Acupuncture therapy – alternative medicine.
I chose to seek out acupuncture after a severe car accident I was in, in which I developed a brain injury. The results of the accident have been numerous, but most recently I’ve been dealing with unsteady handwriting, which is fairly devastating (as I’m a writer) and my speed of movement, as I used to (pre-accident) waitress to supplement my writing income. I received an acupuncturist recommendation from a friend of mine & was encouraged, by my mentor, to pursue the acupuncture avenue.
The reception room was quite acupuncture-esque :). It featured many different tea varieties & smelled of essential oils.
My acupuncturist beckoned me into her room, asked me many relevant questions about my movement and my writing, which put me at ease & gave me great hope that I made the correct choice returning (as this was my second session).
There was low lighting in her room that was quite soothing. I also relaxed into the wordless music that she was playing. I noted too the amber, lit-up, rather tall, salt-rock that she was featuring, as well as her collection of singing bowls. I then focussed on the room’s center-pice, which was a padded table that I was to lay on.
The first time I went, I wore yoga pants, which made for easy access to my leg skin. This time, having forgotten, I had to take off my jeans. Granted, she provided me w/ a blanket I could lay over my waist
Soon after I settled, she began with the acupuncture. It’s funny, as the first time I chose not to look at all, due to my faint fear of needles. This time I chose to look ¾ of the time as I was genuinely feeling more brazen + it’s quite helpful that the needles are thin and short. The procedure actually feels like a message to my tendons. If a needle hits the wrong spot you know instantly as there’s a sharp pain.
Once she places the needles accordingly, she draws her impression of my energy using colored pencils. Each time after my session, I look at her drawing & take a photo of it with my phone. This time the drawing was promising to me, as it was much more clear than the previous one.
Though I don’t feel anything right away, I have great faith that eventually I’ll feel something as it’s worked in the past. The key ingredient here is patience. Ha, this is quite funny for me as I’m taunted by this fairly constantly. It’s become increasingly hard to attain as well as extremely necessary, as always.