Acupuncture
Within acupuncture work is done by needle and moxa, to loosen tension and getting Qi (life energi) to flow freely in the body.
•By creating a balance between Yin and Yang in the body, selfhealing can take place. Acupuncture needles are very thin (~ 0.25 mm) and can vary in length.
•The needles are either placed directly where it hurts (locus dolendi) or for specific reasons and after specific patterns, which depend on energy balance in the body and works through the meridians (Chinese medicine).
•On the body are over 6000 acupuncture points, of which 360 common and 66 very common.
•Acupuncture needles can sting or hurt a little but most people feel no discomfort.
•Acupuncture is often used as a painreliever, but can be used in many other contexts such as:
•Menopause problems
•Quit smoking
•Stop cravings for sweets
•When you have cold hands or feet
•When suffering from stomach problems, both constipation and diarrhea
•and many more
