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Tai Chi, A Movement Form Of Yoga Combined With Meditation

   

As you make your way to work every morning, you may have passed a group of people standing in one place and moving their bodies in slow movement. You may wonder if that is actually exercise since nothing energetic is happening. But, this is exactly what the ‘Supreme Ultimate Force’ … Continue reading

Diagnosing And Treating Conditions The Traditional Chinese Medicine Way

   

Chinese Herbal medicine is a major branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that also includes Chinese massage therapy (Tuina) and acupuncture in Cleveland among others. In China, herbal medicine has been used for hundreds of years and is supported by a rich and long history of research, use, and development.… Continue reading

The Importance Of The Season Of Spring In Traditional Chinese Medicine

   

Spring is the season of creativity, new growth, of birth, and of expansion. In the cycle of the five elements, this is the energy of wood. Spring is the season when we reclaim our creative self. Our spirit should express itself in the world in order to be healthy. Aspects … Continue reading

The Benefits And A Short History Of Tai Chi

   

Whenever the West thinks of “martial arts,” it unavoidably thinks of punching, kicking, and body contact rather than meditative, rhythmic, slow body movements to help promote, inner peace, calmness, and relaxation. But that’s exactly what the defensive art of tai chi is all about: meditative rhythmic exercises to help the … Continue reading

Bone Setting Massage Therapy

   

Deemed to be one of the oldest forms of manual curative therapy in the West, bone setting massage is an extremely effective type of neuro-muscular massage that’s been performed by bonesetters in French and other European countryside. These methods are quite useful in resolving several issues associated with the locomotive … Continue reading

The Applications And Uses Of Cranial-Sacral Therapy

   

CST or Cranial-Sacral Therapy is a gentle technique that uses a very light touch to work with the body. A therapist trained in CST places his hands lightly on the neck and head in order to ‘listen’ to the body and how it responds to their touch. There is no … Continue reading

Some Of The Great Benefits Gua Sha Therapy Has To Offer

   

Oriental medicine experts define gua sha therapy as a traditional East Asian medicine healing technique that’s sometimes known in the West as ‘scraping,’ ‘spooning,’ or ‘coining.’ Gua sha uses a scraping device or tool that’s uni-directionally pressed stroked over a lubricated area of the body in order to deliberately produce … Continue reading

Auricular Acupuncture Is Fast Becoming A Mainstream Form Of Treatment For Sciatica

   

The ear has one of the most abundant reflex systems in the body. A reflex system is an area in the body where the entire body is depicted in a specific part of the body. Reflex systems are sometimes called “microsystems” and are two-way systems of communication of the body. … Continue reading