It’s Summer: Fortify your Outer Frontier Gate
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It’s Summer: Fortify your Outer Frontier Gate

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

Acupuncture point names are evocative. The Outer Frontier Gate, which is a Summer Fire point, indicates protection from external forces (like viruses), but also what we decide to allow in to our life.  “Gates”  are regulating, and must swing both ways in order to function optimally. It is time to have your Outer Frontier Gate…

Most people fall asleep during acupuncture; go ahead and let go!
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Most people fall asleep during acupuncture; go ahead and let go!

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

People new to acupuncture are a little excited or nervous (or both) about how the needles will feel. Once a few needles are placed, they relax. And within 15 minutes it’s more common than not to see people either fall asleep or drift off for a while. Even people who are coming for cosmetic acupuncture,…