Bright Sky Acupuncture

03/18/2024

We are nominated again this year! Thank you. Please drop into the link below and cast your votes for both Dani Cullimore Acupuncture and Bright Sky Acupuncture under the healthcare -- acupuncture heading :) thank you so much for voting us PLATINUM best Acupuncture for 2023 (direct link in comments :) - no sign up to vote for this round

Official 2024 Community Voting Awards Platform for Guelph, ON. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

10/11/2023

Hi everyone. I have a new website! Dropping it in comments - please check it out. tl;dr: I'm here for you. Book your year end sessions/tune-ups! :) I'm currently booking sessions for new + returning clients - if you've never been to see me, or it's been a little or a long while - consider this your invitation to come in to receive some care.

Stress, neck and shoulder tension due to computer work/phone use/etc, anxiety/worry/mental health support - and more. Just ask.

I'm currently treating only in Guelph however if you need a referral to a practitioner in a city you're in or near, i'm happy to help send you to someone great. Wishing you well -- I'm here for you. Feel free to drop a comment to say hi

01/09/2023

Nice surprise to be nominated* Best Acupuncture Guelph!♡ 1-click vote (no sign up required!) *comments* below. I'm truly honoured by your support. Thank you. If you'd like, please vote for me by clicking the direct link in comments :) Really, this made my day. I appreciate doing this work so much and am humbled by the quality of care and the rich experience of so many of my acupuncture colleagues here in Guelph (and in Ontario); I am also very fortunate and grateful to be learning and practicing this medicine.

06/20/2022

Many of you partake in a lot of unseen magic (almost immeasurable tasks)/making s**t happen "behind the scenes" to help the fabric stay together.

It's been a little since I've posted here and this share feels important and timely. For anyone feeling taxed/a solid reminder for the do-ers out there that are overwhelmed and yet give x20 ~
To your relationships, your family, your work, your social community.

Friends and new friends. I see you (and am you). If this post resonates even a little then maybe you're due for a little tune-up/check in/ be seen session -- lets work together for you. Or reach out to a practitioner that is local to you if you have one you haven't seen for a little while. Or ask me for a referral near you -- I'm happy to connect people to good people. Reach out.

And be sure to check out Olive's post below. Very worth the read (and follow)

The truth is, if your needs aren't being met and YOU are overwhelmed then everyone isn't being taken care of, right?

You matter too! Your needs matter!

Yes, I'm yelling it at you! Because it's true!

You deserve to have some weight lifted off your shoulders, you deserve to have your needs be seen and met. Emotional labor doesn't have to be only your burden to bear.

Take a look at my emotional labor series or read the blog post I wrote about this topic (in-depth) at www.olivevontopp.com

04/18/2022

free acupuncture offerings this week if you are in Toronto or the region -- check out the link below! other offerings are in Ottawa and Cambridge ~~~ of if you are in Guelph just reach out to me directly. I'm not an official location but will offer the same to you this week -- :) take good care

10/30/2021

SO so good for our digestion. And so yummy. Add it to your oatmeal, (which we should be eating by now, which will also help in calming) + cinnamon. Put all that stuff you'd normally put in your smoothies in your oats

08/16/2021

100% believe that we all would benefit from doing qigong as a part of a daily practice. Check out Claire Turner Reid's Guelph IN-PERSON offerings - and maybe see you there on Thursday eve's!
https://www.claireturnerreid.com/classes/qigong-and-taijiquan-guelph/

Claire teaches group classes, workshops, and private lessons in Toronto, Guelph, and the GTA. She is faculty at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, teaches teens at Trails Youth Initiatives, and independently runs classes welcoming all ages and ranges of experience.

08/15/2021

This is a beautiful and powerful offering (online)

08/06/2021

One year ago we brought Rhubarb home to grow our hearts and take us on adventures. To walk us daily. To wag and wiggle. Much love and gratitude for the 4 leggeds Hwo could I have gone this long without having one in my home and hearth

11/24/2020

Practitioners ~ highly recommend Money Skills for Therapists' offerings ~ I completed a deep dive training earlier in the lockdown and learned a whole bunch (hard skills plus mindset) and it's helped me *a whole bunch* in getting real re my finances (including saving for taxes) instead of my previous head in the sand "approach". They're doing a free challenge starting in a few days fyi.

I’m here today to invite you to something special I’ve been cooking up. 👩‍🍳

I know you avoid your finances. And for good reason!

You know you “should” be looking at them, but when you do you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or confused. Plus, you’re not actually sure *what* you’re supposed to be doing with your finances. So even more reason to just ignore them. 🙈

You’ve figured out so many things in your life, but money just hasn’t been one of them. While other things have become clearer, money has stayed confusing and just doesn’t seem to work for you, no matter how hard you try.

Avoiding your money sucks because you think, as a professional and an adult, you “should” understand it. It also has real effects on your life.

Things like:
💸 You’re always just getting by, even though you’re making better money than ever
💸 You’re seeing lots of clients, but somehow that hasn’t turned into money in your pocket
💸 You’re not saving enough for taxes or maybe you’ve fallen behind on your taxes and it feels impossible to catch up
💸 You’re not saving for retirement - or anything else really! - It’s way too stressful to think about planning for the future, so you don’t

You are competent, smart, and a damn good therapist. 💪 And you deserve to feel calm and confident about your money, instead of hiding from it.

That’s why I’m offering a free challenge: The Money Momentum Challenge.

This FREE 5-day challenge will walk you through, step by step, what you actually need to do to manage your finances, give you the support to actually start doing the things, and let you shift into thinking about your finances with your whole brain - that brilliant brain that got you through school and allows you to skillfully you help your clients every day.

And that’s not even the best part! There are daily prizes as well as a grand prize of 💵 $500 cash 💵.

We start November 30th!

Visit http://moneymomentumchallenge.com/ to register!

11/12/2020

Menstrual Cramp Rescue (Uterus Point) - Menstruators with cramps! Check out this post. Also follow Akari Yokokawa's account for quality info about TCM info/wellness in general with a special focus on women's health/gyn/pregnancy/lactation/breast health.

Menstrual Cramp Rescue (Uterus Point)

While Chinese Medicine is big on treating the root(s) of body and mind imbalances, sometimes symptoms speak out so loud that all you need is a quick rescue treatment.

So here is the point for menstrual cramps and uterus related concerns.

It’s located just about a thumb joint length into your palm from the wrist where the two meaty part on the thumb and pinky sides meet as shown in the picture.
Either palm will do, but my suggestion is to go with more tender side.

Press relatively firmly into this point, breathe in and out to the point when you have menstrual cramps. This should give you an instant reduction/relief of symptoms. If it doesn’t happen, then search for a more tender spot around it, or try the other side.

And please remember that while you do your at-home symptom management with this point, make sure to seek professional help and get your root imbalances sorted with your Chinese Medicine Practitioner (and/or Acupuncturist). Masking symptoms could lead to more serious health concerns.

In case you needed to hear this... menstrual cramps are common but NOT normal, and it doesn’t have to be “your thing”.
So again,,, please seek help!

NOTE:
If you are pregnant or you think you might be pregnant, consult with your acupuncturist before using this point.

If you tried this point, please report back!

Bonus:
This point also treats heel spur and planter fasciitis 😮

Akari Yokokawa. R.TCMP, R.Ac

05/22/2020

Rewilding Pleasure. Colleague, friend, heroine, resolute badass Kat Nantz - 6 week course starting June 22. Early bird ends in two days ($188), heads up :) ! I've worked with Kat before and I believe her courses should be mandatory. For realz. She is full of insight, is incredibly unique and gifted in what she brings to life in her courses, as well she is skilled in creating a safe container for (y)our vulnerability and bravery and self-expression to show up. Link in comments to read more. Dm me if you have any questions. I have no connection to the course, but I'd be happy to share my experiences.

05/11/2020

Door k**b present arrived for me yesterday ♡ Heartburst. I'm feeling pretty fricking tender these days -how bout you? I feel pretty great and then I drop deep to shadow lows, old stories like ghosts coming out of my bones. Up down up down within the same day. With a birds eye view, I see practices have been dropped and habits have amped up. Really getting the call to align again. "Notice your practice wandering and gently bring it back". Nothing fancy really: watering myself, sleeping well, movement, good food, and low/no alcohol. Meditation. Nature. Gratitude. A little yin-yang calibration. Self love and self care practices. SELF COMPASSION. All vitality boosters that I/we need rn. Definitely the change of pace and the world upside down flip has shaken and rattled some deeply grooved patterns and habits. What do we want to not return to, what will rise, what will morph, who are we becoming.
Totally getting pulled into the vamputer and it really is life blood sucking/yin depleting while at the same time a series of yang platforms offering communication, engagement, creativity; players, teachers, participants, performers. In this air season, in this metal yang year, there is just sooooo much information flying around virtually (meaning somewhere, somehow) I've noticed (my) consumption of stuff has been replaced by mass consumption of information - I am so falling into a tech hole. Calling (myself) out/in for a re-focussing, remembering our bodies, to nourish and to water. Speak kindly. Let em dance, flow and play. Vocalize. Move stagnation that's trying to solidify itself in us as we sit at our screens. And/but there is also some cool af stuff happening inside the internet OF COURSE and I sure am grateful for communication means, and for the invitations to traverse the immersiverse as I did last night. Next level future s**t. And totally sober/substance free.
Happy new week ♡