1.   WE TALK

We will talk about any concerns you may have and what you would like to work on (if you know).  I will ask you some questions to see what imbalances could do with some attention to help you feel and look your best.  I work out a small selection of acupoints to activate the new messages to recalibrate the way your body's information system is functioning.  Consider that we don't turn a light on at the bulb, instead the switch.  Acupuncture works the same way.  This means you may not necessarily have your neck acupunctured if it is sore etc. 

2.   YOUR TREATMENT

You hop up on the massage table and the very small pins are placed on the body (mostly limbs).   Acupuncture strongly calms your nervous system to get the correct message to flow again, up to your brain and then back out to the rest of your body : a recalibration.  This process also moves you from a fight or flight response to a rest and digest state.  In this calm state your body can heal and re-balance and your mind becomes calmer and clearer.

3.   DURING TREATMENT

You will feel very relaxed, quite heavy (which is perfect) and much calmer.  During this time focus on You.  No one needs you right now and this is your time to shut out the world and nurture yourself.  Let yourself get dosey and ideally drift off.  After 25 - 30 minutes your treatment will be finished and you will feel refreshed, calmer and lighter.

4.    TREATMENT PLAN

I use a handmade personalised herbal medicine prescription combined with your acupuncture treatment to help support you between sessions.  This means we use the 'material' to also work on what we're wanting to re-balance and improve.  We'll talk about some dietary tweaks and lifestyle tips to help you outside of clinic and give our treatment sessions the best possible outcome.

Acupuncture should never hurt.  I choose to practice with very high quality, super fine and flexible pins that you can barely feel.  Acupuncture is completely different to dry needling and basically has no correlation.  You may feel a heavy, buzzy or wavey sensation at the points used as they are getting activated, which is great.  Acupuncture works strongly on relaxing the nervous system, often creating a heavy, calm and comfortable sensation in the body, which also helps settle your mind.  If any points feel sharp or uncomfortable, please tell me and I will readjust them.  

There is never any certainty of a time frame for healing.  As a rule of thumb, health concerns that have been around longer can take a little longer as there is underlying deficiency to rebuild after clearing the surface symptoms.

Through my professional experience I have found working weekly and consecutively for 4 - 6 sessions then spacing out to fortnightly (if appropriate) provides you with enough momentum to actually make long lasting changes.  When we understand how much the body does to power and protect our body daily, then also have to improve the way it is functioning and undo any negative patterns of behaviour that are causing imbalances for us, we realise that this is a big task that needs our dedication and care to make positive shifts.

I prescribe individualised powdered herbal medicine for 1 week at a time, to be taken 2 x per day in boiling water for best results.  This formula will be specifically created for You, and where you are at at the time of your consult, to address the imbalances we would like to balance and improve.  As they are individually prepared for you this is a very specific and targeted approach.

The herbs I choose to use are high quality, spray free raw herbs, meaning they are the whole plant, fruit, root or seed.  These are then processed or cooked depending on their needs and then coarse ground and fine ground by me, in clinic.  

Plants are so powerful.  Nature knows, and by harnessing the knowledge and information  herbal medicine graciously provides us, we can  regain balance in all the ways.  Using herbal medicine offers the 'material' aspect to repair, rebuild and restore the physical body and in turn nourish our mind and our emotional and spiritual body too.  When used in conjunction with acupuncture treatments the positive effects of both are enhanced and strongly assist each other, to encourage fast, strong and lasting changes.

The clinic is situated in beautiful Peregian Beach in a residential area.  The address will be given to you on confirmation of your booked appointment.

Miriam Drescher at Nourished Temple Holistic Wellness Clinic provides acupuncture and TCM / Classical Chinese herbal medicine for the whole Noosa area in Queensland.  Sunshine Coast suburbs also serviced by Nourished Temple are Sunshine Beach, Tewantin, Cooroy, Noosaville, Noosa Heads, Sunrise Beach, Marcus Beach, Yaroomba, Marcoola, Mount Coolum, Verrierdale, Peregian Springs and Peregian Breeze, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Nambour and other surrounding areas.

It is up to you how you would like to approach your wellness journey, however I highly recommend them as combining acupuncture treatments and personalised herbal prescriptions gives a much faster, stronger and more targeted approach than using these modalities separately.

We can think of acupuncture being the information messenger and herbs being the material.  The analogy of a home renovation would be acupuncture is the planning and skill to know what to do and the herbs are the new raw materials, paint, decor etc.  They are both dependant on one another and work together to complete a great project. 

Yes.  In Chinese Medicine we call this dietary therapy, which is an important branch of this field.  Often I only invest more into this if people are booked in for a treatment plan.  The simple but powerful tips I share in conjunction with your acupuncture and herbal medicine will be a great combination for you and can make huge positive shifts for you now and in your future.  I have also created a full recipe book for inspiration and some guidance which can be found in the Nourished Temple shop here. 

The whole ILA + AVA organic skincare range is available to purchase or gift in the Nourished Temple Clinic and via the Nourished Temple online store.  If you are receiving acupuncture treatments and would like an order you can text me beforehand so I can have it ready and packed for you.  Otherwise orders are left in a safe place for pickup from the clinic 24/7.

Yes there is.  Out of respect for myself and other clients wanting to book in there is a 24 hour late cancellation fee in place of $98.  Many clients miss the opportunity for treatment when people don't show up or want to cancel their appointment short notice.  Also I am a one woman business and my time, energy and money is just as precious as yours, so your understanding with this is appreciated.  Ofcourse emergencies can occur and this will be taken into account.

Truthfully, I have very little complaints about the taste of the herbs and many clients who have had not so great previous experiences taking Chinese or Naturopathic herbs find them enjoyable.  Most of my formulas taste nourishing and the body welcomes them.  If there is some clearing to be done involving bacterial things etc these formulas may not taste as nice but are usually just prescribed for a short time.