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02/01/2026

Sunday Wisdom | Branch to Root

This Full Moon arrives at the close of a nine-year cycle, meeting Imbolc—the quiet hinge between winter and spring.

A moment where endings and beginnings breathe the same air.
This is not a time to rush forward.

It is a time to set down what has been carried too long.
In nature, nothing forces the seed to sprout before the soil is warm.

First comes release.
Then rest.
Then the slow return of light.

Let this moon illuminate what you are finished with—not in judgment, but in gratitude.

Make space.

The next cycle will grow from what you gently clear.

🌕 Root into stillness.
🌱 Trust the unseen stirrings.
🔥 Tend the quiet flame.

— Branch to Root Wisdom

01/30/2026

What is Chinese Medicine?

Chinese Medicine looks at the body as an interconnected system - where digestion, sleep, stress, hormones, and emotions all influence one another. Rather than chasing symptoms, we ask why the imbalance is happening in the first place.

It works alongside Western medicine beautifully, offering support for prevention, recovery, and long-term resilience.

www.branchtorootmedicine.ca

01/27/2026

Frozen shoulder can feel frustratingly stuck.

Moxa gently warms the shoulder and surrounding tissues, improving circulation and softening deep tension. Paired with therapeutic cupping, this treatment helps decompress tight fascia, move stagnant blood and Qi, and invite the shoulder back into motion—gradually and safely.

This approach isn’t about forcing movement, but about creating the conditions for healing.

With warmth, patience, and skilled care, the body remembers how to move again. ✨

www.branchtorootmedicine.ca to book

01/25/2026

Sunday Wisdom 🌑✨

Sometimes the descent into darkness feels like losing the plot of your own life.
The stories you once told yourself about who you are begin to fall apart.
Old dreams dissolve. Old identities loosen their grip.
And even when those dreams no longer fit, letting them go can ache deeply.

This is the space between stories - the empty hallways we find ourselves caught in.

The old wisdom traditions remind us: before rebirth, there is a dying.
Not a failure — a necessary unraveling.

The dark is not something to rush through.
It cannot be shortcut, medicated away, or “fixed” with a quick solution.
In a world trained to demand instant clarity, the long dark asks something radical of us: to wait.

To sit in the loamy, fertile soil of our being.
To listen to the body.
To write.
To walk slowly.
To sit under trees and remember
To breathe and feel what hurts without trying to numb it or solve it.

When we stop running toward the light and instead tend the dark, something quiet begins to grow.
Roots form where certainty once lived.
Truth and authenticity replaces performance.
And what was never meant to be falls away.

Stay with it.

The dark takes as long as it takes — and it is not empty.
It is the ground where rebirth is prepared. ☯

01/22/2026

Many people are surprised to learn that Chinese Medicine treatments are covered by most extended health insurance plans.

If you’ve been curious but unsure where to start, this can be a wonderful way to explore care that supports your whole system.

Call us at 403-970-9280, or book online at branchtorootmedicine.ca.

01/19/2026

Sunday Wisdom ❄️💧
Winter & the Element of Water

Winter is the season of Water — the most adaptable of all elements.
Water teaches us that strength is not always forceful. Sometimes it is quiet, patient, and yielding.

In winter, water rests beneath ice, slows its movement, and conserves its depth — yet it never loses its essence. It adapts to cold by becoming still, to pressure by flowing around obstacles, and to time by trusting the thaw will come.

This is your invitation to do the same.

Adapt rather than resist.
Rest without guilt.
Soften where you cannot push.

If you feel confined, pressured, or unable to move forward, let this be your reminder to say out loud, "Let me be water!"

Like water, you are allowed to change form to survive the season — without losing who you are.

Sunday reflection:
Where in your life can you soften, slow, and trust your inner reserves this winter?

01/14/2026

Quick Wisdom 🌬️❄️
Wind-Cold & the Neck

In Chinese medicine, Wind-Cold often enters the body through the neck and upper back — an exposed gateway where tension already likes to live.

Stiff neck? Sudden pain? Limited movement after cold or wind exposure?
This is classic Wind-Cold lodging in the muscles and channels.

Protect your neck!
Cover it in wind and cold.
Warm it gently — scarf, heat, moxa, or mindful movement.

❄️🧣Seasonal reminder:
Cold contracts. Wind moves.
Warmth restores flow.

01/12/2026

🌙 Sunday Wisdom | Honouring the Magic of the Feminine Cycle

A woman’s nature is cyclic.

Your menstrual cycle is not an inconvenience — it is a treasure, a source of innate wisdom waiting to be rediscovered.

Modern society rarely honours how our thoughts, emotions, energy, libido, creativity, and capacity naturally fluctuate across the month. Yet we are not meant to be linear beings.

We are plural.
✨ Four women. Four energies. Four potentials — within one body.

When we change how we view our menstrual cycle, we don’t just change our health —
we transform our relationship with ourselves and our lives.

It is time to honour the richness of your feminine rhythm and listen to your inner tempo.

Each phase carries a distinct influence on your:
• Libido
• Fertility
• Emotional landscape
• Behaviour & decision-making

✨ Which woman are you today?
Pre-Ovulation | Dynamic – focused, driven, visionary
Ovulation | Expressive – radiant, magnetic, communicative (lover / leader)
Pre-Menstrual | Creative – intuitive, discerning, powerful (witch / truth-seer)
Menstruation | Contemplative – inward, wise, restorative (mother / mystic)

There is no phase to “push through.”
Each one is meant to be embraced, not overridden.
🌑🌕
When you align your life with your cycle, your body becomes an ally —
and your rhythm becomes your medicine.

Honour your cycle. Trust your wisdom. Live in flow.

Photo credit: soulsanctury

01/10/2026

🔥 Quick Wellness Tip | Moxa for Immunity

✨ ST 36 (Zusanli) is one of the most powerful points for immune strength, vitality, and digestive health.

In this video, you’ll see moxibustion (moxa) applied to ST 36 — gently warming the point to:

• Support immune resilience
• Boost energy & stamina
• Strengthen digestion
• Nourish overall Qi

Perfect during seasonal transitions, times of stress, or whenever your system needs extra support.

🔥 A little warmth can go a long way.

Simple. Ancient. Powerful.

01/07/2026

Supporting the Kidneys

In Chinese Medicine, winter is associated with the kidneys, considered the foundation of energy, resilience, and long-term vitality. This system supports growth, reproduction, bone health, and the body’s ability to adapt to stress over time.

Winter invites us to protect and conserve this deeper energy rather than spend it too quickly.

Supporting the kidneys in winter often means slowing down and prioritizing rest.

Warm, nourishing foods like soups, stews, bone broth, beans, lentils, root vegetables, eggs, and well-cooked grains help replenish energy. Keeping the body warm, especially the low back and feet, and allowing for more sleep and quieter evenings can also be deeply supportive.

Branch to Root Medicine winter care may include acupuncture to support kidney energy and circulation, moxibustion to gently warm and nourish the body, herbal medicine to replenish depleted reserves, and personalized lifestyle guidance to help you move through the season with steadiness.

Together, these approaches support resilience now, and help preserve energy for the year ahead.

📞 403-970-9280
🌱 branchtorootmedicine.ca.

12/08/2025

✨ Sunday Wisdom ✨

Cor ad cor loquitur
“The heart speaks directly to the heart.”

In a world filled with noise, the most powerful conversations often happen in silence.
Heart to heart. Soul to soul.
A knowing that doesn’t need words… only presence.
When we soften into our own heart space, we reconnect with intuition, compassion, and truth.
This is where healing begins —
in the quiet place where your heart whispers,
and another heart understands.

May your Sunday bring spaciousness,
gentle self-connection,
and moments where hearts truly speak.
❤️
www.branchtorootmedicine.ca

12/05/2025

✨ Radiant Skin. Rooted in Ancient Wisdom. ✨

🌿 Facial Rejuvenation + Lymphatic Drainage Massage 🌿
at Branch to Root Medicine

Relax into a spa-like experience that goes beyond skin deep.
This treatment blends gentle facial acupuncture, cupping, and lymphatic massage to:
💆‍♀️ Drain stagnation and support natural detox
🌸 Smooth fine lines + soften puffiness and sagging
💖 Lift, tone, and glow — naturally

Our skilled Doctor merges Traditional Chinese Medicine with holistic beauty to help your skin radiate from within. Experience deep calm while restoring vitality to your face and body.

🌿 Look refreshed. Feel renewed. Heal from the root.

📍 Foothills, AB | 🖥 Book online: www.branchtorootmedicine.ca

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258244 10th Street East
Foothills, AB
T1S

Telephone

+14039709280

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http://branchtorootmedicine.ca/

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