Moxibustion
When you enter Serenity Natural Health, you might notice the smokey smell of moxa (compressed mugwort). I mostly do indirect moxa (the moxa never touches your skin). The different forms of indirect moxa are:
Moxa Stick - Compressed moxa stick is lit and held over a body part until the body part is warm or slightly reddened.
Warming Needle Treatment - Moxa powder is shaped into a ball and placed at the tip of an acupuncture needle and lit to warm the needle and acupuncture point.
Stick-on Moxa - A safe and convenient way to stimulate an acupuncture point with moxa, where a small amount of moxa is rolled up in paper as a column with a cardboard barrier with adhesive which sticks to your skin.
Moxa Box - Wooden box is placed on your body and moxa is burned in the box to heat the underlying area.
I do not direct moxa at Serenity Natural Health due to blistering and scarring. In this technique, a moxa ‘rice grain’ is placed directly on the skin and burned down.
Benefits of Moxibustion
Warms the meridians to improve circulation which can reduce pain from stagnation
Treats “deficient” conditions boosting Qi and Yang energies
Turns breech babies
Increases red and white blood cell counts
Improves digestion