Bondi acupuncture | Rachael Haley Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist

Finding balance with ancient remedies

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Our philosophy: Your health

Our philosophy is based on combined holistic and evidence based treatments to support you and your ability to heal. We focus on restoring and maintaining balance and harmony in the body. We want you to walk out of the clinic feeling better than when you walked in.

Treatments are personalised, with an integrative medicine approach to patient health care; one that empowers the patients with knowledge, support and guidance through acupuncture, Chinese medicine, nutritional and lifestyle advice.

Our focus

Women’s health

For a lot of women, sorting out their health can often fall at the end of their to do lists.

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Fertility

Trying to conceive? Or planning to in the near future?

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Pain Management

Pain in your back, neck, joints and muscles can be caused by many factors.

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Pregnancy & Post Natal

Pregnancy is a special time in your life. We provide space for women to come in feel supported and have some ‘me time’.

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IVF Support

You may be well into your IVF journey or just about to start. It can be stressful and overwhelming.

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Fatigue & Wellbeing

Our busy lives mean feeling tired is common. You may experience fatigue for many reasons, but this doesn’t mean its normal.

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The delicate process of rice grain moxa application 👌⁠
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Stomach Qi Line acupressure ✨

This simple technique can be used at home to ease the discomfort of bloating in the upper stomach and overeating - perfect for the silly season (although I preach moderation as much as possible). Simply massage down along the outside of the shin bone with medium pressure for a couple of minutes at a time.
Go gently and do it more regularly if it’s a little tender. Use a little oil like coconut or olive oil if there’s too much friction and to avoid pulling on hairy legs. *note this isn’t a cure for tummy discomfort but a trick for some temporary relief. The underlying cause could be many things from eating too fast or when upset, or eating foods that are hard to digest.

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BBT CHARTING: taking your Basal Body Temperature first thing every day to monitor and track your cycle.⁠
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BBT charting is clever tool to track your cycle to understand each phase, know your fertile window (to conceive or not to conceive) and to show you if there are any imbalances with your hormones.⁠
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Simply take your body temperature under the tongue* (same side each time) first thing before you get up in the morning (before you pee, drink any water etc) and mark on a BBT chart.⁠
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*use a digital thermometer that goes to 2 decimal places for more accuracy. ⁠
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We like the #fertilityfriendapp as it appears to have the best algorithm to work our your fertile phase and gives you lots of information to understand what it all means. It also clearly gives you your chart to compare any fluctuations in your cycle each month. Like all apps, they don’t have a 100% success rate to predict your ovulation, however if you consult with a practitioner that can explain how to interpret it you’ll get a much better idea of the best time to try if you are planning to fall pregnant or when to be more careful if you’re not.⁠

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Spring calls for zingy salads 🍋
FENNEL & CARROT SLAW:
Thinly slice 2 fennels
Grate 3 carrots
Chop a couple of spring onions and place into a bowl.
Season with salt and pepper.
Mix the juice of a large lemon, add the same amount of apple cider vinegar, 1-2tbsp of maple syrup and a good splash of extra virgin olive oil.
Pour over ingredients and let it rest in the fridge until you’re ready to enjoy with some fish or a BBQ etc.
The sour flavours of the apple cider and lemon juice make this a great dish to have in spring to support the liver.

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The five elements is Chinese Medicine are systematic ways of looking at the fluctuations of the seasons and their effect on our body.⁠
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🔥Fire - Summer⁠ - Heart & Small intestine
🌏Earth - Late summer / Change of season⁠ - Spleen & Stomach
🔨Metal - Autumn⁠ - Lungs & Large intestine
💦Water - Winter⁠ - Kidneys & Bladder
🌳Wood - Spring⁠ - Liver & Gall Bladder . 📸 www.hopperacupuncture.com⁠

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Albane Thorn will be joining us in the clinic on Tuesdays and Saturdays this week.⁠
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Born in Switzerland, Albane is fluent in both English and French. She has always had an interest in alternative medicine and loves the way Chinese medicine has integrated nature and its influence on us as an integral part of the human experience. ⁠
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Albane has completed extensive training under the teachings of Judy Worsley and Gye Bennetts in Classical Five Element Acupuncture which focuses on the emotional undercurrents of our physical ailments. ⁠
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Apart from loving acupuncture and Chinese medicine as much as we do, Albane enjoys yoga, qigong, meditation and maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to bring her best energy into life and the clinic. ⁠
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Albane has a special interest in women’s health, emotional imbalances and musculoskeletal injuries.⁠
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About Us

Our philosophy is based on combined holistic and evidence based treatments to support you and your ability to heal. We focus on restoring and maintaining balance and harmony in the body. We want you to walk out of the clinic feeling better than when you walked in.

Clinic Location:

Upstairs above Nimbus & Co

97 Bondi Rd.
Bondi NSW 2026

(02) 8068 5135

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