Eastern medicine has been going mainstream in the last few years. It’s moved beyond simply being a fringe medical practice in the western world and has become widely accepted as a relevant and effective alternative medicine. This comes as no surprise to practitioners in India and China; Eastern medicine including Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Ayurvedic medicine, is ... Continue Reading
Living in Harmony with Your 24-Hour Chi Cycle
Learn how you can increase your health and vitality by living in harmony with the cyclic flow of chi through your body. This post from UpLift helps you understand the 24-hour chi cycle.How to live in Harmony with the Flow of Chi through your BodyThe ancient Chinese have a super sophisticated traditional medicine system that supports health and vitality. Part of this system is a ... Continue Reading
Interview: Acupuncture & Cleansing
In our quest to balance our body and cleanse, we decided to add acupuncture sessions to our 30 day protocol. So why Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture? Chinese medicine does a great job of finding areas of energy that are out of balance in the body and the treatment of acupuncture helps return those areas back into equilibrium. Oksana interviews one of America's leading ... Continue Reading
What Is Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is an ancient massage technique which originated from China and by some accounts is over 2,000 years old. It has been adapted by other countries throughout the East and is acommon therapy in both conventional and traditional Chinese medicine today. However, it is seldom used in the West as little is known about it, and it differs greatly from western ... Continue Reading