Chinese Medicine seeks to promote health through connection to and harmony with the natural world. This 3000 year old living body of knowledge includes the disciplines of acupuncture, herbal and nutritional therapeutics, and tui-na (traditional physio-therapy). Acupuncture restores connectivity and functionality so that the body's vital substances can move freely and efficiently. Regular treatment improves digestion, deepens sleep and promotes emotional balance, freeing up and utilizing restorative, self healing capabilities, helping resolve a wide variety of major health concerns. When disease and discomfort appear in the body, channels have become clogged or weak. Like a river with too much sediment or not enough water, gentle correction is needed to promote free, healthy flow. We insert the thinnest pin-sized needles into the body at specific points along channels to remove blockages and direct the body's healing responses to a particular area, restoring balance. We say "where there is free flow there is no pain, where there is no pain there is free flow." From a Western perspective, acupuncture activates neurotransmitters and balances the movement of fluids, lymph, hormones, nitric oxide and blood improving functional energetics within the body.
We know that a state of relaxation promotes healing in the body and there is a long list of common complaints that can be treated with acupuncture:
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Erin Langley, LAc, MSOM, DiplOM Erin is a mother, acupuncturist, educator, and artist.
Erin love helping people feel more connected to their bodies, ancestors, and dreams. She consider medicine to be an art form, and enjoy entering a collaborative space with clients in which healing occurs. Erin graduated with a Masters in East Asian Medicine from Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, California in 2013, and earned her California, North Carolina, and national licenses. She apprenticed with Robert Levine, LAc and Kalsang Wangyal, doctor of Tibetan medicine, whose expertise drew patients from around the country and greatly expanded the scope of her practice. Erin practiced orthopedic acupuncture for Olympic and collegiate athletes at the University of California, Berkeley, and was part of a thriving clinic that focused on acupuncture for women and children. (We don't use needles on kids!) For 20 years, Erin has studied complementary branches of Chinese medicine including Polestar and Almanac astrology and dream diagnosis under her late teacher, Liu Ming, who founded Five Branches University and Da Yuan Circle. Erin also had the opportunity to learn from indigenous elders from around the world while exploring her own cultural heritage to earn a Masters Degree in Indigenous Mind from Naropa University. Since she was a child, Erin has had many mystical experiences, and has developed tools to help others navigate the unseen worlds with ease. |