I view the world through cycles and rhythms, seasons, tides, moods and abundance. I can adapt to an environment easily and feel emotion deeply. So when it comes to menstrual cycles it makes perfect sense to me that human females ebb and flow with such purpose and transformation each month in their fertile years. I […]
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What I know now, that I wish I knew then… I was fourteen when I had my first period – it was while we were on a beach holiday over the summer break, and on my first day back at high school I remember nonchalantly telling my friends “oh yeah, I got my period […]
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I acknowledge that some individuals born with wombs may not identify with the word woman. But for the purpose of this blog I will use the word woman/women when discussing menstruation. The Moon Once upon a time before electricity, women’s menstrual cycles would be in sync. The light of the full moon would trigger […]
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Exhaustion is rampant in our society even with reminders to slow down, switch off, and recharge. Catchy and hard to miss, this signalling from health minded sources is not to be ignored. Exhaustion or “burn out” arises from the constant need to push on and goes against the body’s pleas to slow down and […]
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Are you tired of feeling tired? Tired of not having enough energy to do all the things you have to do and more importantly want to do? The good news is we never tire of helping you feel better, and Chinese Medicine (CM) is fundamentally all about generating, promoting, moving and regulating energy (also referred to as […]
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So, sleep is important. We all know that, but I suspect that many of you don’t actually know just how vitally important it is to your health and wellbeing. I’ve been doing a lot of research into sleep of late, and I’ve taken great interest in the work of Professor Matthew Walker, Professor of […]
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