Nalu Healing Arts

01/30/2025

01/06/2025

So excited to share this Retreat to all you healers, nurturers, anyone who gives & feels the need to receive so you can continue to give. Check out the epic lineup!
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11/24/2024

Overflowing with Gratitude ❤️

Beaming as we share this moment with our San Diego community! Thanks to your incredible support, Nalu Healing Arts has been honored with the Best Of San Diego awards in 6 categories this year!! 🏆😭♥️

It's not just an award, it's a testament to the love and trust you've shown us. We pour our hearts into everything we do, and this recognition fuels our passion even more. It’s because of you that we get to continue to grow & expand & touch new lives. We are forever grateful for the trust you have put into our team 🩵

To our dream team, thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your unwavering commitment to holistic well-being is what sets us apart. & the way you love each other, the way you all raise each other up, I’ve never known a team so willing to grow together 🥹

To our amazing patients, you are the heart of our business, you inspire us everyday, and we're endlessly grateful for your loyalty. Every step of our journey is guided by your wellness.

This award isn't just about us, it’s our whole community, it’s the other finalists who work hard to create positive change in our lives & our beautiful city. It's about the power of holistic healing & finding a new narrative. It’s about the belief that everything is possible together when surrounded by those who believe in us as we raise each other up.

Here's to many more moments of growth, connection, and making San Diego even more special together. 🌆💕

11/24/2024

Unlocking Grief in the Lungs 🌬️

In Chinese medicine, Fall is the Metal season, governed by the lungs - where we hold grief, and the large intestine - the process of letting go. As we sit in the season where the trees are letting go of their leaves, we too are letting go with ease 🍂

The Lungs play a vital role in releasing waste and boosting immunity. They mirror the transitional nature of Fall, where strength is gathered through release. Grief and letting go are at the heart of this season ❤️‍🩹
Just as the lungs breathe in air, they also collect the weight of our sorrows. Understanding this connection helps us release and heal.💨💔

Grief is a universal, profound experience that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and weighed down. Society often rushes us to ‘move on,’ but suppressing grief can be harmful. It takes various forms and can reshape us, haunting us if left unresolved.

Grief can weigh on the chest, and Acupuncture offers relief. Points associated with the lungs help release sadness and lighten the spirit. Holding onto grief can lead to lung-related issues, from skin problems to respiratory illnesses.

Treat holistically - Address emotional and physical health together. 🌿✨

11/24/2024

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ren 17 is considered a significant point for opening the chest, regulating & harmonizing the qi of the heart.

Its functions include calming the mind, regulating circulation in the chest, relieving anxiety & promoting emotional balance.

This point is often used for conditions related to the heart, chest, emotional disturbances & respiratory issues.

Tapping, also known as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), involves tapping on specific meridian points on the body while focusing on emotions or issues.

Its benefits include reducing stress, calming the nervous system, and potentially releasing emotional blockages by combining physical touch with psychological techniques. Tapping is believed to help rewire the brain’s response to emotional triggers, offering relief from anxiety, trauma, phobias, and more. This is helpful for managing emotions and promoting a sense of relaxation and well-being.

11/24/2024

Pericardium 6
Nèi Guān

Located 3 finger breadths above the wrist crease

1. Calms the Heart and Spirit (anxiety, irritability, insomnia, any heart patterms).
2. Relaxes chest and regulates the qi (moves qi and blood in chest; chest pain)
3. Suppresses rebellious qi and stops vomiting.
4. Suppresses pain (in Stomach & chest pain).

This point Treats:

✨Anxiety
✨Racing heart
✨Heart palpitations
✨Fear
✨Sadness
✨Stuffy chest
✨Chest pain
✨Nausea & vomiting
✨Morning sickness
✨Insomnia
✨Wrist pain
✨Stomachache

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Comment if this point is tender
This point will be tender if you need it ❤️‍🩹

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kidney 4, aka ‘Great Bell’ acts as a bell ringing for you attention.

It tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens the will to dispel fear. In a time of fear and uncertainty, this point helps fortify the will to work through fear towards achieving our highest purpose.

Massaging this point for 3 minutes, up to 3 times a day will have a profound affect on opening the kidney channel to allow the gi to flow smoothly for a calmer, stronger sense of self.

11/24/2024

Shen Men

Located in the triangular fossa in the upper ear

This point anchors the spirit & calms the mind
Used to help with insomnia, pain management, hyperactivity, high blood pressure, fear & panic attacks

To activate this point, close your eyes, press on this point on both ears, massage while taking 3 deep breaths in through the nose & out through the mouth. Open your eyes & continue on with your day 🩶

11/24/2024

Heart 🩶 7

Aka: Shenmen, this translates as “Spirit Gate”, which means a gate/door to access our spirit/mind/emotion. When you needle or do acupressure on this point, it can help open the gate/door to relieve the energy blocked for our spirit/mind/emotion

🩶7 helps nourish the blood and cool/calm down the internal fire. Therefore, it is a very good point for the mind, emotion, and heart-related issues such as stress, anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, etc.

• Stress/Anxiety/Panic: Apply pressure for 15-30 seconds. You can alternate left and right hand for up to 3-5 minutes. You can do this a few times per day, regularly or as needed

• Insomnia: Apply pressure for 15-30 seconds. You can alternate left and right hand for up to 3-5 minutes. You can do this a few times per day, regularly or right before the bed.

• Chest tightness / Palpitation/ 🩶7 is on the heart meridian, which connects to our chest/heart area, therefore it is also a good point to address the issues like chest tightness & palpitations

Every time I needle this point & it’s tender on a patient, I ask more details about their sleep, 9/10 times they struggle with sleep issues

Try this point, let me know if it helps?!

11/24/2024

Heart 🩶 7

Aka: Shenmen, this translates as “Spirit Gate”, which means a gate/door to access our spirit/mind/emotion. When you needle or do acupressure on this point, it can help open the gate/door to relieve the energy blocked for our spirit/mind/emotion

🩶7 helps nourish the blood and cool/calm down the internal fire. Therefore, it is a very good point for the mind, emotion, and heart-related issues such as stress, anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, etc.

• Stress/Anxiety/Panic: Apply pressure for 15-30 seconds. You can alternate left and right hand for up to 3-5 minutes. You can do this a few times per day, regularly or as needed

• Insomnia: Apply pressure for 15-30 seconds. You can alternate left and right hand for up to 3-5 minutes. You can do this a few times per day, regularly or right before the bed.

• Chest tightness / Palpitation/ 🩶7 is on the heart meridian, which connects to our chest/heart area, therefore it is also a good point to address the issues like chest tightness & palpitations

Every time I needle this point & it’s tender on a patient, I ask more details about their sleep, 9/10 times they struggle with sleep issues

Try this point, let me know if it helps?!

11/24/2024

Window of the Sky points

Used when we need strength, so we can see and hold ourselves up, be strong and move on in life.

Open this window to clear out the excess in the head, allowing the head to connect back to the body, so one can feel rooted & grounded in their sense of self.

This point (UB10) is located at the top of the trapezius muscle and directly under the occipital bone. The trapezius is the pillar that literally holds up the head, which represents heaven. As the spine is the pillar of the body, this point is the pillar of the spirit that holds one’s head up and stands tall. In Chinese mythology, the body of the heavenly ancestor Pan-gu was the pillar that unified Heaven and Earth before the human race lost its original nature.

Source: “Spirit of the Points”

11/24/2024

❤️‍🔥 The many benefits of Fire Cupping ❤️‍🔥

Pain management:
Cupping can relieve chronic pain by loosening tight muscles, encouraging the old stagnant blood in the deepest parts of the muscle to come to the surface so that new fresh oxygenated blood can flush through

Immune Boosting:
Fire cupping opens the pores to release an “exterior attack” aka cold. It activated the lymphatic system & breaks up phlegm in the lungs

Detoxification:
The cups pull up skin, fascia, adipose tissue & muscles, opening capillary beds & lymphatic vessels.
Some forms of metabolic waste and toxins will leave the capillary beds and enter the lymph system, others will be pulled completely out of the body through the pores of the skin

It also sedates the nervous system, helps with anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism & cellulite