Acupuncture Lady

29/12/2025

What Makes Kefir So Powerful?

Kefir is made by fermenting milk with kefir grains – a naturally occurring symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. Unlike yoghurt, kefir typically contains a wide diversity of microorganisms, often 30–50 different strains, including beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, L. kefiri and Leuconostoc, alongside naturally occurring yeasts.

This microbial diversity is what makes kefir so interesting from a gut-health perspective.

Regular consumption of fermented foods like kefir has been shown to support the gut microbiome, aid digestion, and help maintain a healthy immune system, which in turn plays a role in overall wellbeing.

Kefir isn’t just another trendy health food – it’s a living culture, used for centuries in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Slightly tangy, gently fizzy, and surprisingly versatile, it’s stood the test of time for a very good reason: it supports the body’s natural systems rather than promising quick fixes.

If you’re curious about making kefir at home, understanding how fermentation works, and learning how to use it safely and confidently, come and join my hands-on fermentation workshop. Expect science, tradition, and practical know-how you can actually use — no lab coat required.

🎟 Tickets:
Available here 👉
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/zsnutrition/1909405

Spaces are limited to keep it practical and personal.

28/12/2025

🌊 Wishing you all a deeply restorative and nourishing close to 2025. 🌊
As we embrace the season of Water, may the quiet stillness of winter invite you to pause and gather your inner reserves.
In Five Element Acupuncture, winter calls us to nurture the Kidneys and Bladder—our root of vitality, courage, and resilience. This is the time to rest deeply, stay warm, and replenish, just as nature conserves its energy beneath the surface, preparing for spring’s renewal.
May your Water element be nourished, your spirit resilient, and your path clear as we step into the new year.
Warmest blessings for a grounded, abundant, and vibrant 2026. 🎉
If you’re feeling the pull toward rest or need support in building your reserves, book a seasonal tune-up—your body and spirit will thank you. 💧

22/12/2025

I am now closed for the holidays - I re-open on 5th January 2026.

22/12/2025

I’m sure this will be a great afternoon if anyone is free

Sunday 25th Jan 2.00pm –4.30pm Winter is the season of the Water Element in Chinese medicine, which is linked to the Kidney and Bladder channels—the body’s foundation for vital energy, resilience, and restoration. Join Katrina for a two-hour workshop designed to support your body and mind duri...

11/12/2025

Protect Your Qi: The 5-Minute Reset
Restore focus and warmth

Each session demands focus, steadiness, and presence. By mid-day, your attention’s everywhere — except in you.

💡 In Chinese medicine, this is Qi dispersion — the gradual leaking of energy that happens when you give your focus repeatedly without gathering it back.

Over time, it drains your Kidney energy, your body’s deepest store of stamina and willpower.

You don’t need rest — you need a reset.

Here’s how to restore your focus and warmth in just five minutes.


The 5-Minute Kidney Qi Reset


1️⃣ Anchor the Qi

Stand or sit with both feet flat.
Exhale slowly, feel your weight drop through the soles.
👉 Settles the mind and draws scattered energy back to the centre — encouraging Qi to descend to the Kidneys, calming Heart Fire and settling the Shen.



2️⃣ Gather the Centre

Place one hand over your lower abdomen.
Breathe into that space; exhale and feel warmth collect.
👉 Reconnects you to the body’s energy reserve — consolidating Kidney Qi and Yuan Qi, the stored energy that supports every organ.



3️⃣ Warm the Source

Rub your hands until hot, and place them on your lower back.
Take three slow breaths.
👉 Restores warmth and steadiness through the Kidney area — activating the Life Gate Fire (Du 4), to harmonise Water and Fire and revive Yang.



4️⃣ Balance Top and Bottom

One hand on the chest, one on the belly.
Breathe until both rise and fall together.
👉 Calms emotion, clears the head — balancing Heart Fire with Kidney Water to align emotion and intent.



5️⃣ Let Qi Flow

Drop your arms.
Take one normal breath in, one long breath out.
👉 Leaves you grounded and focused — allowing Qi to circulate freely through the body’s main channels and the mind to settle naturally.



Why it works
This sequence mirrors the principles you use in treatment: anchor, tonify, warm, harmonise, circulate.

It restores the Kidney root, regulates the Heart–Kidney axis, and renews the Water element’s ability to store and stabilise.

The result — clear mind, steady focus, warm hands, calm presence.

Five minutes. No needles. Just medicine applied inward.



The AcuMedic Professional and CMIR Team

04/12/2025

Digest the latest research on the gut-brain axis and discover how to holistically nourish your physical and mental health. Followed by Q&A.