Spring

Birth of new life and new growth. Is wood and wind; flexing, bending, expanding and accepting. Green in colour. Can be angry and loud, cause headaches, affect the eyes and cause tension in the muscle tissues.

Summer

Enables growth, upwards and outwards. Is heat and fire which can warm, burn or scorch. Is always moving. Drying when in excess. Red in colour. Can bring joy and laughter. Is the heart, complexion and taste.

Late Summer

Enables maturity and anchoring, transforms and transports; gives rise to dampness. Maturity and earth. Yellow in colour; sweet and fragrant. Is singing. Is flesh and muscle. Can lead to over-thinking and being preoccupied.

Autumn

Reflective and at times withdrawn. Is metal which can be moulded and shaped. Can be strong and resilient. Can be drying. Is grief and loss; tears and sadness. White, at times shiny, in colour. Is skin and lungs.

Winter

Cleansing, nourishing, moistening and flowing. Is water which can also drown and destroy. Is flowing and lifegiving. Can be cold and salty. Dormant or resting when not moving. Affects the bones and give rise to aches and pains. Can be fearful and lack will. Blue black in colour.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the many therapies used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to help overcome illness and injury and to promote health and wellbeing. Read More

Acupressure Massage

Acupressure massage is often given as part of the acupuncture treatment or as a complete treatment in its own right if patients are not comfortable having acupuncture but would like to experience some of the benefits of acupuncture. Read More

Ear Acupuncture

Ear or Auricular Acupuncture involves inserting small acupuncture needles into the outer ears to help complement a body acupuncture treatment or as a treatment in its own right. Read More

Cupping

Cupping is a therapy that has been used in many different cultures around the world with either bamboo, plastic or glass cups of various sizes. There are different forms of cupping including suction cupping or fire cupping. Read More

Balquees is an insightful acupuncturist who not only enabled me to get pregnant but helped me to believe in myself. I highly recommend her to any woman who wants help getting pregnant either naturally or via IVF

JS, female aged 32

For several years now I have been having sciatica like pains in my left hip and leg after being diagnosed with arthritis in my lower spine. I already had physiotherapy unsuccessfully and was now taking lots of painkillers to help dull the pain. A friend asked if I had tried acupuncture. I hadn’t but she said it helped her recover from sciatica really quickly.

I found out about Balquees from her and made an appointment to see her. I have had several sessions with her and discovered the sciatic and arthritic pain reduced greatly after a couple of sessions. The pain was sharp and stabbing before I had my first session with her and immediately afterwards the pain changed to an ache. In my next session I was surprised to find the pain disappeared as soon as she put the needles in and I was fine for the next few days, needing no painkillers. I continued with acupuncture treatment for another 10 sessions, spread over 4 months, in which I ended up taking less painkillers and sleeping better. For me the aim of acupuncture was to reduce the amount of pain and the type of pain I was in; I knew my condition wouldn’t get better but I wanted it manageable where I could forget about it and get on with my life. Acupuncture has helped me do that without the need for taking drugs for life.

JB, female, aged 82

I had acupuncture because I was having problems sleeping at night. This was something that had been going on for several years now and it was getting to a point when I was struggling to do my work the next day. I was prescribed medication from my GP but I was having too many side effects which I wasn’t happy about. I researched acupuncture and found it was great for treating sleeping problems and insomnia. I had 12 sessions in total over 4 months and from the first session onwards I found I could sleep through the night. I was astounded by the result. At first I had acupuncture on a weekly basis, then fortnightly and finally monthly until I felt ready to stop.

VB, male, aged 33 years