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09/03/2025

Anxiety and excessive sweating: how acupuncture can help

If anxiety is causing excessive sweating or making you feel uncomfortable in your own skin, acupuncture can provide a safe, natural way to restore balance and ease these symptoms. At The Village Healing Centre, we address anxiety-related symptoms and help you find relief from the physical and emotional discomfort that often accompanies them. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you'd like to take action with your anxiety-related symptoms, we’d love to help you. 
06/03/2025

Anxiety and numbness or tingling: how acupuncture can help

If anxiety is causing you to experience numbness or tingling in your body, acupuncture can help restore balance, reduce nervous tension, and improve circulation. At The Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we have a special interest in addressing anxiety-related symptoms and helping you find lasting relief. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for anxiety, we’d love to help you. Let's help you feel better.
03/03/2025

Anxiety and fatigue: how acupuncture can help

If anxiety is draining your energy and leaving you feeling tired all the time, acupuncture can help restore balance, calm your nervous system, and revitalize your energy. At Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we offer gentle, effective treatments to help you feel more energised and at peace. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for anxiety, we’d love to meet you. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
02/03/2025

Pregnancy headaches and migraines: Can acupuncture help?

If pregnancy headaches are getting in the way of enjoying your pregnancy, we’re here to help. Together, we can find a solution that’s tailored to your needs and provides long-lasting relief. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for pregnancy, we’d love to support you. Reach out to ask a question or to book your appointment.
28/02/2025

Anxiety with headaches or migraines: how acupuncture can help

If you’re struggling with anxiety-related headaches, acupuncture can offer relief by addressing both the physical and emotional sources of your pain. At Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we’re here to help you manage your anxiety and find lasting relief from headaches. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you'd like to explore acupuncture for headaches or migraines, we’d love to help you. Let's get you feeling better.
24/02/2025

Anxiety and heart palpitations: how acupuncture can help

If you're struggling with heart palpitations related to anxiety, acupuncture can help restore balance and calm your nervous system. At Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we can support your heart and mind through gentle, effective treatments. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for anxiety and heart palpitations, we’d love to help you.
18/02/2025

Anxiety and jaw tension: How can acupuncture help?

If jaw tension is making you feel uncomfortable, anxious, or restless, acupuncture can help free those physical, mental or emotional blockages. At Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we’re here to help restore balance to your mind and body, so you can feel relaxed and free from unnecessary tension. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for anxiety and jaw tension, we’d love to help you. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
12/02/2025

Anxiety and shortness of breath: how acupuncture can help

If anxiety is making it hard to breathe deeply, acupuncture can help your breath flow naturally again—relaxing both your body and mind. At Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we work with your body’s natural rhythms to help you breathe easier, feel calmer, and move through life with more ease. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for anxiety, we’d love to help you. 
09/02/2025

Anxiety and insomnia: how acupuncture can help

If anxiety is keeping you awake, acupuncture can help gently regulate your sleep cycle naturally—without the grogginess of sleeping pills. At Village Healing Centre in Curl Curl, we help you find deep, restful sleep by treating both the mind and body. If you’re in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you’re curious about acupuncture for anxiety, we’d love to meet you. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
06/02/2025

Anxiety and digestion: Can acupuncture help?

Anxiety and digestion are deeply connected—so much so that the gut is often called the "second brain." If you’ve ever felt nauseous before a big event or had stomach cramps during a stressful time, you’ve experienced this firsthand. But for some, digestive discomfort isn’t just an occasional issue—it’s a chronic part of their anxiety experience. Let’s explore why anxiety affects digestion, how Chinese Medicine explains it, and how acupuncture can help restore balance to your gut and mind.
03/02/2025

Anxiety and chest tightness: how acupuncture can help

Chest tightness is one of the most unsettling symptoms of anxiety. It can feel like pressure, constriction, or even mild pain—sometimes making people wonder if something is wrong with their heart or lungs. While it’s always important to rule out medical causes, anxiety-related chest tightness is incredibly common. Here’s a look at why it happens, from both a Western medical and a Chinese medicine perspective, plus how acupuncture can help bring relief.
17/07/2024

Overactive bladder? Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) and acupuncture

For people with overactive bladder, acupuncture can offer a wholistic way forward. Doctors may offer Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) as a treatment - this actually comes from acupuncture, following the Bladder and Kidney meridians. But with acupuncture, your whole unique health "fingerprint" is assessed and treated, offering a wholistic approach that seeks to relieve symptoms and address causes at the same time.
13/09/2023

Recipe: Nonna Rita’s Vegetale (Spring vegetable soup)

I have many a fond memory of walking into our home after a long day at school and being welcomed by the amazing aromas being conjured up by my mother's cooking. It wasn’t until I left home that I realised that not every family had these same experiences and joy around food, every day of the week. 
30/06/2020

Winter Wellbeing: Chinese Medicine Secrets for Self-Care and Home Medicine

A comprehensive guide for home treatment of winter bugs. Learn about strengthening "Defensive Energy" to help immunity. Includes a range of home therapies.
06/04/2019

Managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

IBS has unknown cause and is separated according to symptoms in the Western approach. In Chinese medicine, people with IBS may be assessed according to whether their symptoms are worsened with stress or whether their IBS began with a gastro infection.
04/04/2019

The Chinese medicine view of sinusitis

Chronic sinus congestion can have many different causes and symptoms. Diagnosis and treatment is not always clear. Chinese medicine ideas have developed over thousands of years and offer a different way of seeing the human and their environment.