Are you serious about regaining your health? How important is the frequency of Acupuncture Treatments and consistency in taking Chinese Herbal Medicine? Chinese Medicine has the ability to resolve stubborn and difficult chronic diseases! The effectiveness of this medicine is dependent upon regular treatment, and cannot be over emphasised. In China, patients are given a comprehensive diagnosis, and treatment plan, that consists of regular acupuncture treatments several time

Alchemy Wellness Centre has opened with great acclaims from the community and visitors to Byron Bay. After months of design,...

How does Acupuncture work? As an acupuncturist, this is the question I am asked most frequently. The mechanisms of how acupuncture works can be explained in great length and detail from many different perspectives. I particularly love the poetic beauty as described in classical Chinese culture. However, I find that this explanation rarely satisfies the anatomically and physiologically oriented western mind of most of my patients. The classical Chinese description comes fr

Chen Qi (Stretching Qi) is a very powerful QiGong exercise for strengthening the Heart, Lungs, and Immune System. At the Hua Xia Centre,...

In two previous articles, I demonstrated a QiGong exercise that could resolve nearly any health condition, the ZhiNeng QiGong Wall Squat. While being an incredibly effective and powerful exercise, it is challenging and impossible for people that are unable to stand. Here are some additional techniques that have similar benefits. They are far easier to do, and may be the most suitable QiGong exercise for some people. These exercises are particularly good to balance and hea

It is very difficult to work with Qi, when you have no awareness for sensing Qi. In the video above, teacher RJ Singer demonstrates an exercise to learn to feel Qi instantly and immediately experience a Qi sensation, and then gives you another exercise to develop this skill further. In reality, you have always been aware of Qi, but it has only been perceivable by the subconscious mind, and not been apparent consciously. Similar to sitting in a chair, you are conscious of th

In a previously posted video and article, I demonstrated the ZhiNeng QiGong Wall Squat and described the benefits. This is a follow up video and article to demonstrate and assist you in how to modify the ZhiNeng QiGong Wall Squat and gradually progress to performing the wall squat correctly as shown in the original video. Most people are not flexible enough to begin practicing with their feet together and their toes close to a wall. Typically the tendons and ligaments at t

Try this simple exercise every day to resolve many health conditions. The spine can be likened to the trunk of a great tree, where the essential requirements for life and health flow. The internal organs can be likened to the fruit of a tree. The fruit of the tree is dependent upon the health of the trunk. The internal organs are controlled by the central nervous system, and any disruption or stimulation to the spine and nerve roots will have a direct effect upon the intern

Chronic Diseases have steadily been increasing worldwide, and are the leading cause of illness, and disability in developed countries. They are the new plague of the modern world!. As of 2011, chronic diseases accounted for 90% of all deaths in Australia and the USA, also making it the leading cause of death! The term chronic disease applies to a group of diseases that tend to be long lasting and have persistent effects. These include such conditions as heart disease, stroke