Heather Bruce is an incredible woman with a wealth of knowledge. It was such a privilege and honor to learn from an acupuncturist with nearly 40 years of clinical experience!! And best of all, someone who is willing to share EVERYTHING she knows without hesitation. Heather traveled all the way from Australia to teach our eLotus family her trade secrets. She's done the time of researching and trial and error for us. Now, all we have to do is listen and copy her methods.
So what's the number one thing that must be done for all patients? REMOVE THE COLD. According to Heather, the late Dr. John Shen said that cold is stored indefinitely in the stomach, intestines and the uterus (prostate for men). Removing cold from within the body (this restores yang) brings the person back to homeostasis. How did cold get in our bodies? From all the iced, cold, and chilled food and drinks we've consumed, the wet hair we did not dry after bathing, walking around barefoot on a cold day, past injuries, and the list goes on.
To remove cold from the body, you will have to first cup the navel with a warmed large cup, and then warm up the body with a moxa/ginger technique. There are other steps too such as applying magnesium, iodine, selenium, getting lots of Vitamin D, and treating scars but I'll only share my notes on how to cup the navel and the moxa/ginger technique. For the rest of the clinical pearls, I'd recommend that learning directly from the Master herself. Click here for a link to her bio and all her courses.
Hint: Start with 'Rescue the Root: Cupping the Navel', then do the 'Moving Blockages' series!
REMOVAL OF COLD, PART I – CUPPING THE NAVEL
Tools:
1 Large glass cup (used for cupping, not a drinking cup)
1 Large coin (ex. US half dollar coin)*
1 Facial tissue
Matches (NO lighter)
Massage oil