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I'm excited to let you know that I'm back to offering acupuncture as of today, June 1st! You can schedule an appointment via email.
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The Ripening Grief of Aging - a poem
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
I’ve been saturated with grief.
It’s been like a fog surrounding me,
not without splotches of sunlight and moments of clarity,
but always lingering
in the background.
It’s not bad
or even uncomfortable,
though I do find myself seeking to avoid it, or solve it.
But grief is more of a process than a thing.
And it ripens like a fruit, over days, not hours.
A Clarification from my Heart about Facial Acupuncture
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
I believe I owe a clarification. It was pointed out to me that the last blog didn’t accurately reflect who I am and the work I do as an acupuncturist in Boulder.
Let me explain. When I was 15, I had Bell’s Palsy - half of my face was paralyzed for several weeks, recovering slowly over months. I had to tape my eye shut at night to sleep, food would dribble out of my mouth when I ate, but worse of all was feeling distorted.
Read MoreWhat is Beauty?
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
In the fall we are struck by the beauty of the natural world. The vibrancy of the changing colors, the quality of light from the sun hanging lower in the sky and how it creates a warmer glow and a sharper contrast.
But what makes something beautiful?
Read MoreWhen Wind and Fire Take You for a Ride
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
his is the third in a series exploring Self-Regulation: Read Part 1 and Part 2 on the blog.
How to Find Calm Amidst Wind & Fire of Emotions
If you’ve read the articles or anxiety or depression, you’ve started to catch on to the fact that Chinese medicine works with “Patterns of Disharmony” - we treat the pattern, rather than the symptom.
When it comes to pyschoemotional disregulation, aka “losing your sh*t”, there are a number of different possible patterns at play. For a practitioner, identifying the pattern is essential for treatment. I’ve found that understanding what’s going on can also be useful for many of the people I work with. So I’m going to share a little about some of the common patterns that are involved in emotional turmoil.
Read MoreComfort Zones
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
I saw this in my Grandfather’s apartment this past weekend and it caught my eye. At first, because of its nostalgic elegance, but then because of the word “comfort” - here defined as a narrow range at the intersection of temperature and humidity. Comfort is important, heck my name Noah, can be translated as comfort or comfortable. But there are two essential truths about comfort that can change our lives…
Read MoreHow Seeing Depression as a Symptom Changes Everything
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
Etched into my mind with painful clarity is the window of my college dorm room, seven stories high, with a stark view of the street below. That street could have been my escape. Isolation and claustrophobia had pulled me into a conversation with death during a rough depressive episode and I wanted to escape the pain so desperately that I considered everything, including ending my life…..
Read MoreFighting Cancer and Restoring Health - Support for Cancer Treatments in Boulder, CO
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
My mom became a breast cancer survivor 17 years ago. Knowing that both of her maternal grandmothers fought the disease and after watching her own mother battle with breast cancer, my mom decided to do a prophylactic mastectomy (long before Angelina Jolie). The doctors were hesitant, and wanted to do a mammogram, which led to a biopsy and the discovery of very early stage breast cancer. She was extremely lucky, as was our entire family because my mom is an incredible person who shares so much love and fun and food with all those around her! I am incredibly grateful for her foresight and courage and know not everyone is as fortunate. Because of my personal experience, the opportunity to support others who are going through cancer treatment as a healthcare practitioner is particularly meaningful.
Read MoreBeating Colorado’s Cold and Flu Season with Acupuncture and Natural Medicine
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
I fell in love with my wife for the first time before we were even dating when she took care of me while I was sick. It was a cold wet day in Brooklyn, and she came over with hot chicken soup, comforted me, and made me lots of tea while we watched a movie together. Her nurturing care soothed my aches and melted my heart. I got better quickly. Over the course of the next couple years it became evident my immune system wasn’t as strong as it should be. Winter after winter I would get colds and coughs while others glided through the season uscathed. Fortuitously, I had just begun acupuncture school where I was learning how to take care of myself and build up my immune system and improve my vitality in new ways. Acupuncture and herbal medicine have uniquely powerful immune boosting capabilities that work preventatively to help you avoid getting sick or hasten recovery during cold season whether you live in Boulder or in Shanghai.
Read MoreHow Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Can Help You Achieve Your 2018 Wellness Goals
Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.
Setting goals is crucial to achieve what we desire and ensures we offer our gifts to the world. Sing, code software, teach children, advise, knit, garden, write, operate, or parent. Whatever your gift, share it! Creating goals helps us stay on track and continuously find ways to create and give. When life presents us with obstacles and challenges, it is important to have emotional and physical supports in place. When in pain, we are quicker to snap, have interrupted sleep, and have restrictions in our social and work life; our energy wanes. Tools exist to renew and inspire us back to vitality. Acupuncture and herbs are powerful medicine, rooted in spirit and grounded in science. I share in clients’ joy when they reach optimal health and accomplish their goals.
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