by Merry Reasons L.Ac., Acupuncture Denver Staff Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout. -Morihei Ueshiba The seeds that were planted in the fall, which rested and germinated through winter, are now starting to bloom with the outward expression of spring. Winter asked us to go inward and relax, reflect, and rejuvenate. Now spring asks us to blossom with new beginnings, growth, and transformation. Those seeds planted – ideas, new love, new life – Read more

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

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

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 so enjoyed leading our first meditation class and session in the new healing sanctuary at Acupuncture Denver today. It's always good to recall meditation instruction for myself and to spend time sitting in a group. It was a great way to spend sunday morning! We will continue to offer meditation classes/sitting practice on last Sunday of each month. Please see our classes (http://acudenver.com/classes.htm) page for more information. As long as there is no class happening, all of our pat Read more