PATHWAYS TO WELLNESS: CHINESE MEDICINE & MINDFULNESS INSIGHTS
 

Chinese medicine is an ancient health system that encourages a meaningful and balanced way of life, promoting health and well-being by nurturing the body, mind and spirit in harmony with the rhythms of nature and its universal laws. Its principles and practices help us understand and reconnect with our natural abilities to heal and thrive. The Chinese considered the seasonal changes to be the most enlightening teacher on how to flow and adapt to the continuously changing circ

Based on ancient principles which go back nearly three thousand years, acupuncture involves painlessly placing extremely fine, sterile needles at specific points on the body to trigger a healing response. Working on the basis of each body having its own energy flow known as qi 氣, Chinese medicine looks at pain and illness as signs that the body is out of balance. The overall aim of an acupuncture treatment is to restore the body’s equilibrium, but it also boasts numerous othe