Integrative Traditional Chinese Medicine
Five Element Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine on the Island of Oahu
"The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don't flower, for everything flowers from within of self-blessing, though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness."
Galway Kinnell
About
Education:
B.A. in Business Law & Marketing
M.A. in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Doctorate in Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
I'm a CA & nationally licensed acupuncturist and herbalist specializing in orthopedics, internal medicine, women's health, digestion and nutrition, mental/emotional balance, five element constitutional treatment, and preventative holistic medicine. I use acupuncture, herbal formulas, manipulation techniques, and lifestyle and dietary management to encourage healing on a deep level in the mind, body, psyche, spirit, and soul. The goal of treatment is to live with less pain while embracing more wholesome connection to authentic self and purpose.
WOOD: BENEVELOENCE
injured by anger, excessive arguing, unclear perspective, stiffness, indecision
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engendered by creativity, justice, compassion, flexibility, enacting plans and dreams, fulfilling goals, moving forward
WATER : WISDOM
injured by fear, general anxiety, overdrawing resources, underutilization of potential, recklessness, needing or relinquishing power
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engendered by deep contemplation, seeking union, stillness, grace in the face of the unknown
Five Element Virtues
EARTH: INTEGRITY
injured by excessive consumption, lack of nourishment, selflessness that starves the personal self, unprocessed experience, unproductiveness, worry, fixation on thoughts, habitual indulgence, inertia
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engendered by community, enough-ness, slow eating, thought leading to action, comfort in ones body and environment, functional giving and receiving
METAL: RIGHTEOUSNESS
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injured by grief, excessive loss or hoarding, harsh judgement, infatuation with purity, materialism,
disgust of flaws, perfectionism, superiority or inferiority
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engendered by clear boundaries, inspiration, self-worth, connection to higher values, realizing the impersonal nature of experience
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FIRE: PROPRIETY
injured by shock, excessive joy seeking, dysfunctional intimacy, depression, avoidance of relationship, restlessness, confusion, shame, social or performance anxiety
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engendered by love without an object, safe vulnerability, clear communication, listening deeply, self-control, compassion, warmth