More commonly known as ear acupuncture, auricular acupuncture or auriculotherapy is an alternative therapeutic modality that places the ear to be the vital point of healing. The principle behind this therapy lies in the fact that the outer ear is a microsystem that represents the entire human body. The various acupuncture points are designated on the auricle.
What Is Auricular Acupuncture?
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A medical treatment used throughout South East Asia and in Chinese medicine, Gua Sha is a technique that’s called Khoud Lam in Laos, Cao Yio, in Vietnam, and Kerik, in Indonesia.
In English, “Gua” means to rub or scrape, while is “Sha” is a word to describe the raised reddish skin rash that develops from the scraping process. Sha pertains to the stagnant blood in … Continue reading
Tui Na cures chronic pain, particularly the ones caused by musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. All conditions such as tennis elbow, sciatica, immobility and back pain, shoulder pain, and neck pain, among others, also go very well to this treatment.
However, it is difficult to resolve a certain condition using Tui Na outside of enhancing the overall status of Chi in the body, which implies that … Continue reading
According to Chinese philosophy and theory, yin and yang are opposite yet appreciative energies in the world and the universe. Yang represents everything masculine, controlling, or positive and yin, the other energy, is characterized as feminine, passive, or earthy. One is neither greater nor less than the other; yin and yang represent the ideal state of harmony, union, and balance as both energies are prerequisites … Continue reading
When a person starts practicing tai chi, the thing that he will first experience is its power or at least the promise of its power. There is nothing particularly esoteric or mystical about the power of tai chi. It is simply about following its principles and witnessing what will rise within you. Practicing a form (a series of movements) is never exactly similar, but it’s … Continue reading
Pain is the body signaling you that something is wrong within you. It is an essential warning system for and from the body.
Whether you are hurting as a result of a stress-related illness like sleeping problems, depression, chronic pain, or fatigue, or due to a physical injury, you are sure to immediately seek for anything that would lessen the pain. In the West, people … Continue reading