Last year, I completed two courses at the London College of Massage. Alongside acupuncture, I am now practising Swedish therapeutic and deep tissue massage at the Greenwich Natural Health Centre every Tuesday and Sunday. Full details of times and costs will appear here on the website shortly, but in the meantime, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this.

“Words exist to express ideas, once we understand the ideas we can forget the words.”

The Daoist philosopher Chuangzi taught this. Once you get his point, please forget that you read it here.

I came across this new acupuncture protocol recently. It involves six acupuncture points, three on each thigh. It is named after a four-horse carriage, which is a useful metaphor for the purportedly strong and lasting effects of these points.

Dr Tung was a traditional Chinese physician from Shandong Province who was famous for miraculous and… Continue reading →

Following on from earlier work by Nikola Tesla, the German physicist, Professor WO Schumann predicted in the mid-twentieth century that there are electrical standing waves in the atmosphere and discovered that the earth’s ionosphere produces a very specific pulsation. In 1954, measurements taken by Schumann and Dr Herbert Konig confirmed an earth frequency of 7.83Hz.… Continue reading →

In 443, Emperor Wendi’s physician, Qin Cheng-zu persuaded him to found a medical school, and this was the first state college for the teaching of acupuncture and other forms of medicine. Sadly, wars and imperial bankruptcy intervened, and the school was forced to close. In 581, however, the idea was revived and the Tai Yi… Continue reading →

As mentioned here in this blog before, the clinic where I work in Greenwich has sponsored the training of a guide dog for the blind and visually-impaired. Her name is Cally, and she is gorgeous. Here is the latest update I have received about how her training is proceeding:

Cally is now 9 months old… Continue reading →

Since Febraury of this year, I have been studying Swedish therapeutic massage. I am now almost qualified, and in the new year will be able to offer massage to all new and existing clients. To make extra time for massage clients at the clinics where I work, I will also be extending my working hours… Continue reading →

This is a guest editorial piece from my friends at Zen Yoga telling you a little bit about what they do.

What does the word “yoga” mean to you? Flexibility? Relaxation? What about “meditation” or “zen”? “Zen” originally comes from a Sanskrit word “dhyana” meaning concentration or meditation, and meditation is one of… Continue reading →

” Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?’ ”

Regina Brett

Almost fifty per cent of expectant women experience pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting. As most people know, the term “morning sickness” is not a particularly useful description of these symptoms which frequently occur throughout the day.

Many women chose to have acupuncture to counter the effects of morning sickness. The World Health Organisation (WHO) as far… Continue reading →