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Welcome to The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), the UK’s largest, member-led, professional body for traditional acupuncturists.

Our members are registered, regulated and approved by the Professional Standards Authority for Health & Social Care (PSA).

20/02/2026

We have a fascinating online webinar for members coming up next week: 引火歸元 – Guiding Fire back to the source- Tuesday 24th February, 7 - 8.30 pm.

Despite the fact that it’s now Spring, it’s still very cold outside - so how should we support our yang deficient patients through these chillly temperatures? How do we supplement moxa treatments with effective self-help techniques that our patients can use at home? How do we deal with patients with mixed Cold and Heat signs and restore their Yang? How do we support ourselves to maintain a vibrant enough yang to be able to treat our patients? BAcC CEO and yangsheng teacher, Alex Jacobs, will answer these questions and many more in a one-of-a-kind webinar.

Alex will be joined by BAcC Safe Practice Manager, Hannah Bowie-Carlin, who will go into how to make heat lamps really work in your practice and key safe practice tips.

This session is kindly supported by Herbprime who have recently launched their own fully featured and highly effective heat lamp. Herbprime will also be there to demonstrate and answer any questions.

The event is open to students as well as members. Whilst the event will be recorded for viewing again, it is an interactive session with questions and answers andregistering to attend live will get you the best experience.

7.00pm - 8.30pm, Tuesday 24 February, online.

To find out more and register go to acupuncture.org.uk/events/

16/02/2026

We have entered the Year of the Fire Horse! Today, 17th February 2026, is the start of Lunar New Year, (or Chinese New Year) and people all over the world will be celebrating.

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.

Popular traditions include thoroughly cleaning your house and throwing out junk in the run up to the New Year (not on the actual day), so that we can enter this new chapter fresh and baggage free.

Eating a delicious meal on Lunar New Year’s Eve, plus fireworks is also a great way to welcome in the new, as is wearing red – a symbol of luck. It is also customary to hand out red envelopes filled with cash to the children of the house.

Try not to break anything on the actual day, and if you do wrap it in red cloth to dispose of it. You can practise your Chinese by wishing people happiness and prosperity with a ‘Gong Xi Fa Cai’ 恭喜发财 (Mandarin) or ‘Kung Hei Fat Choi’ 恭喜發財(Cantonese).

As Dr. CT Holman writes in the most recent edition of Acu. Magazine, “the Horse Year of 2026 will be more lively than usual due to the presence of the fire element… fire energy can be explosive, yet also creative. In Chinese culture, fire represents imagination, charm, spontaneity, pleasure travel, expressiveness, curiosity, and inventiveness – 2026 may be a time for inspiration and innovation.”

You can read more about what the Year of the Fire Horse has in store for us in Acu. Magazine https://acupuncture.org.uk/acu/articles/happy-new-year-of-the-yang-fire-horse/

And let us know in the comments how are you celebrating this brand new year!

13/02/2026

We only have a few days left of the Wood Snake year, before the much anticipated Fire Horse arrives next week, and one of the best ways we can prepare is to start introducing some Spring Yang Sheng 養生(nourishing life) habits into our routine.Chinese medicine is all about harmonising our lives with the seasonal cycles, so we try to align our daily habits with what’s happening outside, and nurturing the delicate little shoots of rising yang that we see in nature.

Medically, this means supporting the Liver and Gallbladder, the organs associated with the season and promoting the free flow of qi, detoxifying the body, and managing emotions like anger or frustration. Spring is associated with the Wood element, the colour green, and the sour flavour.

Here are some of our favourite tips to make the most of the shift in seasonal energy.

1. Wake up early. Try to get up at sunrise and if you can get outside to walk or exercise at that time, even better!

2. The wood element governs the sinews and tendons which can sometimes feel dried out and crunchy if we’ve not had enough quiet and rest during Winter. This season is all about gentle flowing and stretchy movement; Tai Chi, Qigong and yoga are perfect to help release any physical stagnation accumulated during last season.

3. Daily walks in nature is another great way to get the Qi flowing, as is observing the first signs of spring life with our eyes, (the sensory organ associated with the Liver, and Spring!)

4. The nutritional focus this season is very much on green foods, leaves and sprouts and add sour flavours such as lemon, lime, or apple cider vinegar. Check out our stories for a soup and congee recipe.

Let us know in the comments which little changes you will be making to your daily routine, and do share any delicious spring tea or soup recipes too!

06/02/2026

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/

03/02/2026

Have you noticed the nights (and mornings) getting lighter now that we’ve reached February? While the official Lunar New Year is still a couple of weeks away, tomorrow (Wednesday 4th February) marks a big energetic shift towards this brand new year. Li Chun is a fixed solar marker (one of 24 ‘Jie Qi’) which heralds the start of Spring.

As the sun readches 315 degrees of celestial longtitude, qi is said to have completed its Winter / Water phase of storage and conservation.

Now as we move towards the Spring / Wood phase, the tiny seed of yang nestled in the deepest yin of Winter starts to sprout little upward shoots of growth.

According to the classics, Spring is a time of fa chen (发陳). Fa means to disperse or release, and chen, old or long-standing. Therefore we can use this rising yang energy to shake off the accumulated stagnation of Winter.

The Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Classic) suggests that we wake early and relax the body by shaking our hair loose and taking a walk ‘in the courtyard’ to enjoy the new buds and warmer, lighter mornings. (If you don’t have a courtyard, your garden or local neighbourhood will do!)

Other Chinese rituals for this time of year include standing eggs upright (to bring balance) and making fresher, lighter food like spring rolls or pancakes.

So there you go! Will you be joining us in letting our hair down on an early morning stroll, or perhaps just whipping up some breakfast pancakes? And are you feeling a spring in your step, yet? Share your Spring tips in the comments.

30/01/2026

Speaker Reveal for UK Conference of Chinese Medicine 2026
✨ Jong Baik PhD

Within the hand.
Within the ear.
Entire landscapes unfold.

Join us as Jong Baik PhD explores the microsystems that map the body from the inside out — from migraine care to the quiet art of visual diagnosis.

🌿 Internal Landscapes
🎟️ Tickets live 16 February

28/01/2026

Every January, the fitness and wellness industry enjoys a bit of a boom, but which bio-hacking trends are over-hyped and perhaps not even that good for us? This week, two BAcC acupuncturists were featured in the national press weighing in on the latest health trends.

Sahar Hooti spoke to The Guardian about acupressure mats, and Maddy McCarthy shared an acupuncturist's perspective on cold plunges for women, in Marie Claire. You can read the articles here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/25/do-acupressure-shakti-mats-ease-pain-stress-insomnia https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/health-fitness/is-cold-plunging-good-for-women

Thank you to Sahar and Maddy for representing us. And of course we can all agree that the best January reboot available is the 2000 year old trend of Traditional acupuncture. So, if you're in need of some self-care, you can find your nearest BAcC registered acupuncturist here: https://acupuncture.org.uk/find-an-acupuncturist/

21/01/2026

January can be a tough month for many, but did you know that acupuncture can help with mental as well as physical health and BAcC acupuncturists are getting great results treating anxiety and depression?

Here's a little bit of coverage from last November's Acupuncture Awareness Week which you may not have caught. BAcC CEO Alex Jacobs chatted to BBC West Midlands Arun Verma about the many benefits of acupuncture and its success within NHS settings.

And this week's edition of The People's Friend features a mention of acupuncture and our recent member's survey on the same topic. You can listen to the full interview and read our Acupuncture Awaremess Week coverage here: https://acupuncture.org.uk/acupuncture-awareness-week-2025/

17/01/2026

🌱 National Mentoring Month 🌱

Happy International Mentoring Day - 17 January 2026

Mentoring-supervision is at the heart of high-quality acupuncture practice. From building confidence and clinical insight to supporting reflective, ethical care, mentoring benefits both practitioners and patients.

Whether you’re newly qualified or highly experienced, access to professional mentoring - through networks like the BAcC Mentoring-Supervision Register, the Mentoring & Supervision Network, and The Acupuncture Academy - provides vital space for reflection, case discussion, CPD and community connection.

Mentoring isn’t a ‘nice to have’, it’s a cornerstone of safe and trusted practice.

✨ Strong practitioners

✨ Robust professional standards

✨ Better care for patients

This National Mentoring Month, consider seeking a mentor or supervisor to support your professional journey.

Read the full blog - https://acupuncture.org.uk/news/🌱-january-is-national-mentoring-month/

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