CoronaVirus Journal: Interesting journey with CoVid 19 aka Wind Damp invasion aka Together in Life

My Journal/ journey with possible CoronaVirus Wind Damp Invasion: for educational purposes only, to show how this may or may not feel in the body and some actionable tips. I may have been exposed (gasp, actually it’s ok). After 8 days of pushing I finally got tested- Negative. I know I had a wind damp

Summer 2018 East Coast Yoga Acupuncture Class

Join long-time yoga instructor, Linda MacKay and Chinese Medicine / Qi Gong/Reiki specialist, Kim Boldrini-Senn for this year’s summer Yoga Acupuncture class. We are celebrating four years of bringing this sold-out series to the public, with the East coast edition happening Saturday June 30th 12-2pm in the Peekskill Clinic. $45. Do you ever feel like your

Yoga and Acupuncture Winter Session 2/12/17 4-6pm

Join Ginny Kauffman and Kim Boldrini-Senn, Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner, to prepare the body for its winter needs. WHEN BOOKING BELOW CHOOSE YOGA ACUPUNCTURE CLASS WINTER SESSION and MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE SUN GATE STUDIO AS THE LOCATION. QUESTIONS? CALL ME 917-456-6385     Winter Session!

May and June Classes and Clinic updates

Here’s an update on what’s happening here in May and June. Thursday, May 12 6-9pm. What drives our decisions – love or fear? I am co-teaching a class with Grief Counselor, Georgena Eggleston, and Life Coach, Kerstin McInnis.   Experiential workshop using grief therapy and healing touch through Rubenfeld Synergy work; Acupuncture, energy work, and

Sick and tired of being Sick and tired?

Doing your best, but just feeling exhausted? Stress of managing life-work balance getting you (and your loved ones) down? Is your 9-5 affecting your health? Wishing you were doing what you loved, but accepting the comfort and stability of a job you don’t?

If you answered yes to any of these questions ask yourself how life would be for you if things continued so FOREVER… What would you gain and lose? How would you feel about life in 5 / 10 / 20 years?

Yoga and Acupuncture workshop – this Saturday! 12-2

Come join my dear friend and amazing yoga instructor, Ginny Kauffman, and I while we do some great work getting the body ready for spring!! Yes, Portland, the sun is a-coming! Open those sides, hips and your mind and get ready to break new ground just like a plant does as it comes thru the

Acupuncture for Chronic Pain Research

Article: Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis “Patients receiving acupuncture had less pain for back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, and chronic headache respectively. These results were robust to a variety of sensitivity analyses, including those related to publication bias. Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain and is therefore a reasonable referral

Pediatric Acupuncture Research

This month Medical Acupuncture Journal focused the entire journal to pediatric Acupuncture. Here are a few PDF links to the research! Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine for Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux and Functional Dyspepsia “reduction of nausea and reported reductions in pain… successfully weaned off proton pump inhibitors. The patients in this cohort tolerated acupuncture very well.” Acupuncture as

Pediatric Tuina and herbs for common conditions

Our baby, Oliver, has just turned 10 months today!! It brings such joy and has breathed a new-found respect for Chinese Medicine and all that it has to offer. Like all parents I want to make sure he is healthy, happy, and safe. He just cut his 3rd tooth and boy, oh boy was it looking rough

Acupuncture and Yin Yoga Workshop

Quinn and Kim present a day of ULTIMATE RELAXATION with a combined YIN YOGA and ACUPUNCTURE SESSION. Sunday, Nov 22 12-2pm & Saturday Dec 19 12-2pm The Float Shoppe | 1505 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 2 hr Workshop $45. Purchase tickets here. —– Come relax with Quinn Shuff (Yoga Instructor) and Kim Boldrini-Senn (Chinese Medicine Practitioner). Take time

Are you new to Chinese Medicine/acupuncture?

What is a treatment like? Normally a treatment consists of a one and a half hour session. There is an intake with tongue and pulse reading, general questions, and palpation. I will work on a treatment plan for the issue at hand as well as any underlying ailments. I use treatment tables for your comfort.

Atherosclerosis

These are some papers I have written during my graduate studies at World Medicine Institute. I am including them for your educational pleasure: Atherosclerosis: The link between sugar, stress, high cholesterol, and the formation of atheromas (plaques). Androgenetic Alopecia: Exploring causes and psychological effects of pattern-baldness with a Western and Chinese Medicine approach.

Four Pillars of Health

            Four pillars of health In Chinese Medicine there are four pillars of health. A good practitioner will start from top and work down, guiding the body to heal itself. Chinese Medicine is all natural, using your body’s immune system to help heal itself. There are no side effects or

The 12 Main Meridians

Chinese Medicine  is based on an intricate system of meridians. These meridians are similar to energy highways or rivers flowing throughout our body. There are 12 main meridians and eight extraordinary/spiritual meridians. The eight extraordinary meridians are spoken about here.     The 12 main meridians are: Lung Large Intestine Stomach Spleen Heart Small Intestine