Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a powerful form of natural treatment that can be used for a myriad of purposes. Not only can acupuncture and Chinese herbs, which are both very important components of traditional Chinese medicine, make you overcome scores of physical ailments such as insomnia, backache, or arthritis, believe it o not, they can also be extremely effective in helping resolve personal issues such as the breakup of a relationship.
How Does TCM Achieve This?
TCM modes of treatment can definitely help save your marriage or make your relationship with your partner stronger by reducing stress in your mind and body, support the function of your body organs, calm your emotions and mind, and aid you in being clear about your energetic patterns and about yourself.
There are many ways Chinese medicine can help calm your mind. Acupuncture releases neurotransmitters known as endorphins that help relieve anxiety and improve the flow of vital energy called chi or qi to the brain so you can make the right decisions, feel more relaxed, and have a better way of handling your emotional triggers.
Allow your acupuncturist to understand the emotional struggles you are undergoing so he/ she may select the right combination of acupoints to be stimulated to help ease the emotional turmoil of your spirit, calm your mind, remove angry feelings, and clear stuck liver energy in your body.
To make you feel relaxed and emotionally clear, acupoints such as those directly on the top of your head and in between your eyebrows are chosen for treatment. Needles are inserted into these points to help lessen anger or resolve sad emotions. You can actually stimulate these points yourself by rubbing them manually.
Chinese herbal remedies such as the Happy Wanderer formula (Hsiao Yao Wan) can be used to release stuck emotions of anger or frustration and nourish the blood. Talk to a licensed herbalist to know what type of herbal remedy is right for you. If your relationship problem keeps you awake at night you may be given herbs to help you sleep. Some herbs to strengthen your emotional boundaries are used if you need to better handle resentment from other people.
You can also try other TCM treatments such as the beautiful exercises of tai chi and Qi gong to calm your mind and remove stress in your body. Tai chi has gentle movements that takes you away from your immediate problems and usual thought patterns and aids you in improving your breathing and the movement of your body.
You can experience a short respite from your issues with these exercises. Try taking a few moments to quietly sit and focus on a deep inhalation. Then while you exhale, visualize at the same time that you are releasing all your troubles with your breath.
Acupuncture and TCM in Spokane also can help resolve relationship problems through their support of bodily functions such as food digestion in order to increase the absorption of nutrients in your body as well as improve the quality of your sleep. The more nutrients are absorbed, the less stress and emotions you experience. TCM also assists your body systems to function more smoothly. When you body is running well, you can become kinder, more reasonable, and calmer.
TCM and acupuncture have a lot of tools to help determine the constitution and emotional make-up of a person. You’ll be able to see the negative patterns in yourself which you can then change if you know how to respond properly to certain issues.
In Chinese medicine, resentment, anger and other negative emotions are considered to be huge contributors to disease. When you want to address your overall health using Chinese medicine, you can begin to better understand your thought patterns and respond to emotional different triggers judiciously. Emotional therapy through Chinese medicine can help release age old resentment and long held anger.
Interestingly, with Chinese medicine you can begin to explore the Chinese zodiac and know the zodiac signs of your partner and yourself. This ancient science sometimes has amazing secret clues that can help us know why we react to certain folks in a certain way. A couple might be elemental opposites and so may always encounter problems and challenges in their relationship. If the energy of the universe is presenting challenges on a couple whose zodiac signs are conflicting, they can at least know where some of the issues lie and therefore ought to be a little more gentle and understanding to each other.
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can help clear your mind and make you aware of your inner desires and needs. Maybe, the relationship really needs to end for the betterment of you and your partner’s health. In this way, the ending of the relationship can be seen as a positive step for you, at least. Of course, it is always sad to see a marriage or a relationship end but if the breakup is in the best interest of both partners then it can be seen as a step in the right direction and can help improve flow of qi of both partners. In your quest for marital or relationship bliss, along with Chinese medicine, you can consult with a marriage counselor to help resolve the specific festering issues between your partner and yourself.