Author Archives: Kelly Kaeding

Let your Qi flow with Zero Balancing

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: May 7, 2025

Happy Spring. It is here! Buds are popping out everywhere. This is the time of year when fresh new life sprouts up and out of the ground – from dormancy to action. When the yang energy rises upward in the spring there is a risk that it can get stuck, causing stagnation which can show […]

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Coconut Curry with Chicken Tofu and Vegetables

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: May 7, 2025

Through the years many people have asked me for this recipe. I like to spruce up the basic curry with lots of veggies to make it super delicious, but keeping it simple works well. Curry is very flexible, so see what’s in your fridge and use any protein and veggies that you have available. If […]

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Gaia Herbs’ Liver Cleanse

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 23, 2025

Spring is the season of the liver and gallbladder, and of growth and transformation, the season when life is exploding everywhere around us. But that rising, expansive energy can get stuck and lead to stagnation symptoms such as irritability, frustration, explosive anger, tight shoulders and neck, headaches, and PMS. When in balance, the liver gives […]

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2025 Year of the Green Snake

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 30, 2025

29 January 2025 is the first day of the yin wood snake year. It’s quite a contrast from the year of the dragon even though it’s another wood year – last year was yang wood and this year yin wood. Wood signifies spring and fresh new yang energy sprouting up and out. The image was […]

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Zero Balancing and the Spirit of the 5 Elements

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 30, 2025

3-4 May 2025 ZB 5E is a 2 day hands-on, body-mind therapy training, taught by Michele Doucette DC at Vermont Acupuncture and Wellness – 161 North Street in Burlington Vermont. 12.5 CEUs for MT, PT, OT, DC (VT), LAcRegister before March 3 at $325, April 3 at $350, $375 thereafter, $175 repeat Zero Balancing and […]

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Zero Balancing I

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 30, 2025

3-6 April 2025 ZB I is a 25-hour professional, hands-on, body-mind therapy training, taught by Michele Doucette DC at Vermont Acupuncture and Wellness – 161 North Street in Burlington Vermont. 25 CEUs for MT, PT, OT, DC (VT), LAcRegister before February 3 at $595, March 3 at $695, $795 thereafter What is more fun than […]

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Our New Online Store!

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 30, 2025

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new online store! Whether you are a long-time patient or new to exploring holistic health, this store is designed with your wellness journey in mind. Our carefully curated selection includes: You can order from the online store to pick up the same day or with your […]

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Salt!

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 29, 2025

Natural salt is an important electrolyte, helping to maintain appropriate water levels in the body. Celtic sea salt contains the 82 trace minerals that the body needs for proper functioning in the forms easiest for the body to absorb. Some of the ways sea salt benefits the body include: regulating heartbeat and blood pressure, eliminating […]

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French Green Clay

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 29, 2025

Natural clay is a safe topical that can be used for acne, bug bites, cold sores, and other instances where detoxifying the skin is beneficial. Made into a paste with water, it is soothing, detoxifying, and healing to the skin. French green clay gets its greenish cast from a combination of iron oxides and chlorophyll […]

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Raspberry Leaf

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 29, 2025

Raspberry Leaf has long been known as an herbal ally for female bodies because of its action in strengthening pelvic floor muscles and the uterus. It supports the normal function of relaxation and contraction. This action makes it useful for childbearing as it may shorten labor and can decrease childbirth complications. It is also beneficial […]

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