Tag: traditional-chinese-medicine
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Iwood Health – Who are we?
Read more: Iwood Health – Who are we?Begin your journey to better health with the Iwood Health Therapist Team. Our expert practitioners are here to support you every step of the way.
1–2 minutes
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Iwood Health – Autumn Newsletter
Read more: Iwood Health – Autumn NewsletterAutumn is a time to nurture our Yin and find inner peace, as nature prepares for the colder months.
4–6 minutes
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Iwood Health – Late Summer Newsletter
Read more: Iwood Health – Late Summer NewsletterEmbrace the seasonal change by ‘Protecting, Hydrating, and Gently Adapting’ to the season ahead. Avoid sudden temperature shifts and listen to your body’s signals as you prepare for the cooler months.
4–6 minutes
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Iwood Health – Winter Newsletter
Read more: Iwood Health – Winter NewsletterGuidance for the Winter Season
3–4 minutes
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Embracing Balance: The Spring Equinox and Your Health
Read more: Embracing Balance: The Spring Equinox and Your HealthAs the Spring Equinox arrives on Thursday, March 20, 2025, we find ourselves at a moment of perfect balance—equal hours of light and darkness. This transition signals the shift from winter’s stillness to spring’s vibrancy, a time of renewal, growth, and energy. In Chinese medicine and acupuncture, the equinox holds deep significance, representing a time…
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Understanding the Chinese New Year Calendar
Read more: Understanding the Chinese New Year CalendarAs an Acupuncturist many people ask me, “Why is the Chinese new year not set to a specific date in our Gregorian calendar?” The simple answer is that it is set to a different and much older calendar. In the modern world we follow the Solar calendar with 12 months throughout the year, devised during…
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keeping Winter safe
Read more: keeping Winter safeAccording to Chinese Medical Theory, The emotion associated with winter is “Fear” and its element is Water. When our Kidney Qi (Chi) is balanced within us, fear is a healthy emotion, keeping us alert to our surroundings, prompting us to take action and keeping us safe, though when it is out of balance, this fear…
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Well Balenced Festive food Ideas
Read more: Well Balenced Festive food IdeasWinter is a time of hibernation and comfort. It is tempting to reach for the sugary, stodgy snacks and foods but here are a few ideas to keep you nourished throughout the darker months. Porridge is an excellent start to the day, add in some chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, berries and a splash of yoghurt…
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Why Water is linked to Winter?
Read more: Why Water is linked to Winter?In winter the life-force of nature is at its most latent, like the energy for growth in a seed is fully present, it will not move into a more Yang or active stage until spring. There is wisdom and guidance here for us, by observing nature during the year and acting in harmony with it.…
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Advent 2024
Read more: Advent 2024I was hearing someone talk about advent the other day, specifically about the Season of Advent, and it was described as the most Quakerly of seasons, with its quietly growing and illuminated way in the form of candles, with a slowly developing story that lights the way within and without – with a spiritual light,…
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