Dear OM magazine, I have been practising yoga for about a year now and have started to take a very keen interest in complementary and alternative healthcare and medicines, as well as many other things surrounding the world of yoga. One thing in particular that has always intrigued me is acupuncture. I do not have [...]
Archive for the ‘Acupuncture’ Category
Aaron’s Acupuncture Column in Om Magazine
Posted in Acupuncture on 11 April 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Spring Qi Gong
Posted in Acupuncture, Life Style on 26 March 2012 | 4 Comments »
Our latest Qi Gong video is a simple yet powerful practice for balancing and energizing the liver and gall bladder meridians, the organs associated with spring in Five Element acupuncture. These first few weeks of spring can be a vibrant time of growth and rejuvenation. Qi Gong like acupuncture can do wonders for releasing blocks, [...]
A Tree is a Cathedral
Posted in Acupuncture on 7 February 2012 | 1 Comment »
Aaron Deemer, February 2012 Over the weekend, while I wandered in Hyde Park, Thich Naht Hanh’s wonderful description of trees and nature kept coming to me, so I thought I would share his words alongside a few of my photographs… By Thich Naht Hanh A tree to me is as beautiful as a cathedral. Even more beautiful. I [...]
Balance is Beautiful
Posted in Acupuncture on 28 January 2012 | 2 Comments »
Aaron Deemer, January 2012 For a long time I thought about moving out of the city and into nature. I was looking for a place of ease and quiet, peace and balance. Then I realized that the simplicity I was looking for doesn’t in fact come from nature, it comes from me. Yes, being in [...]
How does acupuncture work?
Posted in Acupuncture, Research, tagged acupuncture, channels, fascia, general anaesthesia, meridians, research, structure of the body, western medicine on 17 January 2012 | 3 Comments »
The exact mechanism for how acupuncture works is a bit of a mystery. This sounds quite disturbing of course and is a major reason why western medicine has difficulty with it. Although not all aspects of western medicine are fully understood (general anaesthesia being one), it is understandable that there are doubts about the ‘truth’ of [...]
January Workshop
Posted in Acupuncture on 19 December 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We are overjoyed to have Jodi teaching one more series of Qi Gong workshops this January, the last for the winter season. We will be focusing on cultivating and managing your energy. Led by Jodi Smith, the workshop consists of four sessions from 7pm to 8pm over two weeks (held on Monday and Wednesday evenings) [...]
December Workshops
Posted in Acupuncture on 5 December 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After such positive feedback from the last workshop, we’ve decided to host another series of Qi Gong workshops with Jodi, focusing on cultivating and managing your energy. Led by Jodi Smith, the workshop consists of four sessions from 7pm to 8pm over two weeks (held on Monday and Wednesday evenings) beginning Monday December 12th. Space is [...]
