When the pace of life becomes too demanding, the body eventually signals it: fatigue, aches and pains, light sleep, irritability… Acupuncture helps to restore your body’s natural recovery and regulation abilities, by removing obstacles from outside or from within. You will feel relieved, liberated, energized, and in control of your life.
Recognized by the WHO for over 40 indications, acupuncture is a scientifically-backed treatment. It is integrated into the multidisciplinary care approaches of leading hospitals worldwide to improve patient outcomes.
Acupuncture in this clinic goes back to the roots of ancient chinese medicine (i.e. as practiced in <2500 BC until the 20th century) to restore your body to its true sense of space (ying) and time (yang).
Ancient healers investigated the 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) at play in the assessment and treatment of their patient’s disease – ranging from time and place of birth, the moment the disease manifested, the patient’s personality and food preferences, the qi of the present moment (year, season, time of day), etc. This assessment led to the prescription of acupuncture points, herbs, and adjacent healing techniques. The ultimate and unique goal was to reach longevity, or a long and healthy, happy life.
People in those days lived more closely to their natural rhythms than we do today; their daily schedules were dictated by daylight, their clothing was dictated by weather, their diet was dictated by the seasonal offerings or stored food supply.
Today, our activities are dictated by clock time instead of biorhythmical time (which plays foully on our melatonin levels, digestion, sleep, etc.), work schedules (our biggest work efforts are sometimes required at the dead of winter), and social expectations (managing multiple roles, and images of perfection and performance).
At 5th Element, the aim is to strike a balance and make the most out of both worlds: how to attune our bodies to our modern times, to live long, happy, healthy, and sustainably.
It starts in our clinic, set in a quiet and peaceful natural environment, where everything is designed to help you regenerate and heal.
