which our bodies restore and rejuvenate.

Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, General Health, Wellbeing, Womens HealthYin StudioDecember 13, 2020Acupuncture, insomnia, sleep, melatonin

Feng Shui for Good Energy

Feng shui is an ancient Chinese practice of trying to create balance with the natural world in our interior spaces. It uses energy forces to create harmony between an individual and their environment. Lately it has gone very mainstream with Gwyneth Paltrow and Marie Kondo among its enthusiasts. To the uninitiated, Feng Shui can feel a little esoteric, but if you take the time to dig into the philosophy behind it, you'll find that it's not only based on simple common-sense practices that make our homes healthier and more organised, but it also reveals how connected we are to our homes—and in turn, how they can affect our mood and well-being.

WellbeingYin StudioJuly 5, 2020Feng Shui, Energy

What Are The Three Basic Core Principles for Good Health?

Follow these three steps, and you’ll find an ever-increasing sense of vitality, inspiration, and creativity. These are the keys to living a full, healthy, vibrant life and overcoming any situation of dis-ease

General Health, WellbeingYin StudioJune 4, 2020Three Core Principles, Good Health, Wellbeing

Could What You're Eating Affect Your Sleep?

Data shows that eating less fibre, more saturated fat and more sugar throughout the day is linked with lighter, less restorative sleep. In one study, researchers tracked diet and sleep for a group of healthy adults over the course of five nights and found that indeed, food choices during the day did affect sleep. So what can you do to sleep more soundly?

Acupuncture, Diet and Nutrition, WellbeingYin StudioMay 30, 2020insomnia, sleep, anxiety, fatigue

9 Reasons Why Stress Is Not Anxiety

One of the biggest misconceptions about anxiety is that anxiety is stress and stress is anxiety. Stress and anxiety are actually two completely separate things. It’s important to understand these differences so that you can effectively treat your anxiety symptoms in a targeted way.

Acupuncture, Emotional Resiliance, General Health, WellbeingYin StudioApril 10, 2020Anxiety, Emotions, Depression, stress

Creating the Space for a Baby

Are you always in a rush? Do you miss breakfast or grab something to eat on the move? Maybe you go from one activity to the next without taking a break? Do you eat lunch at your desk? Or get home late from work and feel so exhausted that you don’t have enough energy to cook, exercise or socialise?

This kind of busy energy can put your body into a state of chronic stress. You’re not in full flight or flight, but you’re not relaxed either. It feels like you’re always on. Always in stress mode. There’s always tension in your body. You might have stiff shoulders, headaches or period pains. These are all signs that you’re too busy.

This kind of busy energy means that you constantly produce stress hormones, which disrupt your sex hormones and can stop you from getting pregnant.

If you want to change this pattern, look at how you can slow down and create space.

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