Hmm... have you noticed a theme on this blog so far? Stress, stress and more stress! I can honestly say that 80% of what I treat as an Acupuncturist is either directly related to or being aggravated by stress. I would venture to guess that in many healthcare fields today, this is the case. So the question becomes - how do we learn to manage stress effectively in our lives? What tools do we have available to us for stress management?
As an Acupuncturist I feel especially lucky, because Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine have wonderful tools available. Acupuncture itself can help rebalance your Qi treating both the short term and long term effects of stress. It can
resolve stress related pain, tension, and digestive disorders as well as bringing your body to a state where stress does not physically affect you so strongly in the future.
Acupuncture can also be a quick route to reaching a meditative state, and for people inexperienced with meditation, is