Holistic Ealing

30/05/2025

Lots of the people I support are coming for chronic pain so I decided to make a simple EFT tapping as a home support so they can support themselves in between the treatments. If you, or someone you know suffer from chronic pain, you can give it a go. Practice daily and see how your pain gets less and less.

23/05/2025

Yesterday was a special day, 2 patients shared positive news on their pregnancies and one farewell celebrated with flowers and choccies. It doesn’t happen every day but those days make the job so special and rewarding.

16/05/2025

As a parent supporting our children through GSCE's and A-Level exams, I created post on my blog with some helpful content for the paretns and children, including simple to follow EFT tapping for young people and for parents/carers supporting them. Good luck everyone!

I wanted to reach out especially to those of you with children sitting or about to sit exams, or if you know someone currently going through this challenging time.As a fellow stressed parent, I've channeled my energy into creating resources while my own children navigate their GCSEs and A levels. I'...

02/04/2025

I love being an acupuncturist, treating holistically, getting to know my patients, making a difference. Feeling very grateful!

26/02/2025

Spring in Chinese Medicine -

Spring season is slowly starting in, you may have seen some intense colours of crocuses or snowdrops in the park, noticed days are getting longer, sun is a bit stronger. It officially starts from 20th of March but we see the changes happening already. Spring is a time for new beginnings, for which w...

19/11/2024

Yet another great conference organised by Association of Acupuncture Association of Acupuncture Clinicians. Thank you for touching on very important topics, getting us curious and inspired.

Inspiring Change Through Action: A Heartfelt Thank You to Sarah Budd
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We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Sarah Budd for generously sharing her remarkable work with Earth Medicine at this year’s annual conference. Sarah’s dedication and compassion shone through as she recounted the impactful efforts being made on the island of Lesvos, where lives are being touched and transformed through the healing power of acupuncture. Her presentation was both moving and deeply inspirational, reminding us all of the profound ways in which our skills can contribute to global well-being.
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The response to Sarah’s talk was nothing short of extraordinary, with a queue of eager members waiting to learn how they could contribute to this vital cause. It’s a testament to the passion and commitment within our community, inspired by Sarah’s example. We are thrilled to see such enthusiasm for supporting Earth Medicine’s work and hope this sparks a wave of volunteers stepping forward to make a difference. Sarah, thank you for lighting this flame and for being a beacon of hope and action. What a privilege it was to have you with us!
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Please contact us if you would like mopre information or Sarah Budd.
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30/06/2024

My biggest achievement this week:)

10/06/2024

Proud moment:)

20/02/2024

I am often asked what should we have for breakfast to give us the energy for the day. This is a simple example of nutritious meal to eat between 7-9 am, when the stomach is at it's strongest, according to TCM. Warm up some ghee, throw few mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, spinach, make an omelette or stir an egg into the vegetable mix. You can sprinkle the meal with linseed/ olive oil toasted sunflower, pumpkin seeds and gomasio (grounded black sesame seeds with salt). That is a fulfilling, nutritious breakfast that would satisfy our morning needs.

10/02/2024

Happy Lunar New Year 2024!!

2024 denotes the Year of the Yang Green Dragon. It symbolizes the time of growing from a teen to a young adult. As we awaken to this new stage of life, like the mystical dragon, we transform. The dragon gifts us with a makeover that shifts our being ‘like a revolutionary power about to change the entire world.’ The dragon represents making good choices for your future during a crucial time or situation, making 2024 a great time to make an important decision.
Wood: Wood relates to the colour green; hence this year is the Green Dragon. The wood element represents action, accomplishment, physical activity, thunder, change, and passion. In addition to the emotions of anger and irritation, the wood emotions also can manifest as timidity and a feeling of powerlessness. If someone fails to activate their wood element of assertion and achievement, then the wood element implodes internally, rendering a person ambivalent and depressed. The Green Dragon implores us to continue the action-oriented behavior of the previous two years. This includes weighing all the possibilities and making informed, mindful decisions to avoid getting caught in a funk which can lead to arguments, self-sabotage, and in some extreme cases, self-harm. The organs associated with the wood element are the liver and gallbladder. Therefore, in addition to emotional imbalance occurring due to not following the intention of action, problems relating to the liver and gallbladder can develop.
Foods: Increase consumption of green veggies, soybeans, and black beans. Introduce more sour and fermented foods into your diet. Adding two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar per day to veggies or warm water facilitates healthy liver and digestive functions. For meat eaters, consider eating fish. And for those adventurous folks, try making broth from liver and bones.
Communication/interpersonal relationships: The dragon brings lots of passion and relationships go to the next level. Work on being very clear and purposeful with decision-making and take time to ponder before committing to a relationship. Contemplate past feelings and thoughts to navigate choices in the present moment. Also, employ grounding techniques to balance out any romantic and artistic tendencies to achieve your goals and accomplish your tasks. The earthy nature of the year brings people together and supports cohabitation. Be aware of tendencies toward irritation/anger and quell these with compassionate speech and actions. A healthy dragon provides a strong sense of presence, stability, and acceptance which produces a strong belief in oneself.

This is a part of an article written by CT Holman, full version is available here: https://mailchi.mp/redwoodspring/greendragon2024-holman888