The Present Sage Acupuncture

05/20/2026

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/acupuncture-evidence-pain-management?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR6A6VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAnvARBwnlqDMlP6QL3yin4wNMf-AQE4DDx9QvY_6v50EbsZwVm170EB56ig_aem_tuzy8KyMkzEiOewzTgxi1g

Your body has a built-in painkiller system. Acupuncture may switch it on.

02/17/2026

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2011916/episodes/18618376

Happy Lunar New Year! As we move into a year characterized by "double fire" (high intensity) this information from Wendy Goldman at Chinese Medicine Matters may be helpful. This particular energetic happens once every 60 years.
Wishing you the best health, balance and peace for the year of the Fire Horse!

Fire, fire, and more fire.In this episode, Wendy Goldman breaks down what the Year of the Yang Fire Horse means on a personal and collective level, from rapid change and innovation to health, emotions, and opportunity within chaos. Learn how to st...

12/31/2025

https://youtu.be/cyOKODs47JA?si=37FBOiL8tzdL4VV3

Great video instruction on - which can go a long way in helping you stay well this winter. If you currently have a cold or congestion, practicing lymphatic drainage daily can help!

In this video, I show a short, easy routine of lymphatic drainage of the face to stimulate the lymph nodes and lymphatic system to improve immune health to r...

12/30/2025

Did you know that Acupuncture can support not only your physical health but also nourish your creativity? Using the primary channels and the Eight Extraordinary meridians, and even acupuncture points called "Windows to the Sky"(yes, this is a category of acupuncture points!) moving qi translates into a more vital expression of life - helping to move old blocks and invite new possibilities.

Acupuncture Unionville Kennett Square

12/16/2025

What is qi? Many patients express a desire to learn more about acupuncture and how it works-this podcast is a great place to start or continue learning🌁

Chinese Medicine Matters · Episode

05/24/2025

Simple exercises for nervous system regulation (courtesy of Primal Trust). Somatic therapies, like these exercises and acupuncture, communicate messages of safety to the brain through neurotransmitters, allowing your nervous system to return to a parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) state. We need both activated (sympathetic) and restful states, but illness often occurs when the body/mind is not able to come out of what is called the cell-danger response, perceiving threat after it has passed or for too long of a period.
If you notice things like rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, or a racing mind, these exercises can help.

12/29/2023

Hello my dear friends,

Today i want to share with you the importance of focusing on your legs in the winter time.

Strengthening your legs and knees is very beneficial in winter.

This is important because the legs represent vitality and when the legs get cold in the winter it can drain your vitality energy and lead to health problems when spring comes.

These things are especially important for people who have or have had heart problems.

There are many energy channels that run through the knees, including; The liver energy channel, the pancreas energy channel, the stomach energy channel and the bladder energy channel.

The knees and heels have many important energy points and the flow of energy can easily become stagnant and the simplest thing you can do to keep this from happening is to....

👉Keep your Legs warm in the winter. This will help to keep your kidney energy from being depleted in winter. Just by doing that you can help prevent colds and the loss of your vital kidney energy.

👉Standing with your knees bent while doing your Spring Forest Qigong Active Exercises is a good way to strengthen your legs and keep them active. When you do your qigong active exercises bend your knees a little. Bend them as deeply as you feel comfortable doing. Bending your knees can really help to strengthen your knees and legs, strengthen your vitality and your digestive system.

Many Blessings,
Chunyi Lin

**Stay tuned for more helpful tips to keep you in harmony in the winter

To read more on Protecting your Yang Energy in Winter >>>
https://www.springforestqigong.com/qigong-blogs/190-protecting-yang

12/26/2023

How Chinese Medicine views the season around the Winter Solstice - lots of practical tips in here for making friends with Winter and the water phase!
In Five Element theory..
Winter=Water
Spring=Wood
Summer=Fire
Late Summer=Earth
Fall=Metal

Wishing you Happy Holidays! Greetings, I hope this finds you well and enjoying the holiday season! At the time of the winter solstice (12/21) we find ourselves at the peak of winter and the water elem

11/19/2023

Stomach-36 (Zusanli, Leg Three Miles) is a major acupuncture point for good reason. I love this explanation of part of why it is SO significant from Yuki Itaya on this point (her notes below).

One way you know that you need this point moxa'd or needled is if your abdomen often feels cold to the touch. It's a great point for rhinitis/allergies, back pain, low energy, not to mention knee pain and indigestion.

09/28/2023

THE ART OF DEVELOPING A BEAUTIFUL MIND

The world is not simply there. Everything and everyone we see, we view through the lenses of our thoughts. Your mind is where your thoughts arise and form. It is not simply with your eyes but with your mind that you see the world. So much depends on your mind: How you see yourself, who you think you are, how you see others, what you think the meaning of life is, how you see death, belief, God, darkness. Beauty is all determined by the style of mind you have.

Your mind is your greatest treasure. We become so taken up with the world, with having and doing more and more, we come to ignore who we are and forget what we see the world with. The most powerful way to change your life is to change your mind.

When you beautify your mind, you beautify your world. You learn to see differently. In what seemed like dead situations, secret possibilities and invitations begin to open before you. In old suffering that held you long paralyzed, you find new keys. When your mind awakens, your life comes alive and the creative adventure of your soul takes off. Passion and compassion become your new companions.

©JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the unpublished collection of John O'Donohue. The title and description John wrote in late 2007 for a public event in 2008.
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