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15 12, 2014

Festive Greetings and Practice Wrap-up for 2014

2018-01-30T10:14:01+10:00

My warmest greetings to You All. Is it just me or  is it difficult to entertain the notion that we are approaching Christmas and 2014 is coming to a close? Ah, the inexorable march of time. Reminds me of those famous lyrics from Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of The Moon' and the song  ‘Time’ : [...]

Festive Greetings and Practice Wrap-up for 20142018-01-30T10:14:01+10:00
26 09, 2014

Michael’s ‘No Stone Unturned’ Blog: Energy Levels

2018-01-30T10:14:18+10:00

Low Energy States – Living in the Doldrums Low energy states are important to solve as they are the initial slide down a slippery slope toward chronic health problems. The body is under-functioning and operating inefficiently, similar to a car engine that hasn’t been tuned for a long time. It has  lost its ability to [...]

Michael’s ‘No Stone Unturned’ Blog: Energy Levels2018-01-30T10:14:18+10:00
14 09, 2014

Spring 2014 Newsletter – Whats Love got to do with it? Love & Relationships

2018-01-30T10:14:31+10:00

Greetings Everyone, Isn't Spring in the subtropics a wonderful time? As an enthusiastic organic vegetable and herb gardener I am always amazed by the  accelerated growth and burgeoning harvests of Spring. Since I last published my newsletter, I have added a large number of clinic blog articles to my website. There are articles on Counselling [...]

Spring 2014 Newsletter – Whats Love got to do with it? Love & Relationships2018-01-30T10:14:31+10:00
13 09, 2014

The Benefits of Counselling around Meditation and The Restless Mind #2

2018-01-30T10:14:59+10:00

The last blog left us in the foothills of meditative practice, using a breathing process to settle into a quiet, comfortable zone. One’s back should be relaxed but straight for meditation, any way that can be achieved. You can sit upright, unsupported if your back is in great shape, or up against a wall, or [...]

The Benefits of Counselling around Meditation and The Restless Mind #22018-01-30T10:14:59+10:00
11 09, 2014

Tired and Wired? De-Stressing and Re-Energising with Head, Neck & Shoulder Massage and Acupuncture: A Treat for the Senses

2018-01-30T10:15:14+10:00

I was sitting in my clinic recently thinking about booking in for a massage, as part of my self-care regime. Yes, practitioners need to take heed of all the measures they are constantly exhorting their clients to observe. I thought about how wonderful head massage is. I mean, I am into neck and shoulder work [...]

Tired and Wired? De-Stressing and Re-Energising with Head, Neck & Shoulder Massage and Acupuncture: A Treat for the Senses2018-01-30T10:15:14+10:00
11 09, 2014

Thoughts about Juice Therapy based on a Traditional Chinese approach to diet and food energetics.

2018-01-30T10:17:07+10:00

By and large Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) advocates some preparation of our food. Cooking a food outside the body makes the body’s task of digestion and assimilation considerably easier and energy-efficient. Food doesn’t simply hit the stomach and later intestines and become magically converted into energy, though I feel many believe this to be so. [...]

Thoughts about Juice Therapy based on a Traditional Chinese approach to diet and food energetics.2018-01-30T10:17:07+10:00
10 09, 2014

Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to Diet & Food Energetics: Thoughts on Coffee consumption and energy depletion

2018-01-30T10:18:24+10:00

If  you are having your one daily coffee whilst reading this, you will not feel too disturbed by the article. If you have a habit – you heard right – of consuming multiple doses of this drug daily, then you might want to use these words as a springboard to change. It all depends on [...]

Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to Diet & Food Energetics: Thoughts on Coffee consumption and energy depletion2018-01-30T10:18:24+10:00
10 09, 2014

Utilising Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs and Counselling in the treatment of digestive disturbances: Reflux and Heartburn

2018-01-30T10:19:05+10:00

We have been exposed to the idea that whatever goes up must come down, but when digestion is involved, it is vital that whatever goes down does not come back up. Who hasn’t experienced that violent arising of undigested food, that cannot be resisted once the eruption is in train, known as vomiting? When an [...]

Utilising Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs and Counselling in the treatment of digestive disturbances: Reflux and Heartburn2018-01-30T10:19:05+10:00
9 09, 2014

Treating Stress-related Digestive problems with Acupuncture, Chinese Herbals and Counselling : Intestinal Regulation.

2018-01-30T10:19:23+10:00

The digestive system functions best when it can maintain a smooth, patent flow.                                 A loss of patency can be due to various forms of stress. The digestive tract, unlike other organs, except the lungs, is open to the external world. This means that ‘stressors’ can originate either externally or internally. An example of an internal [...]

Treating Stress-related Digestive problems with Acupuncture, Chinese Herbals and Counselling : Intestinal Regulation.2018-01-30T10:19:23+10:00
8 09, 2014

Anxiety and its treatment using the combined approach of counselling, acupuncture and massage therapy.

2018-01-30T10:19:41+10:00

I read recently that anxiety becomes a psychological problem only when we are prevented by that anxiety from living our lives as fully as possible. Anxiety can become a crippling constraint to a life of ease and satisfaction. It is a very common 21st century affliction within our society. This is one condition that I [...]

Anxiety and its treatment using the combined approach of counselling, acupuncture and massage therapy.2018-01-30T10:19:41+10:00
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