Restore your inner balance with Acupuncture by Lorna Paviour
Many of us are familiar with the idea of maintaining balance in our lives. Physical balance is crucial as it keeps us upright, prevents falls and underpins all our daily movements. Nutritional balance is essential as it provides the energy, vitamins and minerals our bodies need to function properly. A work/life balance allows us to protect our mental and physical health, improves productivity, and prevents burnout.
So what is meant by “balance” from the perspective of five element acupuncture?
Balance was seen by the ancient Chinese as the ultimate foundation of health. According to the teachings, when the five elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water within us are in alignment, energy flows smoothly and freely through the body, promoting physical and emotional wellbeing. This balance and harmony allows a person to cope with the slings and arrows that life throws at us, supporting the ability to come back to centre more easily.
Symptoms of illness were seen as a direct result of the disruption to this free movement of energy through the body.
Five element acupuncture aims to identify and transform the root cause of imbalance, give support to physical and emotional symptoms, and bring a person back to a feeling of vitality and health.
How can five-element acupuncture help you?
This ancient system of medicine can provide support for our health in modern times. Patients seek support in the clinic for a host of different symptoms and challenges:
· physical aches, pains and discomfort
· overwhelm, worry and stress
· a feeling that life events have sapped their natural energy
· recovery from serious illness
· fertility
· peri -menopause/menopausal changes and challenges
· gut and skin disturbance and discomfort
· loss, grief and heartbreak
Do get in touch if you’d like to know more about how five element acupuncture could help you, or book a course of treatment through the SOP website.
Lorna Paviour