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December 28, 2020 By Kathleen Port, L.Ac. Leave a Comment

How comfortable are your patients in your treatment room?

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If you see patients or clients in person, you want them to feel welcome, and safe in your professional environment, and to be their authentic selves while with you.  I have a short course that will help you create a warm and inviting experience. This post addresses your physical space, and also your head space […]

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December 21, 2020 By Kathleen Port, L.Ac. Leave a Comment

Your Winter Water Mind

still water, light reflecting, contemplative peaceful waters

The pandemic may give you the nudge – or imperative-  to scale back your normal holiday activities and take advantage of a quieter-than-normal holiday season.  Here’s why you should go with that flow this year. Most importantly, it may keep you safe and help you avoid getting (or spreading) the Covid-19 virus. It may also help […]

Filed Under: Classical Five Element Acupuncture, Covid-19, emotions, mental health, mental well-being, mind, seasonal therapy, Self-care, Slider, Uncategorized Tagged With: contemplation, Five Elements, meditation, mind, preparation, reflection, safety, Water, Winter

December 13, 2020 By Kathleen Port, L.Ac. Leave a Comment

It’s Winter: acupuncture theory says take a conscious walk and wear wool socks

warm wool socks are perfect for winter and keeping your feet and Kidney channel warm

This is Winter: the season of cold in the morning and evening, and often warm at midday.  This is the season of “cold to the bone” and “damp chill”.  This is the season where some people find that the inside of their house is colder than outside – what the heck?!  This is the season […]

Filed Under: Acupuncture, Classical Five Element Acupuncture, heat therapy, mental health, mental well-being, mind, seasonal therapy, Self-care, Uncategorized Tagged With: acupuncture, feet, heat therapy, Kidney channel, silk socks, walking meditation, Water element, Winter, wool socks

December 6, 2020 By Kathleen Port, L.Ac. Leave a Comment

This pandemic could help you resonate with natural winter rhythms

a fallen Christmas tree symbolizes the dashed hopes of 2020 holidays

What we’re being asked to accept in Winter 2020 as a temporary normal may be closer to the natural rhythm of the seasons than we have ever wanted to acknowledge, accept or conform to. The pandemic is forcing us to re-think this Winter. Our challenge is to accept it, to rise to the need for […]

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October 21, 2020 By Kathleen Port, L.Ac. 5 Comments

Transforming loss & finding inspiration

a small magenta personal altar, called a zendohous, in honor of a family ancestor, with photo, flowers and other memorabilia

How do we transform a loss without becoming lost in it? How do we find inspiration for daily life or the big issues? This post, the last in the series of Metal and the Fall, is about honoring the Spirit in grief and letting go, and also for inspiration. Grief is a normal emotion in […]

Filed Under: Acupuncture, emotions, mental health, mental well-being, mind, seasonal therapy, Self-care, Uncategorized Tagged With: altar, Dia de los Muertos, grief, inspiration, loss, memories, memory, personal altar, photos, Rebecca Zendejas, zendohous

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  • How comfortable are your patients in your treatment room? December 28, 2020
  • Your Winter Water Mind December 21, 2020
  • It’s Winter: acupuncture theory says take a conscious walk and wear wool socks December 13, 2020
  • This pandemic could help you resonate with natural winter rhythms December 6, 2020
  • November is National Skin Care Month: 10 reasons to give your skin some TLC November 17, 2020
  • Transforming loss & finding inspiration October 21, 2020
  • Adapting acupuncture treatments during pandemic times October 20, 2020
  • Live theater, how I miss it! October 19, 2020
  • The Gift of Losing My Office October 16, 2020
  • Changing Seasons in Ancient Japan October 14, 2020

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  • How comfortable are your patients in your treatment room?
  • Your Winter Water Mind
  • It’s Winter: acupuncture theory says take a conscious walk and wear wool socks
  • This pandemic could help you resonate with natural winter rhythms
  • November is National Skin Care Month: 10 reasons to give your skin some TLC

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