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»Acupuncture BSc, Herbs, Reflexology, Massage and Aromatherapy

»Louis Pearman Centre, Goulton St

»embeacupuncture. co.uk

»07969182491

"My work involves listening, talking and providing the right therapy to suit the client. It seems the doctors are so busy, and people are at a loss as to where to turn to help themselves and their ailments. I am different to most doctors, as I work differently by looking at the body, mind and spirit. I look at the whole person in a holistic way. For example when someone feels pain, I find where it is coming from and treat accordingly. I started as a hairdresser from school but then realised I wanted to do more. I started to train in massage, aromatherapy and then reflexology. Then did a BSc in Acupuncture qualifying in 2018. Followed by becoming a Herbalist in 2022.

I know how hard it is for some people getting therapies, it makes you feel vulnerable. But I knew I was good at talking to people and I like helping people feel better. I feel I am in the right place doing the right job. I know it’s important to make people feel safe – how my room feels and looks is part of that. The teas and aromatherapy products are so people can do home care. I mix a blend to suit each person and grind the Chinese herbs here. Medication is necessary for some conditions but I do wonder if pills are always necessary. I often think they mask what’s really going on instead of getting to the root cause. I work to try and find the source of the problem, be that musculoskeletal, mental health related, stress. This way of treating is expensive, but I guess pills cost lots too. The NHS does now recognise acupuncture and I am working now in the NHS too, I’m glad to be able to reach more people.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is looking at the body in a different way to Western Medicine. Receiving acupuncture helps free up blood and Qi (energy) balancing the whole body. Most people don’t realise our emotions affect our organs energetically. By using acupuncture I stimulate nerves and free blocked energy , making you feel better over time. A blocked liver, for example, can make you feel angry, frustrated and short-tempered. Our Lungs for example relate to grief.

I know how important it is to feel good on the outside but this is about feeling good on the inside too. It's important to look after ourselves. We wouldn’t run our car into the ground so why not keep ourselves healthy too? I don’t think it should be a treat. But we don’t often invest in ourselves this way or we can’t afford to. When people do they feel guilty. I never feel guilty - we can’t do good if we don’t look after ourselves first. I totally know time spent on yourself is never wasted."

Time Spent On Yourself Is Never Wasted