Did you know that before there was Acubirth, there was our Red Tent Health Centre? Our Red Tent story goes quite a way back. It starts with Naomi asking me (Rebecca) to join a clinic she was forming in Woollahra way back in 2009. Both she and I had been running our own acupuncture businesses separately for some time. … [Read more...]
International Day of the Midwife Conference Wrap-up: Gold Coast 2016
June 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I just love going to midwifery conferences as the women are always so down-to-earth and just gorgeous to be around. So I was super excited and chuffed to be asked to go and speak at the International Day of the Midwife Conference 2016. It was such an honour to be standing alongside the likes of these wonderful women who … [Read more...]
The Kidneys, Fertility, Bladder and Jing – Chinese Medicine in Focus
May 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The little-known link between your Kidneys and fertility You may not have thought that there was a relationship between your kidneys and fertility. Well, from a Chinese medical perspective, there is. Let me explain. According to Chinese medicine, your Kidneys are the foundation of life. Whilst they help filter … [Read more...]
Protected: Acupressure to Stimulate Contractions
May 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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The Lungs and Large Intestine – Chinese Medicine in Focus
May 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Your Lungs and Large Intestine, grief and immunity – are they linked? “I’ve had this terrible cold I can’t seem to get rid of,” she said at the start of the consultation. So I put acupuncture pins in to help with that and everything else that was going on. After the session she mentioned her father had passed away some … [Read more...]
International Day of the Midwife 2016 – Why We Love Midwives
April 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
As a bunch of women, midwives are some of the most down-to-earth, salt-of-the-earth people you will ever meet. Midwives have an important job. They touch women’s lives when they’re at their most vulnerable. Birth rocks all of us in different ways and makes us mothers. And midwives are the ones who are by our side … [Read more...]
The Spleen and Stomach – Chinese Medicine in Focus
March 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
If you ever visit an acupuncturist, you may hear them talk about your Spleen and Stomach (in uppercase!) and you realise they don’t mean the spleen or stomach that you know about. Weird? Yep. It is. So what are they talking about? What does it mean for you and your clients? Most important of all, is it relevant? The … [Read more...]
Yin and Yang for Beginners – Chinese Medicine in Focus
January 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Yin and Yang. Yes, it’s that black-and-white swish symbol you see around, but it’s so much more than that. It’s actually really relevant to our everyday lives. I thought I’d have a crack at nailing it down for you. I just love Yin and Yang because it’s an ancient theory of relativity. Things are only what they are … [Read more...]
Sitting in with Your Child – A Modern Confinement with Traditional Values
December 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Brigitte Linder, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Safflower Chinese Medicine Clinic & Safflower Chinese Medicine Dispensary As a Chinese medicine practitioner, I have always been intrigued by the idea of staying at home for at least a month after giving birth. Straight after giving birth, a woman is at her most … [Read more...]
Follow-on Formula: A Caution for Midwives and Mothers
December 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Follow-on formula or follow-up milk is often given to infants in place of breastmilk when they’re weaning onto a diet of solids. Follow-on formula is any formula other than a newborn formulation. In our community of midwives and mums, we see a lot of confusion around whether this is necessary. We thought we’d pass … [Read more...]
