Today is the winter solstice (when I wrote this; not necessarily when you get it!), which marks a turning point as the darkest day of the year and the start of the returning light. Even as the demands of the holiday season (shopping, parties, obligatory events) tend to draw us outside of ourselves, this time of year is a great time to turn inward and reflect on what has enriched us in the past year. I spent a great deal of time in 2011 delving into Brene Brown (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr= Read more

Welcome to the second installment of Coping With Infertility during the Holidays. You can find the first installment in a prior post (http://http://www.acudenver.com/_blog/Acupuncture_Denver_Blog/post/Coping_with_Infertility_during_the_Holidays/). At this point the holidays are in full swing, and no matter what your take is on them, there is no avoiding them now…houses are covered in lights, stores are filled with kitschy red and green décor, Christmas music is piped into mall Read more

by Shanna Grimes, Acupuncture Denver Staff With the crisp winter air comes the inevitable host of viruses and pathogens known to cause colds, flu and other illnesses. Stress, excessive working, poor nutrition, and a lack of sleep can make our bodies especially vulnerable to these bugs. In addition to staying well-rested and practicing good hand washing, below are some simple things you can do using the time-honored wisdom of Chinese Medicine to strengthen your body's natural defenses an Read more

By Alyssa Beiss, Acupuncture Denver Staff It’s widely accepted that stress during pregnancy can have long term negative impacts on the baby. Low birth weight is a common marker for prenatal stress that can lead to increased risks for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease later in life. Cortisol (our main stress hormone) also easily passes through breast milk, raising baby’s cortisol levels and causing similar increased risks. Though not quite as w Read more

With the holidays upon us, it's hard not to anticipate the onslaught of questions, feelings of alienation, and grief that can come up when we add family, friends, and parties into the already complicated mix of the fertility struggle. Not only is it hard to attend gatherings that revolve around the concept of family and children, but it's also hard to witness another year passing, as the holiday and New Year can feel like milestones in time. Even though I'm past the hardest parts of my own f Read more

We are excited about our upcoming One-Day Fertile Soul retreat (http://www.acudenver.com/workshops.htm) which happens on Sunday, October 2 from 9:00AM-7:00 PM. This day-long workshop has proven to be one of my favorite experiences to share with my patients and other attendees. The presentation is full of information, the work is deep and heart-centered, and by the end of the day everyone feels supported, uplifted, and hopeful. I invite anyone who needs a day of nurturing, connection and heal Read more

We are excited to be offering another one-day Fertile Soul Reclaim Your Fertility mini-retreat (http://www.acudenver.com/workshops.htm) on Sunday, October 2nd. This day-long workshop proves to be inspiring, rejuvenating and empowering for all who attend. After the last workshop, one of the participants shared her experience with me in an email: I was checking out your website when I saw the One Day Fertile Soul Retreat info and I knew I would be going! That day was one of the most amazin Read more

Please join us starting this Thursday for a wonderful, intimate community Vinyasa yoga class with Becca Neville. I've heard rave reviews of Becca's teaching and know she brings warmth, attention to detail and an open heart to her classes. This week will be the first of the on-going Thursday night classes. The class will start at 6pm and end around 7:15. Please bring a mat, a water bottle and wear appropriate yoga clothes. You can purchase a 4-class pass for just $40 or come for a drop-in rat Read more

I am gripped by the images coming out of the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia) right now. Up to 2000 children are dying daily and millions of people are at risk due to the current drought-- the worst the region has seen in 60 years. The political situation in Somalia makes the crisis even more acute and life-threatening there. It's easy to sit back or turn away when we are faced with suffering on a massive scale like this. But each of us can make a difference by giving to ai Read more

A recent study from the European Journal of Integrative Medicine showed that TCM treatments (individualized acupuncture and customized Chinese herbal formulas ) improved pregnancy rates and live births in women undergoing intrauterine inseminations (IUI) at the Fertility Research Institute in the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. As the first published study to evaluate the influence of acupuncture and herbs on IUI treatments, this was ground-breaking research. And the outcomes were pretty  Read more