by urban-acupuncture | Mar 29, 2015 | Acupuncture Columbus
We are taking Urban Acupuncture Center mobile to your workplace to focus on community style acupuncture treatments.
Acupuncture has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, increase energy and concentration, and boost the immune system. Our corporate wellness programs help promote healthier and happier employees and decrease likelihood of sick leave. Acupuncture serves as a tailored approach to help each and every of your employees (or clients) reach their health and wellness goals.
What Does On-Site Community Acupuncture Look Like?
• A quiet, communal space (conference room, lounge area, etc.) with adequate chairs is all we need.
• Employees relax in their chairs while acupuncture is administered in a community-style atmosphere.
• There is no need to disrobe – the acupuncture points needled are on the ear, hands/wrists, and feet/ankles.
Contact us at (614) 426-4406 or info@urbanacupuncturecenter.org for more information.
by urban-acupuncture | Mar 29, 2015 | Community
After experiencing the rippling effects of my son’s childhood cancer diagnosis firsthand within my own family and witnessing it among other families that we met along the way, my vision in opening beYoga and Wellness was to create an atmosphere that was comforting and relaxing, where a person’s worries and stress would fall away shortly after walking through the door. At beYoga and Wellness we work to help create an environment where people can be present within their body, no matter their athletic ability, so that they may release their stress and worries through asana (poses) and breath awareness and leave feeling grounded, energized and balanced. We offer a range of Hatha based classes including Chronic Care, Beginner, All Levels, Prenatal and Restorative. – Jennifer Baryluk, BS, CYT
by urban-acupuncture | Mar 29, 2015 | Community
This is a recent testimonial we received, we really appreciated that they took the time to write this up (life can be too busy for such things). Certain testimonials are help people understand how acupuncture can be used (this was a really amazing recovery). Sometimes there are conditions that most people have no idea we can help with. Through personal stories, we can help get the information out there. If you have a story of how acupuncture has helped you, and you don’t mind sharing, we would be so appreciate! Also, if you have a google email address (or can log into a Google account like gmail or Adwords), we are “supposed” to be adding google reviews…(we are slowly learning how to do this marketing stuff). Any old email address can be used for Yelp reviews.
After the very first session, all the pain disappeared…
“Almost 4 years after completing chemotherapy I was still experiencing an intense amount of neuropathy in my feet. The feeling flowed from stinging needles to shooting pain. The pain was relentless and I had accepted that this was simply the way my life would be. I turned to many different things to help, then a friend recommended Urban Acupuncture Center. This place had a soothing effect as soon as I walked in. After the very first session, all the pain in my feet disappeared. This is no exaggeration and why I now recommend to others that acupuncture become their FIRST resort. “
by urban-acupuncture | Mar 22, 2015 | Acupuncture
A famous acupuncturist said: When you are young, you can cheat your body; when you are old, your body cheats you. We’ve all heard truisms along this vein which reflect the wisdom of a life lived. But, self-care can be a means to living longer and living better, because what’s the point of living long if you can’t be living well at the same time?
My Mom, like Ben Franklin, I believe, encouraged moderation in all things. And, I think that this is a useful way to look at the big picture. Your life, and, therefore, your body and mind, and even your Qi is an accumulated collective of everything that you have experienced and been exposed to. Your lifestyle habits – diet, exercise, sleep, stress relief, hobbies, medications, relationships, expression of emotions, the ability to create, your connection to the natural world – all have profound and direct effects on your experience as a human being in this material world as well as a spiritual entity in this universe.
Focus on your daily routine, the things you eat every day, the type of exercise you do, how engaged you are in your life and your job and in this very moment as a way to change and influence the course of your trajectory. You have the control unless you choose to give it away.
This is what the ’Acupuncture Lifestyle’ encompasses. Acupuncture needles adjust the functional energy of the human body to make it work as efficiently as it was designed. What this means is that you have the ability to aid it by nourishing your Qi or hinder it by wasting your Qi or using it all up without replenishing it. You can only cheat your body for so long before it begins to cheat you. Here’s to practicing what we all try to preach to others.
For more information about how acupuncture and other treatments can help you, please contact Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist, Steve Drugan,B.S., L.Ac., at 614.218.6287 or click here. Taking new patients in and around Columbus, Ohio.
by urban-acupuncture | Mar 10, 2015 | Acupuncture, Light Therapy
As we settle into these shorter, colder days, and longer, darker nights, some of us may be experiencing more fatigue, decreased appetite, food cravings, insomnia, and other depression-symptoms. Some of these symptoms may be transient. Some of them may be related to the hectic holiday season. But for some people, these symptoms are settling in for a while – until more sunlight returns to this hemisphere. If you belong to the latter category, you may be experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD.
It is believed that people who develop SAD are more sensitive to the decreased amount of daylight exposure during the winter months (although people can have SAD throughout the year, especially those who work long hours indoors without much light exposure). The brain tries to adjust to the changes, and as a result creates a biochemical imbalance that brings about changes in hormone productions. For instance, the production of melatonin, a hormone that relates to sleep cycles, increases during darker days. Hence, people affected by SAD tend to want to sleep more, and feel more tired than usual during the winter months.
Light Therapy
Light therapy is the most commonly prescribed treatment for SAD. It is also highly recommended that people with SAD spend as much time as possible outdoors, and to stay active. Good food and nutrition can help keep the body in balance and healthy. In more severe cases, psychotherapy and medications may be prescribed. But in some cases, the side effects of pharmaceuticals can be more harmful than beneficial.
To help alleviate SAD symptoms, Chinese medical modalities can be effective without any negative side effects. Chinese medicine views everything in terms of Yin and Yang. Yin is dark, cold, and passive while Yang is bright, warm, and energetic. It makes sense, therefore, that people with greater Yin tendencies may suffer more from SAD than people with Yang tendencies.
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Can Increase Yang Energy
Acupuncture and moxibustion therapies can increase the yang energy within the body, and return the body to its optimal state. Acupuncture itself is known to be effective in treating the symptoms general anxiety and depression disorders because it helps release hormones that combat depression, namely, serotonin, noradrenaline and norepinephrine. These are ‘happy’ hormones that will help reduce SAD symptoms, naturally.
For more information about how acupuncture and other treatments can help you, please contact Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist, Steve Drugan,B.S., L.Ac., at 614.218.6287 or click here. Taking new patients in and around Columbus, Ohio.
