Seasonal Attunement

One of the things that I find especially attractive about the practice of Chinese Medicine is that it doesn’t simply treat illness but it lays out clear instructions for safeguarding health, promoting longevity, and even living in a more complete manifestation of one’s true nature. It provides a world view that enables use to live in harmony with our surroundings. It’s doesn’t just make us well, it takes us when we’re well and makes us better.

Seasonal attunement is a great example. For each season there is a way of being that takes best advantage of the unique energy and opportunities of that season.

For example, summer is for expansion and winter is for…well, we could say contraction, but I think that sends the wrong idea. A better word might be…”magnification” or “inspection”, or really if we’re being accurate, “depth of integration”. During the summer months it’s easy to send our energy in many directions: meeting new friends, starting new hobbies and projects, seeing new places, etc. We’re taking a perspective that is more of a superficial and broad survey…of life, of our community, of our area of work. We’re sending our energy outward. During the winter we are uniquely predisposed to take a few of those areas that we were able to shine summer sun on and move them indoors to the calm focussed study of quiet winter evenings.

Our energy naturally moves inwards and we can understand a concept more deeply, make a deeper connection to a person that allows us to really know them, or develop our skills in an area of interest from amateur to expert. What are you choosing to take inside for the winter?

​We have Gift Certificates and Free Acupuncture with Prepaid Packages!

It’s nearing the end of year when many are scrambling to capture their FSA money before they lose it. We accept FSA and HSA cards for prepaid packages of treatments. And as an extra bonus, for every 9 either community or private treatments purchased, we’ll credit you with one treatment on the house.

We also offer Gift Certificates that can be purchased in office or over the phone. They make great stocking stuffers. Everybody has that one person that could really use acupuncture but they just won’t go. This gift certificate might be the perfect nudge…

Holiday Schedule

Our clinic will be closed from Saturday the 23rd of December through Sunday the 7th for both Community and Private treatment. Kieran will be seeing limited number of patients on Wednesday the 3rd for Private treatment to support those patients that aren’t able to make it then entire break without support.

Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season!

Kieran Jones