INTEGRATIVE HEALTH & PAIN MANAGEMENT
is provided at the East-West Clinic
by combining eastern and western approaches to holistically support a person’s "tree of health".In oriental
medicine, the fruits of good health require a tree with strong roots and branches. Traditionally, essence (jing), energy (chi) and spirit (shen)
form the roots, and its main branches are diet, exercise, meditation,
herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage and alignment with the
environment, nature and the cosmos.
Ralph practices acupuncture, acupressure
therapy and herbal medicine. He also gives
workshops in qigong exercises and self-acupressure,
offers acupressure massage sessions, as well as a weekly Pain Clinic
with focused acupuncture or acupressure treatments for pain relief.
Unique to Victoria, the Clinic also offers computer-assisted meridian energy balancing to detect and correct bioenergetic imbalances in the body. This innovative technique, first developed in Japan,
objectively measures bioelectric imbalances in the acupuncture meridians. ( click here ).
The technique of
structural realignment effectively relieves strain and pain in the body by gently realigning the spine and surrounding deep tissue ( click here ).
Ralph was trained in this technique by the late naturopath and
chiropractor Dr. Russell Osborn.
Spirit is one of the roots of the "tree of health".
Ralph has a special interest in exploring the healing power of consciousness in preventing stress and disease and hosts
"Retreats for Healing and Awakening" at the beautiful Swanwick Centre in Metchosin, BC
(click here).
HELPING THE BODY HEAL ITSELF
