Acupuncture
Jude Taylorson, Richard Walters and Cath Stacey
Acupuncture is an ancient healing art, which is relevant and effective for contemporary health problems. It works with the flow of energy in the body, the life force, to clear physical or emotional blocks, and to stimulate the natural healing systems of the body and the inner Spirit.
It is useful for many complaints, including anxiety, insomnia, aches and pains, menstrual discomfort, migraines, depression, and emotional pain.
Acupuncturists see ill-health as an imbalance of Qi or energy. The more out of balance the energy, the greater the disease or the more insistent the symptoms become. Acupuncture works by understanding the root of these imbalances and uses fine needles to manipulate the energy (Qi) in the energetic pathways of the body (known as meridians) ensuring a harmonious flow, thus preventing imbalance and disease.
The balance Qi can be disturbed by a number of factors, including emotional states such as anxiety, stress, grief, anger or fear, poor nutrition, weather conditions, hereditary factors, infections, and emotional and physical trauma.