Dr. Shona Ferrier Acupuncture

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Dr. Shona Ferrier Acupuncture

Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Wellness Coach and NLP Practitioner Accredited Master life coach and NLP practitioner.

I have a BSc (hons) in Acupuncture, I am an integrated acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner, trained in a number of therapies including acupuncture, cupping and tui na (Chinese Massage), lifestyle and dietary advice. I am a fully insured member of ATMS and Registered with AHPRA.

08/09/2025

The Sacred Cauldron — Gut Instinct, Receptivity & the Spirit of the Stomach

There’s a part of you that never learned to say,
“That’s enough.”

Not because you’re broken.
But because your Stomach — your great inner cauldron — was never meant to do the deciding.
It just receives.
Food. Information. Emotions. Energy.
And it keeps receiving… until it can’t.

In Chinese Medicine, the Stomach is where life lands.
It holds the soup of experience.
It softens, stirs, and starts the process of transformation.
But even the most sacred vessel has limits.

When the Stomach is full, your gut knows.
You feel heavy, foggy, overstimulated — not just physically, but emotionally and energetically too.

🌿 This is where gut instinct arises — not from the mind, but from the deep hum of enoughness.

To honour the Stomach is to listen.
To pause.
To choose simplicity.
To let one bite, one breath, one experience… be enough.

✨ You don’t need to take it all in.
You just need to take in what nourishes.

24/08/2025

The Spirit of Direction — Aligned Action & the Gallbladder in Chinese Medicine

There’s a part of you that knows the way.

In Classical Chinese Medicine, the Gallbladder holds the spirit of decision, direction, and daring —
but not in the pushy, pressured way we’re taught to choose.

This is soul-level clarity.

It’s the quiet spark that says:
“That way.”
The one that helps you move…
even when your heart is pounding.
Even when no one else would choose it.

And when you honour it —
even in the smallest ways —
you return to your own rhythm.

🌿 Wear something bold.
Stretch your side body.
Speak your truth aloud.
Choose beauty with intention.
Make a decision just because it feels right.

✨ Let the soul move with clarity.
Because when you honour your inner yes…
your path begins to unfold beneath your feet.

11/08/2025

🌿 The Small Intestine is your inner alchemist.

In Daoist philosophy, it teaches us how to live lightly —
by keeping only what nourishes the soul
and releasing what does not belong to us.

Every day, it sorts the clear from the turbid —
not just in food, but in thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

✨ When your Small Intestine energy flows:
You feel clear.
You know which path is yours.
Life becomes simple, peaceful, and free.

🌫 When it is clouded, you may feel:
Confused, burdened, or easily influenced by others —
as though carrying weights that aren’t yours.

The Dao teaches us:
Peace is found in letting go.
Contentment is born from simplicity.
Your spirit shines brightest when you travel light. 🌌

💫 Today, ask yourself:
What is mine to keep, and what is ready to flow away?

01/08/2025

Space is where we meet ourselves.

Space in life.

Space in relationships.
Space to think, to feel, to simply be.

It sounds beautiful… yet for so many of us, it’s terrifying.

When we’re stuck in fight-or-flight or holding unprocessed trauma, silence feels unsafe.
The mind rushes to fill the void.
We scroll. We overwork. We talk. We plan.
We do anything but pause — because in that pause, all the things we’ve been avoiding might rise to the surface.

But here’s the truth:
💫 Space is where life unfolds.
💫 Space is where we hear our own wisdom.
💫 Space is where healing takes root.

In Classical Chinese Medicine, this is the dance of Yin and Yang.
Yang is the doing, the movement, the outward energy.
Yin is the stillness, the receiving, the fertile ground.
Without Yin — without space — there’s no room for restoration, creativity, or clarity.

Learning to feel safe in space and stillness is a practice.
It starts small:
🌿 5 slow breaths before you check your phone.
🌿 A walk without headphones.
🌿 Sitting in the quiet and noticing what arises.

Little by little, the body learns that space is not a threat — it’s home.
And in that space, life begins to flow again.

23/07/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 — 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬.

Tight chest. Racing thoughts. Sudden tears.
That’s not “too much” — it’s energy (Qi) moving through the channels.

In Chinese Medicine, every emotion has a physical home:

🔥 Anger rises through the Liver
💧 Fear sinks to the Kidneys
💨 Anxiety scatters the Heart
🌪 Wind stirs confusion in the mind

Instead of rushing to interpret or defend — come back to sensation.
Your body will show you what needs to be healed, not controlled.

Let difference be a mirror, not a threat.
And let your reactions guide you back to yourself — not further into story.

💬 Have you noticed where difference shows up in your body?
Let’s talk in the comments.

Address

16 Fairbridge Lane
Cockatoo Creek, VIC
3781

Website

http://www.shonaferrieracupuncture.com.au/

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