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A Gentle Look at Anxiety
Mind Body Medicine
A Gentle Look at Anxiety
Mind Body Medicine

Understanding our nervous system + underlying causes of anxiety.

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Mind Body Medicine
The First Point on the Lung Channel
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement, Anatomy
The First Point on the Lung Channel
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement, Anatomy

An acupressure practice for the first point on the Lung meridian and the wisdom stored within it.

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement, Anatomy
Harmonizing with the Season of Autumn
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine, Mind Body Medicine, Nutrient Guidance, Recipes, Seasonal Attunement
Harmonizing with the Season of Autumn
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine, Mind Body Medicine, Nutrient Guidance, Recipes, Seasonal Attunement

Eight ways to support your body as nature turns inward.

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Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine, Mind Body Medicine, Nutrient Guidance, Recipes, Seasonal Attunement
Perimenopause Weight Gain and Metabolic Health
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Perimenopause Weight Gain and Metabolic Health
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Why Your Body Changes, and How to Support It

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
What Kind of Stress Support Do You Need?
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
What Kind of Stress Support Do You Need?
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine

Recovering from fatigue + supporting adrenal health

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Gallbladder Meridian + the Side Body: Discernment, Direction, and Yang Energy
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement
Gallbladder Meridian + the Side Body: Discernment, Direction, and Yang Energy
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement

What does having the ‘gall’ have to do with chronic body tension?

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement
The Yang of Water in the Body: the Back Body, Quiet, Discernment, and the Inner Gaze
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement
The Yang of Water in the Body: the Back Body, Quiet, Discernment, and the Inner Gaze
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement

Boundaries, Inner Clarity + Uprightness: qualities of the Bladder Channel

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Seasonal Attunement
Moxa: Kindling Inner Warmth & Vitality
Moxa: Kindling Inner Warmth & Vitality

Moxibustion — the yin to acupuncture’s yang — is like bringing the warmth of sunshine into the meridians.

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Jaw: Gateway to the Nervous System
Integrative Medicine, Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
Jaw: Gateway to the Nervous System
Integrative Medicine, Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine

A connective anatomy approach to chronic jaw pain and TMJ.

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Integrative Medicine, Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
Common Underlying Causes of Bloating
Nutrient Guidance, Anatomy, Integrative Medicine
Common Underlying Causes of Bloating
Nutrient Guidance, Anatomy, Integrative Medicine

Common causes of chronic bloating and what steps to take next.

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Nutrient Guidance, Anatomy, Integrative Medicine
Post-Viral Recovery & Immune Support
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Post-Viral Recovery & Immune Support
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Strengthening Health Through Late Winter

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Rooted and Resilient: The Art of Settling the Qi in the Body
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Rooted and Resilient: The Art of Settling the Qi in the Body
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Descending the qi in the body brings steady strength and flexibility.

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Understanding Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Understanding Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Knowledge is empowerment.

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Is it Possible to Reduce TPO Antibodies?
Integrative Medicine
Is it Possible to Reduce TPO Antibodies?
Integrative Medicine

You’ve recently discovered elevated TPO antibodies on a thyroid panel. Start here.

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Integrative Medicine
Chronic Low Back Pain: Integrative Approaches to Healing Degenerative Discs
Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
Chronic Low Back Pain: Integrative Approaches to Healing Degenerative Discs
Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine

Integrative approaches to low back pain.

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Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
What is Methylation?
Nutrient Guidance
What is Methylation?
Nutrient Guidance

Common genetic defects + their role in symptoms.

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Nutrient Guidance
On Anxiety: an Earth-Centered View
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature
On Anxiety: an Earth-Centered View
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature

Returning to our center.

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature
Balancing Fire + Water in the Body
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Balancing Fire + Water in the Body
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine

Support the nervous system through healing adrenal fatigue.

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Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
The Whole Universe is One Bright Pearl
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Whole Universe is One Bright Pearl
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Metaphor in medicine and the intangible benefits of acupuncture.

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Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Can I Reverse My Autoimmune Thyroid Condition?
Can I Reverse My Autoimmune Thyroid Condition?

Answering the most common questions about thyroid health.

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Harmonizing with Early Spring
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Harmonizing with Early Spring
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine

Guidance for aligning body, mind, spirit with the energy of early spring.

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Iron Deficiency: a Spectrum of Symptoms
Nutrient Guidance
Iron Deficiency: a Spectrum of Symptoms
Nutrient Guidance

Is a lack of iron contributing to your fatigue, chronic pain, depression, or other symptoms?

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Nutrient Guidance
Should You Be Eating Dairy?
Nutrient Guidance
Should You Be Eating Dairy?
Nutrient Guidance

It’s wild out there. Here’s some help navigating whether or not to eat dairy.

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Nutrient Guidance
Holistic Approaches to Nurture Your Metabolism
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Holistic Approaches to Nurture Your Metabolism
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Health comes in all shapes, sizes, and body expressions. Subvert conventional pressures on weight loss.

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Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Is Your Doctor Missing Something?
Mind Body Medicine
Is Your Doctor Missing Something?
Mind Body Medicine

Why you may need a naturopathic doctor on your care team.

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Mind Body Medicine
The Quiet Power of Ovulation: Holistic Impacts for Women's Health Across the Lifespan
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Quiet Power of Ovulation: Holistic Impacts for Women's Health Across the Lifespan
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

A consolidation of the burgeoning research on the health benefits of natural ovulation.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Kidney Vitality: Mirroring the Peace + Strength of Water
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Kidney Vitality: Mirroring the Peace + Strength of Water
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Protect inner vitality by understanding the Kidney organ and its associated qualities.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Structure of Deep Rest
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Structure of Deep Rest
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

The qualities of deep rest and their importance for healing mind, body, and spirit.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Wisdom of the Lungs
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Wisdom of the Lungs
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

The energetics of the Lung Organ Network and how it impacts physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Gut Microbiome Testing: When Is It Worth It?
Integrative Medicine
Gut Microbiome Testing: When Is It Worth It?
Integrative Medicine

What kind of information do you get and how helpful are these tests?

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Integrative Medicine

 

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The Bladder channel governs our capacity to hold an upright posture, hold clear boundaries, and meet life with supple responsiveness -- neither over-hardening nor collapsing. This is yang expression of Water [水; shuǐ] in the body. As we transition
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Our jaw is a place of . . . —physical + mechanical work —anatomical support + posture —emotional processing —access into the nervous system —integration between upper and lower body intelligences —meridian converge
Landing in the moment to meet this transitional time just as I am. Meeting you just as you are. Seasons turn, and so do we. Welcoming myself and welcoming you into this next season after a sweet summer of sky blue waters, wildflowers, plenty of mo
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Gripped tightness in the upper back + shoulders. A low hum of tightness around the spine. Rigid pain in the head + neck. A stuck hollowed space in the chest. Breathing that stops short. I like to talk about the concept of resting tension with patien
"The body is not an obstacle to awakening but a gateway. In sensation, in the immediacy of touch, we find our way home." —Judith Blackstone #nervoussystem #healing #wisdomofthefeltsense IMAGE: @bea-henri