Delving into birth stories. I have listened to many birth stories in my treatment room, in women’s circles and on sofas with cups of tea. I love all the details, hearing about the twists and turns, the pain and determination, the trauma, the awe, disappointments and joy. Your birth story becomes part of who […]
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A Teenage Girl’s Guide to Happy Hormones: From Nutrition to Periods and Everything in Between. Part 1: Nutrition and Acne The teenage years can be a tricky time for many young women. Hormonal surges can be intense as your body finds its groove, all while studying, navigating relationships and your responsibilities at home. […]
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How Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture supports you through pre-conception, pregnancy, labour preparation & postpartum care. If you have been trying to conceive for 6 – 12 months without success and you partner’s sperm has been thoroughly assessed and passed with flying colours; which by the way is an increasingly rare occurrence, you maybe starting […]
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You’ve been told you have PCOS & been put on the pill ? to “regulate” your period (which is code for let’s shut off your ovaries until you want to get pregnant & deal with it then). Unfortunately this is a common case & it makes it hard as a practitioner to help until someone […]
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Tarot Card 4 – The Empress. In this blog we are exploring one of my favourite Tarot cards The Empress, which is an appropriate card for Mornington Chinese Medicine as she is one of the main cards representing fertility, the mother, abundance, living life to the fullest, feminine power, pregnancy and love. We […]
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What is Qi? Hi, it’s Scott here! The term Qi will come up in 99% of the posts I write so I thought I would give you some more in depth information about Qi. Qi (pronounced chee) is probably best interpreted as the “life force” within us. Sometimes it is also described as our “vital […]
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