As one moves into the depth of winter, the life force spirals and ribbons toward the ocean of ancestral memory and knowledge, the essence. This phase of the movement of lifeforce is a constant influence, but it is most pronounced in the season related to the water element, winter.

It is common knowledge in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine that the goal of treatment is to bring the individual into homeostasis with the environment in order to bring on the natural healing capacity and encourage well-being and recovery.

A question I am often asked is, “What does acupuncture do?”. While most people know it can be used to address a wide variety of health concerns and injuries, how it works can be a difficult question to answer. Frist of all theories of acupuncture presuppose the existence of vital energy, or qi, which moves through channels in the body called meridians.

While addressing many health issues with patients throughout the years of my acupuncture practice, there is a question that I am asked fairly often. “Is there value to getting acupuncture when there is no main complaint?”. The answer to this question reaches to the core of the principles of Chinese Medicine in general.