DHARMA ACUPUNCTURE & FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

Each seasonal shift in Chinese medicine is marked with turning our focus into welcoming the new element and preparing the body to handle the incoming changes in weather. Metal is the element of Fall which is rooted in the Lung organ. Things become dry so we seek to moisten and nourish the lungs. Supporting any emotional process of letting go and grieving is also necessary and the lungs govern those emotions in Chinese medicine. Recently I learned in my functional medicine tra

We've just received a PG&E warning that power may be turned off this week due to dry, windy weather. Last year, during the last couple outages, our downtown business area was spared from being turned off. This gave patients a place to come and de-stress and charge up electronic devices. This year we will again remain open during power outages. In the event the power is turned off in our building we have blankets, candles, and other measures in place to provide a calm environm