The Tarot – Simon Altman BHSc (Acu)

  This month when we were asked to write about something we were passionate about, I initially was thinking about topics specifically related to acupuncture.  However, Tarot is something I have been passionate about after purchasing my first Tarot deck when I was a teenager.  Many years later, after completing my acupuncture qualification and then […]

The stomach and digestive problems – Scott Stephens BHSc (Acu)

The stomach and digestive problems.   I love the stomach! Whenever I see a new patient in clinic, no matter what the problem may be, I am always super interested in how the patient’s digestive system is operating.   In Chinese medicine, the digestive system consists of two organs, the stomach and the spleen. The […]

BREATH, Qi & CHINESE MEDICINE – Dr Eli Thomas BAppSc (Chinese Medicine) BAppSc (Human Biology)

BREATH, Qi & CHINESE MEDICINE You will often hear Chinese medicine practitioners talking about something we call qi (pronounced “chee”) or functional energy in the body. There are many sub-types of this qi that drive all the processes of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual functioning. For example, we may say someone who gets […]

Winter Self Care – Anna McMullen BHSc CM

Winter is a time of yin, cold, retreating and silent. It is associated with the kidney energy, deep and dark, solid and still.  It is a time of year which is perfect for introducing regular self care in to your life. Self care is something I’m constantly asking of my patients. The trend towards having […]

My passion for acupuncture – Kirsten Wolfe: director at MCM and author ‘The Fertile Life Method™’

I love our clinic manager Liss. She keeps me organised in my chaos, reminding me today my blog was due. The subject? “What I am passionate about”.  I have an unquenchable thirst for teaching and mentoring Chinese medicine practitioners and Acupuncturists as well as treating my fertility patients. I often say if I won a […]

Winter Solstice – Lauren Sanderson-Young BHSc (Acupuncture)

Winter Solstice I am passionate about living in harmony with the world around me. This may be the visible world, or the unseen world of Universal energies that binds us all and flows through everything. I notice patterns in nature, coincidences, cycles, and I take meaning from them into my life to improve the way […]