It’s World Acupuncture Awareness Day ☯️💫 Everyday I feel so blessed to be healing people with these small but so very mighty tools. Acupuncture in the hands of a qualified practitioner can truly change lives. Ready to start your healing journey? Get in touch, I’ve ALWAYS got time to talk about acupuncture! . . . . . . #acupuncture #worldacupunctureawarenessday #worldacupunctureawareness #acupuncturist #acupuncturistsofinstagram #idoacupuncture #bacc #healing #healingjourney #practitioner #chinesemedicine #selfie #acupunctureworks #acupuncturerocks

• G E S H U & M O X A • Geshu (or Bladder 17) is one of my favourite points. It is the influential point for Blood, which means it is the best point to use when you’re trying to communicate with or treat a patient’s Blood. But why might I be trying to nourish a patients Blood? For acupuncturists, Blood has a more holistic meaning and representation than in Western Medicine. Yes, it is still the red liquid that flows around our body and does all the things we know it to do from a conventional medical basis. But more than that, it is the essence of the Blood that we as Chinese medicine practitioners are interested in. Blood is one of what the classics refer to as vital substances or the treasures and it is the very thing that carries our lifeforce (also known as Qi) around the body. Blood is what houses our ‘Shen’, a word that can be translated as our ‘mind’ or our ‘soul’ - ultimately, the Shen is a combination of one’s psychological, emotional and physical consciousness. So, Blood houses our spirit, the radiance of our truest self, our most unguarded laughter and the very sparkle in our eyes. Moxa is the ideal tool for nourishing these more abstract nuances of Blood, it is set alight so it is obviously warming but on top of that, it invigorates Blood and promotes the flow of Qi. Here are just some of the things using Moxa on Geshu to invigorate and nourish Blood can do: • Settle the Shen (or mind) • Improve sleep quality • Sooth anxiety, restlessness or jumpiness • Help skin issues (such as dry or itchy skin) • Improve period pain, flow and regularity . . . . . . #acupuncture #idoacupuncture #moxa #moxibustion #acupunctureandmoxibustion #blood #nourishing #geshu #moxaonneedle #acupunctureforskin #acupunctureforskinhealth

✦ G U A S H A ✦ A bit of chronic neck and shoulder pain for a Friday night here in clinic. One of the reasons that I love guasha so much is that this took my lovely patient and I 5 minutes, rather than an hour long massage or needing to use dozens of needles. After this, we did some gentle grounding treatment to make sure that the Qi stagnation (that caused this redness) doesn’t cause any havoc. And afterwards? More mobility and freer movement in the neck and shoulders ☯️💫 . . . . . . #acupuncture #guasha #chinesemedicine #tcmtraditionalchinesemedicine #acupunctureforneckpain #acupunctureforshoulderpain #guashaforneckpain #chronicpain #acupunctureforchronicpain #devonhealers

🇮🇳 I N D I A T R I P 2 0 2 5 🇮🇳 Day three of my romance with an atlas. First of all THANK YOU to everyone who has donated, the atlas has made quite the impression it seems and the donation pot has gone up by 24%, woohoo! Today I thought I would share a bit more about why, when this opportunity found its way into my emails I immediately jumped at the chance to apply. 💫 I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again and again, I truly believe acupuncture is my calling and any chance I get to share that, I’ll be snapping it up! 💫 community and multibed acupuncture holds a special place in my heart, making acupuncture accessible for those in need who may not be able to afford 1-1 treatment is a responsibility I take seriously as a practitioner 💫 some of the most profound, moving and heart warming moments I’ve had whilst treating patients has been whilst giving voluntary treatments to refugees; this medicine truly transcends cultures and languages Any donations, big or small, will be going towards: flights, vaccinations and the charity itself. . . . . . #acupuncture #idoacupuncture #india #2025 #volunteering #volunteeringabroad #communityacupuncture #acupunturist #volunteeringacupuncture #voluntarymedical #voluntaryacupuncture

🇮🇳 I N D I A T R I P 2 0 2 5 🇮🇳 It’s me, I’m back again, with my atlas (it’s heavy so my fingers aren’t an exact science here, I’m sorry!) But today I wanted to share a bit more about the charity I will be travelling with. @worldmedicineacupuncture was founded in 2005 following the Asian tsunami. The vision? To alleviate suffering in communities around the world where people have been affected by, trauma, disaster or poverty. The World Medicine Charitable Trust work in partnership and have established collaborative relationships with different host organisations and countries. World medicine projects are often self-funded, where volunteers like me fundraise/pay for their own travel and sometimes food/accommodation. The volunteers are fully qualified acupuncturists, who are selected for each project specifically and we are lucky enough to work with a team of skilled translators during our travels. I’m halfway to my goal of £1000 to contribute to my flights, vaccinations and if we go ahead of that goal, donation to the charity itself. You can find the donation link below and in my bio! ✈️🇮🇳☯️💫 . . . . . . #acupuncture #idoacupuncture #worldmedicine #travel #india #volunteer #volunteering #volunteeringindia #volunteeringabroad #2025 #atlas #map #acupuncturevolunteering #donate #donatetoday

🇮🇳 I N D I A T R I P 2 0 2 5 🇮🇳 Me in August when finding out that I am go to India: “oh I can’t wait to make some fun insta content to advertise my trip!” Me now: “oh, look, I’m holding an atlas and I’m going, erm... here!” Okay okay you got me, I am not social media expert, ordinarily, I just take photos I find exciting or interesting and talk about acupuncture, Chinese Medicine or my work at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. But this trip? wa-wa-wee-wa, I can’t express how excited (and I’ll admit it, a little bit nervous) I feel about it. Since I first discovered acupuncture and particularly when I started training, I was just in awe whilst hearing about all of the inspiring trips my practitioners and teachers had been on to treat people in need and now I GET TO DO IT TOO?! But, oh, you think I only took these peculiar photos of me yielding an atlas? You’re wrong. Strap in my lovelies, I’ll be sharing more about the trip over a series of posts in the coming days. For those of you who don’t need me pointing at a map to know where it is, I am sure you also know that it is far away from home so any donation, big or small, would be greatly appreciated. I am hoping to raise £1000 as a contribution to my flights and immunisations and some money for the charity itself. You can find the link in my bio and the comments below ✈️🇮🇳☯️💫 . . . . . . #acupuncture #idoacupuncture #worldmedicine #travel #india #volunteer #volunteering #volunteeringindia #volunteeringabroad #2025 #atlas #map #acupuncturevolunteering #donate #donatetoday

✧ C A C A O C E R E M O N Y ✧ Well, ultimately, when people would say “cacao is a doctor”, I would ordinarily kindof scrunch my nose up. But after this morning I’m going to say it with my chest: cacao IS a doctor. I KEEP banging on about the Wood Dragon and its impact on our emotions/how the collective consciousness is going through real big changes this year. With that in mind, I expected my experience with cacao to be tearful and emotional (like much of my yoga and meditation practice has been since the start of this Lunar New Year). BUT! I left feeling empowered, strong and full of both love and gratitude. Lovely Becca who ran the ceremony told us that cacao shows you a door, and it is up to you to open it. Here are some thoughts after my first cacao ceremony ✨💫 💫 not every door you meet is for you (and that’s okay) ✨ everything (and every door) will happen (or open) when it is supposed to (and that’s also okay) 💫 not every door you meet will open for you, even if it did before (and that’s okay, you can find a new one) ✨ you have the answers to most of your questions inside of you, if you figure out how to listen . . . . . #cacao #cacaoceremony #keithscacao #meditation #ceremony #thoughts #newexperiences #wooddragon #trusttheuniverse #trusttheprocess #everythinghappensforareason

✧ H A N D T R E A T M E N T ✧ I met this lovely patient of mine about a month ago. She’s got a busy business and spends a significant chunk of her time doing some of THE most beautiful nails/nail art. So it goes without saying that her hands need to be strong and pain free! Recently, they have been feeling stiff and weak, she’d even needed to wear splints in bed to give them some support. We’ve been focusing on getting fresh Qi and energy into the hands and fingers to make them feel strong and supple again. After just 3 treatments the difference really started to show! . . . . . #acpuncture #idoacupuncture #devon #exeter #devonhealers #rsi #repetetivestraininjury #acupunctureforrsi #handpain

✦ C L I N I C U P D A T E ✦ A message from Sara for all our wonderful patients at the Exeter Acupuncture Project: For those who don’t know, I am both an assignment marker and member of the management board at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (CICM). After a recent vote by the college’s council, I have been invited to become a Director at the college, too, from the 1st of December. This is a really exciting opportunity for me and not one that I had expected to arrive for many more years! It means that my commitments with the college are going to grow, which means that moving forward, sadly, I will no longer be able to come to the Exeter Acupuncture Project weekly. I am keen to remain a ‘close friend and practitioner’ of the clinic, though! We have invited Kat to join the team here. Kat, like myself, studied at CICM so we practice a similar style of acupuncture. In the coming weeks you’ll see her pop in and out getting to know the space and it’s lovely patients and eventually, Kat will treat patients 3 weeks a month and I will be there for 1, I’ll also be around to cover Sam and Kat on holidays, illness etc. I love my time at the Exeter Acupuncture Project and it is a cause very near and dear to my heart so I am keen to stay close in any way that I can. I look forward to seeing you all Wednesday (like I always do!) . . . . . #acupuncture #idoacupuncture #communityacupuncture #multibedacupuncture #exeter #devonhealers #update #affordableacupuncture