Tracy Dundon - Acupuncturist

17/11/2024

IMPORTANT: I DO NOT OFFER OR CLAIM TO FACILITATE PAST LIFE REGRESSIONS.
That said, I was invited onto a podcast of a client which was something fun and a little different. She had some interesting experiences with me in the treatment room while having acupunture.
One of the nicest things about this work is the evolution of clients and their lives over the years. The client-practitioner relationship is special.
We chat a lot about more esoteric matters, as well as reproductive health including fertility and PCOS.
Please note, most acupunture clients do not have the experience my client Ashleigh/ The Psychic Time Traveller had.
But, my work has evolved to include more than my Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupunture training, so I will be opening up differnet non-acupunture appointment offerings in 2025 under a different business name to separate it from my professional services as a Registered Acupuncturist, focusing more on the shamanic type energy work that I do with with some of my acupunture clients - which is not part of my Traditional Chinese Medicine / Acupunture training for the record!
That said, the real Traditional Chinese Medicine, such as classical acupunture has deeply spritual and shamanic roots. Even in my modern university level training, the shen(spirit-mind-emotional aspect of our being) is part of our physiology and therfore part of a pathophysiologic presentation and considered important in the diagnosis and prescription. We are whole beings, and true medicine is wholistic.............................................................................................................

Discover how my psychic ability to see over 80 of my past present and future lives started on acupuncturist Tracy Dundon's table.Here we discuss the healing ...

23/05/2023

Winter Restorative Workshop
June Long Weekend
Saturday June 10th - 2:00pm to 4:30pm

At Newcastle Yoga Newcastle Iyengar Yoga
12 Moate St, Georgetown NSW 2298

Join Yoga Teacher and Art Therapist Candace Schreiner and I for an afternoon of relaxed playful self-exploration and restoration:

🧘‍♀️Restorative yoga practice;
💧Guided meditation with sound healing focusing on the utmost Yin, the Water element and Winter;
🌈 Art therapy exercise .

$85 per person (includes all materials)

Bookings and enquiries:
M: 0402 761 520 or tracydundon@gmail.com
M: 0418 125 977 or candyschreiner@gmail.com

13/04/2023

Acupuncture aims to rebalance qi or energy in the body by the insertion of very thin needles through your skin to stimulate strategic points, aka "meridian points" on your body.☯

The needles vary in size but can be as small as 0.12 mm wide, which is as thin as human hair. The largest acupuncture needle is the 27 gauge, which is 0.4 mm wide. The needle is solid rather than hollow since it does not transfer anything in or out of the body.

Acupuncturists insert needles at various depths ranging from a fraction of an inch to several inches, which depends on where the point is located in the body.

05/12/2022

One in 10 women who gave birth in the last five years say they were made to feel “violated, powerless or dehumanised” by health providers, a study found.

29/10/2022

GROWTH-EXPANSION-RESTORATION
SPRING WORKSHOP WITH CANDACE & TRACY
Date: Saturday 12 November 2022
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Where:
Hamilton Iyengar Yoga Studio
21 Steel Street Hamilton

JoinRegistered Art-therapist/Iyengar Yoga teacher: Candace Schreiner and Registered Acupuncturist/Chinese Medicine Practitioner/Sound Healer, Tracy Dundon for an afternoon of restorative yoga, guided meditation/sound healing and art-therapy.

The focus will be on the wood element of Chinese medicine, the elemental energy associated with plans, goals, dreams and visions for our life. An energy of new growth and expansion, flexibility and strength.

Spring and the wood element are energetically connected to our liver-gallbladder organs and the sprit of our liver, the hun, aka our 'ethereal soul', or dreaming soul.

3 hour workshop includes all materials and afternoon tea.
Investment $90 each person

To book your place Contact Candance or Tracy
Tracy: tracydundon@gmail.com or 0402 761 520

Candace: candyschreiner@gmail.com or 0418 125 977

26/09/2022

🌱Welcome SPRING! Season of the WOOD ELEMENT, and the LIVER and GALLBLADDER channel-organ system.🌱
🌱SPROUTING OUR SEEDS OF POTENTIAL:
Spring and the wood element is all about growth, expansion and movement, and the direction of the liver qi (‘qi’ = energy/essence/quality/function/motive force/catalyst) and the wood element is upward and outward, just like a tree’s branches. As in nature, now is the time for new growth and expansion.

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We are a microcosm, inextricably linked to the macrocosm, as such affected by the seasons and other external environmental factors.

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The Wood element has the qi that drives our hopes, visions, decisions and plans for the future, it also gives us courage. So, if you’re feeling the urge branch out, to set plans into motion, or try new things, you’re in tune with the seasonal energy!

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Maybe you’re feeling frustrated, stuck, down, lacking hope or not able plan and see a desired future for yourself… it may be time to investigate what or who is stunting your growth, fencing you in or blocking the free-flow of qi (including self-limitations or inherited patterning). Or maybe your liver is depleted or overloaded by poor nutritional or lifestyle choices, and this is blocking your momentum…

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Flexibility and rigidity are attributed to the wood element. Being able to go with the flow without being to overly yielding, but still holding your own (resilience). Having plans and a clear vision, without being so rigid that anger, frustration or upset can set in when plans need to change (inflexibility), are qualities to aim for in healthy wood element. Just like a tree that sways with the wind, rather lose a rigid branch or be torn out by the roots rather than adapt.

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The wood element nourishes our ligaments and tendons, which reflect this balance of flexibility and strength.

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This is where TCM and acupuncture can help to balance or nourish your wood element, by accessing points on your liver or gallbladder channels, such as Liver 14 (Qi Men) aka ‘gate of hope’, Liver 3 (Tai Chong) aka, ‘great rushing forward’, or Gallbladder 37 (Guang Ming) aka ‘clear illumination'.
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Image credit: Wang Ju-Yi, Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine

23/07/2022

18/07/2022

JUST ADD HOT WATER!
🛁🎶 Self-care needn’t be expensive. Looking after your health isn’t just about getting enough protein, eating your veggies and getting enough movement into your day. Of course that is really important, so is looking after your soul! 😌
✨Your shen (spirit/soul) needs nourishment too, for physical and psychological wellbeing.✨
🪷Are you adding some soul-food into your daily or weekly schedule? If not, that’s my recommendation for you this week - what does it for your shen-spirit? Put it on your to-do list. Sometimes its just stopping and relaxing, allowing yourself to ‘be’ rather than ‘do’. ‘Doing’ uses up a lot of our resources, whilst ‘being’ settles and replenishes the yin, to balance all the yang. Sometimes stopping trying is just what is needed to succeed, take a break from trying and see if you get a problem solved or a worry eased. 🪷Taking time out with a good book📖📚, painting, gardening 🪴, a quiet catch up with a kindred spirit, a guided meditation… Don’t underestimate the value of ‘down-time’, it replenishes your qi/energy for the up times.
🪷For me, its music, a walk or swim in nature, or a massage.
🪷Winter, ruled by the water element, 🫧💧🌊and connected to the kidney-adrenals, is a great time to make some extra slow, quiet, inward time. 🌧Nature is encouraging us to go inward and renew in this most Yin time of year, to replenish, reflect and re-energise for the growth spurt of the expansive Wood Element in Spring 🪴and the creative, passionate, joyful expression of our hearts, the fire element in Summer☀️🔥☀️ Thanks to my amazing massage therapist for reminding me I needed to self-care body and shen a bit more this week.🙏

07/06/2022

In 2021, another study confirmed that induction is associated with more interventions and adverse outcomes.

"Worryingly, although the induction rate had tripled in some groups in the 16 years spanned by the study, Dahlen et al (2021) found that there had been no reduction in stillbirth.

This is of huge concern, as possible reduction in the chance of stillbirth is the reason often given to support a recommendation of induction, especially when there are no medical indications for induction."

That's a quote from my book, In Your Own Time: how western medicine controls the start of labour and why this needs to stop.

I shared the finding of a group of researchers who, "compared intrapartum interventions and outcomes for mothers, neonates and children up to 16 years, for induction of labour (IOL) versus spontaneous labour onset in uncomplicated term pregnancies with live births." (Dahlen et al 2021).

I discussed this research in a blog post, which you can see at https://www.sarawickham.com/research-updates/induction-adverse-outcomes/ as well as in my book.

As always, it's important to remember that there are pros and cons to everything.

If there are genuine medical reasons for induction, then the benefits can outweigh the risks and possible downsides.

Induction of labour is absolutely the right decision for some women and families, regardless of these risks.

But many people think it is being offered too often at the moment, and that women and families aren't being given enough information about the downsides.

The key is in getting informed, and figuring out what's right for you.

Loads more info at www.sarawickham.com/time

31/05/2022

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Acupunture in Newcastle helping people with physical and emotional stress, tension, pain and trauma. Women's health Women's health and hormones, menopause and perimenopause symptoms, pregnancy care and post natal support, breastfeeding and mastitis, pcos, fertility and IVF support. Psyche & Soul Emo...

22/05/2022

“Depending on the condition, those little needles can make a huge impact.”
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“When I started looking into studies, I discovered how much evidence there was behind this treatment, and that made me feel comfortable suggesting it as an alternative or a complement to pain medication and other treatments.”
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Thanks for the article magazine!
https://time.com/6171247/acupuncture-health-benefits-research/?fbclid=IwAR0vPw32j1mV80rey_nYVUAq7ZH-ecMDjtptncmpp0fz0ZHkAfHWxjDCwDo

16/05/2022

How are you going with this Full Moon in Scorpio Total Lunar Eclipse?
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I indulged in a little full moon 🌕 prep retail therapy at Vitality Junction to support some yin vibes on this full moon. ..
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LOVE this lunar latte blend, its great for night-time wind down ritual in autumn/winter; and…I found these gorgeous essential oil blends in the shop… YUM, more Venusian in nature, Venus being an earth element planet - Sensual, grounded, nurturing, calming.
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The earth element is the perfect antidote to all this water if you’re feeling overwhelmed, scent, nature, bodywork, exercise/movement (slow or fast), music, gardening...
The moon being a water element planet, and this month its being full in Scorpio, also a water sign. 🌊🌊🌊The full moon is the most Yang time of this Yin planet, so if you’re a little wired at night lately, you’re in tune! But, taking some extra time out, or making extra time to wind down in the evening and avoiding over-stimulation can help with winding-down and sleep quality. Also, just going with the flow is a good motto for water energy, an eclipse is a full moon on steroids, so resistance will be painful and exhausting!
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I’m loving the vibes of this eclipse full moon 💫 but it has been an intense and emotional week for many tuning in to the macrocosm! This full moon reminds me of some important factors in health according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”):
1. Emotions and their effect on our health and energy - the seven emotions can become a cause of disease according to TCM.
2. The Macrocosm, the environment and its affect on our health and energy, aka ‘cosmology’ (how’s that for some old-age new-age terminology 😆) Which is pretty much tuning in, adjusting, adapting and working with the changing seasons, the time of day etc, to harness the natural energy rather than resist it to the detriment of your own health.
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The vibes are high and emotions ramped up with all this water element 🌊 don’t bottle them up, try to do the things that help you process or let them flow.
🌙Talk to someone, kind and caring that you trust.
🌙Come into the shop - Ian and the team love an over-the-counter therapy session and can make some great herb and supplement recommendations as well as offer some free lifestyle advice ;)
🌙Get some bodywork or energy work ;) and/or do something either active or nurturing to help shift, release, balance and support what’s going on for you.
🌙Free stuff: take a bath (with some essential oils!) or go for a swim, take a walk or run, listen to music calming or feel-good, depending on your needs, get in the garden or out into nature.
🌙 Allow - accept and allow. Everything is in constant change and dynamic flow, this will shift and pass, especially if you accept and allow rather than resist. Resisting your feelings:
= blocked flow of qi
= build up and dysfunction within our system on physical and emotional level
= not healthy.
Culturally, we need to embrace the full spectrum of emotions, not just the ‘good’ ones, all emotions in excess or deficit can damage our health and well-being. Ignoring and resisting built-up or difficult emotions is like ignoring a sink that is not draining properly, if its not investigated and addressed, eventually its going to stop flowing altogether, back up and cause a flood, leak or eruption…
🌙 Movement - gentle or more intense depending on your energy levels and level of emotional intensity you’re experiencing.
🌙 Focus on something good in your life - hopefully something in your life is good, no matter how little, this is the gift of gratitude. Energetically, what we focus on, where we place our attention, uses our energy, diverts our energy and builds energy in the area of focus, so placing more attention on what is working/good/healthy/right in your life is a quick and free balancing tool!
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I particularly LOVE doing treatments around the full moon, its always an intense and interesting week in the treatment room with qi so accessible and responsive and people ready for illumination and release. People are usually in need of grounding support/nurturing or movement/release to control the intensity. It is a great time for some self-care, revelation or realisation, release, processing and progress.
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26/04/2022

15/03/2022

Feeling a little post-viral? 🥴 Post-viral fatigue a.k.a. a 'lingering pathogen' 🦠 in Chinese Medicine, is something Doctors of Chinese Medicine 👩‍🎓are trained in diagnosing and helping patients recover from. Acupuncture alone is fantastic for this. I love using the pins to help people recover from respiratory illness. Some people are tired, some feel tight in the chest and are having 💓 palpitations, some are still a little breathless or having headaches or a loss of sense of taste or smell. Acupuncture can help your body help itself and some herbal medicine 🌱 and diet and lifestyle recommendations can give you the extra support your immune system needs to get you closer to fine. 😊 Targeting your Zheng Qi 💪(energy/resources) and your Wei Qi 👊 (immune specific resources) to help relieve your symptoms sooner. In the meantime, check out what Grandmaster Lu has to say... "The body doesn't lie!"
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Many people are experiencing side effects after a Covid-19 illness. Look at the symptoms and their location. The body never lies!

01/02/2022

Happy Lunar New Year - 2022 Year of the Yang Water Tiger.
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"At the centre of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." Lao Tzu

Happy Lunar New Year. We welcome in the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is fearless, patient and has great skills as a leader. Well respected the tiger can turn from a p***y cat to a cat that is focused and determined to achieve a desired outcome. Use this focus to create the outcomes you desire for your life. In the words of the great teacher Lao Tzu At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

26/05/2020

Bit of light reading before bed 🤓Apart from unravelling people’s sinews, working with the psyche and emotions, and learning about the psychological and spiritual interrelationship of our internal organs, is the the most fascinating and rewarding aspect of practicing TCM.