About Ancient Chinese Medicine
Ancient Chinese Medicine has been quietly thriving for thousands of years under the treatment notion that “the subtle rules the dense.” This is to say that one can work through dense or physical blockages of the mind, body and spirit by way of subtle energetic shifts. The intention of working with these subtle shifts is to return one’s being to its innate state of harmony that can nourish and protect itself.
Ancient Chinese Medicine is unique as it is one of the few ancient indigenous medicines whose core texts have been preserved throughout the history of time. It is a holistic and individualized medicine that treats imbalance according to one’s present state of inner functioning, concerned foremost with the harmonious relationships between various organ systems. In this way, Ancient Chinese Medicine is a dynamic medicine and remains capable of working with unique diseases that other medicines might struggle with due to limitations of a reductionist framework.
Many modalities are utilized within the framework of Ancient Chinese Medicine to help regulate the body's innate healing capacity. Traditionally, these modalities include herbal formulations, acupuncture, moxibustion, bodywork, qigong, food energetics, and more.
The ultimate intention of Ancient Chinese Medicine is to help the body re-align with the healing wisdom that already exists within it by promoting cohesive communication and systemic congruency. When all facets of one’s being flow harmoniously without blockage, no dis-ease can thrive.
Acupuncture
From an Ancient Chinese Medical perspective, the acupuncture meridians are like rivers of communication that flow between different organ networks. Acupuncture or any form of therapy that works with the meridian system helps to open and free these lines of communication. This ultimately supports cohesive vitality and the overall ease of systemic functioning, while simultaneously helping the immune system defend itself against external pathogens rather than get bogged down by them.
From a Biomedical perspective, acupuncture stimulates the vagus nerve, opens neural pathways, regulates hormones, circulates blood flow and activates the communication between the nervous system and the endocrine system to return the body to an optimal state of function.
Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine works by sending precise gestures to the body’s organ networks, helping restore the natural flow of qi between multiple systems. Each herb carries a unique directional expression, such as rising, descending, dispersing, or consolidating, which guides the body to respond. Herbal formulas combine multiple herbs to create a strategic, synergistic impulse, allowing the body to correct imbalances at the root without forcing an incompatible cure.
By applying these carefully chosen gestures, herbal medicine supports the body’s innate intelligence, guiding its mechanisms back to a state of coherent, harmonious functioning. This highly sophisticated system can been used to support a wide range of conditions, from autoimmune disorders to insomnia, hypothyroidism, and more.