Why plan your twice-yearly appointment at the change of season?
According to the Chinese solar calendar, the energy of winter emerges in nature from early November. The days get shorter and the nights longer, until the solstice on December 21, the height of winter, yin within yin, when the night is the longest of the year.
One of the ways I have found to live this time of year better, when light and energy are fading, is to light natural candles at the end of the day. One of the people I treat told me she has followed this advice since last autumn and really enjoys the comforting atmosphere this little ritual creates at home…
Getting acupuncture to take care of yourself during this period of transition helps align your body with the change at work in the universe.
Whether to relax your nervous system, boost your immune system or support your energy battery, a little “tune-up” at the change of season is a lovely way to put the old saying “better safe than sorry” into practice…!