The Clonmel Acupuncture Centre - Katie Murphy

25/10/2025

Look what I found clearing out my work room! Blast from the past with Brian O’Leary back in 2010!

23/10/2025

21/10/2025

Donna Ashworth yes 🙌🏻

SAY IT

Never be afraid to let someone know,
if they brightened the room they just walked into.

Or if something they said, inspired you to change.

Never be embarrassed to share a compliment with a stranger and don’t ever fall into the trap of believing that the people you love know that.

Say it. Always say it.

Your words may land a little awkwardly at first but in the still of the night, those seeds will plant themselves into someone’s mental garden, grow roots, gather strength and start to bloom.

There is nothing better you can do with your words than plant a precious seed.

Sow seeds, wherever you go.
Cast your love and watch it grow.

Donna Ashworth

📗: Joy Chose You

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Art by Veronica Winters veronicawintersart

21/10/2025

Your Beautiful Life by Alexa 💎

Sometimes closure doesn’t come in the form of answers — it comes from acceptance. 🌿
It’s realizing you may never get the apology, the explanation, or the clarity you wanted…
but you can still decide that peace is more important than understanding.

Closure isn’t given — it’s chosen.
And choosing it is how you free yourself. 🤍

17/10/2025

This weeks energy update is coming instead as an awareness post. This is an awareness that is very close to my heart. I have also had the honour of meeting & supporting many incredible women and men, that have been on this heart breaking journey.

💔 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

Every October, we pause to remember the little lives gone too soon — and the families whose hearts carry them every day. Those bright lights that now shine in the night’s sky ✨

Pregnancy and infant loss touches more people than we often realise. For many, it’s a silent grief — one that deserves compassion, not isolation.

Let’s take this month to:
✨ Acknowledge the pain of those who’ve experienced loss
✨ Offer kindness instead of assumptions
✨ Listen without judgment
✨ Stand together in empathy and support

No one should walk this journey alone.
Let’s spread awareness, understanding, and love. 💕

13/10/2025

https://www.ginsen-london.com/blog/low-progesterone-and-fertility/

Studies show acupuncture can increase progesterone and other fertility hormones like estrogen. By stimulating targeted points around the body, acupuncture produces biochemical changes that can stimulate healing and promote healthy hormone release.

Explore how Traditional Chinese Medicine helps with low progesterone and fertility. Learn about holistic solutions for better reproductive health.

10/10/2025

⚡️This Weeks Energy Update… and it’s all about energy.
Are you constantly tired? Whilst we must take lifestyle habits and diet into account if you are suffering with low energy/fatigue it’s very important to get your bloods checked

🩸 Core Blood Tests

These are the most common first-line investigations your doctor would order:
1. Complete Blood Count (CBC)
• Checks for anemia, infection, and general blood health.
• Low hemoglobin or red blood cells → common cause of fatigue.
2. Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs)
• Includes TSH, Free T4, and sometimes Free T3.
• Checks for hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), a classic cause of tiredness.
3. Iron Studies
• Includes Ferritin, Serum Iron, Transferrin, and TIBC.
• Detects iron deficiency, even before anemia develops.
4. Vitamin B12 and Folate
• Deficiency can cause fatigue, weakness, brain fog, and even nerve issues.
5. Vitamin D
• Low levels are extremely common and linked to fatigue and low mood.
6. Blood Glucose / HbA1c
• Screens for diabetes or pre-diabetes, which can cause low energy and brain fog.
7. Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
• Detects liver disease, which can cause fatigue and general malaise.
8. Kidney Function Tests (Urea, Creatinine, Electrolytes)
• Evaluates kidney health; imbalance can cause fatigue or weakness.
9. Inflammatory Markers
• CRP and/or ESR check for chronic inflammation or infection.

10/10/2025

This weeks progress on my new Clinic and it’s coming on nicely. Tucker has been incredibly patient and talented, given that I picked parquet floor and wanted my bathroom tiles the same 😍😍 thanks to Tucker he’s done a great job.
Now it’s down to me to wallpaper the bathroom and paint this weekend 😅 huge shout out to The Mercantile Bathroom & Tile Company for their beautiful mirror, tiles and sink! More to come from this fab shop!

03/10/2025

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING YOUR WAY!
🏡 new beginnings & re location all in the month of October
New location will be sent to all patients from last week of October
🥳

26/09/2025

🍁This weeks Energy Update here at the Clinic
🍁All about Autumn and how it can effect our sleep🍁

According to TCM, autumn sleep issues often arise from Lung Yin deficiency (due to dryness), unprocessed grief or sadness, imbalance of Yin–Yang during seasonal transition, dietary imbalances, or lingering Liver Qi stagnation. All of these can disturb the Shen (spirit), which must be calm and settled for restful sleep.
1. Lung Qi and Lung Yin Imbalance
• Autumn is dry, and dryness injures Lung Yin (the moistening, cooling aspect).
• If Lung Yin is weak, it fails to anchor the spirit (Shen) at night, leading to restlessness, difficulty falling asleep, or shallow sleep.
• Symptoms may include dry throat, dry cough, skin dryness, and waking early in the morning (the Lung’s time: 3–5 a.m.).

2. Emotional Factor – Grief or Sadness
• Each organ has an associated emotion; the Lung is tied to grief and sadness.
• In autumn, unprocessed or heightened grief can disturb the Lung and affect the Shen, leading to insomnia, frequent waking, or dream-disturbed sleep.

3. Imbalance Between Yin and Yang
• Autumn is a transition from the Yang of summer to the Yin of winter.
• If this shift is not smooth (e.g., staying up late, overstimulation, poor diet), the body may not store enough Yin to counterbalance Yang.
• Result: Yang overactivity at night, causing restlessness, vivid dreams, and difficulty sleeping.

4. Digestive Factor – Improper Diet in Autumn
• Overeating heavy, spicy, or greasy foods in autumn burdens the Stomach and Spleen, generating Dampness and Phlegm.
• In TCM, Phlegm can “mist the mind” and disturb the Shen, leading to poor-quality sleep.

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5. Liver Qi Stagnation Carrying Over
• If stress or frustration (affecting the Liver) was unresolved in summer, it can carry into autumn.
• The Liver’s stagnation can impair the Lung’s descending function, disrupting qi flow and causing difficulty in both falling and staying asleep.

🌙 Lifestyle Tips
• Go to bed earlier: In autumn, nights lengthen. TCM emphasizes aligning with seasonal Yin by resting earlier.
• Gentle breathing exercises or Qigong: Deep, slow breathing strengthens Lung Qi and helps settle Shen.
• Emotional processing: Journaling, talking, or quiet reflection can help release grief/sadness tied to the Lung in autumn.

26/09/2025

✨ Acupressure Points for Better Sleep in the Autumn
As Autumn approaches many people find they wake up early (between 3-5am) this is the Lung time in TCM and autumn is the season associated with the lung channel.
Try these points to help your sleep, Spleen 6 is not to be used in pregnancy

1. HT-7 (Shenmen, “Spirit Gate”)
• Calms the Shen (mind/spirit)
• Reduces anxiety and overthinking
• Helps with insomnia and restless sleep

2. LU-9 (Taiyuan)
• Tonifies Lung Qi and Lung Yin
• Supports breathing and circulation
• Helps with early morning waking (3–5 a.m.)

3. SP-6 (Sanyinjiao, “Three Yin Intersection”)
• Nourishes Yin (Kidney, Liver, and Spleen)
• Balances emotions
• Helps with dream-disturbed or light sleep

4. KD-3 (Taixi, “Great Stream”)
• Strengthens Kidney Yin
• Anchors Yang energy at night
• Helps with restlessness and night waking

Apply pressure on these points using a powerful outward breath for 5 breaths. On each side. Repeat each night until the sleep has improved