An acupuncturist, apart from using needles, may use a variety of other treatment techniques.

For a while now Michael has used healing forks to help enhance his therapy. They are particularly helpful where needling is difficult or where a person is of a fragile nature or where the immune system is very compromised.

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Healing Forks can add another energetic compliment to meridian and chakra therapy for a wide variety of conditions.

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What is Sound Therapy?

Sound Therapy (or Vibrational Sound Therapy) is an ancient wellness practice that uses specialized sound frequencies, rhythms, and tones to promote relaxation, balance, and healing in the body and mind.

The core principle of Sound Therapy is that everything in the universe, including the human body, vibrates at specific frequencies. When we experience stress, illness, or pain, these natural frequencies can become dis-harmonised. Sound therapists can use instruments like singing bowls (Himalayan and crystal), gongs, tuning forks, and chimes to create specific vibrations.

Michael uses the wonderful healing forks supplied by suarasoundhealing.com.

When these sounds wash over and through the client, they encourage the body's cells to return to their optimal, healthy frequency, creating a profound state of deep relaxation.

Sound Therapy as an Alongside Treatment to Acupuncture

Acupuncture works by stimulating specific points to regulate the flow of Qi (life energy) in the body's meridians. Sound Therapy works by regulating cellular and energetic vibrations. When combined, they create a powerful, dual-modality treatment:

1. Enhanced Relaxation and Readiness
Benefit: Sound therapy is often used before or during the acupuncture session. The deep relaxation induced by the sounds helps the client's body enter a calm, receptive state quickly.
Result: This makes the insertion of needles feel less noticeable and allows the client to surrender more fully to the healing process, increasing the effectiveness of the acupuncture treatment.

2. Deeper Energetic Clearing
‍Benefit: Acupuncture addresses blockages in the flow of Qi. Sound and vibration help to literally 'shake loose' any residual stagnant energy or tension in the tissues and fascia.
Result: The combination addresses blockages at both the subtle energetic level (Acupuncture) and the vibrational/cellular level (Sound Therapy), leading to more comprehensive and lasting results.

3. Integrated Mind-Body-Spirit Treatment
‍Benefit: Both therapies are highly effective at regulating the nervous system. The needles help regulate the internal energy, while the sound waves regulate the external environment and mind state.
Result: Clients feel a profound sense of integration and balance, addressing physical symptoms while also calming the mental chatter often associated with stress and illness.

SHEN Healing

Michael has developed his own special technique over the years working on the neck, shoulders and scalp, which is a mixture of the Metamorphic Technique, Zero Balancing, Cranial Acupressure and Vagus nerve stimulation. It is generally a relaxing and gentle technique which aims to reinforce an acupuncture treatment or as a stand alone treatment combined with sound therapy and body acupressure. This is a suitable treatment for those who are needle phobic or of a fragile health and /or compromised immune system.