Our 2018 community acupuncture events at the Sajni Center were such a success that we're offering an additional event every month! Community acupuncture will now be available on both a Wednesday evening and a Saturday afternoon each month. What's the Sajni Center you ask? It is the treatment space of Lucy's Love Bus. They offer programs and workshops for children with cancer or life-threatening illness and their families. It's located in downtown Amesbury, and is such a beautiful, healing environment filled with love. I feel so blessed to work with this community. If you haven't yet, I encourage you to learn more about Lucy's Love Bus and all of the important services they provide: htt
Now that my New Year's rant is over, let's chat about some strategies to set yourself up for success when making health-ful lifestyle changes! 1) Make baby steps. Aiming for a drastic overnight change might not be your best bet. Set realistic goals for yourself that you're able to meet. You can always add more change as you go! 2) Find support. You don't have to do it alone. By enlisting the help of a partner, friend, coach, practitioner, you will give yourself the gift of accountability and find motivation when you're having trouble being consistent. But this can come in many different forms as well- registering for a Tai Chi class or signing up for a CSA are other ways to create long
We just survived the holiday season! Often times filled with temptations, indulgences, and foods we're not used to on a regular basis. And now every gym/trainer/fad diet is monopolizing on any guilt associated with that to convince you that you need their product/service! So to start off, I'm going to ask you to please let go of any and all guilt you may have from the holidays. Instagram post from @bodyposipanda I don't care if you skipped thegym and all exercise for a couple months, neglected all green vegetables, or ate a whole cake in one sitting. I'm over it, and so should you. Sometimes we need to prioritize rest, sometimes our tastes change, and if you did eat a whole cake, I hope y
Happy 2019! With the New Year comes an absolute onslaught of weight loss advertisements. Whether it's for gyms, classes, programs, meal deliveries, shakes, supplements - you name it, they're taking advantage of everybody's New Year's resolutions (aka goal setting)! So what better time to share some insights from an acupuncturist to throw in the mix? But before I offer my advice, I first want to share my personal relationship with exercise and fitness for background and context. For starters, I am not an athlete. Never have been and never will be. Even as a kid- I wandered aimlessly in floor hockey, never scored in basketball, and walloped tennis balls over the exterior fence rather than t
