Hi Everyone!
So it’s been a really busy summer for me. Everyone at clinic has fallen into the groove of a post Covid world, which now does, because of the city bylaw, include mandatory masks during visits. I myself had one potential exposure outside of clinic (which turned out to not be positive after all), which required me to cancel all appointments for a few days. Thank you to everyone who rescheduled.
As always I cannot guarantee that such things won’t need to occur again. I am very grateful to all of my patients who stick with me, despite any needed schedule changes.
I’ve been taking advantage of the covid boom of online training by taking courses that had previously required long distance travel. One course in particular which I have had great fun with is on acupuncture for trauma, a technique developed in Germany that seems to aid in the identification and processing of traumatic experiences through a combination of ear acupuncture and flower essences. I FINALLY got all the supplies, and so began practicing the technique. I have to say, I am finding great success with it, both in terms of psychological health and in terms of freeing up the vitality to work on other physical, mental or emotional problems the person may have, unconnected to any particular trauma.
If you would like to experience this, please do book in for an acupuncture session!
I’ve also begun a meditation blog on my Youtube channel. I upload about 1 session per week. I’ve been focusing on flowers and plants lately, but likely will focus on other topics soon. You can find this playlist by clicking here. I hope you all enjoy it!
And finally, it’s August, and we’re all trying to beat the heat, especially in clinic! Like many of you, I don’t have air conditioning, and am boiling. But I thought I would share a technique that got me through summer in Toronto when I was in school, without air conditioning. The technique is simple. Dunk a t-shirt in tepid water and put it on. It will cool you for about an hour, and will also stimulate your healing processes, in general.
Anyway, I hope you all are having a delightful summer!
Much love!
Dr. Paul
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