Seasons In Our Life Blog
The Seasons In Our Live blog has a variety of topics and information for consideration. The topics are based on Qigong, acupuncture, life coaching, and much more .
Why Health and Wellness Depends On Integrative Therapeutic Care
When a patient comes to me complaining of pain, I begin by examining the area of discomfort, while also taking into account other possible sources of the pain. This is because I’ve found the effective treatment of pain employs an…
How Acupuncture Eases Your Pain
In the last forty years, science has made great strides in understanding the connection between acupuncture therapy and pain. Specifically, research has focused on the effects of acupuncture, especially where pain and analgesics are concerned. Traditional Chinese medicine views of…
Human Strengths and Virtues: Health and Happiness
Happiness and health have been linked in literature and philosophy for a very long time. In Chinese medicine, the ancient texts suggest that the best physician is the one who first teaches patients to cultivate qualities of being that lead…
Body Work
Body work is a form of therapeutic or personal development. It involves the principal of touch as healing, the manipulation of connective and muscle tissue, the use of breath work, movement and exercise. Unlike massage, the aim of body work…
Energy Medicine and Healthcare
Energy Medicine is a branch of complementary medicine. Many proponents of this approach posit the existence of an energy field or bio-field in humans that can be influenced by the energy of a practitioner through touch, acupuncture needles, light frequencies,…
Mind – Body Connection and Stress Relief
Stress is a fact of life; it is our response to internal and external stressors. In my acupuncture Washington DC practice I see that many people are not equipped with effective coping strategies for dealing with stress. Billions of dollars…
Health and Prevention: the role of interval training exercise
The role of inflammation in the formation of plaques that can lead to heart diseases and heart attacks has been documented in numerous research studies. Exercise plays a role in health and prevention by helping your body clear free radicals…
Nutrition and Health Care
In my acupuncture practice in Washington DC, I recommend a diet similar to the Mediterranean diet. Epidemiological studies have shown the Mediterranean diet to be anti-inflammatory and helpful in nutrition and health care value. It is high in vegetables, fruits,…
Chinese Medicine and Illness
Chinese Medicine focuses on achieving health and well-being through the cultivation of harmony in our lives. In Traditional Chinese Medicine there are internal and external factors that contribute to disharmony and illness. Internal factors include emotions; for example, a deficiency…
Meditation Exercises
These exercises may be performed one at a time or a number of them in sequence. These practices develop our ability to witness our inner life with compassion. Be fully present to your breath as it moves in and out…
Qualities of Being: Reflections
What brings joy, happiness and fulfillment are universal qualities inherent in our core consciousness or deeper self, qualities such as compassion, equanimity, generosity, presence, fairness, wisdom, courage, steadfastness, sympathy, integrity and valuing of life. The balanced flow of the five…
Ritual Imagery in Healing and Inner Work
Rituals are stereotyped symbolic acts or interactions which allow for the expression and/or alteration of values, meaning, feelings, relationships and events. Images and symbols as well as symbolic acts are the building blocks of rituals. As a basis for spiritual…
About Seasons in Our Life
Dr. Durana has provided practical, integrative, holistic services since 1980 in acupuncture, body therapy, Chinese herbal medicine, life/wellness coaching, and counseling.
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