Nurturing Health
Welcome to my website! I have been practicing as an acupuncturist for 30 years and I am based in Bushey, Herts. I have an unconditional commitment to each and every patient to fully support them on their journey to health and balance. This means sharing my knowledge and experience to both empower and inspire patients to take control of their healing. This typically includes Acupuncture therapy, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Tuina Massage, Mindfulness tools and dietary advice. Even after 30 years, I am still filled with joy when my patients report feeling improvements in their mental and physical health eg: less anxious; improvement in their sleep; feeling pain-free, not craving cigarettes, or that they are finally pregnant after a challenging time with fertility issues.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese practice of inserting very fine needles in to specific points on the body to manipulate and balance the flow of energy. It can be used to effectively treat a wide variety of conditions.
Many people describe their experience during an Acupuncture session as extremely relaxing. The sensations felt can be described as ones of tingling, heaviness or pulsing around the points and along the related meridians. Patients report a sense of feeling grounded and calm after their treatments.
Mindfulness is a helpful tool that enables us to pay attention to the present moment. This helps us to control the racing, repetitive, and non-productive thoughts that lead to stress. It allows us, in effect, to self-regulate.
Through pausing in this way you are allowing yourself space before you respond to what is needed next rather than reacting and possibly regretting your actions later.
http://nurturinghealth.uk/therapies/mindfulness - more about Mindfulness
Fertility
Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine and Mindfulness offer a firm foundational support as you navigate your journey from pre-conception care through pregnancy and in to the postpartum phase after your baby's arrival.
Acupuncture can help to calm and rebalance the body both energetically and hormonally. Research has demonstrated that Acupucnture can act as a support for: Hormones
Sperm Count and motility
IVF support
Implantation
Blood supply to the ovaries and uterus.
Relaxation
Find out more in the section on Fertility.
Mindfulness practice can help you to see your situation clearly as well as from a different perspective. this approach can help you out of the tangle and stress of catastraphising.
You’ve probably been told that stress can be a hindrance to both getting and staying pregnant…. And we all know that getting pregnant can be stressful! This can become a catch 22 situation in which your mind is telling you not to get stressed but you can’t control those thoughts. A recent study in 2023 involving 927 participants demonstrated how mindfulness can help improve the mental health of people experiencing anxiety and stress whilst facing the challenges of infertility - you will find this piece and the research mentioned above in the research section.