HOLISTIC ORIENTAL MEDICINE

ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture is the primary branch of Oriental Medicine in use today. It is assisted by Chinese Herbal Medicine and by Medical Qigong. All three are classical medical systems adapted to the modern age.

Acupuncture uses very fine needles which are gently inserted into specific vital life energy (Qi) points situated in the muscle layer. These points are in fact more like hollows where this vitalising life force accumulates along channels of Qi. By tapping into the Qi of these points the life force is stimulated to either to move, increase or disperse depending on what your healing aims are.

Once activated, an acupuncture point moves the Qi in order to clear obstructions along its channel and hence reduces the pain caused by the stagnation of the Qi in that channel. Conversely a point can supplement the amount of Qi or Jing present in the channel, its related organ and their associated physiological systems.

So for example tonifying an acupuncture Liver point will gently boost the Liver's vitality hence improving its functions and general state of health. If you disperse that same point it will either clear pain along its channel pathway or disperse stuck Qi in the Liver organ itself. This in turn will support the Liver to expel toxins from any organ that is related to its physiology.

Acupuncture can treat a number of complaints, physical and psychological.
Anything from basic pains and ache to stress-related conditions to psychological distress can be addressed by this ancient method of healing and therapy.

CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE

Chinese Herbal Medicine is the use of specific plants, fungi or minerals to activate and heal the body and psyche. Their use is determined by the medical condition that the patient is suffering from and their age. They are typically administered orally in the form of tablets, capsules, syrups or decoctions. They are easily combined with acupuncture and as a rule are taken daily at home.

MEDICAL QIGONG

Medical Qigong is the system of using vital energies (Qi) and essences (Jing) to heal body and mind. There are two main branches to it. First is the transmition of these life forces to the patient through the use of specific techniques by the practitioner. Often this method is combined with acupuncture as with both the patient is in receptive mode. The second is a direct connection to the healing life forces through certain practices by the patient themselves. These are guided by the practitioner and include movements and postures combined with visualisation and breathwork. Here the patient is active and so this method is done separate to the acupuncture treatment.