Palpation is a significant part of an acupuncture session. I feel the pulse, I poke around the abdomen, I assess areas of pain and dysfunction, and I find acupuncture points. So it's no surprise that a very frequent question that I get during treatment is: What are you feeling for? Pulse I feel the pulse on both wrists by resting three fingers along the radial artery. In general I feel for the rate, relative strength, depth, and width of the pulse. Both sides as well as the positions beneath each finger give slightly different information, correlating with different internal systems of the body. This is another way to pinpoint how your body is working. Sometimes your pulse matches up ex
When we talk about our health, most people talk about our physical health. Our emotional health rarely makes the conversation. So I'm here to ask- how is your emotional health? Feeling good? Great. Not feeling so good? That's okay, too. Wanting to feel better? Then let's talk about some things you can do to shift your mood. The reality is that our physical and mental-emotional health are very intertwined. Our physical state affects our mental state, and vice versa. So when you're looking to feel better emotionally, and it feels so very out of your control, remember that you can make changes to your physical environment and self to help make that shift. Sometimes our emotional health i
