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Overheating? Acupuncture Has Your BackβDay & Night
Published 4 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Hi Reader,
Even after 15 or so years of writing to clients and community, I often stumble at the start. Marketing marvels get in my head and say: "you gotta pitch the idea, do it my way", "promote your services, sell, sell, sell! " and one I actually resonate with: "marketing is how people connect with your practice, so use this sales page and get out there."
The thing is, healthcare is not actually a service, healthcare is a right and it is screwy indeed to try to "sell you" on what is inherently yours.
Now, I don't have that marketing is "wrong" or "bad" I have that it is ineffective & misaligned for healthcare and it feels fake, for me. I want you to have access to the care you deserve, and for me to have the resources I need.
For years I have been trying to sell you on your health. I am done!
We are practicing mutual care every time you book an appointment. In no way is this to say you have to come for treatment, it just happens to be that when you do need or want a treatment, I learn more, develop my skills and you pay me π!
I already know you care about your health, even when you don't have access to the healthcare you deserve and/or it is hard to take care they way you're "supposed to". I too, don't do my physio as often as I should, I just ate 3 chocolate chip cookies after having snacks with a movie and have not had a regular exercise routine in months.
I feel a great relief in saying what's real; healthcare is not for sale. Though fees are charged, what we are doing is taking care of each other, with no obligation to do so on either side, only your wants to feel better and my wants, to serve.
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Now... Hi, how is it actually going? Tell me how things are, for real. Hit reply to this email and I will listen. Getting emails like this are so appreciated, both for the one to one connection AND for the opportunity to feel the pulse of community and attune to the needs of the people.
In this message...
Heat clearing treatments - hot flashes, night sweats & heat waves
Taking care of the world is Traditional Chinese Medicine - Bill C5
Summer schedules - you, me and bestie makes three!
Heat clearing
Acupuncture works wonders with heat.
Be it hot flashes with peri/menopause, night sweats for any reason, or sweating a lot when the temp gets anywhere above 22β, the effects of heat are exhausting, sweaty and draining.
Heat clearing points can offer significant relief immediately, plus with a short series of treatments and food adjustments, ongoing relief is highly likely.
In combination with other points tailored to your unique being, I am often using the three points below to clear nighttime, daytime or feverish heat.
Rangu Kidney 2, clears the relatively excess heat we get when our bodies coolant runs low - night sweats, dry mouth, chronic sore throats, irregular menstruation and heat in the afternoon.
Quchi Large Intestine 11, clears excess heat all over the body - fevers, high blood pressure, headaches, sore throats or feeling overheated.
Da Zhui Du 14, is a main heat point - fevers, summer heat, spontaneous sweating or night sweats.
Clients with night sweats are having cool, dry nights while folks with hot flashes shift to mild warm moments - life gets more manageable, day & night.
π₯ Summer heat will exacerbate any heat condition, so cool it down, Charlie Brownπ§
Bill C5 is a threat to global health and Traditional Medicine is pointing to us as a resource for healing. The Eight branches of Chinese Medicine includes cosmology which emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things. We may think of environmental effects on us, like catching a cold after being drenched in a rainstorm, or getting frostbite after an icy day on the lake, but all relationships go both ways. We have a direct relationship with the world around us, rooted in mutual care.
We do not survive without each other, the animals, plants, waters, and people who steward and have cared for the Land, in harmony with all Life.
Bill C5 "concentrates decision-making power in the hands of ministers and the Lieutenant Governor without mandating First Nations involvement, threatening sovereignty, land stewardship, and ongoing reconciliation efforts."
Email Prime Minister Carney and demand that Bill C5 be stopped so as to ensure Indigenous People continue to be included in the ways our environment is cared for. mark.carney@parl.gc.ca,
Check out this Instagram post from @Ravendavisart and learn more about the police violence at a peaceful rally to stop Bill C5.
Summer Schedules
Mineβ I took some time off for Pride and a lovely camping trip to Beausoliel Island the past few days. I am back now and will be until the last couple weeks of August.
Yours βI hope you do some resting this summer! Booking ahead will help you keep up maintenance treatments. If you are looking for Acupressure, Shiatsu or last minute treatments call the office at 416-531-0008 to book those. Take an extra time out this summer and get ,,,,
Theirs βSummer is a great time for a friend to come in for the first time. Folks go away more (or feel better with the sun- yay!) resulting in more space for new clients, or for clients who haven't come in in a while (maybe you?).
Refer me to your networks by forwarding this email, or send them my website, instagram or facebook!
Especially if you know someone having hot flashes or night sweats. Connections are cool, they will be forever grateful!
Research mode
How does the way I practice benefit your health and well being? How am I unique in my approach? For the next year or so I am gathering data on my approach, and it's effectiveness, so as to develop a curriculum for teaching other health practitioners.
Fun, right?
Your contribution will be significant, guaranteed. β
If you have stress, pain, low capacity, grief or trauma or some physical ailment please reach out or book in with me. I also have great referrals if I what I have to offer isn't quite what you need.
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