Acupuncture

TCM ACUPUNCTURE & IT’S BENEFITS

Here at Cedar Healing Arts, Sonja works together with you towards optimizing your health and guiding your body’s towards it’s innate wisdom of healing. Using acupuncture, TCM modalities such as cupping, moxa, nutrition guidance with the understanding that food is medicine and lifestyle guidance to help you feel empowered to be aligned with your health goals.. Complemented by our other offerings of yoga, qi gong and meditation to support the process of getting to the root cause of physiological and psychological disharmony, empowering individuals to align their health goals.

Acupuncture has been practiced in Asia for over 2,000 years and is an integral part of Eastern medicine, in China the Western Doctors and Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors work side by side in the hospitals. In the West, it is a natural holistic complement to other therapies, such as chiropractic, physiotherapy, naturopathy, and massage therapy.

Acupuncture can be beneficial in a wide range of conditions – from specific injuries to chronic symptoms of poor health.

TCM ACUPUNCTURE IS EFFECTIVE IN RELIEVING THESE SYMPTOMS

•       Pain

•       Stress

•       High blood pressure

•       Anxiety, frustration and emotional overload

•       Headaches, migraines

•       Muscle spasms and cramps

•       Insomnia

•       Painful periods & PMS

•       Fertility

•       Digestive issues

•       Skin conditions

•       Reduce cold symptoms, manage asthma & allergies

•       Manage chronic and complex health conditions

•       Great for maintenance and prevention ~ to help you stay or meet your optimal wellness and health goals

BALANCED AND HARMONIZED FLOW OF QI HELPS TO INCREASE:

•       Flexibility of muscles and joints

•       Energy level

•       Restful sleep

•       Mental function and clarity

•       Opening of sinus passages

•       Immune and Digestive system functions

•       Cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous system functions

TCM ACUPUNCTURE: HOW DOES IT WORK

TCM Acupuncture, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis, looks at each person as a unique whole being, body and spirit, who presents with unique environmental, congenital and emotional influences . Acupuncture stimulates the Qi (energy) of the meridian system with tiny needles at specific acupuncture points on the body (there are over 500 acupuncture points on the surface which flow Qi to tissues and deeper organ structures), this reminds to body to harmonize or re~balance flow states which are out of harmony. For short term issues results can be potentially be noticed in a handful of treatments, while chronic conditions will likely require much longer series of treatments followed by a move into maintenance to ensure you are staying in your optimal state after that initial state of change and relief has taken place.

TCM ACUPUNCTURE: WHAT CAN I EXPECT DURING MY TREATMENT

During the initial intake a detailed consultation , 20- 40 min, on current health, main concern, where you would like to be, how all the systems are operating, and where you are at body, mind and spirit. Medical and health history, followed by a tongue and pulse diagnosis to help diagnose the root cause. Following that there will be a 20 – 30 min acupuncture treatment followed by any nutrition, mindset and lifestyle suggestions to give you some tools to participate in your journey to wellness. Additional modalities like cupping, moxibustion, gua sha, tui na, and shiatsu may be employed if deemed therapeutic. Sonja is here to be a compassionate guide on your journey

Bookings available in:

Gravenhurst at Cedar Healing Arts

• Tuesday 10 am – 7 pm
• Thursday 9:30 am – 7 pm

Book in Gravenhurst

Huntsville at Auric Living

• Monday 11 am – 7 pm

Book in Huntsville 

To book a Virtual Telemedicine TCM appointment please email Sonja at info@cedarhealingarts.com

During the virtual 50 minute session, I will join you in a live video call, assess your current health and from there develop at treatment plan of a what would be suitable for you.  These can include acupressure guidance, qi gong, breathing exercises, meditation, nutrition coaching, life coaching, mindset, transformation mapping and more.

Zen Shiatsu Sessions

Shiatsu and it’s benefits…

Zen Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork based on the five element theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is extremely gentle and results in a very, deep state of relaxation that enables the body’s own healing powers to circulate.  I use thumbs, fingers, palms, elbows, feet and knees to apply pressure along meridian pathways while focusing on the body’s response to the treatment, helping to cultivating a greater sense of presence and consciousness towards the healing process. Zen Shiatsu will help your body to bring harmony to the meridian pathways and open the flow of energy.

Shiatsu can help in a wide range of conditions – from specific injuries to more general symptoms of poor health. Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing experience and regular treatments help to prevent the build up of stress in our daily lives and help us to be in the flow of the Tao by opening the flow of our own qi (energy).

ZEN SHIATSU IS EFFECTIVE IN RELIEVING THESE SYMPTOMS

•       Pain

•       Stress

•       High blood pressure

•       Anxiety, insomnia

•       Headaches, migraines

•       Muscle spasms and cramps

BALANCED AND OPEN FLOW OF QI HELPS TO INCREASE:

•       Flexibility of muscles and joints

•       Energy level

•       Restful sleep

•       Mental function and clarity

•       Opening of sinus passages

•       Immune and Digestive system functions

•       Cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous system functions

Available with Sonja at Cedar Healing Arts in Gravenhurst