acupuncture and herbal medicine for women's health & fertility
A gentle offering… There is something about this kind of loss that most of us haven’t been shown how to be with. When a baby dies, it often doesn’t sit anywhere familiar in our culture. There isn’t a shared way of knowing how to respond, and so often what happens is a kind of uncertainty. […]
In Chinese medicine, the body isn’t understood as a collection of separate systems. There are relationships between organs, between substances like Qi and Blood, and between the physical body and the spirit. One of the most important of these in fertility is the connection between the Heart and the uterus. The Heart, Shen & Blood […]
The postpartum period is a time of significant transition and transformation for new mothers, and the Golden Month is a traditional practice that emphasises the importance of postpartum recovery and mothering the mother. The Golden Month is based on five pillars, including extended rest, nutrition, support from wise women and community, connection to nature, and […]