As an acupuncturist for 17 years, I am always amazed, yet never surprised about how people heal themselves naturally through acupuncture. I have witnessed a woman in premature menopause give birth to twins, a sister who hadn't walked in 12 years walk again, a patient with multiple sclerosis go from being in a wheelchair to walking, a man with extremely low sperm count father a child, a woman about to lose gangrene fingers regain full circulation and use of her fingers, and a woman with severe shoulder pain cancel surgery. Empowering people to create changes in their health is a natural result of receiving acupuncture.
Our bodies are meant to be in a perfect state of health. Acupuncture is a way to stimulate, maximize, and strengthen one's innate healing ability to do just that. It accomplishes this by opening up the flow of vital energy (Qi) as it creates balance throughout the entire body. It promotes insight, focus, and commitment to the healing process. It is a natural treatment option available to maintain a vibrant body, mind, and spirit, filled with energy and free from disease.
In order to fully benefit from this process of self-healing, one must relax, quiet the mind, and concentrate on one's center of healing (located at the lower dan tien) during an acupuncture session. The recipient of acupuncture is the one who does the healing - the acupuncturist is merely the facilitator. Everything within the healing environment must provide a feeling of safety, comfort, support, and peace to ensure the experience of reaching a deep healing state during an acupuncture session. It is this state that sets the stage for profound self-healing, which is always within grasp no matter how hopeless it may seem. Acupuncture has an amazing power to maximize the body's ability to heal itself alone, or in combination with other modalities. Each and every day presents an opportunity to live life to its fullest and in the best of health with the help of acupuncture.
