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Che Young Wellness | Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, trainer and author. Forest of Dean + Online Globally.

Acumassage treatments • Coaching • Training in Acumassage, and in Workplace Wellness. • Author and Speaker. Treatments include massage, acupressure and Reiki; Coaching 1:1 for personal or professional development; Training in Stress Management, Mindfulness and Meditation - individuals or groups; Private retreats in the Forest of Dean (for 1 or 2 people); Group retreats at carefully selected venues across the UK; Corporate packages available.

29/04/2026

That tension sitting at the base of your skull right now?

That is not just stress. That is your Gallbladder Meridian talking.

The Gallbladder Meridian is one of the longest and most complex pathways in the entire system. 44 points.

It starts at the outer edge of the eye, and ends in your second toe. The whole lateral line of the body is Gallbladder territory. 💫 I think of it like the zig zag stitch that holds the front and back together!

And because of that, this meridian is involved in a LOT.

Headaches, migraines, dizziness and vertigo.

Eyes and sight; Ears and hearing.

Jaw and neck tension.

Hip and knee pain.

Gall stones

Plus other digestive problems.

Because the Gallbladder stores bile generated by the Liver and delivers it to support food digestion.

Biliousness, bitterness, too much gall and spitting bile and anger are associated with the Wood Element - Gallbladder and it’s Wood partner, Liver.

Find and feel these points on yourself. Notice which ones are tender. Your body is already telling you something.

Are you listening?

28/04/2026

Wearing sunglasses all day is actually making you more likely to burn. ☀️

I know. Stick with me.

When sunlight enters your eyes, it hits your retina. Your retina sends a signal that triggers your body to produce melanin. The natural pigment that thickens your skin. Your body's own built-in UV protection system. The one it has been using for thousands of years.

Long before sunscreen existed. Long before sunglasses existed. 🕶️

But when you put sunglasses on first thing in the morning? Your retina never gets that signal. Your brain thinks it is still dim outside. Your body never prepares. No melanin response. No natural adaptation.

And then you’re more likely to burn. 👀

This is especially important in the morning. That first light of the day is your body's briefing. This is the kind of day we are having. This is what we need to prepare for. This is how we adapt.

Cover your eyes before that briefing happens and your whole system goes in underprepared. Your circadian rhythm. Your hormones. Your skin. Your sleep that night.

All of it affected. 💫

Animals do not wear sunglasses. Their eyes do exactly what eyes are designed to do.

We are the only species that has decided to override that. Now I am not saying never wear them.

If you have a genuine eye condition or you are in extreme glare, that is a different conversation.

Try getting outside in the morning first. Even 10 or 15 minutes without them. Let your eyes do what they are designed to do. Let your body read the day. ☀️

What do you think… are you a sunglasses-all-day person, or know someone else who is?

27/04/2026

Oh wow. What a wonderful retreat! 🙌✨

People ask what I do on retreat. So I put together this little video, with the help of my lovely Rob, who joined me for the second half. 🎥🌿

It was perfect.

4 days and 4 nights on my own. A full digital detox. 📵

(Except for my phone on airplane mode for photos and video, to capture some memories and create this.)

People say they think they'd get bored. But I never run out of things to do. And I absolutely love the space and time to do whatever I'm drawn to in the moment. 💫

For me, 4 nights on my own gives me 3 FULL DAYS. Where I wake up and go to sleep without having to worry about or interact with anyone else. Just me. 🌿

And for me, that is a big deal. I see on average 10 clients a week.

I'm a busy person with two teenage kids, usually many others at my house, a rescue dog, always several business projects on the go at once, plus multiple chat windows running with friends and family. 🐕

To stop. To REALLY stop. And take my foot off the gas completely. Is not a luxury. It is what stops me crashing into the wall. Literally. 🙏

Before I left I used the phrase 'burnt out' to describe where I was at.

And I didn't use it lightly. Truthfully I left it too long this time. I like to do this at least 3 times a year as a minimum.

But haven't in over 12 months, with so much else on. Writing the book. Redoing the websites. Life. 📖

I feel SO GOOD after this one that I'm booking my next one soon. 🌟There is no shortcut to taking a break. When you need one, you need one.

It is not weakness. It is essential refuelling for the soul. ✨

24/04/2026

I was out at 8am in the morning. Just me, Dukie, a lake, and this. ☀️

I talk a lot about seasons. Last week about the see-saw. Spring and Autumn balancing each other at opposite ends. Winter making Summer possible.

But this week something else stopped me.

Not the season itself. The thing that drives it. The sun.

Just look at what it does. 🌿

It turns an ordinary reed into something that looks like it's lit from the inside. It turns still water into a mirror of the whole sky. It peeps through bare branches and reminds you that the leaves are coming.

Every single time. Without fail. Without effort.

The sun does not try to warm things. It simply is what it is. And everything responds. 💫

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the sun is pure Yang energy. And Spring is the season when Yang rises again after the long stillness of Winter Yin.

You feel it without being told. That shift in the light. The way your shoulders drop a little when it comes out.

The way your mood lifts before your brain has even caught up.

Your body knows. It has always known. We are part of this system. Not observers of it.

So today’s is for return of the Spring sun, and the way it changes and brings new life to everything in it’s path, including me.☀️

23/04/2026

I did an interesting internet search as I know drinking things other than water is no way NEAR as good for us as just drinking water.

It changes it’s composition, meaning the ‘liquid’ needs processing in an entirely different way to ‘just’ water.

Of course the purity of the water matters too…

But, essentially:

We are PRETTY MUCH the only mammal that drinks anything other than water.

Other mammals do drink milk. But interestingly, only when babies, and NEVER the milk of other species.

There is a whole industry (actually several…) built on humans drinking things other than water.

…

Why?

They are tasty, yes.

But they literally aren’t good for us. Not really.

So a bit like my post a few weeks back, about not drinking with meals (anything, EVEN WATER!)…

Sometimes it’s worth just reflecting on WHY we do what we do. Why did our parents do it? Whether our ancestors would or wouldn’t have.

Who starts trends like these? Why don’t we question them? Maybe we should…

22/04/2026

The Triple Energizer is one of the first places I look when a client is apathetic, or otherwise low on energy and ‘va va voom’.

It’s a Yang organ from the Fire Element, just like it’s preceding partner Pericardium.

It starts in the ring finger and travels up the back of the arm, shoulder, neck and ear, to end by the eye.

As well as apathy, it is also associated with:

Deafness

Sore throat

Ear and temporal disorders

Abdominal distention

Poor circulation

Oedema

And because it is connected to the Fire Element, also with our sense of touch, issues with the tongue and inner mouth, the vessels of the body, and the balance between joy and arrogance.

When this meridian is off kilter, you are too.

Not always dramatically. Sometimes just as a quiet dimming. A flatness.

A struggle-to-get-out-of-bed, going-through-the-motions kind of day, that stretches into weeks.

In this video I show you exactly where it runs, the start and end points, and the most commonly used points along the way.

Feel for them on yourself. Notice what is tender. Your body is always communicating.

Are you listening? 🌿

21/04/2026

The Yin and Yang symbol started as a hill. 🌿

A shady side. A sunny side. Both part of the same whole.

Always shifting. Never absolute. That is it. That is where it began.

And from that one simple observation of nature, one of the most profound principles in Traditional Chinese Medicine was born.

Because it was never really about opposites. It is about the relationship between them.

The flow between them. The yin within the yang. The yang within the yin. That dot on each side is not decoration. It is the whole point. 💫

Understanding this changes how you see illness, wellness, and everything in between.

My latest blog explores exactly that. Find it on my website.

What side of the see-saw are you sitting on right now?

Yin or Yang? 🌿

20/04/2026

What does Qi look like?

Maybe something like this. 💫 This is from a spot in the Portuguese mountains. Caught in full sunlight on a holiday in Spring last year. But honestly… it could be anything.

A galaxy. A living cell. Energy moving through fascia. Because at every scale, in every system, this is what flow looks like. This is what alive looks like. 🌿

Watch this for 90 seconds. Not scrolling past it. Actually, with it.

Here is what happens in your body when you do:

Your amygdala, the part of your brain that scans constantly for threat, begins to quieten. Your parasympathetic nervous system starts to engage. Cortisol levels begin to drop. Your body moves out of alert and back towards regulation. In 90 seconds.

No app. No supplement. No technique. Just light on water.

Nature regulates itself with breathtaking precision. And when you let it, it regulates you too. The same intelligence that moves light across water moves Qi through your meridians.

The same patterns. The same laws. The same extraordinary design.

Your nervous system will thank you. 💫

17/04/2026

I’m so grateful to live somewhere that has SEASONS!!! Seasons are great. And I love greeting each one.

This little scene stopped me in my tracks this week and felt like such an homage to this time of year somehow!

I love these little glimpses of the new/next phase in the natural cycles. Blossom for the first time in a year. The flora and fauna are waking up and getting active.

I love ALL the seasons. But always say Autumn is my favourite - especially living in the Forest of Dean.

But there wouldn’t be Autumn without Spring, nor Summer without Winter.

Sounds obvious stated out loud ;-) But I enjoyed the ponder!!!

Feeling into how Spring and Autumn are the balancers for each other on either end of the see-saw. New life versus Shedding skins.

And so it continues… in it’s beautiful inevitability.

What are you grateful for this ?

16/04/2026

Tomorrow my phone goes off.

Completely. 📵

No notifications. No messages. No scrolling. Just silence, stillness, and the kind of rest that actually works.

I have been going on solo retreats for 15 years. Not because I have it all figured out. Because I know what happens to my body and my mind when I don't. 🌿 And I know what happens when I do.

So I practice what I preach.

Now…

When did YOU last take a proper break? Not a holiday where you come home needing another one. Not a weekend where the to-do list followed you onto the sofa. An actual, genuine, full stop. ✋

A silent retreat. A digital detox. Space to hear yourself think again. This is something I offer. Any time. Just get in touch and we can find what's right for you. 💫

In the meantime…

Posts will be carrying on as normal this week.

Because I have the most extraordinarily organised marketing wonder by my side. Yvette. 🙌

She has this handled, and has been pushing me for content for weeks! So you won't even notice I'm gone. But I will. And my nervous system absolutely will too. 🌿

Back soon. Rested. Recharged. Ready.

Enjoy the photos from my previous visits to this little slice of paradise in Devon. And enjoy the posts while I'm away too! 😊

With love ❤️

15/04/2026

I LOVE training. 🙌

It was so much fun being back with my 9 delegates for the second of the five sessions I'm running this Spring and Summer at Asha.

This little montage from the last session made me smile.

And will give you a little taster of what goes on in the room! 😊🌿

So… Autumn training.

I am going to be running training again in the last two weeks of November.

It won't be as spaced out as this round.

Likely 2 blocks of 2 or 3 days. 📅

There will be upfront discounts and payment plans for those who'd struggle to pay the whole fee at once.

Hereby giving you plenty of notice! 😉

You're also welcome to B&B at the gorgeous Asha Centre where the training is held.

Or stay somewhere local if you're travelling from further afield. 🏡

And for those who can't make November…

I will run the monthly day sessions again next Spring.

Thinking the first Tuesday of each month, March to July 2027.

Because many who wanted to come this time couldn't make Wednesdays! 🗓️

So if you're interested in 5 to 6 days of training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Meridians and my Four Functions Framework…

November is your next chance.

Get in touch sooner rather than later. 🌿

All places are first come first served.

And those who are in early may help shape the timings and the overall plan. 😊

After just 2 days of training last week I watched the pennies drop in real time. 💫

People drawing connections between what they already know and the new framework I developed.

Dots joining.

Understanding landing.

That moment where something that felt completely out of reach suddenly makes total sense.

I LOVE that moment.

Every single time. 🙏

Because Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Meridian System are genuinely awesome.

And everyone deserves to understand them. ✨

14/04/2026

My hygienist told me my receding gums were irreversible.

The next appointment, he said there were no significant areas for concern. What changed?

I acumassaged them.

Now before you scroll past thinking this sounds completely mad… Let me explain.

In the Meridian System, the body mirrors itself. Longitudinally. Bilaterally. And horizontally. Hands mirror feet. Knees mirror elbows. And the gum tissue?

It has its own meridian logic. And ‘mirrors’ the tissue in the ge***al region. Working on one can help the other. 💡 (I attribute the almost complete disappearance of lichen schlerosis to this awareness.)

Like all fascia, the gum fascia can soften and shift when coaxed. 💫

It simply has it’s own access points, and it's own unique fascial density that responds to the correct pressure and attention.

This case study started as a joke. Patient F is a long-term client and mountain bike enthusiast. She came in with the usual crash-related damage, hopped up on the couch, and said laughing…

"I don't suppose you can help with my receding gums while you're at it?"

As it turned out, it was one of the best questions she has ever asked me.

Ten minutes of focused work at the end of her session. Next visit? 60% improvement. And she’s been working on them herself ever since. 🙏

The body continues to surprise me. Even after all these years. Even when I think I know what it can and cannot do.

This is exactly why I wrote the blog. Visit my site.

Because cases like this are a reminder of how far the Meridian System's logic actually extends. And how much there still is to explore within it.

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