What Does Acupuncture Do? Or, What’s the Point?
I have answered this many different ways over the years. It changes depending on who I am talking to, how I personally have been thinking about it, and the context of the discussion. My perspective on the question, “What does acupuncture do?”, after years of pretty dramatic transformations, has by now settled somewhat, so I will take another stab at an answer.
Adjusting to Winter: 6 Tips to Stay Healthy in the Cold
Winter can be hard in the temperate zone. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who feels this way. I get soft in the luxury of summer sun, going out the door wearing whatever I feel like, taking a lazy bike ride to work, strolling through a park on my way to somewhere, or nowhere, with so much vibrant life all around. But in time, that ease gives way as life cycles into death and hibernation.
Flow and Counterflow: Health, Humans and Natural Environments
We are constantly interacting with the rhythms of our natural environment.
The cycles of day and night (circadian rhythm), the four seasons (circannual rhythm), and the monthly lunar phases are the three fundamental cycles for life on Earth. We know that creatures of all kinds, from birds to insects to mammals, change their behavior based on daily, monthly and seasonal cycles.
As for those weird animals called human beings, those cycles continue to affect our physical and mental physiology, even when we try so hard to fight against them.