I was inspired to study Chinese medicine after initially studying massage & Reiki. I often felt limited by what I could offer my clients & felt the need to explore other therapies. Intuitively I felt that many of my clients' problems were far more deep seated than the symptoms (such as back ache or headaches for example) presenting to me. Acupuncture has enabled me to look deeper & address the root causes instead of dealing solely with the symptoms, which is so typical of many therapies. There is a saying "different diseases, one treatment, same disease, different treatments." This basically means that if 5 clients came to the clinic with, for example, headaches, the diagnosis for each person could be completely different. However, it also means that if 5 people came for treatment with different illnesses such as headache, back pain or insomnia; each of those clients could have the same diagnosis.
