MOXIBUSTION
Looking for moxibustion in Adelaide?
Moxibustion, or Moxa, is an East Asian heat therapy that involves burning dried mugwort leaf directly or indirectly to the surface of the skin.
East of West are specialists of moxibustion services in Adelaide.
Considered a fundamental therapy in ancient Chinese medicine, with its origins believed to precede acupuncture, moxa provides a gentle, deeply penetrating warmth that nourishes the body and invigorates circulation.
Moxa can be used with acupuncture to enhance the effect of as a stand alone therapy, with many different ways it can be applied. Direct moxa involves forming different-sized cones and placing them on the skin before lighting.
Indirectly, moxa can be used by attaching it to the top of acupuncture needles or by using a “moxa stick,” a cigar-like roll of moxa, to gently warm acupuncture channels or specific points. Another indirect technique, Ontake (warm bamboo), utilises a small piece of bamboo containing burning moxa, which is then rhythmically moved along the channels to provide warmth and stimulation.
There are many conditions for which moxa can be helpful, including:
> Breech presentation
> Pain
> Fatigue
> Digestive issues
Chinese Medicine sees the human body as a microcosm of the natural environment; living, breathing, and dynamic with an innate capacity to heal when patterns of disharmony are recognised and gently nurtured to a place of balance.
Craig Beames
Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner
