Moxibustion
Moxibustion involves burning the dried herb mugwort (artemisia vulgaris) to promote circulation and healing. The herb is deeply nourishing and strengthening, and helps with a variety of conditions and concerns by:
I practice indirect moxa therapy during which the moxa stick is lit and hovered over the skin to produce warmth, the lit moxa NEVER touches the skin directly.
- Improving the circulation of blood to address issues like Raynaud’s Disease
- Warming the body to facilitate the healing of conditions associated with excess cold or “yang deficiency”; excess cold can cause symptoms like gas or bloating after eating raw vegetables or dairy products.
- Treating pain, fatigue, menstrual cramps and infertility, and digestive disorders
- Helping to turn a breech baby during weeks 32–36 of pregnancy
- Treating chronic pain
I practice indirect moxa therapy during which the moxa stick is lit and hovered over the skin to produce warmth, the lit moxa NEVER touches the skin directly.