
Illuminate Your Life: a chinese medicine blog
Boost + Support Your Blood
Blood deficiency is a common occurrence in women, especially those who are menstruating or following a vegan/vegetarian diet. Check out our favorite ways to support and boost blood with lifestyle changes, herbal medicine and acupuncture treatments.
Nourish Your Fertility
Acupuncture is a restorative treatment that brings vitality to your reproductive organs, nourishes your blood and hormones, reduces stress, and calms and uplifts your spirit. Chinese Medicine significantly increases your likelihood of becoming pregnant and sustaining a healthy pregnancy.
Celebrating Women
March is Women’s History Month. We want to honor all the amazing women out there by sharing information, tips and resources to support women’s health and wellbeing through all stages of life.
10-Minute Meditations
When you slow down and change your focus, you find stillness and space to breathe. Check out a few of our favorite meditations and other mindfulness resources.
Why We Love Cupping
We love cupping, it is one of our favorite forms of bodywork! It involves momentarily placing fire into glass cups so that the heat creates suction when they are subsequently placed on the skin.
Boost Your Qi with Stomach 36
In today's society, people are constantly running themselves into the ground and usually need a little boost. Stomach 36 is a great point for that and is one reason why it is commonly used by most therapists.
Daily Mindful Habits
Mindfulness is something that we all naturally possess, but we need to practice it in order for it to work in our benefit. Check out these simple tips to rest, change your focus and find some peace in your day.
Replenish Your Jing
Now that we’re more than half way through winter, how are you? Winter is the most yin time of the year with its darker, colder and shorter days, and it is the most ideal time to lay low and nourish yourself.
Mental + Physical Health with TCM
Chinese Medicine offers an opportunity to improve your mental and physical health and to help you understand how your physical and emotional symptoms are related.
Year of the Wood Dragon
The year of the Wood Dragon began February 10th. While the past several years have had a heavy reflection of Water, representing introspection, depth and wisdom, the year of the Wood Dragon entices us to put these philosophies, desires, areas for growth and moments of healing into action!
Prepare for Restorative Sleep
Sleep is so important for your mental and physical health - it’s the time for your body and spirit to cleanse, heal and recharge. When we can return to a state of yin and stillness, we prepare ourselves for balanced vitality and strength during the yang of day.
UHC Coverage
Did you know that Sarah Welch accepts United Healthcare? If you would like use your benefits for acupuncture, please provide insurance information to determine eligibility before appointment.
Relax with Yin Tang
Because it calms the mind, eases anxiety, and allows for deep relaxation, Yin Tang also happens to be the most requested acupuncture point by patients!
Yin Energy of Winter
The Yin energy of winter is a great time to pause, self reflect, and slow down. Yin energy represents rest and more inward energy. It’s important to take some time to rest and look inward during this time.
Winter Blues + TCM
In Chinese Medicine, we pay close attention to the way the seasons impact our health, as our bodies and minds reflect the world around us. If you tend to feel down this time of year, we can help! Check out our top tips to beat the winter blues.
Winter Self-Care
Right now, we are in the best season to reflect on our health, conserve our energy, and build our strength. Support your mind, body and spirit with these ideas for self-care this season.
What is Microneedling?
Microneedling is performed using a handheld, drum- or pen-shaped device, electrically powered, with tiny needles that make precise, microscopic punctures in the skin. This treatment stimulates the production of collagen and addresses skin conditions such as wrinkles and fine lines, acne, enlarged pores, and dark spots.
Principles of a Winter Diet
Right now, we are in the best season to reflect on our health, conserve our energy, and build our strength. Check out the principles of a winter diet and some of our favorite foods to include this season.
How to Reset After the Holidays
Returning to normalcy after the holidays can seem almost impossible. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s totally normal! Check out these 6 simple tips to help you reset and feel your best after the holidays
Welcoming in 2024
Thank you for an amazing year! Check out some of our favorite ways to welcome inspiration, tune into the magic of this season and bring in the New Year with beauty, light, awareness & ritual.