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Letter of Gratitude January 03, 2018

By Gentle Acupunture
/ January 9, 2018
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Dear Lisa, I can not fully express my gratitude to you for inserting the “ear sed” while we were at the Castlegar airport as I began my journey to Toronto for Christmas. I have been a most reluctant flier...

Acupuncture in the West Kootenays to treat anxiety and fear of flying

Acupuncture, Anxiety and Depression, Compassion, Contemplative Practice, Excess Worry, Gastrointestinal Disorders, happiness, Irritability, Nausea, stress

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Healthy Holiday Options To Reduce Stress

By Gentle Acupunture
/ December 13, 2017
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Stress is the hottest topic this time of the year.  One of the best things I have done, when the stress is quite high is to take a break and refocus my mind.  How, when there is so much...

Stress solutions in the West Kootenays

Acupuncture, Anxiety and Depression, Communication, Compassion, Contemplative Practice, Daily Thoughts, depression, Excess Worry, Generosity, happiness, insomnia, Irritability, Meditation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training, Notes from Senior Acupuncturist, Peace, Sleep, stress

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For you…

By Gentle Acupunture
/ October 20, 2017
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“For you, there’ll be no more crying. For you, the sun will be shining.” (Songbird by Fleetwood Mac) I once read that children who are born in warring tribes are often abandoned at birth to create an intense instinct...

Mother and Daughter, Over-parenting, Working with relationships

Acupuncture, Anxiety and Depression, Communication, Compassion, Daily Thoughts, Grief, happiness, Peace, stress

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Taking Responsibility for Our Happiness

By Gentle Acupunture
/ August 2, 2017
/ 0

With everything that one does, one is on a constant search for happiness or wellbeing.  Wellbeing is a state characterized by health, happiness and prosperity or a good and satisfactory condition of existence. We can change our wellbeing through...

attention, happiness, Meditation, neuroplasticity, resilience, wellbeing

Anxiety and Depression, awareness, Compassion, Contemplative Practice, Daily Thoughts, depression, Generosity, Peace, stress

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When life gives you lemons make meringue pie

By Gentle Acupunture
/ July 6, 2017
/ 0

Why not? Life has ups and downs. The ocean does not fight against its waves. At it’s depths it remains calm and stable. Why then do we resist our difficulties and only want the good experiences ? The other...

accupuncture, awareness, calm, depression, fear, fear of change, fear of death, gentle acupuncture, happiness, helping others, insomnia, kindness, kinship, love, Meditation, mindfulness, Sleep, stress, West Kootenay Acupuncture

Acupuncture, Anxiety and Depression, Compassion, Daily Thoughts, Irritability, Peace

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Taking the higher road

By Gentle Acupunture
/ June 20, 2017
/ 1

Lessons in humility. The other day I was attempting to explain a problem with a package that was returned because of a wrong address. When I started to clarify the error, I was met with instant aggression and a...

abusive behavior, bullying, kindness, psychology

Anxiety and Depression, Compassion, Daily Thoughts, depression, Meditation, stress

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Calm During a Storm

By Gentle Acupunture
/ June 1, 2017
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Finding Calm During Chaos. If we are not aware, life can toss us up and down without mercy as if we we’re in a stormy sea, we will be blown as leaves, branches, and twigs are blown in a...

anger, anxiety, calmness, depression, Irritability, jealousy, stress, working with difficulties

Acupuncture, Anxiety and Depression, awareness, Compassion, Daily Thoughts, Meditation, Peace

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Reprieve or Respite

By Gentle Acupunture
/ May 26, 2017
/ 1

In two weeks I will be starting a one week silent meditation retreat. I recall my first weekend retreat in which I didn’t really understand the meaning behind retreat. I kept thinking that a spa vacation might have been...

calming the mind, Meditation, relaxation techniques, retreat

Anxiety and Depression, Compassion, Daily Thoughts, stress

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No Us and Them, Just Us

By Gentle Acupunture
/ May 11, 2017
/ 1

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa I wonder why we guard ourselves against experiencing closeness with those we don’t know.  We live in a small community...

kindness, kinship, love

Compassion, Daily Thoughts

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Me versus You: Steps Towards Compassion

By Gentle Acupunture
/ April 28, 2017
/ 0

Can you see the cloud on this page? This is a question that Thich Nhat Hanh asks in a discussion of our interdependence. Click here for the full excerpt. “If you are a poet, you will see clearly that...

happiness, interdependence

Compassion, Meditation, stress

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