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It’s Winter: acupuncture theory says take a conscious walk and wear wool socks

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

This is Winter: the season of cold in the morning and evening, and often warm at midday.  This is the season of “cold to the bone” and “damp chill”.  This is the season where some people find that the inside of their house is colder than outside – what the heck?!  This is the season…

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This pandemic could help you resonate with natural winter rhythms

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

What we’re being asked to accept in Winter 2020 as a temporary normal may be closer to the natural rhythm of the seasons than we have ever wanted to acknowledge, accept or conform to. The pandemic is forcing us to re-think this Winter. Our challenge is to accept it, to rise to the need for…

Transforming loss & finding inspiration
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Transforming loss & finding inspiration

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

How do we transform a loss without becoming lost in it? How do we find inspiration for daily life or the big issues? This post, the last in the series of Metal and the Fall, is about honoring the Spirit in grief and letting go, and also for inspiration. Grief is a normal emotion in…

Adapting acupuncture treatments during pandemic times
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Adapting acupuncture treatments during pandemic times

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

I am happy to announce several new treatment options to reflect safety and budget considerations to help you get through these pandemic times.  We are all needing to adapt to the current circumstances, and I hope these offerings will help you get the help you want and need. REDUCED CONTACT TIMES: Even though I am…

Live theater, how I miss it!
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Live theater, how I miss it!

ByKathleen Port, L.Ac.

Our “family sport” is live theater, and how I miss it! We like basketball (woo, Lakers!), but we really love theater. Of all the many losses we’ve endured since the pandemic, the loss of live theater has left a unique hole in our lives. But that hole is starting to be filled again. Even though…