How important is connection to you? I know for myself it’s vital to feel connected. When my energetics are out of balance I can quite quickly feel aimless, inert and unable to feel much at all. Feeling disconnected can show up at work, with family and friendships and most of all deeply inside, a deadness to the soul that makes everything a bit meh!

Many women come to me for relief of hot flushes as acupuncture is very effective, instantly cooling down the furness like heat. However in my years of working with a clients’ hot flushes I have found there is always an emotional component at play.

Whether they arrive for a face reading or an acupuncture appointment, I will always explore the energy and emotion of anger with them. This may be experienced as outbursts

I knew very little about the connection of emotional and physical health at the time but I was able to feel, see and help release blocked emotional energy, leaving clients relieved, at ease and usually in a puddle of tears.

It all became really clear once I studied acupuncture and the five elements, a 2500 year old philosophy captured in Chinese Medicine gave me the language to what I had observed and worked with for over ten years.

Whether it’s signs of depression from a longstanding grief or anxious thoughts that unfold into full blown anxiety attacks, your emotional health is observed by the lines, markings and indentations on your face.

In a face reading I can discern and share with you the emotional challenges that have the poetential to affect your health, hold you back from your life path

My early life was certainly lived as a tick box exercise. Tick I have this, tick I’ve done that, externally measuring myself against others, yearning for much needed validation from my family and peers for acceptance, enoughness and love. I didn’t know how empty I was until one day I just felt okay. I didn’t need anything or anyone to complete me. I was content, at peace and brimming with fullness.

It seems coaches are in every walk of life now days, it’s a funny term and one I find most difficult to label in myself. I have guided, taught, steered, nurutured, cultivated and enlightened many, many clients for over 20 years. Coaching occurs in nearly every appointment including face reading and acupuncture.

As a five element acupuncturist I work on many levels with my clients. The body is often the reason for a clients arrival, an ache, a pain, something chronic that’s eluded their GP. I take into account their emotional tone too, are they overly frustarted, scared or sad, they might share their feelings of anxiousness or low moods on their first appointment too. But what many don’t realise is I also observe their spirit, is it glowing with presence and peace or has it dulled

Menopause has a bad rap here in the West. I think Chinese Medicine had it right with their thoughts on Women’s Health and how the uterus was just important as the heart or the brain and understood how every organ relates energetically to it.

The menopause is highly revered in Chinese Medicine it’s known as “The Second Spring”. Many might balk at those words, they’ve seen mothers, aunts, friends or themselves indeed go through tumults hot

Life events force you to reflect and re-evaluate. I have certainly gone through various life transitions, all starting with an event of some kind, some knowingly and others completely out of the blue.

My father passed away after a short illness 15 years ago, an event that shook my whole life and altered it immeasurably. A more uplifting life

I had become to regard some of my facial features as ugly and not classically beautiful. This informed a belief that some how I was not good enough as I wasn’t pretty enough which knocked my self worth and made me feel less than. After my reading my perspective had suddenly transformed into great respect and gratitude for these unique aspects of my wondrous face.

The energy of a New Year offers us a moment for potential change, it doesn’t matter if you are experiencing a significant life event, feeling lost or blocked or generally feeling fed up or unfulfilled. The winter offers you the opportunity to connect more deeply with what you yearn

As winter draws in I find that keeping my spirits lifted is a priority. This time of year resonates with the Metal and Water elements, both have unforgiving qualities that can be harsh and overwhelming. Connecting to my Fire element keeps my spark alive, allowing my fire to burn brightly in the wintery gloom.

The clocks have gone back and we find ourselves entering ever deeper into the cold and darkness of Autumn. However we are still probably living our lives as if it’s mid summer with long days and lots of activity. As the climate changes we are vulnerable to current seasonal illness’s, below are a few ideas in how to support your immune system to keep you well and to embrace the colder months ahead.

Each element adopts each facial feature. Here are just some examples of where on the face the strength of these elements are seen, eyebrows (wood element), chin (water element), nose (metal element), eyes (fire element) and mouth (earth element).

ife is not without transitions, they arrive in various ways, either well thought through or completely unannounced, some seemingly smooth, others terrifyingly challenging. Their common theme, if we don’t resist, is their ability to make us grow into more of who we are, to release

Generally, we are all too aware of the nature and the side effects of stress from either our own experience or someone close to us.

For some however, the sensation of stress becomes a daily norm and if left untreated for long enough can cause lasting ill health to mind and body.

I do love this time of year, Late Summer transitioning into Autumn. The intensity of Summer has waned since its peak at the Summer Solstice. Three months on and the contrast in the natural world is stark as we arrive at the Autumn Equinox. We see plant life all around us curl and crisp, animals gathering food stocks prior to hibernation. All this is happening as fast as it sprang into life six months ago.

Acupuncture is has an incredible immediate affect reconnecting mind and body. Being in nature, yoga, meditation, breathwork and bodywork can also provide and fasiciltate deep reconnection to mind and body. It’s the disconnection that creates pain, suffering and dysfunctional disease, it’s why I have added a new service for additional support.

April, the month of “The Great Unfolding”. Huge swathes of plant and natural life begin to unfurl and unfold, revealing their beauty and purpose. New life is emerging and growth is occurring at a frantic speed, it is in our eye line everywhere, everyday.

Is beautiful and expansive, whilst also being incredibly arduous. For the natural world to grow, means to develop, increase and flourish. It’s a natural cycle in everyones life and is expressed deeply in the season of Spring