Avant-garde Healing Arts

09/21/2023

The arc of MotherCircle 🍁 Reading through it here is one thing; experiencing and working through it with others is a whole other thing!
We start in one week and I’d love to have you. 📍In-person, Burien, WA! PM questions. Register and learn more here ! https://drtiffanybloomingdale.com/classes-community/?amp=1 🍂
Thanks for the headshot, John Cornicello at Creative Mornings Seattle 📸

09/20/2023

"When women are supported in this way, babies thrive, children thrive, relationships thrive, and communities thrive."

Jan 2023, Jessica & Kimberly set out to formalize the teachings of MotherCircle, & develop a curriculum, so women the world over can gather mothers in person.

09/20/2023

The next WANP event is just around the corner! Based on YOUR feedback, we're introducing a new event in 2023 - our Business/Practice Management Seminar!

Join us on Friday, October 20th for a full day of presentations and resources regarding business strategy, marketing, practice management, insurance, and more! Check out details for registration and more at https://www.wanp.org/2023-business-seminar/

09/19/2023

🌙 Local friends and colleagues - I’d love your referrals for my first MotherCircle!! QR code takes you here: https://drtiffanybloomingdale.com/classes-community/
⭕️What is MotherCircle?
✨We gather, open with ritual, orient and center in our hearts with breath work and somatic practices. From here, the week’s content is presented - some myth, some educational points. Big questions that don’t really have answers are asked. In the MotherJaguar week we talk about the nervous system in relation to birth experiences and Motherhood. In the MotherDive week we look at the intricacies of what makes a Rite of Passage through the story of Inana - acknowledging that becoming a Mother is a rich Rite of Passage largely unseen as such in the collective. There are shares in small groups and within the larger container. Dots are connected within or sometimes there’s ease to be found through being in the presence of the big questions, with others. There’s room for laughing, tears, relief, overwhelm. Folks are meant to come in right where and how they are.
❤️Please note that you’re welcome, too!
🫶DM with any questions - I’m excited to connect and envision this as a seed-planting for continued coming together in community.
🕯️Thank you .ann.johnson .daughters for creating and teaching .circle - and for modeling bravery in this work. Thank you to the other facilitators in this first cohort - walking beside you has felt fortifying, inspiring and grounding at once!

08/31/2023

MotherCircle is coming this Fall to Burien, WA! 🍂

As an ND, I do a lot of 1:1 work with clients and patients, which is great. However, when women gather in Circle, the Circle itself becomes the medicine. MotherCircle isn't therapy or a place to give and receive advice. It's a sacred space with ritual where presence is cultivated, heart-centered shares are invited and the power of being witnessed is experienced. From here, integration of recent or old experiences, greater perspective and understanding at the level of the body may occur.

Registration is open through the Equinox 🍁
https://drtiffanybloomingdale.com/classes-community/

Image and Teachings Credit: Kimberly Ann Johnson and Jessica Connolly

Facilitated by Dr. Tiffany Bloomingdale Where: Burien, WA (Location to be shared privately with participants) When: Wednesdays September 27th-November 15th, 6:30-8pm Image source: MotherCircle, Kim…

05/18/2022

Happy Naturopathic Medicine Week!

Amy Rothenberg, ND describes what it would look like if all Americans had access to naturopathic medicine.

04/01/2022

Decision-making in naturopathic medicine is guided by the Therapeutic Order. We start with the most gentle and foundational care, stimulate the body's own healing power and nourish weakened organ systems... all before considering natural or conventional interventions which will suppress symptoms.
More at my latest blog post!

“What is good to take for sleep?” “How about night sweats?” People often ask questions like these and expect simple answers. Turns out, the answer is simple in a sense, but …

03/16/2022

Astrological Weather, Chinese Medicine Seasonal Influences + A Practice for this Moment. New blog post!

Hello everyone! I hope this finds you warm and well. Before I dive into some happenings below, I want to pause and acknowledge all that is happening in the world right now. My prayer is that we eac…

03/15/2022

Spring arrives this weekend. Forget the fancy protocols, let's get back to the basics first!

We can Spring clean our homes until they’re sparkly and fresh, but what if we can’t take the trash out? We can think of our bodies similarly. The first of seven steps in the Therapeutic Order of Na…

03/04/2022

A wonderful discussion about our lymphatic systems!

https://www.fxnutrition.com/15-minute-matrix-podcast/282-mapping-lymph-with-dr-ginger-nash/

Today I’m joined by Dr. Ginger Nash who takes us on a deep dive into the lymphatic system, detoxification and the importance of movement to maintain optimal health. I truly loved this conversation about the importance of the lymph for gut, hormone, and immune health. It drives the truth about syst...

01/07/2022

"Early treatment" refers to natural therapeutics that one may use, with the guidance of a licensed professional, in the face of a COVID infection (note that these may be "early recommendations" depending on state licensure laws for NDs).
This isn't meant to encourage vaccine hesitancy whatsoever, but rather shine light on additional considerations to help folks weather symptoms... beyond the well-known "rest, hydrate, chicken soup" (which I whole-heartedly endorse!).
Anecdotal reports - such as discussed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXxR8MH-6Ig&t=9s&ab_channel=DrAOnline - indicate these supplements and homeopathics can shift the trajectory of long-COVID in many individuals, among other positive outcomes. There are other supportive care measures not pictured here.
This post is meant to be educational in nature versus interpreted as personal medical advice. Always consult your care providers to ensure your safety.
If you're on Instagram, follow me there for more information on this topic 💖
If you're interested in working with me, you can learn more here: https://drtiffanybloomingdale.com/services/

01/07/2022

Beginning next Thursday I’ll be teaching a weekly 60-minute water class in Burien, WA at Aya Yoga Oasis!
Water classes are a creative slow flow vinyasa style for all levels.
We’ll move in sync with the season drawing on elements of Chinese medicine and western astrology.

12/28/2021

Did you know that when we’re sick we can tolerate much higher doses of vitamin C than when we’re healthy? Sometimes, folks can handle 5,000-6,000mg of vitamin C during an acute upper respiratory infection! Dosing to "bowel tolerance" means that we back off when bowels become loose - work with a provider to safely dial this in for you.
Also, I think we’ll see more and more conversation around vitamin C and long-haulers: “Oxidative stress, inflammation, and circulatory disorders, which are important contributors to fatigue, are also discussed in long COVID fatigue. Thus, the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, endothelial-restoring, and immunomodulatory effects of high-dose IV vitamin C might be a suitable treatment option.” [PMID 33807280]

12/21/2021

🖤

Tweet text:

My therapist, instead of saying “happy holidays,” says, “May you have a gentle holiday.”

Her reason: The holidays are not happy for everyone. The hope is that they're gentle for us, that we are gentle on ourselves.

❤

Updating to add J.S. words

"I saw this reposted in many places and I am thankful for a good therapist. I am with you too: the holidays often highlight both our peaks and valleys, and the valleys have been hard. May you find gentleness as we enter the new year. And if possible, may you find therapy and community and resources to hold you."

— J.S. Park

We agree all around!