
39: How Does Community Acupuncture Work? with Michelle Hamilton
10/02/24 • 40 min
Do you ever feel like appointment length and cost limit your ability to truly help people? That’s exactly how my guest today, Michelle Hamilton, felt. I sat down with her to ask all the important questions on how YOU can support your community while maintaining a sustainable practice through community acupuncture.
Key points in this episode:
- The breakdown, benefits, and advantages of Community Acupuncture
- Why you should consider having a hybrid private + community practice
- Lunar acupuncture, its connection to meridians, and how it affects patients' symptoms & patterns
- Michelle's online courses on how to start your own Community Acupuncture Clinic & use Lunar Acupuncture
➡️ Visit the show notes for all the links mentioned in this episode!
Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. So many fantastic episodes are coming your way! If you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.
Have a message for Clara? Send it here!
And connect with @AcuProAcademy on all social media!
Do you ever feel like appointment length and cost limit your ability to truly help people? That’s exactly how my guest today, Michelle Hamilton, felt. I sat down with her to ask all the important questions on how YOU can support your community while maintaining a sustainable practice through community acupuncture.
Key points in this episode:
- The breakdown, benefits, and advantages of Community Acupuncture
- Why you should consider having a hybrid private + community practice
- Lunar acupuncture, its connection to meridians, and how it affects patients' symptoms & patterns
- Michelle's online courses on how to start your own Community Acupuncture Clinic & use Lunar Acupuncture
➡️ Visit the show notes for all the links mentioned in this episode!
Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. So many fantastic episodes are coming your way! If you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.
Have a message for Clara? Send it here!
And connect with @AcuProAcademy on all social media!
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38: Lung Health in TCM: Nutritional Strategies for Transitioning & Letting Go
Happy Fall, rock stars! In Chinese medicine, Autumn is known as Lung time 🍂
Do you want to better support your patients who deal with Lung pattern issues? Well, a big component is Nutrition.
In this episode, I discuss all things Lung (and a bit of Large Intestine!) Get tools, meal inspiration, and recommendations to elevate your practice and your patients' nutrition, while addressing those all-too-common Lung patterns. Let's go!
Key points covered in this episode:
- TCM Nutrition for the 4 most common TCM Lung Patterns
- How you can align with Fall and this transitional period
- Food recommendations for each Lung pattern
- A personal story on how my life path affects my Lung Qi
BONUS: Address symptoms, emotions, and nutrition recommendations for harmonizing all five-year organ patterns with my FREE TCM Nutrition Guide. Get yours in less than a minute right now👇🏻
➡️ Visit the show notes for all the links mentioned in this episode!
Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. So many fantastic episodes are coming your way! If you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.
Have a message for Clara? Send it here!
And connect with @AcuProAcademy on all social media!
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40: A Step-by-Step Guide to Differentiating 10 Common Symptoms in TCM Diagnosis
Are you sure you're asking your patients the right questions and making the right diagnosis? In TCM there is no wrong treatment, only the wrong diagnosis. Diagnosis has to be the hardest part of Chinese medicine. This episode is a step-by-step guide to help YOU improve your Diagnosis skills. Let's go!
Key points in this episode:
- The right questions to ask about energy, sleep, sweat, and pain
- How to approach urination, digestion, and heat and cold
- Different pathways of questions to take based on the answers you receive
- How to differentiate to make the right diagnosis, and choose the right points
➡️ Visit the show notes for all the links mentioned in this episode!
Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. So many fantastic episodes are coming your way! If you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out.
Have a message for Clara? Send it here!
And connect with @AcuProAcademy on all social media!
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