Awakening the Body: How Sunrise Acupuncture Sparks the Natural Healing Process

Well, now let’s get on to something, which is not exactly cocktail conversation, but pretty cool: sunrise acupuncture. That is pretty much what this does to the body, sans morning coffee breath. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese art of sticking needles into one’s skin and is like a wellness chef whipping up a health feast from scratch. Ingrained in this idea, one can consider the concept that the body can mend itself when given the right nudge-or poke, as it were. This isn’t some fancy meme of a cat sticking needles into a stuffed mouse; it’s legit. These little lean warriors line up energy channels in your body, what people refer to as meridians. When these paths were open, energy, or qi, was moving, unimpeded, like wind that carries a kite high into the air.

Not yet, ceci n’est pas sorcery. It’s like hitting the restart button on the computer because it’s running slower than a snail on a marathon. Mostly, it is a fact that some actually believe in the magic of acupuncture to keep pain at bay and improve general health. Just like having that cabbie knowing all the shortcuts on how to cut through the most congested traffic, finding the blockages allows the body to function correctly and bring balance in such a chaotic system. Ever get throbbing migraines or that infamous backache your buddy in the gym just told you about, but then he said he didn’t have any treatment except “Just stretch, bro”?

Acupuncture may be the wise old owl among a sea of parakeets, thus providing soothing balm for chronic pain that modern medicine at times cannot. These fine needles stimulate points in the body that activate endogenous narcotics and encourage blood flow to injured or tensed areas.