Chinese medicine is a rich tradition of medical practice that has developed from ancient times down to the present day. Its oldest text, the Huángdì Nèijīng (黃帝內經) describes a highly nuanced and sophisticated vision of health and disease. In it our bodily (and mental) ecology is seen to be in constant dance with the forces of the environment and seasonal motions, and deeply shaped by our emotions, experiences, and lifestyle.

When the individual falls out of harmonious synchrony with natural motion and the larger matrix of which it is a part, illness arises. Various techniques are then utilised to restore natural circulation and coherence to the totality of the organism. This is primarily achieved via the use of needles (acu, 鍼/針) and heat (moxibustion, 灸). Thus the Chinese name for “acupuncture”: 針灸 zhēnjiǔ, “needle-moxa”.

As a needle-moxa practitioner, I endeavour to assist in the unraveling of illness using this ancient framework and the “subtle and marvellous” tools of needle and moxa. This involves questioning, pulse diagnosis, and physical examination before the application of needles and mugwort to effect physiological change. In this way, fluid-flow can be regulated, health can be restored to tissues, the functions and dynamics of the organs can be harmonised, and one’s overall life-circulation can be optimised.

This approach has the potential to support the recovery from various issues, from complex diseases to acute musculoskeletal pain. Conditions may include digestive issues, immune system disorders, arthritis, chronic and acute pain, headaches and migraines, insomnia, and others.

First session: $145 (around 1.5 hours)

Second session: $125 (around one hour)