Health Rediscovered: Acupuncture & Body Work

I'm a coach and 🤷🤷‍♀️ I didnt know it!!

I've been doing a lot of reflecting recently on what you 'get' when you come to see me.

Not only do I use acupuncture to work to fix what ails you, but I always have conversations with you about your life, and wee ways you can work to improve it - we develop problems as a result of our diet, our exercise, our habits, our constitution, etc.

So it naturally follows for me that to alleviate these problems we need to look at what's caused them - it's rarely immediately obvious!

💖I'll challenge your current patterns if necessary - mostly I see people are far to harsh on themselves.

💖I'll make wee suggestions like give yourself permission to have a lazy Sunday morning reading the papers.

💖I'll suggest ways to improve your bedtime routine

💖I may suggest it's time for a new mattress! or even just a quilt to soften the bed a little!

💖i might point out that the caffeine you are consuming MIGHT just play a role in your anxiety and/or 'weird heart condition'!!

Not only have I solved folks pain, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, helped them bring new life into this world, I've supported people through their darkest moments.

I've seen my patients
👀Quit their job (after the realised it just wasn't worth it)
👀Reaccess their partners - and what they need from them.
👀Support them through breakups -
👀Help them express their anger at their parents
👀Complete their marathons
👀Improve their yoga practice
👀 Take up or improve their meditation practice
👀Learn to handle life better - less stressed
👀Take more responsibility for themselves
👀Be kinder to themselves
👀Be more confident

Generally find a better balance in life.

I love that I get to help and support people on the mentalness that is this thing called life!!

🙏🙏🙏I am sooo grateful this path chose me - it is most definitely my vocation. 🙏🙏🙏

Now I just need to fully practice what I preach! Hahaha

🤓🤓🤓Fun Fact Fridays🤓🤓🤓

👁👁👁The cornea(film over front of the eyes) is the only part of the body with no blood supply – it gets its oxygen directly from the air. 👁👁👁

😯😯WOW !!! How cool is that 😯😯

What does it mean to you?

Is it something you love getting?

Have you ever had one?

🖍🖍🖍Noticing a pattern🖍🖍🖍

I have been speaking with patients lately about keeping a diary in the lead up to there treatments.

My Osteopathy training (4th year now EEK) has shown me how important it is to get an idea of what you have been up to and how you have got to where you are with your current pain/presenting problems.

To give an example or 5 ....
⚡️What does the pain feel like in certain positions?
⚡️Is it better lying down or standing up?
⚡️Does it hurt to tie your shoes or brush your teeth?
⚡️Are you sitting a lot at work?
⚡️Is the pain sharp or dull like toothache?
⚡️Is it better in the morning or does it get more painful
throughout the day?
⚡️How is your posture?
⚡️How painful is it if you were to score it out of 10?

These are just a handful of the many things that it is worth thinking about , both when coming to see us and also when thinking about anything you may be doing that has aggravated your pain?

There are so many different things that can contribute but the first and easy step is to notice a pattern.......

If you need any info do get in touch
M💆‍♀️