Empowering Your Healing Journey
With professional insights into movement, health, beauty, wellness and community.
Unprocessed Grief: A Gateway to Healing and Growth
In our fast-paced Western society, grief often finds itself relegated to the shadows, misunderstood and unacknowledged. Yet, within the depths of unprocessed grief lies a profound opportunity for healing and personal growth.
Changing the Story we Tell Ourselves
Our narratives shape our perception of ourselves and our relationship with the world, influencing our thoughts, behaviours, and interactions with others. Explore the potential of psychedelics to rewrite these stories.
Acupuncture for Tennis Elbow: Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach to Alleviating Pain and Restoring Mobility
Tennis Elbow is characterized by pain and swelling around the elbow joint, often resulting from repetitive motions or overuse. In TCM, it falls under the syndrome pattern of Static Qi and Blood Obstruction.
The 8 C’s of Self
Curious how you can begin to cultivate and bring this state of presence and awareness referred to as ‘Self’? The 8 C’s are a helpful guide that describes the elements and aspects of being in the state or as ‘Self.’
Step Back to Move Forward: Walking and Running Backwards for Knee Health and Rehabilitation
Regular walking and running are highly beneficial components of an active lifestyle, contributing significantly to overall health, but what if there was a lesser-known technique that not only enhances your workout routine but also strengthens and preserves the longevity of your knees?
The Symphony Within: A ‘Parts Work’ and Internal Family Systems Perspective
Have you ever noticed that there’s a part of you that longs for adventure and risk and another that’s attached to security and predictability? Who is the one noticing and watching these often conflicting and polarizing voices? Where are you in all of this?
Healthy Shame for Healthy Relationships
Developing the skills to identify shame imprints in a relationship can help diffuse conflict, deepen connection and inevitably lead to deeper trust and safety in a relationship.
Better Together: Psychedelic Therapy for Couples and Families
Historically, psychedelic therapy primarily focused on individuals seeking treatment for specific diagnoses, however, this overlooks the significant impact on the entire family dynamic. Viewing healing as solely an individual endeavour fails to grasp the interconnected nature of the problem.
Embarking on a Trauma-Informed Healing Journey
Explore what it truly means to embark on a trauma-informed healing journey. With insights from leading experts and embracing a mindset rooted in compassion, understanding, and empowerment, this blog explores the characteristics of trauma informed care.
Empowering Your Weight Loss Journey with Acupuncture and Cupping Therapy
Not only can integrating acupuncture and cupping into your weight loss plan complement traditional approaches like diet and exercise, but it can also support your overall well being in the process.
Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Psychosomatic Approach
Have you ever sensed that your mind and body are intricately connected? Traditionally, mental and physical health were viewed as separate entities. However, a fresh perspective has emerged that the two are inseparable: the psychosomatic approach.
Cupping Therapy for Athletes: A Guide to Sports and Exercise Recovery
In recent years, cupping therapy has surged in popularity, thanks in part to the endorsement of renowned athletes such as Michael Phelps. But what exactly is cupping, and how can it benefit athletes in their quest for peak performance and recovery?
Why Psychedelics Work: a Ski Analogy
This ski analogy is one of the most effective tools to better understand the psychedelic experience. It’s a known story commonly shared by industry professionals.
Unlocking Exercise Enhancements: The Science Behind Acupuncture, Electro-Acupuncture, Cupping, and Gua Sha
When it comes to unlocking your body’s potential, you can count on methods that have been tried and tested for millenia. Explore the science behind acupuncture, cupping, and Gua Sha and how it can enhance your performance to help you achieve your fitness goals this year!
Seasonal Eating and Nutrient Deficiency: A TCM Perspective
The pursuit of maintaining immunity and vitality becomes particularly challenging in the winter months. As the cold sets in, we become susceptible to coughs, colds, and a lingering sense of lethargy. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) recommends adjusting your diet based on the season to support your overall well-being.
An Ode to Roland Griffiths
A leader of psychedelic research, Roland’s work offers a legacy that drives many of us forward and inspires our psychedelic treatment work at Qi Integrated Health.
FAQ with Qi Osteopathic Practitioner, Colin Trigellis-Smith
Osteopathy is a form of manual therapy that aims to improve overall health by manipulating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework, which includes the joints, muscles, and spine.