With the recent emergence of spring,  Chinese Medicine practitioners perceive this time as the season of the Wood element.  Wood is one of the Five Elements. It is associated with the color green (as witnessed in all the new sprouts bursting forth), the organ energetics of Liver and Gall Bladder, expansive growth, flexibility, motivation and direction. Emotionally it is associated with frustration and anger, when the Wood element is out of balance within us. The frustration, anger, and sometimes depression arise as we are not readily adapting to the strong surges of the Wood energy rising up in the atmosphere surrounding us. So this is a great time to get a seasonal tune-up for spring. By opening and invigorating the Wood channels/meridians in our bodies, we are better able to be flexible and adapt to this new season.

Our practice is also expanding at this time of growth and change. In addition to the acupuncturists Sally Robinson and Mindy Gates, we have a wonderful massage therapist, Tara Nichols, and more recently a Rolfer named Ann Marie Cockrell. We are happy to be able to offer this thorough in-depth body work at White Pine. We are finding that these services are a nice complement to Chinese Medicine.