Shen Life Acupuncture

Balance for Body and Mind

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Five Element acupuncture is simple, elegant and profound.

Its core principle is the recognition that our body, mind and spirit or “shen” (emotions) are linked, and that illness and pain reflects an interruption in the smooth flow of our physical and emotional energy.

Five Element Acupuncture in Oxfordshire

Classical Five Element acupuncture is an effective and unique system of medicine that diagnoses and treats the cause of disease. It is an ancient discipline that has been practised for thousands of years and can restore health both physically and emotionally, positively impacting your general wellbeing and quality of life.

Patients come for a variety of conditions including stress, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety or depression, allergies, digestive issues, menopausal symptoms, PMS, infertility, muscle and joint pain, difficult life events such as separation or divorce, grief and trauma, or for symptoms that are hard to diagnose in Western medicine.

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Acupuncture is recommended by the NICE guidelines to relieve chronic pain, including migraine, IBS and musculo-skeletal pain, and is recommended by the World Health Organisation for a wide range of conditions.

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Treatment

Your acupuncture treatment will be individually tailored to address your specific needs, as every patient is unique. The first session starts with a consultation to identify the main reasons you're seeking treatment and to consider both immediate symptoms and deeper-rooted causes.

A personalized series of acupuncture treatments will follow, based on your requirements. All of this will take place in the secure and peaceful atmosphere of the clinic's treatment room, ensuring your comfort throughout the process.

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Common Conditions

People come for acupuncture treatment for a wide variety of symptoms:

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Stress

  • Grief

  • Trauma

EMOTIONAL HEALTH

  • Peri/Menopause

  • PMS

  • Endometriosis

  • Fertility

WOMEN’S HEALTH

  • Long Covid

  • Migraines

  • Arthritis

  • Neurological

  • Cancer

CHRONIC CONDITIONS

  • IBS

  • Bloating

  • Acid reflux

  • Constipation

  • Nausea

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

  • Muscular tension

  • Sports injury

  • Sciatica

  • Joint pain

  • Carpel tunnel

MUSCULO-SKELETAL

  • Hayfever

  • Asthma

  • Bronchitis

  • Allergies

RESPIRATORY

But isn’t this just all “woo woo” nonsense?

  • There has been a huge amount of research into the effectiveness of acupuncture as a medical treatment over the last 20 years. Acupuncture has been found to affect the parasympathetic nervous system, sensory nerve pathways and biochemical messengers in ways that can alleviate pain and aid relaxation. If you’d like to read more about research and evidence for acupuncture, please visit the Evidence Based Acupuncture website for a great in-depth one page summary of recent research and results.

  • Just like taking a course of medication or committing to a period of physiotherapy, acupuncture works on an accumulative basis for symptoms and root causes to be cleared and to build on energy levels. A short course of weekly treatments is advised, leading to more spaced out sessions as and when you can.

    In ancient China acupuncture was used as a preventative therapy, maintaining good health rather than solely treating ill health after it occurs.

  • No, luckily acupuncture only requires an open mind and a BAcC qualified acupuncturist!

    NICE and the W.H.O recommend acupuncture for various conditions and evidence-based acupuncture research is increasingly showing the biomedical basis for the effectiveness of acupuncture, so that it is becoming more commonly accepted within the healthcare community.

  • "Claire is calm and professional. I was amazed at the positive effects on my menopause symptoms, hip pain and general wellbeing. I always felt relaxed after treatment and with more energy and positivity towards life. Thank you Claire!"

    Trudi, Bedford

  • “Claire provided a supportive environment. She planned each treatment in line with my needs and adjusted accordingly. I always looked forward to my weekly appointments."

    NN, Leighton Buzzard

  • “Claire was very thorough and tailored my treatment to address all of my many issues. I really felt the benefit from my sessions! Claire made me comfortable and relaxed. I highly recommend her."

    VY, Bucks