This is a customized acupuncture for a stress reducing session… You will be able to lay on our infrared heated amethyst BioMat, get a relaxing acupuncture treatment, followed by cupping of tight muscles of the shoulders and back.
Unfortunately, insurance companies won’t reimburse for a “stress” diagnosis; yet most of us are aware of the impact it has on our well-being. Most of us have feelings of stress, and this has become the status quo of this century despite modern advances in technology and living conditions. Stress becomes an issue when you are living in an activated sympathetic nervous state for extended periods of time. This leaves you fatigued, chronically ill or causes sleep disorders. Finding ways to restore to a healthier state of being will benefit you. Acupuncture can be helpful, and I have a theory as to why.
Not everyone who receives acupuncture may experience this, but often when I come in to close up an acupuncture session, someone will say
- “I fell asleep, I think”, or
- “my limbs jerked and it startled me, is that normal?”, or
- “no, I didn’t sleep but I was in an altered state that helped me work through some stuff or things on my mind”
I too, experience what I have come to call “acu land” but what may be scientifically considered a hypnagogic state.
Our brain waves fluctuate depending on our conscious and unconscious state as we drift into stages of relaxation and sleep. When we start to doze off to sleep, the first stage is Alpha brain wave activity “quiet wakefulness”, which is marked by physical and mental relaxation. Stage 2 is non-REM sleep but is a sleepier state marked by Theta waves.
Hypnagogia is thought to be between Alpha and Theta waves of the brain. Science shows that when we get into our Alpha state, we “put ourselves in the ideal condition to learn new information, perform elaborate tasks, learn languages, and analyze complex situations.” The hypnagogic state is also said to be when a person is most creative. I believe Acupuncture for stress sessions put us into hypnagogia for an extended amount of time.
BIOMAT
The BioMat is a mat that is on the massage table. It provides warmth and “stimulates ion channels by producing negative ions that deliver energy to the cells of the body”. The BioMat contains a top layer of pure amethyst, which allows the far infrared rays and negative ions to penetrate the body. Far infrared heat raises the body’s surface temperature and helps to promote circulation and warms the muscles and joints that it contacts. Laying on the BioMat is relaxing and soothing.
