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Embody Balance Acupuncture, Level 1, 171 Sydney Road, Brunswick (2025)

29/10/2025

Arriving to my clinic.

On Sydney Road, upstairs and inside Eve Studio.

Ring the bell. Myself or someone in the studio will buzz you in. Come up stairs and take a seat if I’m still with a patient.

17/09/2025

Part 3 of Emotions & Acupuncture

Frustration & Anger can flare quickly or fester slowly to a boiling point.

Using acupuncture to move and smooth the flow of Liver Qi to disperse Stagnation and Clear Heat can calm the spirit and settle these sometimes strong emotions.

Like all the emotions it is healthy and fine to experience them but when they become overwhelming and start to take over, this is when they can affect our health in other ways.

Seek ways that you know will settle your spirit and bring you back to center.

18/04/2025

Boa Mai is the connection our heart energy makes with our uterus.

There is of course a place for big emotions, sadness and anxiety. These emotions should not be discounted. But when these emotions start to dominate our day to day there can be a knock on effect. There are so many wonderful ways to help support these emotions and bring a calmness and joy to your day.

Acupuncture is one of them.
I love to ask, ‘what brings you joy?’.
Find those small moments or seek out those that can help guide you.
Sending love to all ❤️

10/03/2025

I can feel anxiety in the pulse. There is a certain quality to the way the blood flows through the radial artery at the wrists.

As unique as we all are I find that the way anxiety affects us is so individual.

For some it is jaw tension and teeth grinding, an in ability to take a deep breath or a racing awareness of the heartbeat.

Sometimes it’s mildly ongoing and at other times wildly intense to the point of panic.

At times it has a completely unknown source or it can be directly linked to a current life experience.

No matter how it shows up, your acupuncturist will investigate using Chinese medicine diagnosis and offer a treatment that is suited to your experience of anxiety.

I absolutely love using acupuncture for the emotions and absolutely love seeing the shift that unfolds in front of me from before a treatment to after.

I find it important to note though that acupuncture is accumulative and each treatment builds on the previous one. While the first acupuncture session is relaxing, when anxiety is present it will take a few regular session before the deep rooted relaxation takes place.

I am very aware that your first session may in itself cause a little anxiety because it may be a completely new experience, the place is new to you and I am a new person you are meeting. You have also most likely shared with me big life stresses that has lead you to this point. I assure you I do my upmost to put you at ease and you can share as little or as much as you wish to. What is great to hear is how you feel the anxiety affects your body and how it affects your life. Your pulse and abdominal palpitation will tell me most of what I need to know so that I can gently support you into a settled state.

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08/03/2025

This is something that my mum taught me so well just by me watching her surround herself with female friends. She has belonged to the same book club for over 50’s now which has always impressed me. And still (70’s) she is making new friendships and stays connected to old. Her social life is buzzing.

It still took me until recent years to learn to really lean on some of these amazing female friendships that I have. And to truely celebrate each other’s wins and support our struggles and to just laugh together.

This for me does span internationally and state wide as I have lived in or traveled to many places and some of these friendships have traveled with me and there has been a willingness from both of us to stay in regular contact and share our life’s journey.

You know who you all are. I love you all and am so incredibly proud of all the achievements you have made in this crazy life.

Here in Melbourne, NSW, NZ, Portugal, London & Northern Ireland. XOX

03/03/2025

Acupuncture and Stress

This is where acupuncture shines. No matter what someone is coming to see me for, my aim is to always calm their mind and settle their body as well as addressing their reason for coming. Because it is in this more relaxed state that healing takes place.

Stress is now known to be a cause of inflammation and a contributing factor to many illnesses. Not to mention it just doesn’t feel good.

We do however live in a fast paced world and now more than ever we need to work towards ways of helping our body soften and relax to minimise the effects of stress.

Like I said above this is where acupuncture truely shines. Bringing the body back into the para-sympathetic nervous system state, softening tension, relieving pain, improving blood flow and reducing stagnation, calming the mind and stimulating the digestive system and regulating the stress hormones.

What I see in clinic is a big change in the face from when someone walks in to when they walk out. There is a softening of the eyes and forehead and a much calmer state in general.

The reasons for stress can come from old trauma to small day to day events and anywhere in-between.
Physical stress of repetitive movements or poor posture or injuries.
Emotional stress from work issues, relationship challenges from romantic to family to friends or even your neighbour.
Chemical stress from the foods you eat, exposure to allergens, the environment you live in or work place chemical exposure.

It’s not always easy to know where the stress is coming from and when you do know it’s not always easy to remove that stress.

What I have seen acupuncture can offer is a more settled body and mind and ability to detoxify. By helping the body and mind in this way we are better able to cope with stress. We are better able to recognise the stress and not react in the same way. We are better able to make changes in our lives because we are coming from a more grounded and settled place.

I could talk for hours about all this. I’ll finish up this note by saying, please find what brings you calm and search for what lights you up. Remember to return to these things when life throws you challenges.

29/01/2025

Happy New Year for the year of the Wood Snake.

Said to be a year of great transformation and rebirth with a shedding of skin.

A great year for growth and stability.

The snake can also represent wealth and wisdom, and are often grouped with the turtle and the crane as a symbol of longevity.

Declutter, clean and clear your home to allow this new energy to flow in your home.

24/01/2025

Welcoming new and old patients always.
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As we enter the year of the Snake for 2025 🐍. It’s a time for shedding of old skin and transformation;

Transform you Health

Transform your Mindset

Transform Unhealthy Habits

Transform You!

12/12/2024

If you are looking for a gift to give I have vouchers for Acupuncture treatments.

They are available for both existing patients and new patients.

They can be the start of a journey with acupuncture for long term health goals or a one off experience for relaxation, rejuvenation and muscular tension relief.

With the voucher I also gift a ceramic spoon and simple instructions for a self care facial massage.

If you have any questions please reach out. To purchase get in touch via email or call. Info in bio to my website.

Happy holidays all 🌟

12/12/2024

To Embody Balance:

I feel like the meaning of ‘Embody Balance’ has changed with time for me and can be interpreted in so many ways.

How ever we choose to feel or be embodied or how ever we see a balanced life for each of us it should feel right.

25/11/2024

This is a big subject requiring small steps.

It can get overwhelming to think about all the different sources of toxins that we have in our home and environment. The key here is to take small steps towards changing what we consume and how we live. And of course educate yourself on the subject.

I, personally, have been chipping away at clearing and changing these products from my home for some time. For years now I’ve only used essential oils and natural skin products but I’ve hung onto a couple of good quality, health food store bought, non-stick pots & pans and still have a few plastic cooking utensils.

Yesterday I listened to passionately speak on the podcast about her expertise on toxicology, her lived experience with fertility issues and how she changed things around. I created this post and after I threw out my pans.

Not only do we need to remove these toxins from our home and environment but we also need to help support our bodies to clear and detoxify built up chemicals from our internal organs.

Acupuncture is fantastic at helping to support these detox pathways by optimising the healthy function of our organs, supporting digestion and elimination and increasing healthy blood flow. As well as regulating the nervous system by calming the mind and Shen which also aids in the healthy function of these organs.

Eating foods that support detox is also important. Organic or whole foods, leafy greens, lemon squeezed into water in the morning. As mentioned in this podcast, foods that contain the amino acids needed for Glutathione products (a powerful antioxidant found in the Liver, Kidneys & Ovaries) such as eggs, organic meats, broccoli, Brussels sprouts & matcha tea (organic only).

There are many great resources to help get you educated on how to start eliminating these products from your day to day life.
is another great source of a wealth of information.

But it is important you remember not to get too overwhelmed or stressed by it. If you have to drink from a plastic bottle it’s better than not drinking at all as hydration is essential.

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