Posted by admin on November 10, 2010 in Acupuncture with No Comments
You may already know that acupuncture has a long history and does a lot more than provide pain relief. Even so, that still may not explain why you would benefit from regular acupuncture treatments even if you’re not feeling sick, didn’t just have surgery or weren’t in an accident. That’s why I’ve condensed the reasons into eight simple points.
- Prevention. Because acupuncture balances your body, it helps prevent illnesses before they even think about trying to invade your body in balance.
- Motivation to get a move on. The absence of disease doesn’t mean total health and well-being. When your body is in a state of balanced health you feel great, and that means you are willing, able, and motivated to use your body wisely. Generally couch potatoes got that way either through pain or some habitual life-style choices. A balanced body is the best antidote.
- Mental balance. Because acupuncture balances the mind, you experience less mental strain. You think more clearly more easily. You can problem-solve and begin to see around curves in the road. What may once have been a roadblock can suddenly become an open highway.
- Improved habits. That even includes the ones you may have tried unsuccessfully to change in the past. Actually, especially those, because when you feel better you are more likely to want to choose what keeps you feeling good. Life-style modifications that may have been elusive, such as healthy exercise, moderate eating, or meditation may suddenly fall easily into place.
- Stronger spirits. With regular treatments, your innate good spirits are gently welcomed to come forward. With your spirits working for you, you engage fully in the here and now. You can experience not only well-being and happiness but a brighter perspective on life’s challenges.
- Meeting destiny. With body, mind, and spirit in harmony you are able to finally stop sweating the small stuff and view your life from an eagle’s perspective. With this broader view, you can start making the choices that will help you meet and fulfill your destiny.
- Release blocks. At each treatment the acupuncturist carefully checks your body for blocks and imbalances. These disturbances can be the precursor not only to illnesses, but to unhappiness, depression, wrong decisions and feelings of overwhelm. Removing them is like regularly weeding a garden early enough so that it is not overrun and can bring forth an abundant harvest at the proper time.
- Subtle healing. Sometimes we experience shock or trauma that we don’t even register as such. But our bodies don’t lie, and part of an acupuncturist’s training is to notice changes in your color, voice, and emotions – to share a few of our secrets. Above all, your pulses tell the acupuncturist a story that may be filled with subtle energy shifts, block or changes that you may not have yet identified.
As you can see, even if you don’t feel sick or are not in pain, you have important reasons to seek out acupuncture. It won’t turn off the TV for you or get you to the gym, but it will give you the right impulses for leading a healthy, happy, and fulfilled life. The rest is personal choice.
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