WHAT WE TREAT
Five Element Acupuncture is a holistic practice which treats the whole person across body, mind and spirit.
Essentially, it can treat anything, and is for anyone who wants to feel better within themselves. You could be struggling with an exhaustive list of physical ailments, feeling mentally blocked, stuck in the proverbial rut, or longing for a renewed sense of purpose & clarity in your lives.
You also don’t need anything wrong with you to start treatment. Often in the West we wait until symptoms arise or we’re in crisis until we seek help. As Five Element Acupuncture is a preventative practice, mere curiosity, or a sudden desire to invest in your health are all great reasons to begin.
Whilst we have listed below the more common complaints we see in clinic, it’s important to remember that the cause of each person’s anxiety, insomnia or period pains is unique to them, and each treatment will be tailored to the individual.
some of the problems we come across…
STRESS
We’ve all experienced stress. It’s an essential part of life which drives us forward and helps us achieve our goals. However, if not in check, it can creep up on us leaving us fried, wired and overwhelmed by the slightest thing. Yes, stress is inevitable, but it does not have to consume nor control you. When you are in balance and managing your energy wisely, you can flow between the never ending dynamic of rest + action effortlessly and with grace.
IBS & INTOLERANCES
The time has finally come for us to embrace the conversation about our guts and bowels. There is nothing more uncomfortable then feeling seven months pregnant after a pizza or as unsettling as running to the loo five times a day followed by a road block for the next two. It makes us feel gross and needs to stop. Ideally, when our systems are functioning as nature intended, we should poo like clockwork and delight in eating everything and anything within moderation.
ANXIETY
Anxiety is odd. When it rears its ugly head, you can dwell on the past, catastrophize the future, feel sick in your stomach or tight in your chest. It is all encompassing, exhausting and quite frankly boring. Whilst pills are great to subside the feeling and strategies are available to manage it, there’s not much out there to rid you of it. For us, anxiety is just another alarm bell that you are out of balance. Therefore, if this is restored, we can finally quieten the self sabotaging voices which make you believe you’re not good enough or not living your best life.
PERIODS & FERTILITY
Whether you love or hate them – we ladies have to deal with our periods. They’re the only outward sign we have of our fertility and the best evidence of the cyclical nature of our bodies. So, it can be pretty disconcerting when they take you by surprise or never arrive. It’s also not right to feel excruciating pain or be plunged into a sea of overwhelming emotions. When we are in balance our periods should run smoothly every month, reassuring us that the rest of our internal systems are working well.
PHYSICAL PAIN & TENSION
From hours spent hunched over, staring at a screen to trialling out the latest SAS style fitness trend, modern life takes its toll on our bodies. We suffer from debilitating migraines, a permanently clenched jaw and pain in places we didn’t even know existed. For us, all this tension is just a sign there is a big block of energy which needs to pass through. By releasing it, the energy should flow, and the pain subside.
INSOMNIA & TIREDNESS
Sleep is precious. Reality is a lot of us just lie awake for what feels like an eternity contemplating our existence. The rest of us wake up after a 10-hour sleep feeling like we’ve been hit by a bus. The exhaustion, intimate relationship with caffeine and endless conversations about how tired we are, only make us feel, well, more exhausted. When we are plugged back into the natural rhythms of our bodies, we should dream peacefully and know what it feels like to wake up refreshed and buoyed up with energy to embrace the day ahead.