Jonathan Shubs
Acupuncture Lausanne
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of treatment that uses very thin needles, placed at specific points on the body.
Where it comes from
Acupuncture grew out of ancient China, an agricultural society where the most important influence for any farmer was the cycle of the sun. By closely observing nature, its days and its seasons, people built a medicine that starts from a simple idea: our health depends on being in harmony with our environment. Over the centuries, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese traditions enriched it.
How it works
In Chinese medicine, the potential for change in the body is called qi, and it moves along pathways called channels. Think of the lines of longitude on a globe: they help us find where we are in the body. When I place a needle at a point on a channel, I am stimulating a particular potential for change. Acupuncture does not add anything to the body or take anything away. It helps the body find its own balance, with itself and with its surroundings.
What it feels like
Most people feel very little. Some notice a mild numbness, heaviness or soreness around a point. Acupuncture is very safe when it is practised properly.
In my sessions
In my sessions, acupuncture comes after we have talked. You can read how a first visit unfolds on the How I work page.
“Humans follow the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows what is natural of itself.”
Ready when you are.
There is no wrong place to begin.