Notes from Your Acupuncturist

Hey podcast listeners, I’m putting an indefinite pause on Notes from Your Acupuncturist. This quick episode talks about why, or you can read the written update here. Thank you for listening! Notes from Your Acupuncturist: Conversations on Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Conversations on acupuncture, complementary medicine, holistic health, wellness and self-care. Are you curious about how acupuncture works and what it treats?

Hello dear readers! I’m sorry you haven’t heard from me in a while. Life has been interesting these last few months. I took an unplanned break from writing and podcasting, thinking it would only be a few weeks, and now it’s been a few months. During my absence I’ve slowly come to accept that while I love this publication and connecting with all of you, it’s time to officially announce an indefinite pause to Notes from Your Acupuncturist.

Yesterday’s podcast episode is all about acupressure mats, rollers, rings and other tools. If you haven’t yet listened, or prefer reading to listening, the full transcript is below. And as always, I use AI to generate these transcripts, so apologies for misspellings, typos, and anything unintelligible. Enjoy! Love and gratitude, Your Acupuncturist Ep 27: What’s the deal with acupressure mats? Alexa Bradley Hulsey (00:00:03) - Welcome to notes from Your Acupuncturist, the podcast.

“Something like acupressure, that involves self-touch, isn’t just therapeutic; it helps you feel more present, and more rooted, and just more alive in your own body.” Patients have been asking my opinion on acupressure mats for years. I finally got tired of saying, “I don’t really know,” so I decided to try one out for myself.

Dear Patient, Did you know that humans are bioluminescent? That’s right, we humans are capable of photon emissions—the same process that makes lightning bugs light up a summer evening and those creepy anglerfish at the bottom of the ocean dangle a glowing orb to lure prey into their giant maw. Our photon emissions are too weak to be perceived by the naked eye, but we glow, it’s true. And there’s research suggesting that acupuncture makes you glow even more.

Yesterday’s podcast episode features an inspiring discussion on perimenopause and menopause with Chinese Medicine practitioner Clarissa Kristjansson. If you haven’t yet listened, or prefer reading to listening, the full transcript is below. And as always, I use AI to generate these transcripts, so apologies for misspellings, typos, and anything unintelligible.

“When energy shifts, it’s not just your physical body. It’s your perspective on life, and how you see yourself.” -Clarissa Kristjansson, PhD Have you ever found yourself in a difficult and confusing phase of life, wishing you had a guide—someone to sit you down, pour you a cup of tea, help you make sense of it all and show you the way forward? If you’re navigating perimenopause or menopause, Clarissa Kristjansson is your person.

Image: A handwritten note reads “Our favorites tell us something about ourselves…” I love reading and answering people’s questions about acupuncture and healing, but every now and then I like to turn the tables and ask YOU a question. So here’s today’s question… Do you have a favorite acupuncture point? If you don’t know the point name, a physical description is fine (i.e., the point at the top of the head). What do you love about it? Post your reply in the comments!

Yesterday’s podcast episode with Licensed Acupuncturist Jason Moskovitz is all about what it means to become a curable person. If you haven’t yet listened, or prefer reading to listening, the full transcript is below. And as always, I use AI to generate these transcripts, so apologies for misspellings, typos, and anything unintelligible.

“I have recognized myself—as a professional, as a parent, as a partner—that the better I take care of myself, the more I can be present and connected to those that I care about.” -Jason Moskovitz, L.Ac. One of the things I love about doing this podcast is reconnecting with people I knew years ago, seeing where life and practice has taken them, and hearing some of the wisdom they’ve accumulated in the decades since we first met. Jason Moskovitz is one of those people.