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Traditional Chinese Medicine acknowledges various aspects of your wellbeing in order to find the root cause of your symptoms and prevent them from reoccurring.
Very fine, single use, sterile needles are inserted into areas of the body that are scientifically shown to have a direct influence on the nervous system. Balancing your hormones, reducing inflammation, stimulating endorphins (the body’s natural painkiller), improving cell turn over and restoring the balance of your systemic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Regular acupuncture treatments help to support your body maintain a state of homeostasis — ultimately preventing illness by keeping the body functioning as it should.
After all, we are not designed to be unwell or in pain all the time.
how does acupuncture work?
Image by Peter Hujar, edited to include acupuncture points along the Gall Bladder Meridian
Scientifically speaking, Acupuncture stimulates your central nervous system and interacts with your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) responsible for the regulation of hormone production (cortisol, endorphins, serotonin) & crucial for stress management.
By triggering your HPA, switching off your “fight or flight” mode, reducing cortisol levels, inflammation, releases endorphins (the body’s natural pain-killing chemicals) and influences the release of serotonin.
Simultaneously activating your Parasympathetic Nervous system, responsible for life-sustaining processes like digestion, liver detoxification & kidney filtration.
Acupuncture points are located in specific areas of the body along meridian channels. There are 12 main channels that connect to key organs such as the liver or spleen. Qi flows through these meridians keeping the body in a balanced state - free of disease or pain. When this flow is disrupted and out of balance, illness occurs.
Many factors can throw off this balance from diet, & overworking to emotional stress. A practitioner thoroughly analyses your symptoms, involving a serious of questions and tongue and pulse observation to figure out where the imbalance is coming from.
Then a treatment plan is made to focus on restoring the balance at the root cause, preventing symptoms from reoccurring.
testimonials
“I cannot express enough gratitude for the transformative experience I had with Sarah and her acupuncture treatments. Initially seeking relief from years of persistent stomach problems/period pain, Sarah's dedicated approach and depth of understanding truly set her apart! I wholeheartedly recommend Sarah to anyone seeking genuine relief and holistic wellness”.
— Maxine, AUCKLAND
“Sarah is an exceptional practitioner. I left each of my consultations with her feeling like a new woman! Her warmth, deep expertise, and the level of care she has for her clients and her profession is unparalleled. Her work has had a transformational effect on my wellbeing and I felt so well taken care of throughout. If Sarah ever moves back to Dublin I shall immediately be booking in a consultation again!!”
— Aiofe, DUBLIN
"I came to Sarah to get help with my bladder infection and get a TCM point of view about reducing my stress level and I absolutely recommend her with all my heart. She asked me lots of questions to get a holistic view of my well being and health and after one treatment I could already feel my body and infection calming down. Thank you so much! She has such a beautiful and calm way of giving you the treatment and explaining everything about it. You can definitely feel that she absolutely loves what she does."
— Annabelle, MALLORCA
"Sarah is amazing at what she does. She helped me understand what my body and mind needs by teaching about TCM and she was able to heal some emotional blockages through acupuncture treatments."
— Sandra, BERLIN
"I had treatments with Sarah for many different issues like fertility, cosmetics, chronic pain or digestive issues and every time I was super impressed how knowledgeable she is about these topics from the TCM and acupuncture angles. She is very dedicated, attentive and always goes above and beyond for you to integrate the TCM learnings to your lifestyle."
— Deniz, DUBLIN
"Sarah is a magician with those needles! She is so good at listening and targeting problem areas resulting in the most amazing experience for the client. The post-needle ‘floating on air feeling’ was a regular occurrence for me - she really helped me reach my goals in my women’s health journey- forever grateful Sarah!"
— Hannah, PARIS
"Sarah possesses a wam, gentle and nurturing energy that sets the tone for her healing and nourishing sessions. She is attentive and considerate in creating personalised treatments, where her expeience combined with her intuition and care, create beautiful synchronicity in healing. I walked away from every session with Sarah feeling more grounded and balanced, and in less pain and discomfort. Her treatments were a potent cornerstone for maintaining my physical and emotional health. I am so grateful to Sarah, for her exceptional skill, kindness and care."
— Cara, PARIS
"Sarah was such a kind and caring professional. I saw changes to the areas we were focusing on together almost immediately. I would recommend her without hesitation!"
— Suzanne, DUBLIN
