Spring Awakening Acupuncture Group

This is the year of the snake, a time that holds significant meaning in various cultures around the world, particularly within the framework of the Chinese zodiac. The year of the snake is often associated with wisdom, intuition, and the ability to navigate through complex situations with grace and cunning. As we look toward spring, it is a time of shedding. The shedding of the skin, the old ways, old grief. Moving out of what doesnt fit, towards a new us.

When we are ready to undergo growth or change, we might feel emotions like grief, fear and anger. Our therapy might feel stuck as we struggle to find movement. Think of the sweet sprout making its way through the soil in the spring. It takes fierce energy to push through the soil. This energy can feel exciting, but it can also feel unpleasant, hard, urgent. As we move into spring, we might expect to be stirred up more, feel off balance, ungrounded. We might have a sense of resignation and helplessness. This is when the anger isn’t anchored or playful enough - stress and overwhelm take hold. It's as if our sweet, delicate sprout hit an obstacle trying to surface and didn’t feel creative or resourced enough to find its way around. We might wither and feel defeated. Or maybe we feel angry and explosive as if trying to bust through the obstacle instead of moving around. The energy needed is playfulness. Right now is the time is to trust wisdom, establish and nurture roots - see the skin that needs to be shed and trust our core is solid. This will enable the flexible nature that is needed this year.

This four session offering will pair therapy processing around our own "shedding" experience with acunpunture to unlock our bodies energy, heal us from the inside out both physically and emotionally. Group will be limited to seven participants so that a nurturing community can form, allowing us to talk openly as we experience the acupuncture and support our own journey through the soil of our lives.