Flo Acupuncture

17/02/2026

We have just entered the Year of the Fire Horse! 17th February 2026 is the start of Lunar New Year, (or Chinese New Year).

The date varies from one year to the next, but it always begins on the first new moon occurring between January and February, and ends on the first full moon of the Lunisolar calendar, spanning a total of 15 days.

The horse – Wu 午 officially emerged on February 4, (Li Chun the start of Spring), and the past few days has been a transitional period where the previous year’s Wood Snake energy ‘hands over’ to the fiery new energy.

Overall Energy of a Fire Horse Year:

1. Fast Movement & Big Changes
2. High Passion & Intensity
3. Independence & Risk-Taking

What will the Fire Horse year bring for you?

13/02/2026

Proud to be a British Acupuncture Council member and to have received the highest level of training 🥰

The British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB) fosters and monitors high quality educational and professional standards, so that the general public can be assured that graduates from BAAB accredited programmes are knowledgeable, reflective, competent and safe acupuncture practitioners.

⭐ The focus of the BAAB’s work is the accreditation of higher education level programmes leading to a professional qualification in acupuncture.

☯ BAAB accredited courses offer a thorough grounding in Chinese medicine theory and clinical practice, together with western medical sciences, research and practice management, to provide an integrated understanding of both traditional eastern and modern western approaches to healthcare.

🎓 Students and graduates of BAAB accredited courses are eligible to join the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), the UK's lead governing body for acupuncture.

📍There are currently six colleges dotted around the UK offering a minimum of three-years, full time, degree level 6 training.

💻 Visit our 'becoming an acupuncturist' page for more information about traditional acupuncture training.

https://acupuncture.org.uk/about-acupuncture/becoming-an-acupuncturist

11/02/2026

Really proud to have been invited to talk about Flo Acupuncture on Lichfield Radio with Sally Wagstaff from Sally Wagstaff Aesthetics this morning.

Sally has a regular slot every Wednesday morning 8-8:30am on everything health related if you want to tune in!

06/02/2026

This is absolutely fascinating. I treat a lot of ME/CFS, long COVID and fibromyalgia. Acupuncture genuinely helps to lift the exhaustion and manage the pain. Western medicine has very little to offer for these conditions but Chinese Medicine can really make a difference.

Contact me for more information 🪷☯️🌱

Acupuncture gets a great write up in this week's edition of Chat Magazine, in an article featuring a patient of BAcC acupuncturist Sahar Hooti from AcuCare Clinic International. Sahar's patient Leanne Curran from Portsmouth, explained how traditional acupuncture helped her get her life back after struggling with chronic fatigue and pain as a result of ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). According to the ME Association, over 400,000 people in the UK are currently living with ME, and with over 1 million people reporting symptoms of chronic fatigue as a result of Long Covid, that number is steadily increasing. The article recommends that if you would like to try acupuncture to help manage symptoms for ME, or for any health concern, you can find your nearest BAcC registered, and PSA accredited acupuncturist here https://acupuncture.org.uk/find-an-acupuncturist/

04/02/2026

So would you prefer an AI version of me or do you come to me for the good conversation, personal touch and human connection?

22/01/2026

I’m passionate about treating mental health. I have successfully treated many patients for anxiety and depression and supported many others with more complex mental health issues.

Here’s hoping that acupuncture for mental health can be yet another thing added to the growing list of things that NICE guidelines recommend acupuncture for.

Proud to be recognised by the Professional Standards Agency and to collaborate with the NHS.

22/12/2025

Flo Acupuncture is now closed for Christmas until I return to clinic on 5th January 2026.

Thank you to all of my patients past, present and those new ones booked in for next year for your support and loyalty.

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! 🎅🏻☃️🎄

13/11/2025

So proud to be a degree-level trained acupuncturist and member of the British Acupuncture Council 🥰

12/11/2025

Whilst acupuncture has been included as a first line treatment within NICE guidelines for some time now, many GPs have been quite slow to get on board with this.

British Acupuncture Council members, of which I am one, are Professional Standards Agency accredited meaning that we are perfectly placed to collaborate with GPs and other healthcare professionals.

This useful guide explains how acupuncture can help alleviate pressures on the NHS with our current mental health crisis in particular.

Can I help you with your mental health?

11/11/2025

Did you know this week is Acupuncture Awareness Week?

Most people associate acupuncture with treating pain or infertility. But did you know that it’s incredibly effective at treating mental health?

I treat a range of conditions from trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD and more.

Contact me for more information.

10/11/2025

I’m proud to be a British Acupuncture Council member and to be Professional Standards Agency registered.

Did you know that acupuncture is included within NICE guidelines for many conditions now and that GPs and consultants refer patients to British Acupuncture Council members.

It’s great to be able to collaborate with the NHS!

09/11/2025

Earlier this week I attended an event at Lichfield Guildhall with friends about the Witchfinder General. This is me being accused of witchcraft by John Hopkins, the self appointed Witchfinder General, simply for practising acupuncture.

Now I’m absolutely sure that as an acupuncturist who aims to treat pain without medication, helps women to conceive both with and without IVF and as someone who questions why my patients are on the medication that they are on, I am sure that Big Pharma would love to burn me at the stake 🔥🧙🏻‍♀️

I’m not anti-medication at all, and for many people it is essential that they continue to take their prescribed medications. But I do feel that it’s far too easy these days to reach for a pill or injection for a quick fix when there may be a better way.

If you’re not happy with the side effects of your medication, are looking to reduce medication or simply don’t want medication in the first place then please reach out to me to see if I can help in any way.