Introducing Unlimited and Group Acupuncture

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Acupuncture has been an important practice for healing and maintaining good health for thousands of years.  Scientific studies to determine exactly how acupuncture works are ongoing and becoming more common.  Recently, The Royal College of General Practitioners reported that two studies in the British Journal of General Practice have shown that patients, “perceived a wide range of positive effects and …

Using Acupuncture for Stress Relief

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Pain relief and acupuncture are known to go hand in hand, but stress relief closely follows in the list of benefits with acupuncture. Acupuncture is often used as a means of stress relief because it is painless, relaxing and alleviates many other symptoms of stress including things like headaches, backaches and neck pain. But how does acupuncture-an alternative and physical …

November’s Last Sunday: a mini-retreat with Shaney Aalbers

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The holidays: The most hustling and bustling time of the year.  But amidst the errands, the preparations and the parties, it's also a time to pause, reflect, and express gratitude.  Join Shaney Aalbers for November's Last Sunday, a special mini-retreat in which we will slow down and extend our practice to experience gratitude and seek attention for the self.  Safe …

Preserving One’s Energy Through Acupuncture

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Those who only know a little about acupuncture often think of it as a way to get pain relief and that’s true. However, what acupuncture is at its core is a method of manipulating and preserving energy, also known as the Chi of a person. The main goal of acupuncture is actually preserving energy and through this, pain relief and …

Jasmine Tangerine Age-Defying Night Cream

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Jasmine Tangerine Age-Defying Night Cream Was there ever a night cream with a sexier name?  I think not.  It begs to be repeated: Jasmine Tangerine Age-Defying Night Cream.  The words feel good across the tongue.  Luckily, they’re not just words. The ingredients are as sexy as they sound.  Jasmine, known as the king of flower oils, is extracted from silky …

NEW Yoga Fundamentals with Sarah Robinette!

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“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” Vincent van Gogh Getting started is always the most difficult part.  It is for me anyway.  I know I like being up early, strolling to the pool for a swim, watching the pink of morning sun play on the edges of clouds, but it’s still hard to get …

Consistent Yoga Practice: Flavor for Life

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I used to think yoga was stretching.  But I also used to think mayonnaise was animal fat in a jar.  I had much to learn. Merriam-Webster defines Yoga with a capitol Y as “a Hindu theistic philosophy teaching the suppression of all activity of body, mind, and will in order that the self may realize its distinction from them and …

Daily Downward Dogs Can Make Me 60% More Creative?

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As if it wasn’t enough that regular exercise keeps your heart happy and body strong, Fast Company resurrects the ancient hypothesis guided by the great scholars, writers, thinkers of Grecian times that physical exercise and the consistent discipline of it actually plays a key role as ‘muse’ for creators, artists and inventors of all kinds. The key take from the …

Acupuncture: Get Out of Your Medicine Cabinet and into Chinese Medicine

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Chinese medicine has had a long and difficult history.  As early as the 6th century BC, Ye He was making diagnoses based on yin, yang, wind, rain, night, and day.  It’s incredible that a methodology and practice that has healed for thousands of years is not more widely used and accepted today.  What’s not as surprising is that it is …

Dr. Stefan Herold Speaks Out

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HOW LONG COULD YOU DRIVE YOUR CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT? As a chiropractic physician, my job is to be a doctor for the whole body.  I do not specialize in just one part of our system,  but look at the relationships of all parts witin the whole.  If you’ll indulge me, I have an analogy I’d like to share involving …

Qi Gong with Monica Rudestam

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I’ve been learning about slow.  I left New York City, the fastest place on Earth, to take a few deep breaths and maybe a long stroll or two that no one would interrupt with an elbow, briefcase, or soggy umbrella in my side.  I’ve been enjoying the space, even if it means if I drop something on the street, there might …

The Qi Workout with Daniel Espiritu LAc

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Remember my post about Sunset Park? Well, I’m finally learning tai chi and qi gong, and maybe someday I’ll go back to that high hill in Brooklyn and practice in the early morning like I always wished I could. For now, I’ll just practice at Root. We have three classes in which you can move your qi, get in touch …