Chinese Medicine For Relaxation and Stress Relief

The conditions of modern life are such that many of us take as ‘normal’ what is in fact a rather tense and wound up state of being, which has inevitable long term consequences for our health, quality of life and relationships, among other things.

Whether we just need to learn to relax a little more, or whether the stresses and strains we live under are becoming intolerable, Traditional Chinese Medicine has a lot to offer.  Rooted as it is in a time-honoured view of life which values the smooth flow of our energy – what the Chinese call Qi – and a state of being which is consequently relaxed and able to maintain an even-mindedness and tranquillity throughout the ups and downs of life.

Acupuncture, traditional Chinese massage, herbal medicine, T’ai Chi and Chi Kung may all have a more than useful role to play in helping us to relax more fully and deeply into life and thus to live more fulfilled and happier lives.

Our clinicians are expert at helping a wide range of people find the ways that work for them in relieving stress and letting go of the tensions which threaten to take us over. Some of the ways this works out in practice are detailed in the following pages.  But as every individual is unique, and responds to stress in their own way, it is always worth having a chat to us to find out how we may help you.

Please click on the links on the left hand menu to read about specific conditions.  The list is not exhaustive but gives you an idea of our approach.

Disclaimer

The Sean Barkes Clinic does not claim to cure any conventional medical disease states.  Traditional Chinese Medicine seeks to re-establish and maintain the harmonious function of the human body-mind using tried and tested principles that have been discovered and matured over millennia.  A Western medical diagnosis provides very little by way of insight in informing a Chinese Medical diagnosis.  Patients usually recognise their own condition in terms of the medical disease category that they have been given by their GP or other conventional medical practitioner.  The research presented here is merely an indication of the potential to draw parallels between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Western Medicine.