Inspired Balance

03/25/2026

Since the pandemic, I pause for tea time most afternoons. I’m aware it’s been a while since I made a tea time post….Here I am,
also enjoying the sunshine!

A blend of milky oats, chamomile, tulsi and I’m not sure what else (the bag says Nervine blend, it is from the Shared Herbal Garden which I am a part of. I love the western herbalist take on things and for me it is peaceful energy to tend the plants and be with like minded individuals, and the flowers and bees. I even get to grow and tend and play with a few herbs we use in Chinese herbal medicine too).

this mug
the smell of the tea
the sunshine
Are all adding to my joy today thinking about summer fun in the garden. 🪏🌱🌻🫜🐝

This is the reminder from your Acupuncturist to pause for a cup of tea or a glass of water and a check in with yourself.

03/17/2026

03/03/2026

My acupuncture schedule is full for the next couple weeks, so ladies, if you are feeling the need for an energy shift-
I’m sharing with you, my friend Christine Varnavas’s dance party info. The registration link is in the comments. 
Women and Men- if you want to know more about joining flash mob fun in the Chippewa Valley- comment 💃 🕺🏽

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Get ready to wiggle, wobble, bounce, bop, laugh and shake your ass to 70's, 80's & 90's music and more.

🥳 Ladies Only
🥳 Come Solo or Bring Your Bestie
🎈wear a tutu, a tiara or jammies, just show up
🎈no judgment, no heels required, no boring allowed
🎈no experience needed
🎈1st 30 minutes we'll practice (I teach)
🎈then we dance, play & laugh
🎈strengthen your joy mode muscle
🎈build confidence & strength with laughter
🎈think American Bandstand/Soul Train meet Improv +

WHERE:
The Rev - 204 South Barstow Street, Eau Claire WI 54701 (downtown Eau Claire)

WHEN:

1st Wednesday of each month!

March 4th
April 1st
May 6th
June 3rd

WHY:

why not?

COST:
$25 or Bring Your Bestie (2 for 1)

03/01/2026

You are a whole person responding to the environment. Interoception- your awareness of you inner world-physical, emotional and thoughts, helps guide you and if you aren’t paying attention, it might get louder and even become chronic illness. Acupuncture treats the whole person.

We are always in balance to the environment we are in- the food we eat, the movement we do, and the relationships we have.
If that’s feeling a bit out of balance, try acupuncture.

And take embodiment courses for dynamic nervous systems like Ann Johnson and Cheri Dostal Ryba offer.

02/20/2026

Happy Yang Fire Horse Year!
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 an unexpected 1.5 hours off has led me to clearing a few things and reacquainting with my healing books and research.

I found this sweet note a friend sent me along with a “guide to Asian herbs” magazine- opening to Holy Basil. 🌿 An herbal that has been a good friend in the last couple years with healing from the car accident and also loss of both my grandma’s last year. It is an excellent herbal adaptogen. I don’t carry tulsi at my office at this time. I recommend you purchase locally from Temperance Herbals and River Prairie Apothecary if you want to try some. Or join the Shared Herbal Garden this spring/summr/fall, this is a wonderful place to play in the dirt and with poants and be surrounded by others who are learnung to care for themselves aih garden and herbal medicine.

Yesterday a client admitted she really does not like needles. But she comes regularly for acupuncture. So I asked her about it.
She said she prefers to call them “energy wires.”
How awesome is that?

There are 2 “energy wires” photographed between 2 bluebirds. Itty bitty energy wires. 😊

As we head into spring, perhaps you are feeling stuck with some viral crud leftovers  or maybe you tend to get sinus infections this time of year, or your shoulders are really tight, or anxiety or depression can disrupt your flow in spring….

If you need an energy tune up,
Schedule an appointment.
💗

02/04/2026

A friend just sent this quote. I took the quotes down in the bathroom at Inspired Balance. It is the end of the snake year, so I decided it was a good time to let go of all of those other reminders “shed the skin.” When I took down the boundaries one, I was aware that it’s a favorite.
This new one is related, so
this is gonna be the first one that goes up for 2026.

01/25/2026

I take supplements every day.
I have Chinese herbal formulas for most things.
But sometimes I need a little extra TLC, so I ask my herbal friends.
Motherwort and Tulsi have been good plant allies for me for the past few years.
Temperance Herbals hooked me up with this round,
and a bonus Heart Harmony Tea!

Yes, my heart can use that today.
💔❤️‍🩹💗