Wellness

Find out more about how acupuncture can be used to improve wellness in Morden The global wellness industry is apparently worth a staggering $6.8 trillion. Wow. But the generic label of wellness covers a huge number of areas including personal care, beauty, diet and nutrition, fitness and a bunch of other stuff as well. It just goes to show that actually, we want to be really invested in our health and wellbeing but sometimes it seems there is too much choice, with a new fad e

An overview the basic principles of Yin and Yang and how to apply them to achieve everyday health.

In a previous post, I talked about the mission and vision for Empower Acupuncture, and how I want to provide better access to wellness for communities in Merton and Sutton. But when I talk about wellness, what do I mean? The Global Wellness Institute has a huge amount of interesting information about wellness across the world, but for now I’ve borrowed some of their definitions of wellness. While we think about health and wellness as mainly a physical attribute, in fact it en

Why do I do what I do? That's an important question for anyone looking to work with me as a practitioner, but also in terms of how I want to drive the growth of Empower Acupuncture, not just as a business, but as something of value to the community, especially those in the Boroughs of Merton and Sutton, where I am based. Prior to becoming a full time acupuncturist, I worked extensively in the charity/ nonprofit sector, and one of the things common across most if not all chari