Look at your tongue, and you know how you are doing! Very often I´m asked for: “what is this coverage on my tongue ( I brushed it away in the morning)”? In TCM there is an explanation for that. The tongue will be evaluated on size, colour, structure, coverage and 5 elements. Few basic principles…
As acupuncturist I always keep on reminding of wearing a scarf in autumn. It´s for good reason. Lung, the organ associated with fall, is considered the most exterior organ. It is the first line of defense against external pathogenic factors. As the weather turns cold and windy, the Lung organ is extra vulnerable. Further, pathogenic…
In summer lay down on the acupressure mat relax and breath Acupressure BL23 (shénshu) strengthens back
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In our cold Finnish climate to drink ice cube water freezes stomach Qi energy. It can cause stomach pain, swelling, freezing, tiredness and it weakens the digestion. Finns have a lot of digestion problems and one of the reasons are icy cold beverages Here is a Cafe, where you get water of room temperature-…
“I don´t feel well, I´m not myself, my body is disturbed, pain here and there? Something is out of balance.” You can recognize the misbalance in your breathing and treat it – yourself- by breathing- wherever- whenever! Breathing is a wave movement; active inhale (YANG) and passive exhale (YIN) alternate, there is´nt one without the…
In China eating is part of social communication. There is no celebration, visit, trip or meeting without a meal. In chinese language even you say instead of “How are you doing?” “Have you eaten enough?”. In Finland we could also follow this, and get more together, have a meal and socialize. The purpose of daily…
In Chinese/ TCM: ” if your center (stomach) is ok everything is ok”. Finnish stomach is not ok- it´s rebellious! Almost every week I meet people in my practice with stomach problems. In examinations there are no physical reason to find and the question is- what can I do about it? Finland is a cold…
Sometimes can problem be surprisingly solved. Liisa (name changed) asked me:”my nose is mornings blocked and if I catch cold I always get sinusitis. Why is that?” It turned out, that Liisa had a habit to drink cold orange juice in the evenings and even more especially as she caught cold- because of vitamin-C. According…
As I was little girl, our village nurse recommended me to “dry brush” my very dry legs, which I actually did with my younger sister for a while. Not a bad suggestion at all! Brush dry or while shower after sauna legs, arms belly and back all over. To brush stimulates the blood circulation and…