Acupuncture Blogs

Plants love to be pruned. I’ve been seeing the results this spring: we did a major pruning job last fall on our lilac bush, which was too tall and leggy, and we cut it back to half its size. That lilac is looking so wonderful this spring: filled out below, lots of leaves, all around happy. Our Japanese weeping maple tells the same story: after pruning, the tree is lighter and more airy and has a lovely shape. Read more »

Happy spring!

Within Chinese medicine and tai chi, the concept of "sung" (pronounced soong) is important for health and vitality. The Chinese character for sung includes two images. The first, letting down hair, recalls the proper movements for spring: "Let your hair down and take large steps in the courtyard." In other words, relax your mind, and stretch and loosen your tendons and ligaments in the spring. Read more »