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Community Acupuncture Seattle: Winter is Kidney and Kale Time

We community acupuncture practitioners recommend eating a healthy, nutritious diet of mostly whole foods, and to eat seasonal foods. According to Chinese medicine, seasonal foods are not only foods that flourish and grow during each season but also foods that resonate with the body in each season. Wintertime corresponds to the Chinese Kidney system. In Chinese medicine, the Kidneys are

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Seattle Acupuncture: Occupy Healthcare – Community Acupuncture Helping the 99%

A colleague on the East Coast, Nicole Maniez, wrote this article which well explains how community acupuncture is helping the Occupy movement by offering health care that is affordable and accessible to the 99% – those people who are without insurance or well-paying jobs.

Occupy Healthcare: The Revolution is Here & it’s Called Community Acupuncture

by Nicole Maniez, acupunctuist, herbalist,

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Seattle Community Acupuncture: How Acupuncture Can Help Your Memory

Do you notice problems with your short-term or long-term memory? Do you want to prevent memory problems? Acupuncture can enhance your memory and prevent memory loss or poor memory. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, there are 3 different aspects of our memory and these are controlled by the Spleen, Heart, and Liver in TCM physiology. Acupuncture boosts memory by

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Seattle Community Acupuncture: Musicians – How Many Hours a Day Should You Practice?

This post is for musicians. Instrumentalists and also vocalists should read this excellent article about how to practice music for optimum productivity. The key is to practice effectively. Deliberate practicing versus mindless practicing. Also note that focused, goal-based practicing can help prevent injuries that can result from mindless repetitive practicing.

How Many Hours a Day Should You Practice?

by Dr.

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Seattle Community Acupuncture: Successful Opening Day

Very successful opening day today! Many thanks to everyone who visited Purple Dragon today for their first treatment and brought your positive uplifting energy. Everyone’s treatment was enhanced by the great energy & kindness of the other patients in the community treatment room. This is a special aspect of community acupuncture. Looking forward to many more days like today!

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Seattle Community Acupuncture: Clouds for sweet dreams!

The clouds are up! Summery white cotton-candy clouds – not the gray stuff we’re used to seeing overhead in Seattle. Guy Dixon cheered up our community acupuncture treatment room by painting some wonderful soothing white clouds onto our sky blue ceiling. Lovely place to take a peaceful acupuncture nap or get lost in a daydream.

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