Chinese Medicine and Winter Season

According to Chinese medicine, winter is the time to rest and heal your body for the coming activities of spring and summer. Take this time to rest and revitalize your body.

“The wise nourish life by flowing with the four seasons and adapting to cold or heat, by harmonizing joy . . . → Read More: Chinese Medicine and Surviving the Holiday Season]]>

Chinese Medicine and Winter Season

According to Chinese medicine, winter is the time to rest and heal your body for the coming activities of spring and summer. Take this time to rest and revitalize your body.

“The wise nourish life by flowing with the four seasons and adapting to cold or heat, by harmonizing joy and anger in a tranquil dwelling, by balancing yin and yang, and what is hard and soft. So it is that dissolute evil cannot reach the man of wisdom, and he will be witness to a long life.” - Huangdi Neijing Suwen

The ancient Chinese believed that human beings should live in harmony with the natural cycles of their environment. The cold and darkness of winter urges us to slow down. This is the time of year for reflection upon our health…time to replenish our energy, and conserve our strength.

Last Minute Holiday Decisions?

Are you looking for last minute Christmas gifts for your friends and loved ones? This is your last chance to grab some healthy, thoughtful gifts. You AND the person who receives the gifts will be happy with what these gift certificates, CD’s and DVD’s have to offer.

If you’re like most people, you can’t seem to fit meditation and relaxation into your daily schedule. Learn how to reduce stress, breath deeply and create a state of wellbeing with this guided meditation CD. Here’s the perfect solution! The Qigong Meditation CD

Do you know someone suffering from back pain, migraines, depression or low energy? Give the gift of health. Choose gift certificates for Acupuncture Therapy. click here–> Minneapolis Acupuncture Gift certificates

Learn to prevent neck and back pain, arthritis and high blood pressure. Purchase Tai Chi and Qigong DVD’s for yourself and your loved ones at http://www.orientalmedcare.com/qigong_dvd.html .

Wishing You and Your Family Holiday Season’s Joy

We wish to thank everybody that has supported our Minneapolis clinic during 2011. It’s been a great year! And we look forward to helping all of you that will be coming in for the first time during 2012 to gain optimal health.

We also want to let you know that our clinic will be closed Dec. 24- Dec. 25th. Steven and Michelle will be spending time with their families. Get your treatments in now to recharge your energy before the Holiday. We will be open again Monday Dec. 26th. To make an appointment please call 612-866-4000.

In Health,
Steven Sonmore, L.Ac.
Complete Oriental Medical Care, LLC
612-866-4000
www.orientalmedcare.com
“There are no riches above a sound body.” – The Apocrypha

Studies of the brain waves of meditators show that they are apparently healthier. Neuroscientists found that meditators transfer their brain activity from one area of the cortex to another. Their brain waves in the stress inclined right frontal cortex moved to the calmer left frontal cortex. This indicates that they are calmer and happier than before. . . . → Read More: Does Meditation Make You Healthy?]]>

Studies of the brain waves of meditators show that they are apparently healthier. Neuroscientists found that meditators transfer their brain activity from one area of the cortex to another. Their brain waves in the stress inclined right frontal cortex moved to the calmer left frontal cortex. This indicates that they are calmer and happier than before. There was also less activity in the part of the brain that processes fear.

 5 Benefits of Meditation:

• Decreases negative effects of stress & anxiety
• Improves self-esteem
• Improves concentration
• Reduces muscle tension
• Reduces depression
 
A study at the University of Massachusetts Medical School recorded the brain waves of stressed employees of a high-tech firm in Madison, Wisconsin. The subjects were split randomly into two groups…25 people were invited to learn meditation over eight weeks, and the remaining 16 were left alone as a control group. Every participant had their brain waves scanned three times during the study…at the beginning of the experiment, when the meditation lessons were finished eight weeks later and four months after that. The researchers found that the meditators showed an obvious shift in activity to the left frontal lobe of their brains. In other words, they were calmer and happier than before.

 Treatment for Insomnia?

Like many people who meditate, you may find that you have greater self-esteem, self-confidence and inner peace. You might find you can concentrate more easily and your ability to learn and remember improves. It’s no surprise that practicing meditation, with its effects of quieting your mind and relaxing your body, has been found to be an effective treatment for insomnia. Several studies have already shown that regular meditation results in higher blood levels of melatonin, a hormone that plays a critical role in the regulation of sleep.

P.S. If you’d like help in learning meditation or want to be inspired to practice it regularly, consider my Qi Gong Meditation CD. How would you like to be stress free, feel happier, more relaxed and energetic? These are just a few of the miracles that people who have used my meditation program experience on a regular basis. See http://www.theqigongmeditation.com. Thank you.

For more than 24 years Steven Sonmore helped people transform health problems into solutions for attaining better health. Steven is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist,  and certified Health Preservation Association instructor. He offers complete health care with acupuncture, Chinese herbs and nutritional counseling. He is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Tibetan Personality Test

Take your time with this test and you might be amazed. Others have done this and their wishes did happen – in fact all year long.

Just 4 questions and the answers will surprise you. http://www.wordofmouthexperiment.com/dedpyhto/tests/tibetian/index.htm

Studies of the brain waves of meditators show that they are apparently healthier. Neuroscientists found that meditators transfer their brain activity from one area of the cortex to another. Their brain waves in the stress inclined right frontal cortex moved to the calmer left frontal cortex. This indicates that they . . . → Read More: Are Meditators Healthier?]]>

Studies of the brain waves of meditators show that they are apparently healthier. Neuroscientists found that meditators transfer their brain activity from one area of the cortex to another. Their brain waves in the stress inclined right frontal cortex moved to the calmer left frontal cortex. This indicates that they were calmer and happier than before. There was also less activity in the part of the brain that processes fear.

5 Benefits of Meditation:

• Decreases negative effects of stress & anxiety
• Improves self-esteem
• Improves concentration
• Reduces muscle tension
• Reduces depression
 
A study at the University of Massachusetts Medical School recorded the brain waves of stressed employees of a high-tech firm in Madison, Wisconsin. The subjects were split randomly into two groups…25 people were invited to learn meditation over eight weeks, and the remaining 16 were left alone as a control group. Every participant had their brain waves scanned three times during the study…at the beginning of the experiment, when the meditation lessons were finished eight weeks later and four months after that. The researchers found that the meditators showed an obvious shift in activity to the left frontal lobe of their brains. In other words, they were calmer and happier than before.

Treatment for Insomnia?

Like many people who meditate, you may find that you have greater self-esteem, self-confidence and inner peace. You might find you can concentrate more easily and your ability to learn and remember improves. It’s no surprise that practicing meditation, with its effects of quieting your mind and relaxing your body, has been found to be an effective treatment for insomnia. Several studies have already shown that regular meditation results in higher blood levels of melatonin, a hormone that plays a critical role in the regulation of sleep.

P.S. For help in learning meditation or for inspiration to practice it regularly, consider my Qi Gong Meditation CD. How would you like to be stress free, feel happier, more relaxed and energetic? These are just a few of the miracles that people who have used my meditation program experience on a regular basis. See http://www.theqigongmeditation.com. Thank you.