A. Castle For Healing

A. Castle For Healing C-IAYT Yoga Therapist | TCM Senior Intern
Ancient medicine for modern healing 💫 Mind | Body | Spirit 💖

11/16/2025

Who can relate? I know I can! 😂

Last week I noticed a theme with so many of my patients: mental fatigue, burnout, and insomnia. And honestly…it makes perfect sense. Fall brings change, movement, windiness, scatter-brained energy, dryness, and overall depletion.

Here’s a sample of one of my treatment sessions + recommendations 👇

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🌿 Point Prescription

Buddha’s Triangle (gold-plated needles for tonifying)
(R) LU9, HT7, PC6
(L) Shen Men, Point Zero, Sympathetic
(L) LV4, KD3, SP6
(R) Bloodletting Er Jian
DU20

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✨ Adjunctive Therapies

To support the parasympathetic nervous system + grounding:
• Moxa at KD1
• Three deep belly breaths with orange essential oil before & after treatment
• Reiki to the head + feet to seal in the session

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🧘‍♀️ Recommendations

Create a morning and evening routine with self-regulating practices like gentle movement, journaling, prayer, or meditation.

One of my patients even has a morning dance party 💃🕺—and honestly, I love that! If meditation feels hard, move your body instead. Do what feels right for your nervous system.

Routine is key when the mind feels scattered and the system feels burned out.
Consistent sleep schedule and nourishing meal routines are everything. ❤️

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11/13/2025

🍂✨ Vata Season & Metal Season —

Fall medicine: nourish, ground, and breathe. Ayurveda calls it Vata season. TCM calls it Metal season. Both call for balance.

Both Ayurveda and TCM teach that fall is a time to slow down, release, and restore.

🌬 Vata Season (Ayurveda):
Dry, cool, and light — Vata rises as air + ether (space) dominate.

🌾 Metal Season (TCM):
Linked to the Lungs + Large Intestine

— It’s time to breathe deeply and let go. Nourish with warmth, oil, routine, gentle exercise, walks, and warm, grounding foods, and embrace reflection + structure.

🍁 Both invite us to simplify, breathe, and return to what truly sustains us.
Warm soups, mindful rest, and gratitude are your medicine now.

11/12/2025

🌿✨ Cook with Love and Intention, Eat with Presence

Both Ayurveda and TCM remind us: the energy you bring to your food becomes the energy you carry in your body.

🥣 Cook slowly, with love — let your kitchen be your healing space.
🍲 Choose warm, nourishing meals that comfort your digestion and calm your mind.
🌸 Make your plate beautiful — color, balance, and care feed the senses and the spirit.

When you cook with intention, every meal becomes medicine. 🍃

🌿 San Cha San🌿I’ve been trying to learn Master Tung on my own and just discovered this amazing point that treats a wide ...
10/18/2025

🌿 San Cha San🌿
I’ve been trying to learn Master Tung on my own and just discovered this amazing point that treats a wide range of conditions — from pain to allergies to fatigue. I’ve been using it a lot on myself and my patients recently and getting great results! 😍

✨ Common Uses:
💨 Common Cold & Headache
💪 Shoulder, Neck, Back, & Leg Pain
💗 Palpitations, Chest Pressure
👂 Ear Issues – Tinnitus, Otitis, Ear Nerve Pain
👁️ Eye Problems – Drooping Lids, Floaters
🌸 Skin Issues – Itching, Hives, Allergies
⚡ Fatigue, Weakness, Myasthenia
💫 Five Sense Organ Disorders

Affordable acupuncture and self-care with me! 😁❤️. Make your appointment because I know you deserve to feel your very b...
10/05/2025

Affordable acupuncture and self-care with me! 😁❤️. Make your appointment because I know you deserve to feel your very best, and I want to help you! 😘

PCHS clinic
https://www.pacificcollege.edu/patients/chicago

ACUPUNCTURE/HERBAL CONSULTATIONS WITH INTERNS
Initial Visit: $46
Return Visit: $39

Community-Style Acupuncture $20

Are you ready for change this fall? Regulate, restore, and renew this season !💖🩺 Therapy Through the Lens of Yoga & TCM...
10/05/2025

Are you ready for change this fall? Regulate, restore, and renew this season !💖

🩺 Therapy Through the Lens of Yoga & TCM
✨ An Integrative One-on-One or Small-Group Program for Mind–Body Regulation and Restorative Health
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Yoga Therapy come together to restore balance, regulate the nervous system, and nurture whole-body healing.
In this small-group series, you’ll explore:
🧘‍♀️ Your constitution and targeted yoga therapy sequences for your unique constitution
🌬️ Breath and mindfulness practices to calm the Shen (spirit)
🌿 Acupressure points and meridian-based self-care techniques
🌀 Clinical insight into how Qi, Yin–Yang, and the elements influence your health
Led by Anna Castle, Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Senior Intern of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, this evidence-informed program bridges Eastern medical wisdom and therapeutic movement to help you feel grounded, clear, and renewed.
📍 Location: Zoom
📅 Dates: You choose the dates
👥 Limited to 3 participants for personalized attention

Contact me to book your personalized session today ! anna@acastleforhealing.com

This Saturday with Anna for the workshop and Sunday morning class! Sign up for one or both today to save your spot 🤚🏼 ht...
09/25/2025

This Saturday with Anna for the workshop and Sunday morning class! Sign up for one or both today to save your spot 🤚🏼

https://yogalifemichigan.punchpass.com/classes/18223420

Baba Hari Dass offered a sequence of hand mudras to frame meditation practice—gestures to awaken focus before sitting, and gestures to ground and seal awareness afterward. In this workshop, we’ll explore how these subtle practices prepare the body and mind for stillness, and how they support integration once meditation is complete.

Together we will:

Learn Baba Hari Dass’s sequence of hand mudras

Explore how each gesture influences energy, breath, and awareness

Practice mudras before and after guided meditation

Learn a poem or prayer that goes along with the hand gestures to help deepen our understanding of their meanings

Instructional pamphlet Included

This session is open to all levels, offering both newcomers and seasoned practitioners a way to enrich their meditation with ritual and reflection.

This is what Community-style acupuncture is like every Wednesday with me and these adorable & amazing Senior Interns 🥰✅ ...
09/12/2025

This is what Community-style acupuncture is like every Wednesday with me and these adorable & amazing Senior Interns 🥰

✅ Every Monday & Wednesday from 5–8pm (please arrive no later than 7:15pm) ​
✅ $20 per treatment
✅ All treatments take place in a shared space - patients remain fully clothed ​
✅ Please RSVP in advance so we can add you to the building’s security check-in list. You will need to show ID to enter the building.
✅RSVP does not guarantee a treatment, as the event is first come, first served​

Call the on-campus clinic today to RSVP and experience the benefits of acupuncture at an affordable rate! – (773) 477-1900 ​
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📍PCHS Chicago Campus: ​
230 W. Monroe St ​
Chicago, IL 60606 ​
(Entrance is on Franklin St, Clinic is on the 9th floor) ​
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Frankfort, IL
60448

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+18154861775

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