Acupuncture cannot make you love the job you hate or stop the person you’re dating from being a jerk BUT it will help you feel better. It will help you find clarity during times when your emotions could be clouding your decision making.

Kathryn Groom & Associates Psychotherapy collaborates with you to identify the change(s) you are seeking and empower you with self-awareness, self-compassion and emotional tools to obtain a more fulfilling life experience.

Healing is not always beautiful or easy but the body knows what to do to get better.

Through acupuncture, I’ve also learned that I don’t sleep as thoroughly as I need to. It revealed to me the gaps in my sleeping patterns, and some of it is psychological and emotional. On the evenings after my acupuncture appointments, I usually get the best sleep. 

Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of a thick band of fascia under the bottom of the foot connecting the heel bone to the toes. I know this first hand because I have experienced it 3 times in my adult life.

In the past I have felt caught up by the over-Christmas’d surroundings and have felt anxious, pressured to participate. Here are 10 ways to make your holidays more meaningful.

As someone who is Chinese American and living in Flushing, getting acupuncture was not a strange concept. I can’t really remember when I first heard about it because it seemed like something I always knew existed.

I have found that new patients tend to feel concerned that acupuncture will hurt or they have some fear of laying still with needles in them. Both very valid concerns to someone who is new to this. To give this a bit of more perspective I asked a few people to describe their experiences with acupuncture.

Vaginal Steaming gives us empowerment over the womb. It allows us to a self care ritual that is enjoyable, can help with imbalances and is also gentle to the body.

Research has shown that the application of light emitting diodes (LED) to skin can improve circulation, accelerate tissue repair, kill acne causing bacteria, improve complexion, reduce inflammation as well as easing muscles pain, joint stiffness, and arthritis.

Some of my favorite products that will get you through cold and flu season

In Chinese Medicine, one of the main ways we get sick is due to the exposure of cold. Sometimes it is the cold itself and sometimes it is the exposure to cold that makes your body weaker and more susceptible to the exposure of a virus.