Why should I care about my cycle? Understanding your cycle and reproductive health as a woman is a form of empowerment, and provides a level of greater understanding and connectedness to your body that is not always taught in schools. Chinese Medicine understands the period as a vital sign, where changes indicate an imbalance in […]
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How Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine can boost your immune system
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) takes a holistic approach to illness and focuses on prevention and treating the early stage of an illness rather than treating after the onset. Preconditioning with acupuncture means to stimulate certain points in the body to make the body and its’ systems work at optimal level which has been widely practised […]
Acupuncturist Jon Hanlon returns from 6 years in China
After 6 years of living and working in China, Jon Hanlon, acupuncturist and herbalist, returns to Health Space Rozelle and Newtown. Jon was a fixture in our Rozelle and Bondi Junction clinics before he started his China adventure, and we are so excited to have him back in our team. Since he has been away, […]
Out of the Woods Chinese New Year
This month is all about acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in conjunction with Chinese New Year. I am a big lover and believer in TCM and acupuncture and visit my acupuncturist anywhere from once a week to once a month depending on what’s happening with my health. I have had many different acupuncturists who […]
Seasons
Here in Australia, we just went through the hottest Summer on record! It seems that we want this weather to continue, so without realising we continue wearing shorts and singlets & drinking fresh juices and iced smoothies. One of the things that is taught by the Dao in Chinese Medicine is to live in accordance […]
How Can Chinese Medicine Help Support Your Immune System?
Preventing disease is the basis of Chinese medicine; the Neijing, an ancient TCM medical texts states, “To administer medicines to diseases which have already developed and to suppress revolts which have already developed is comparable to the behaviour of those persons who begin to dig a well after they have become thirsty, and of those who begin […]
How Traditional Chinese Medicine can help you have a more restful nights’ sleep
How Traditional Chinese Medicine can help you have a more restful nights’ sleep Do you lay awake in bed at night unable to switch off your mind to get to sleep? Or maybe you can get to sleep but wake up multiple times throughout the night? Regardless of your circumstances, we have all been the […]
Needling away sports injuries
Needling away sports injuries Did you know that it is estimated that 5.2 million Australians injure themselves in a sporting incident each year? (Medibank Private 2006). If you have heard this statistic, you might be one of the many Australians who have a sports injury to their name. But if you, or anyone you know, […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine for all stages of women’s health
Traditional Chinese Medicine for all stages of women’s health Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years to support women with their health, from puberty to pregnancy to menopause and beyond. Chinese Medicine as an ancient practice The earliest records of medical texts on gynaecology date right back to 1500-1000 BC. One […]
Say goodbye to pain in the Chinese New Year!
Say goodbye to pain in the Chinese New Year! Tuesday 5th February marks the Chinese New Year, and we enter the year of the pig! As we welcome in Chinese New Year, it is time to reflect on the great history of Chinese Medicine. In the early days of Chinese Medicine, thousands of years ago, […]
Summer Care and Seasonal living with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Living in harmony with nature is one of the great teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Staying in tune with the season helps to strengthen the immune system, protect against season allergens, assists to stabilise energy along with balancing the mood and spirit. The summer season in TCM is the most yang time of the […]
4 Misconceptions About Acupuncture
“Needles are painful!” Many people believe that acupuncture is an extremely painful experience with needles all over the body. However that is not true. Most people know needles as the medical syringe needles which are very thick and painful when inserted into the body. But acupuncture needles are much finer than syringe needles. “But does […]
