LOOK EAST TO EASE YOUR MENOPAUSE

Chinese medicine sees menopause as a positive experience. Known as ‘the second spring’, it is seen as a time of deep energy shift and transformation. Chinese medicine practitioner

Katie Brindle recommends the following, which she also used to manage her own symptoms:

BREATHE BETTER

By moving your awareness out of your head and into your breath, your heart rate slows, your mind is calmed and your blood oxygenated.

PRACTISE QIGONG

This combination of meditation, movement and breathing exercises is a fundamental pillar of Chinese medicine. Whatever your health issue, it will help to balance it.

TAP INTO FRESH ENERGY Tapping your body with bamboo is an ancient Chinese therapy that works wonders for your general wellbeing, allowing the free flow of circulation, supporting lymphatic drainage and improving energy.

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