Stone of the Month -May 2022

Smokey Quartz When I started collecting crystals a few years ago, for some strange reason I avoided most quartz crystals, except Amethyst because it’s my birthstone and simply stunning. I thought quartz crystals were simple, basic and boring but boy was I wrong! I slowly started with a clear quartz generator and spheres but quite quickly found a passion for its darker, more mysterious cousin … Continue reading Stone of the Month -May 2022

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Stone of the Month

LABRADORITE – the stone that started it all When the pandemic first hit, like everyone else I was house bound looking for things to occupy my brain. Queue my love of rocks and stumbling across a textbook that forever changed the way I look at the boxes of pebbles and rocks I’ve collected from beaches around the world. Stone Medicine, written by Leslie Franks who … Continue reading Stone of the Month

Is Chinese medicine and acupuncture evidence based?

There has been a lot of buzz recently around the efficacy of acupuncture with many skeptics claiming that its pseudo-science and not based in sound evidence.  Having studied and used Chinese medicine for over 20 years, I can clinically say nothing is further from the truth.  The language and way its presented may look different but that doesn’t mean its not a great option for … Continue reading Is Chinese medicine and acupuncture evidence based?