Resources
This page is a collection of Michael’s articles, newsletters, sources of inspiration and posts. These are offered to you as educational material and practical tips for health and wellbeing in everyday life.
Women’s Health Week September 4th – 8th, 2017
Women’s Health Week September 4 – 8 “I’m rolling to your heartbeat, I’m dancing in your blood, I’m breathing in your water, My mother and my god” * The female constitution tends toward Yin, relative to the male Yang. When I consider the health of the female body, mind and soul, I think of [...]
Male Self Care
Over four decades in practice, I have noted that the greater percentage, by far, of my clientele are female. I have often pondered this gender imbalance. One theory is that males harbour the delusion of invulnerability, the strong, independent species, being splendidly endowed creatures who require no assistance in maintaining sustained health and wellbeing. [...]
Getting The Sleep You Need
Insomnia "Night-time, the time of darkness and rest, is the moment when Yin embraces and nourishes Yang, which withdraws inwardly and settles down" . (Rossi E) Sleep - we need it each and every night. Unfortunately, many people are: Not getting enough sleep volume Not experiencing quality sleep and therefore waking unrefreshed Dreaming excessively Waking [...]
Wish I’d had this in my 20s and 30s
If you could go back to your twenties and thirties, what would you like to have had with you? A trusted mentor or guide accompanying you on your journey? When you think about it, don’t we live our lives in a rather upside down fashion? One would normally expect that important, life-altering decisions would be [...]
Tennis Elbow – an acupuncture rescue
Just ask anyone who has experienced this localized affliction; it really knocks you around! Yours truly was recently subjected to this impairment and I can attest to episodes of a quite debilitating degree of pain and major limitations of movement and strength associated with the arm in question. Tennis elbow, lateral epicondylitis, is a painful [...]
Silence is still golden
I have an old friend that has been helpful to me over many, many years. This friend often reminds me not to overdo things and that, paradoxically,very often, ‘less is better’. Allow me to explain. Many people come to counselling to deal with what appear to be impasses in their relationships. These ‘sticking points’ definitely [...]
Transforming Head, Neck and Shoulder pain
Upper Body pain, tension, stiffness and restriction of movement is a very common complaint treated in the clinic. Acute pain can bring your life to a standstill. Chronic pain debilitates, restricts quality of life and dampens one's mood, temperament, enthusiasm and energy levels. Whilst pain killing medications can bring wondrous relief in severe situations, we [...]
Irritability – when we lose our flow
Irritability is an uneasy state that doesn’t sit well with us and is often accompanied by a demeanor of restlessness or dissatisfaction. Irritability can make its presence felt physically and emotionally. Clients experience irritability in different ways: A more physical phenomenon such as ‘Irritable Bowel’ syndrome A manifestation of hormonal build-up, as in premenstrual syndrome [...]