Services
I provide a variety of services, including Chinese medicine (acupuncture and herbal medicine), biodynamic craniosacral therapy, and astrology consultations.
Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine is a rich tradition of medical practice that has developed from ancient times down to the present day. Its two main systems of treatment are acupuncture and herbal medicine. Currently, my focus is on acupuncture, however I do utilise herbs if and when required.
The term “acupuncture” comes from Latin acu “with a needle” + “puncture”: therefore, “to be punctured with a needle”. This is a translation of the Chinese 針灸, “Needle-Moxibustion”, moxibustion being the art of burning mugwort on the skin to effect physiological change. This is, essentially, the technique: to utilise needles and moxibustion to restore health to the tissues, regulate the flow of fluids, harmonise the functions and dynamics of the organs, and create overall therapeutic change.
Acupuncture is a recommended modality for conditions involving pain, dysregulated gut health, musculoskeletal issues, insomnia, infertility. A session will typically involve discussion, pulse diagnosis, and treatment, overall lasting 45minutes to one hour.
I practice acupuncture from Ondol Oriental Medicine Clinic on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is a subtle yet profound modality that has emerged from osteopathy in the 20th century. It utilises gentle touch, practitioner-client relational dynamics, and attunement to subtle bodily rhythms to facilitate healing. Significantly, in the biodynamic form of this practice, this healing emerges from within the client, rather than being imposed from without.
BCST, as the name suggests, recognises the craniosacral system, with its bones, membranes, nervous system, and fluids, as a central axis of focus. However, the practice transcends this to include the whole body, and indeed the whole being. As such, many issues can be worked with, whether they be musculoskeletal, internal, emotional, or even spiritual. While firmly grounded in anatomy, physiology, and the latest science, BCST also transcends these to include subtler levels of being.
This treatment is ideal for conditions involving states of nervous system dysregulation, anxiety, stress, insomnia, pain, gut health, headaches, etc.
I practice BCST from Vessel in Paddington, on Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
Astrology
Astrology sessions are helpful to uncover the archetypal dynamics operating in our lives. We thereby gain greater clarity — and perhaps, creativity — about who we are, during our sojourn on Earth.
I typically utilise a mixture of ancient and modern frameworks and techniques. My goal is not to predict or mystify, but rather contextualise one’s immediate, lived experience and help orient one toward greater coherence and imaginative living. Ideally, the client will participate by recording and sharing their dreams and other experiences which may act as doorways to the world of symbolic energies currently active in their lives. I see this as a living, “process-oriented” approach and dynamic exchange, rather than a “reading”, where one is told what their chart means.
These encounters can be online, or if you are in the Brisbane area and so wish, in person. I recommend a series of three or four meetings over time, to enable greater depth — but sometimes one is all that is required.
Cost $150 AUD first session, $120 thereafter.
Contact me
Get in touch if you’d like to connect.
shun.liu.yi@gmail.com
0478 231 228