We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
As any Victorian knows, as the City of Gardens, it also equates to the “city of seasonal allergies”. Unlike many other cities which have a much shorter blooming season, our mild climate is bounty to lush, green, pollen-y misery for many hay fever sufferers. For some, allergy season can start as early as late January…
“Be sure you really want this. Both acupuncture and social entrepreneurship are not things you can do on the side; they require real focus and commitment. Certain kinds of work you have to love enough to do for their own sake. Don’t be romantic or dreamy about it, really be honest with yourself about how…
Our friends at AcuTake are giving you 12 perfect, relevant and insightful reasons get acupuncture in 2012. 1. It’s not about adding more “stuff.” 2. Gratitude becomes evident. 3. There’s no technology required. 4. Patience is a virtue. 5. Context matters. 6. One size does not fit all. 7. It’ll open your mind. 8. It’s…
“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it, I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit…
What a perfect intention for 2012, may we foster humanity in one another :) “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – Dalai Lama Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from…
Cold and flu season is upon us and many of us spend the fall-winter-spring season in this revolving door of illness, slow recovery and back into illness, over and over for months. Those with certain work environments (ie. outdoors, small offices, schools, health care) or certain elements at home (ie. kids, pets, mould, dust). Some…
We have been working hard, pouring time, energy and $$ into this new clinic space now. I can see the finish line in the distance. But this week being the week I had chosen to reopen, the space just wasn’t where it should be and I was losing sleep over how unfinished the clinic would…
A wonderful entry in the renowned acupuncture blog AcuTake. Enjoy :) A version of this article originally was written for RowdyKittens, a blog about social change through simple living “We’ve arrived at a point of tension. Technology has enabled possibilities that just 10 years ago seemed unthinkable. And yet these same advancements have deprived us…
As they say “practice makes perfect”, it is necessary any time you are mastering a new skill. Just like learning a new sport or instrument, it can take time to sink in and with some patience, eventually it becomes 2nd nature. Well, think of receiving acupuncture as being similar. It helps to remind or re-teach…
I still remember my first experience sitting in a group room watching individuals in recovery having tiny acupuncture needles gently placed in their ears. After, they spent 45 minutes quietly and peacefully seated with their fellow peers. I recall how beautiful and profound this was, for just this moment, these individuals were free of pain….
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