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Q&A Acupuncture for Marathon Training with Chantel and Scott

Mornington Chinese Medicine has been so happy to support Chantel over the last three months as she trains for her first full marathon while raising awareness for The Lung Foundation Australia…….. Just under a week out from the big day we thought we would take the opportunity to sit down with Chantel and her MCM […]

Do you really know how to breathe? | Simon Altman B.HSc CMA

We all breathe every day, but do you really know how to breathe properly?  Traditional Chinese Medicine has always promoted diaphragmatic breathing, which is also known as abdominal breathing, belly breathing or simply deep breathing.   There are a wide range of health benefits associated with the use of regular deep breathing exercises.  This includes […]

SEASONAL EATING | WINTER IN TCM |Anna McMullen B.HSc CM

Winter is such a beautiful time of year.  The chilly temperatures, stormy weather and the stillness of foggy mornings contrasted with clear blue skies and winter sunshine are always good inspiration to nourish the body with warming and delicious comfort food. Winter is the most yin time of year, the energy is of decline and […]

TCM view of childhood asthma | Scott Stephens BHSc (acu), Shonishin therapy acupuncture

Childhood asthma may be considered when the child presents with ongoing respiratory symptoms, which can include wheezing, coughing/night-time cough, difficulty breathing and chest tightness. Symptoms of an actual asthma attack include signs of respiratory distress, tachypnoea and continuous and high pitched wheeze caused by turbulence in the airway, Crawford (Cited in Redwood & Neill 2013, […]

Asthma in TCM: A history | Scott Stephens BHSc (acu), Shonishin therapy acupuncture

Asthma in TCM: A history In the ancient Chinese text, ‘The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine, (Neijing Suwen), in a translation by Ni (1995 p.45), the first mention of asthma is under the chapter of ‘Dysfunction of the Five Zang and Viscera. It states, “If we see a white colour on the face, and […]

Get to the (moxa) point: St 36 and harmonising the stomach | Simon Altman B.HSc CMA

Moxibustion is a form of heat therapy originating in Ancient China and used within Traditional Chinese Medicine.  Moxibustion, or Moxa for short, uses the leaves from the Mugwort plant (Artemesia Argyi or Chinese Mugwort) where it is used either indirectly or directly on the skin.  Indirect moxibustion is the more common therapy where the Mugwort […]