-> Denise is a Licensed Acupuncturist, accredited by the Acupuncture Council of Ireland
-> I trained as an Acupuncturist in http://www.lansdownecollege.ie with Dr Vincent Carroll graduating with a Diploma in Acupuncture and a Certificate in Western Medicine. Dr Carroll has researched extensively the connections between the ancient medicine of the east and current western medicine. He has forged bridges between both traditions that enable access to a deeper understanding of health and healing. For example, whilst studying with Dr Carroll, I learnt that that the experience of stress is subjective and highly personalised. A myriad of other factors constitute what is perceived as 'stress'. Similarly, the experience of a migraine is highly subjective and a client presenting to me with migraine headaches could receive a diagnosis of liver yang rising upwards towards the head. This could led to an exploration of an underlying emotional pattern that may be contributing to a depletion of yin thus allowing the rebellious yang to rise and cause havoc. The ancient Chinese texts depict that each organ has a corresponding emotion. Anger is the emotion that resonates with the liver. The liver meridian also spans the entire body starting at the big toe and ending at the crown of the head. Therefore, I could treat my client's migraine by inserting very fine needles into the foot area in order to 'drag down' and anchor the rebellious liver yang from the head. This needling could also enable my client's yin and vital life force to be energised thus giving her the time and energy to make changes to her lifestyle. This is an example of the mind/body connection which the ancient chinese were so adept at reading.
-> As a tutor in http://www.lansdownecollege.ie I am building an expertise in the use of Moxibustion along with Acupuncture. Moxibustion is an ancient practice of burning dried mugwort (artemis vulgaris) and using the generated heat across specific acupuncture points to gather/move/ accumulate qi or life force in the body. Moxibustion is highly effective for:
-> I trained as an Acupuncturist in http://www.lansdownecollege.ie with Dr Vincent Carroll graduating with a Diploma in Acupuncture and a Certificate in Western Medicine. Dr Carroll has researched extensively the connections between the ancient medicine of the east and current western medicine. He has forged bridges between both traditions that enable access to a deeper understanding of health and healing. For example, whilst studying with Dr Carroll, I learnt that that the experience of stress is subjective and highly personalised. A myriad of other factors constitute what is perceived as 'stress'. Similarly, the experience of a migraine is highly subjective and a client presenting to me with migraine headaches could receive a diagnosis of liver yang rising upwards towards the head. This could led to an exploration of an underlying emotional pattern that may be contributing to a depletion of yin thus allowing the rebellious yang to rise and cause havoc. The ancient Chinese texts depict that each organ has a corresponding emotion. Anger is the emotion that resonates with the liver. The liver meridian also spans the entire body starting at the big toe and ending at the crown of the head. Therefore, I could treat my client's migraine by inserting very fine needles into the foot area in order to 'drag down' and anchor the rebellious liver yang from the head. This needling could also enable my client's yin and vital life force to be energised thus giving her the time and energy to make changes to her lifestyle. This is an example of the mind/body connection which the ancient chinese were so adept at reading.
-> As a tutor in http://www.lansdownecollege.ie I am building an expertise in the use of Moxibustion along with Acupuncture. Moxibustion is an ancient practice of burning dried mugwort (artemis vulgaris) and using the generated heat across specific acupuncture points to gather/move/ accumulate qi or life force in the body. Moxibustion is highly effective for:
- warming the body as it circulates qi through the meridians (think how cold and damp Irish winters can be!)
- drying out damp in the body ( feel that clogged sinus congestion!)
- tonifying deficient spleen qi ( when your energy goes so low that you awake after a long sleep still feeling groggy and unrefreshed)
- Curiously, moxibustion also works to relieve heat conditions (menopausal hot flashes) as the action of warming the stagnant qi causes it to disperse downwards and out of the body.
- There is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that moxibustion has anti-viral properties - given the prevalence of a transmutating virus in the world today, this could offer an important contribution to strengthening natural immunity and protection.
