Vermont Acupuncture

Category: Healthful Living

  • Year of the Dog 2018

    2018 is the Year of the Earth Dog.

    Friday 16 February was the first day of the Chinese New Year this year.

    Dog years: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, and 2030…

    The Dog is known to be friendly, kind, loyal and pack-oriented. Some of the major themes of the Dog Year are justice, practicality, protection. Honesty and truthfulness are also Dog values.

    Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are Dogs.

    OK, so obviously we need to take the Chinese horoscope with a grain of salt, along with some common sense. Here are some themes that can help everyone, especially during a Dog Year.

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  • YEAR OF THE ROOSTER 2017

    HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

    IMG_0487Saturday 28 January is the first day of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Fire Rooster.

    Rooster years: 1909, 1921, 1933, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2017

    Rooster qualities – commitment, loyalty, honesty and outspokenness – can help us all in 2017. The Rooster’s vivacious and charming energy draws people to them and they can be quite influential. In 2017 with Rooster energy abound, we can all be change-makers.

    Don’t’ be afraid to take the spotlight and speak up for what you believe in.

    With right effort, goals will be realized and projects completed.

    Best place to start is with yourself and your health. Implement your exercise, meditation, nutrition intentions. 2017 brings an open slate for you to begin your next masterpiece.

    In numerology, 2017 is a 1, which signifies new beginnings. Astrologer Gretchen Hidell advises that we choose to put our energy where we want to see it grow in the coming years.  “Energy flows where attention goes,” Gretchen always says. Listen to Gretchen’s You Tube video about 2017.

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  • AOM Day Thursday October 23

    aomlogoAcupuncture & Oriental Medicine Day in Burlington

    Hosted by the Vermont Center for Acupuncture & Wellness

    161 North Street Burlington Vermont

    Thursday, October 23, 2014

    1:00 – 3:00

    Bring your friends and family and join us for tea.

    Acupuncture works wonders and we want to get the word out. Held annually, National AOM Day aims to raise public awareness and support for the use of acupuncture and other forms of traditional Chinese and Oriental medicine.

    Meet the practitioners at the Vermont Center for Acupuncture & Wellness and learn about what we do. We will be performing demonstrations and mini-sessions.

    Kelly Kaeding, acupuncturist, will demo Zero Balancing, Japanese-style moxibustion, and Shonishin (pediatric acupressure).

    Tiffany Silliman, massage therapist, will offer mini-massages.

    Rebecca Padnos, acupuncturist, will demonstrate various tools of Eastern medicine, including auricular acupuncture theory.

    Carolyn Sawin, craniosacral therapist, will offer short EFT/tapping sessions.

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  • You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter, by Dr. Joe Dispenza

    41fZxg9oDiL._AA160_Zen and Taoist meditators have known this secret for centuries, even millennia. This book does a great job explaining the effect of meditation on the brain and how genes are turned on and off. Dr. Dispenza explains how thought can change the brain and body. He uses several case examples and studies to illustrate how open we really are to suggestion.

    Through Zen meditation, you can bring yourself to a brain-wave state that can enhance suggestibility, which is key to implementing Dr. Dispenza’s idea. By being open and completely in the present moment, you can change your beliefs and perceptions. Dr. Dispenza’s meditation CD guides you through each part of the meditation. The last part requires a little homework: you can decide for yourself what you want to focus on changing. (more…)

  • Satured Fat Not Necessarily Linked to Heart Disease

    Even our best and brightest have to eat occasional crow. But that crow’s fat content may be the least of our worries. Read the New York Times Blog’s analysis of a new study challenging the link between saturated fat and heart disease.

  • Shonishin Clinic 2014

    Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture

    Friday, February 21 starts 2014 Shonishin walk-in clinic.

    Shonishin is a Japanese energy balancing treatment especially for babies and kids. Special tools are used to gently brush or press the surface of the skin – harmonizing energy and strengthening overall constitution.

    Full Moon Fridays 3:00 – 4:30

    Jan 24, Feb 21, Mar 21, April 25, May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug 15, Sep 19, Oct 17, Nov 14, Dec 12

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    Please RSVP

    Check website for date changes and additional Saturday clinics.

    Sessions last 10-15 minutes and is by donation $5-$35.

    Shonishin is also available by appointment MWF.

    check out my You Tube video about Shonishin

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  • Couples Acupressure for Childbirth Workshop

    pregnancy-art-300x207[1]Learn acupressure points to prepare for labor, reduce pain and promote natural childbirth.

     

    Saturday January 11 at 10:00 – 11:00

    Vermont Center for Acupuncture & Wellness 161 North Street, Burlington, VT

    Acupressure is an easy to use, non-invasive way to promote natural childbirth and involve your partner in that goal. Acupressure helps prepare the body for childbirth during the last month of pregnancy as well as prompt the body to function more efficiently during labor.

    This hands-on workshop will teach you and your partner what points to use to reduce pain in labor, encourage the baby to move into an optimal position, aid dilation of the cervix, increase the efficiency of the contractions, and more. Handouts included.

    Acupuncturists Kelly Kaeding and Jeanette Moy are co-hosting this one hour workshop on Saturday January 11 at 10:00 – 11:00 at Kelly’s office – Vermont Center for Acupuncture & Wellness, 161 North Street in Burlington.

    This is our first time teaching this class and we are offering it at an introductory price of $15 per couple. Space is limited to 5 couples.

    To register contact:

    Kelly at 802.951.8815 or Kelly@VTacupuncture.com

    Jeanette at 802.363.4545 or nette0007@aol.com

  • Basic Introduction to Essential Oils (Aromatherapy)

    Sunday, November 4, 2012    2:00-4:00

    presented by Lisa Ecker & Kori Gelinas

    This event will be held at the Vermont Center for Acupuncture & Wellness.

    In this introductory class we will briefly talk about the origins and history of Aromatherapy. We will discuss how Essential Oils are extracted and the methods used. You will also learn how different parts of the plant are used and how they relate to the human body. You will have an understanding on how Essential Oil’s can be applied and used in everyday life. This is a great way to support, balance, nurture and care for yourself,family and friends. We will explore 6 Essential Oil’s and their therapeutic properties. You will leave with a basic knowledge of properly diluting Essential Oil’s from Infant to Elderly.

    This is a great foundation Aromatherapy class that you can build on without feeling overwhelmed.

    $40 – Materials and Oils are included!!

    sign up by emailing Lisa at lisaecker12@gmail.com

    We look forward to taking this sensory journey with you:)

    Lisa and Kori

  • March 2 Shonishin & Full Moon Fridays 2012

    One Friday afternoon each month Kelly holds a walk-in Shonishin clinic. Shonishin is a gentle balancing treatment for kids and babies. Monthly treatments can help boost and maintain your child’s health.


  • Fall Pediatric Shonishin Clinic starts Monday October 10, 2011

    Starting Monday October 10, there are 6 opportunities this October to get your child’s energy balanced. Kelly is offering a Shonishin Pediatric Walk-in Clinic at her office – 65 Pearl Street in Burlington. No appointment necessary. Just come to the office during clinic hours!

    Shonishin is a Japanese treatment especially for babies and kids. Special tools are used to gently tap and brush the surface of the skin and press acupoints – harmonizing energy and strengthening overall constitution.

    It is ideal to do a series of 3 shonishin treatments close together in order to rebalance the energy pattern, especially when there is a health issue.  Following up with weekly treatments until symptoms subside and then monthly maintenance. Kelly will be holding monthly Full Moon Friday Pediatric Clinics on the Fridays preceding the full moon.