Jess Strachan Acupuncture

Jess Strachan Acupuncture Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine with Jess Strachan
Trauma informed Care - Shiatsu, acupunctu

Here are some of my favourite Chinese medicine wind-down tips for an overactive mind.I’ve had a lot of requests for slee...
04/09/2025

Here are some of my favourite Chinese medicine wind-down tips for an overactive mind.

I’ve had a lot of requests for sleep hygiene support this week. While there are plenty of well known tips out there, like dimming the lights, reducing screen time, moving your body, and cutting back on alcohol or coffee, I also love weaving in some gentle Chinese medicine practices to settle the system before bed:

🌙 Ear massage
🌙 Face + scalp acupressure
🌙 A warm foot soak
🌙 Allowing time to digest your evening meal

These practices aim to tell your body it’s safe to slow down and drift into deeper rest.

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21/07/2025

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This months bookclub book“We want our daughters to be curious and independent and ambi-tious. We want them to make good ...
08/07/2025

This months bookclub book

“We want our daughters to be curious and independent and ambi-tious. We want them to make good choices, to have the resilience to bounce back from their ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’ decisions, and to possess the strength to recover from plain bad luck.

More than anything, we want them to have the courage to be real.

We want them to understand themselves and to genuinely like who they are. If we were to boil down our goal as parents, it would be: we want to raise girls - and the women they become - who love themselves as much as we love them. Unconditionally.”

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Why BBT Chart?Basal Body Temperature charting takes the guesswork out of your cycle.It doesn’t mean you have to get hype...
29/06/2025

Why BBT Chart?

Basal Body Temperature charting takes the guesswork out of your cycle.

It doesn’t mean you have to get hyper-focused or stressed, BBT charting can actually be a calm, empowering way to connect with your body and build fertility awareness.

It’s not just about ovulation timing.

BBT helps reveal:
♥️ Cycle irregularity
♥️ Luteal phase length
♥️ Erratic temps (from stress, illness, thyroid)
♥️ Anovulatory cycles (when ovulation doesn’t happen)

It gives you early insight into hormone balance, thyroid health, and progesterone levels before you hit that 6–12 month mark of wondering what’s taking so long.

Plus, bringing your BBT chart into your Chinese medicine sessions gives us real-time data to work with and you’ll actually see the impact of your acupuncture in your charts.

Want help getting started with the right app, or have questions about what your chart is telling you?

DM me or book a free discovery call. Let’s take the guesswork out of your journey.

Shiatsu Massage for PregnancyIf your pregnant body need some TLC or are looking for the best baby shower gift, we have y...
26/04/2025

Shiatsu Massage for Pregnancy

If your pregnant body need some TLC or are looking for the best baby shower gift, we have you covered.

Explore our deeply relaxing prenatal shiatsu massage session that aims to tease out tension and knots, calm your central nervous system and help you feel connected to your body and growing baby through all stages of pregnancy.

💤ULTIMATE COMFORT
Ever tried a massage on a futon on the floor? It is deeply supportive, grounding and oh-so-comfortable.

🥴SUPPORTING YOUR ACHES & PAINS
We are just providing you a massage—we use techniques like cupping, guasha, and warming moxibustion, to support your aches and pains.

🫠DEEPLY RELAXING
We aim to guide you into deep rest by activating the parasympathetic nervous system through gentle stretches, rhythmic movement, and calming pressure.

Perfect for anxious bodies or when your nights are restless and uncomfortable

😌CONNECTION
Supporting you to tune in to your body and bond with your baby as you move through the different stages of your pregnancy.

Want to learn more, send us a DM or get in touch to organise a voucher for your besties baby shower

Easter and ANZAC Day Availability We will be closed April 18, 21 & 25 Spots are filling quickly around these dates, so i...
11/04/2025

Easter and ANZAC Day Availability

We will be closed April 18, 21 & 25

Spots are filling quickly around these dates, so if you’re needing a treatment, we recommend booking in ASAP to secure your preferred time.

Go on then.. check out our new look!Follow the link in our profile 🤗
31/03/2025

Go on then.. check out our new look!

Follow the link in our profile 🤗

We are MACHI!MACHI Health stands for Melbourne Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs & Integrative Health.MACHI also coincidently m...
31/03/2025

We are MACHI!

MACHI Health stands for Melbourne Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs & Integrative Health.

MACHI also coincidently means Village in Japanese. Village Health.

Our new name calls for a fresh look, so we have given the website, our branding, and the rooms at the POD Spaces a huge revamp to represent our MACHI personality.

Let us know what you think 🤗

Our space is really coming together 🥰 This year we have been slowly updating our space to make it more us. For almost 10...
03/03/2025

Our space is really coming together 🥰

This year we have been slowly updating our space to make it more us.

For almost 10 years I’ve shared a clinic space which really worked for me, I’ve travelled to peoples houses, and I’ve worked from home.

But this year I want to share a beautiful space with my clients that I’ve put lots of attention and care into.

Can’t wait to share more as it starts to take shape

Ganglion cysts TLC ✨ Using the ‘Surround the Dragon’ treatment — needles strategically placed around the area to boost q...
26/02/2025

Ganglion cysts TLC ✨

Using the ‘Surround the Dragon’ treatment — needles strategically placed around the area to boost qi and blood circulation, plus micro-lesions to stimulate repair.

Finishing off with Choseikyu moxa to increase warmth and blood flow 🔥

11:30am available tomorrow! Book online to snap it as it’s the last available appointment for the year!
03/12/2024

11:30am available tomorrow! Book online to snap it as it’s the last available appointment for the year!

I spent the afternoon with my mentor, Alex Caldwell, celebrating her move into retirement.I think it would have been aro...
14/11/2024

I spent the afternoon with my mentor, Alex Caldwell, celebrating her move into retirement.

I think it would have been around 6 years ago that I was asked to work for victims of crime and I remember calling Alex to ask if I could receive a shiatsu from her to understand how she treated embodied trauma.

Tad naive ☺️, I thought could learn through receiving some bodywork.

She said no, haha, and instead offered to mentor me.

She helped me in so many ways become the practitioner I am today. Keeping both myself and my clients safe in the process of exploring their body following traumatic stress.

Mentoring in any industry is important and I was truly blessed with the support I received from Alex.

She has been patient and curious, candid and sure. She has challenged me and celebrated me. And contacting her still one of the best decisions I made for my career. I’m so grateful for her dedication.

At lunch, we spoke about the past and the future and to honour her work and career, we are in the process of writing something wonderful for the shiatsu community.

Keep your eyes peeled for the next pointers issue and give it a read when it lands in your inbox 📧

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Wednesday 8:30am - 3pm
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