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Tree of Vída Acupuncture

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Tree of Vída Acupuncture

Women’s Health Acupuncture Clinic focussing on Fertility, IVF support, pregnancy and menopause

04/09/2025

Can’t find an appointment?
Please note I will always prioritise fertility and labour preparation appointments so if you can’t find an appointment in the coming weeks that suits you, please reach out to me 💜

17/07/2025

Did you know pregnant women with chronic gum disease are 7 times more likely to give birth prematurely?
Here’s your reminder before trying for a baby to get a dental check up. 🦷

12/07/2025

It’s been a while and there are quite a few of you new to my page so thought I’d re-introduce myself. ☺️

I’m Sara.
Once upon a time I worked miserably in recruitment and found it completely soul sucking.

I’d grown up with natural medicine, so when I finally enrolled in a Bachelor of Traditional Chinese Medicine I truly felt I was home 💜

I’m an Acupuncturist AND a Chinese Herbalist.
I’m extremely passionate (almost over the top) about Women’s Health & those that come to me would agree 😜

I fell in love with treating Women’s Health when I was still at uni; I treated a woman who had PCOS who hadn’t had a period in 12 months, after one session she got a period - I was hooked. ☺️

Secretly, I hate needles - When I first learnt to needle I had to sit down while doing it 😅 (don’t worry this was many, many moons ago.)

My biggest pet peeves are vegetable oils and ticks.
My biggest loves are my 2 children and gluten.

For the future I hope to live my winters as European summers and Chinese medicine to be added to Medicare 💜 (Gotta dream big ☺️)

02/07/2025

When women first come to me for acupuncture during pregnancy they usually come for one of two things:

1. Morning sickness or 2. Labour Preparation

However when I first treat a pregnant woman, I am thinking well beyond her birth, I am looking for clues and signs of imbalances and what impact they may have on:

🤰🏼The rest of her pregnancy
🤰🏼 Her babies position in the womb
🤰🏼 The birth
🤰🏼 Her babies growth & health
🤰🏼 The postpartum period
🤰🏼 Her milk supply
🤰🏼 Her long term health

Let me give you an example: iron deficiency (which we view as blood deficiency in Chinese Medicine) in pregnancy increases your risk of severe post-partum haemorrhage, postnatal depression & low milk supply.

Through acupuncture & chinese herbs we can help to balance the body and avoid deficiencies, improving the overall pregnancy and post-partum outcomes. 👩🏼‍🍼

📸 .mother.kind

23/06/2025

🩸 Blood tests for Fertility 🩸
One of the first things I’ll have new fertility clients do is get a bunch of bloods done to assess what her hormones are doing as well as look for nutritional deficiencies.
If a client comes with blood work they’ve already obtained from their GP, 9 times out of 10 the woman has no idea which part of her cycle she had the blood work done in, and if we work it out - it’s generally at the wrong time, which make the blood work pointless.

Here’s why:
🩸 Progesterone is primarily made after a follicle releases an egg (ovulation), so testing progesterone before you’ve ovulated will give you a reading of almost 0.

🩸 Similarly, FSH is most productive in the first half of the cycle, it stimulates the ovaries to grow eggs. We want to know how little or hard FSH is working to ovulate - again pretty pointless after ovulation!

Please note, there are many other things we look at for fertility including thyroid function, insulin, testosterone, vitamin D however this very basic hormone profile and the timing of it is crucial. ✌️

01/06/2025

Have you seen cupping, but don’t know what it’s used for?

Cupping therapy is an ancient practice involving placing cups on the skin to create suction, drawing in the skin and underlying tissue which stimulates blood flow, reduces pain, inflammation and increases the body mobility.

Most modern therapists use plastic cups, however I prefer and only use the traditional fire method.

With fire cupping, glass cups are heated with a flame, then placed on the skin to create a vacuum.
Fire cupping creates a stronger suction and generates heat, promoting a more profound therapeutic response.

I would use cupping several times a day in clinic.
I’ve got clients who can’t live without it, clients who have tried EVERYTHING for chronically stiff necks who swear by it, 85 year old ladies who love it and find it very relaxing!

I’ve had clients describe it as, “exactly what you’d hope for out of a massage” others proclaiming themselves as “cupping converts.”

If you have a tight neck, shoulders and a massage ain’t quite kicking it, or an aching lower back/ sciatica or any musculoskeletal pain really, I encourage you to give cupping a go. ☺️

What’s been your experience with cupping?

13/05/2025

Let’s clear something up..

You don’t need to wait till you’re broken, exhausted and your nervous systems fried before you book yourself in for acupuncture.

Countless times I hear women say things like “Yay my neck/back/head starting hurting again so I could finally come back” or “yay I’ve been hanging out to come back for months” (waiting to reach a certain point in their pregnancy.)

But here’s the thing, originally (for thousands of years) acupuncture was used as preventative medicine - to prevent or reduce various disorders.

Those that have acupuncture know it just makes them feel better overall, sometimes it’s subtle, and a feeling that can’t easily be explained, but almost like the body gives an instant sigh of relief.

So I just wanted to remind you that your health, your time, your sanity, YOU are worth looking after well before the wheels have fallen off
x

10/05/2025

This weekend is full of many mixed emotions for me.
Empathy for those longing to be mothers is something I experience often in my job. I celebrate with my ladies when they get positive pregnancy tests, I worry with them when things aren’t going to plan and I cry with them/for them when things don’t work out.

I know how hard Mother’s Day can be.

But this Mother’s Day I also want to put my focus on the hope I have for those clients waiting for that positive test, those going through ivf treatment and those holding their breath for that 1st trimester to be over.

I hope Mother’s Day passes quickly for you, stings a little less and the hope that your time is coming gives you strength. 💜

I’d also like to focus on my clients who are experiencing their first Mother’s Day as mums after waiting far too long. Fertility struggles with a happy ending have an unmatched gratitude that only mums that have been through it can truly understand.

So this Mother’s Day I celebrate you, all of your tears, trauma, worry & hope has led you to today and you damn deserve to enjoy it.
X###

02/05/2025

Just finished my first week back and gosh it was a lovely one. Thankyou to all my incredible clients for your patience, flowers, gifts but mostly the genuine warm smiles and welcoming arms. It sure does feel great to be missed and needed!

x

22/01/2025

🎉Tree of Vida is 5 years old this week🎉

Professionally and personally a lot has happened in that time.
From bushfires, to babies, the pandemic, to building a clinic, it’s been a busy, rewarding 5 years.

So glad we chose to move here when we did, I’ve absolutely adored supporting and caring for the women of the Mid North Coast and can’t wait to continue doing so when I’m back from maternity leave in the coming months.

Scroll through the photos for a trip down memory lane.
1. 2024- Current clinic
2. 2019 - Just after the fires where the clinic is now 😲
3. 2021 - Working from a bedroom in my house, humble beginnings 🥰

01/12/2024

SHE is here! ✨
Our girl Zimi arrived last Thursday, 28th November.
51cm and 3.7 kilos of utter deliciousness.

11/10/2024

I treat pregnancy every week and now that I find myself 33 weeks pregnant with a breech baby (bum first) I thought I would share the things I’m personally doing to get the baby to turn.

#1 Moxibustion & Acupuncture: Moxibustion involves lighting a cigar like stick which contains a Chinese herb called mugwort. You then use the heat from the stick to stimulate an acupuncture point on the little toe.
Sounds pretty whacky right 😝 But moxibustion is accepted and referred to in the RCOG (Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists) guidelines as a treatment option for turning breech babies.

#2 Chiropractic treatments (specifically the Webster Technique.) The Webster technique aims to create space in the pelvis and reduce pressure on the baby to allow it to move freely in the pelvis. Has been shown to be 82% effective.

#3 Hanging out upside down 🙃 Spinning Babies is a fantastic website that suggests a range of exercises for getting baby into optimal position. I’m doing lots of forward leaning inversions and breech tilts.
More info here: www.spinningbabies.com

🙃🤸🏼‍♀️

Address

234 Bullocky Way
Failford, NSW
2430

Opening Hours

Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+61422252081

Website

http://www.treeofvidaacupuncture.com.au/

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