by Peter Schmidt

These are very difficult questions. The answers are dynamic, always shifting and changing. Health is not a static destination. There isn’t one path to health that once you find you are there. There is not a set of things that you do that will guarantee health. Health is always changing and shifting due to a wide variety of constantly changing variables. Like life, health is always in the flux and always in the flow.

 

How can you learn to navigate life’s ever-changing demands and modify your lifestyle to optimize your health?

How do we know if what we are doing is healthy?

How do we know if we’re pushing too far or not far enough?

What is the cost of our ambition and pursuit?

What is the difference between theory and reality of health habits and trends?

 

Acupuncture at Métier can help an individual navigate health and these questions from a time-tested tradition. The tradition of Chinese Medicine dates back thousands of years and is characterized by a relentless pursuit of the objective understanding of the laws of nature and how they affect human life and health.

Health in Chinese Medicine is more than being free of symptoms and having the right numbers. Health is a body without dysfunction, a mind free of tension, and the ability to face the ups and downs of life with equanimity and peace. It’s a tradition focused on balance, connecting to nature, and finding contentment and appreciation for the duality of life: both the joy and the sorrow of life and of death. Health is a quality of life, an art of living.

Health is more than being free of symptoms and having the right numbers. Health is a body without dysfunction, a mind free of tension, and the ability to face the ups and downs of life with equanimity and peace.

The complexity of our body and its physiology lays beyond our individual awareness.

Acupuncture addresses the life as an energetic system which encompasses everything from form to physiology and psychology.  Energetic fluctuation are far more subtle than physical changes, which allows Chinese Medicine to excel at prevention: the ability to note subtle changes before profound problems.

For thousands of years we have studied how small interruptions to the energy flow of the body leads to physical and mental dysfunction and disease. We have focused on learning how stress and emotional imbalance affects health. Chinese Medicine is a holistic medicine and covers all aspect of life; nutrition, activity, seasonal regulation, aging adaptation, emotional balance, and general lifestyle optimization.

Health is a quality of life, an art of living.

Acupuncture at Métier is an opportunity to learn about and streamline your efforts so you are working with the flow of life and not against it.