Acupuncture
We have three fully qualified acupuncturists working here at Bodywise.
The principal aim of traditional acupuncture is to treat the whole person and restore equilibrium in all aspects of the individual. Fine needles are used to re-balance the body’s motivating force, Ki, and stimulate our natural healing abilities.
Acupuncture diagnoses the individual's energy imbalance (using Chinese diagnostic methods such as pulse taking). The energy of the body, mind and spirit is distributed thoughout 12 meridians (or energy pathways), each one associated with an organ. Each organ also has a pulse associated with it which informs the practitioner about the energy of that organ. The purpose of the diagnosis is to establish which meridians require adjustment to improve a specific condition or to improve overall energy and vitality.
By inserting fine needles or heat (moxibustion) into specific points along these meridians, acupuncture stimulates the body's own healing mechanisms. Acupuncture has been used for over 4500 years and can treat a wide variety of conditions, including
- low back pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, knee pain, neck pain, sports injuries
- Trigeminal neuralgia, stroke, arthritis
- stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, many digestive disorders, food cravings and allergies
- giving up smoking, eating disorders, drug dependency
- asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, hayfever, flu and colds
- migraine and headaches
- stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression
- high blood pressure, palpitations, anaemia, angine
- PMS, painful, heavy or irregular periods
- infertility, impotence
- morning sickness, labour overdue, baby in breech position
- cystitis, incontinence
- diabetes, hormonal imbalances
Many other conditions can also be treated. Many people use regular acupuncture treatments as preventative medicine to keep in the best possible health.
All our practitioners are happy to meet potential clients for a free 15 min chat about how acupuncture could help. Please phone Bodywise to make an appointment.
Our Acupuncturists
Maggie Bavington www.acupuncture-shiatsu.co.uk
is a member of the British Acupuncture Council. She trained at the College of Integrated Chinese medicine and has been practising acupuncture for over 10 years. Her particular interest is fertility and pregnancy and she is a member of the Acupuncture Fertility Network. Maggie can prescribe pre-prepared Chinese herbal remedies and is currently studying for an MSc in Chinese herbal medicine. She works at Bodywise on Monday and Wednesday evenings. She charges £55 for the first appointment, which lasts one hour, and £45 for follow-up appointments, lasting 45 mins. Maggie also runs the One Space Acupuncture clinic here at Bodywise with Margre de Vries (Prajnadevi).
Margré de Vries (Prajnadevi) www.acupuncture-shiatsu.com
qualified from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading with a BSc Hons in acupuncture and is also qualified to prescribe pre-prepared Chinese herbal remedies. She is a member of the British Acupuncture Council and has been a practitioner at Bodywise since 1991, where she sees patients on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Initial consultation is one hour and costs £55. Subsequent treatments are 45 minutes and cost £45. Margré also practices Shiatsu and Reflexology at Bodywise and also runs the One Space Acupuncture clinic here at Bodywise with Maggie Bavington 
