TCM Basics
What is TCM, really? A plain-language guide
Balance of qi, hot and cold, work and rest. A plain-language look at how TCM reads the body, and what actually happens at a first consultation.
Traditional Chinese Medicine sees health as balance — of energy (qi), warmth and coolness, activity and rest. When that balance slips, you feel it: poor sleep, low energy, tension, digestive discomfort.
Instead of treating one symptom in isolation, a TCM practitioner maps your whole constitution through pulse, tongue and conversation, then nudges your body back toward balance — with acupuncture, cupping, massage or herbs.
Why people come to us
Most guests don't come asking for "acupuncture". They come because they want to sleep deeper, stress less, hurt less, or simply feel light again. That's exactly the right way to start.
Most people don't arrive wanting “acupuncture”. They arrive wanting to feel lighter.
Have a question about your own body?
Message us and the physician will point you to the right starting place. First consultation is free.
Keep reading
All articles →
Treatments
Cupping marks, explained (and why they don't hurt)
Those circular marks look dramatic but they are not bruises, and nothing was struck. What the colours ...
Sleep
Why you wake up tired: a TCM view on sleep
Falling asleep is only half the story. Why you can sleep eight hours and still wake up flat, and three...