Category: TCM Education

One of the most common questions new patients ask is: can I keep taking my medication while doing acupuncture? The short answer is that you… Read more →

During your consultation, your classical Chinese medicine practitioner may gently press specific areas of your abdomen. This is fukushin — abdominal diagnosis — a uniquely… Read more →

When your acupuncturist prescribes a Chinese herbal formula, they’re not just giving you “herbs for your condition” — they’re prescribing a precisely calibrated combination of… Read more →

When your Chinese medicine practitioner holds your wrist for what seems like a long time, they’re reading far more than your heart rate — they’re… Read more →

Acupuncture meridians are often described as invisible energy channels — but modern research is revealing that they map closely to fascial planes, nerve pathways, and… Read more →

Before taking your pulse or asking about your symptoms, your Chinese medicine practitioner will ask to see your tongue. In classical Chinese medicine, the tongue… Read more →

You’ve probably seen gua sha facial rollers in beauty shops — but the traditional Chinese medicine version is a powerful therapeutic technique that leaves distinctive… Read more →

Those distinctive circular marks on athletes at the Olympics brought cupping therapy into the global spotlight — but this technique has been used in Chinese… Read more →

Your acupuncturist lights what looks like a cigar and holds it near your skin without touching it — and within minutes you feel a deep,… Read more →