Stress Causes Disease – So What Do we Do?

By Leilani Navar | December 29, 2022

We’ve all heard that stress causes disease. Chinese Medicine teaches us that about half our diseases trace back to how we relate to our emotions. And, the world right now – there’s a lot of stress, and a lot of emotion. So what do we do? A new round of Healing Season: Practical Wisdom from…

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Turning Season Episode 26: News On Refugees and Regenerative Agriculture in Uganda, Fossil Free Research, and The Revolutionary Love ProjectTurning Season

By Leilani Navar | December 23, 2022

Click play at turningseason.com (or your favorite podcast platform) for 13 minutes of Active Hope to hearten you today, in the latest news episode of Turning Season Podcast. Hear about: the work of a young refugee in Uganda named Irenge Mudekuza Gloire, founder of Plethora Social Initiative, teaching permaculture and regenerative agriculture to fellow refugees…

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Self-Acupressure for Dry Eyes (my new routine)

By Leilani Navar | November 30, 2022

Ok, now that I’ve admitted I have a problem… Here are the 6 points I’m massaging on myself daily for “severe, severe, severe dry eyes” (my eye doctor’s words). I’ve seen acupuncture, acupressure, and herbs help so many patients with their eye health and vision – so I have high hopes for what will happen…

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Acupuncture for Back Pain

By Leilani Navar | November 7, 2022

Join me for a brief chat about acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for people dealing with back pain. Click here to contact me with any questions, and click here to find out how to see me for a treatment. A quick summary of what’s in this video: In my practice (since 2012), patients with back pain…

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Acupuncture for Fertility (Natural and IVF)

By Leilani Navar | October 14, 2022

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine have been used for thousands of years to support fertility and healthy pregnancy. We have a wealth of ancient as well as modern information about how best to support our patients. I’m happy to discuss the “how” and the “why” of this with you when you come in for a…

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Acupuncture for Sleep

By Leilani Navar | October 11, 2022

Want to schedule a treatment? Have questions? Find the scheduling link at leilaninavar.com/clinic (I’m currently practicing in Laguna Hills, CA) In my 10 years of practice, one of the things I’ve helped with most often is sleep issues. If you or someone you care about has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up rested,…

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Worms in Dreams: Unearthing the Gifts of Earthworms in the Dreamscape

By Leilani Navar | June 7, 2022

Worms. Naturally fascinating, or immediately repulsive? What else? And … how about in a dream? (Pictured here are my little ones when they were much littler, in a “naturally fascinating” frame of mind.) Recently I got to do a few acupuncture/dreamwork sessions with someone who’d had two dreams of worms, and we walked (crawled?) down…

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Do I need emotional or physical healing? Which Element do I focus on? Clearing what I once stuffed down AND not stuffing anything new? (Healing Season Q&A Call)

By Leilani Navar | May 3, 2022

Here are a few selections from a Healing Season Q&A in February 2022. This was about halfway through the group program, after exploring Fire, Earth, and Metal. Watch and listen to get a feel for the kinds of conversations we have in Healing Season, and to hear my replies to the questions below: 0:00 Question: How…

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Chewing One Bite of Food, Thoughts, or News at a Time

By Leilani Navar | April 23, 2022

Physical, mental, emotional – all are working with the same qi. The Earth network of organs and channels processes information AND food. Overthinking or worrying can be like chewing, and chewing, and chewing on the same bite, without swallowing it. (✋🏼 I’m familiar with this one…) I share a couple of suggestions in this video…

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