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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific points on the body involving various methods such as the application of heat, pressure, or the insertion of thin needles into those points on the body which have been shown to effectively treat many disorders. These points have been located and described by Chinese physicians for over four thousand years; recent biomedical research in the US, Japan, Korea, Canada, and Russia have confirmed the existence and location of these points.

According to Chinese medical theory, stimulating specific acupuncture points corrects imbalances in the flow of qi, or vital energy, through conduits known as channels.

Chinese Herbs and Teas

Using a vast array of prepared Chinese formulae and individualized special formulae, Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture has all your herbal needs on hand. Pills, capsules, infusions, tinctures, and teas, ointments, and liniments are some of the time-honored methods used to deliver these medicinals.

Moxibustion Therapy

Moxibustion consists of burning a herb, jiu, or mugwort, on or near the site of an acupuncture point. Most commonly, it is burned on the handle of an inserted needle. This ancient practice is older than acupuncture, most likely originating in present-day Mongolia and Siberia. 

This technique is so integral to Chinese medicine that the character for the practice of acupuncture in Chinese contains the character radicals for both needle and mugwort.

Infra-red heat therapy

Heat therapy is applied in conditions of weakness or deficiency. A substitute for moxibustion when a larger area needs treatment, the lamp emits infrared therapeutic heat which assists the body in increasing circulation and healing.

Gua Sha

Gua Sha is a scraping technique, using a smooth-edged tool and liniment to produce much the same results as cupping, but over a larger area. Generally speaking, these procedures are options for treating conditions of stagnation and excess.

Cupping

This technique employs glass cups which are heated briefly to create a partial vacuum, and then quickly placed over the area to be treated. This slightly pulls the flesh up into the cup, which draws stagnant circulation, in the form of redness, to the surface, where it is more easily dispersed.

Tui Na

One of the oldest massage systems in the world, Tui Na has a vast array of techniques to assist the acupuncturist in bringing relief to the client. It is mostly used as an additional tool in an acupuncture session, either prior to or at the conclusion of a treatment.

Qi Gong practice

Older than many Chinese disciplines, Qi Gong is extremely varied and wide-ranging. Basically, it is a moving meditative practice. Because of its age, many styles and schools exist. Qi Gong techniques are taught at Peaceful Spirit to clients on an individual basis, and as part of the Tai Ji instruction at the NY Friends House.