by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 26, 2021 | Acupuncture, Conditions Treated, Moxibustion and Cupping
Chinese and Japanese style moxabustion, or moxa, has may applications in Chinese Medicine. Its an integral part of any authentic acupuncture practice. Moxabustion involves warming the acupuncture area/point with the processed leaves of Artemesia Vulgaris, wild...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 14, 2021 | Mindfulness
Mindfulness Walking Meditation Here is a Mindfulness Walking Meditation in the style I learned from the Vietnamese Buddhist meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. We all need ways to de-stress, especially in the days of Covid and Political turmoil. Mindfulness is...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 19, 2020 | Acupuncture, Dry Needling
Can Dry Needling and Acupuncture Work Together? Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture: Releasing Trigger Points while Opening up Qi flow People often ask whether Dry Needling and Acupuncture Together work as well as either alone? In fact the most sophisticated understanding...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 18, 2020 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Vata, Vata Dosha Recipes
Here’s a Beet Salad for Vata Dosha I learned from my Morrocan friend Edith that I like to make in Autumn and Spring as a side dish with heavier food. Beet are an excellent Vata vegetable as they are easy-to-digest and, like turnip and radish, and excellent...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 16, 2020 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Conditions Treated
A person asked me what about Herbs for Damp Heat in TCM on Quora. Here is my off the cuff answer Damp Heat in TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, the term coined in the Communist era for what we now just call Chinese Medicine, is associated with an array of symptoms...