Kylie Rodger - Chinese Medicine

Kylie Rodger - Chinese Medicine Your body holds the innate wisdom to heal itself, but we could all use a helping hand from time to time.

Using acupuncture, bodywork, and Chinese herbal medicine, we give your body support and guidance to initiate its healing process.

✨️Community Acupuncture is coming to Summerland!✨️ It's no secret that I've been loving our community acupuncture evenin...
06/27/2025

✨️Community Acupuncture is coming to Summerland!✨️ It's no secret that I've been loving our community acupuncture evenings at Cedar and Soul Wellness in Penticton, so I am so happy to be offering community acupuncture sessions now at their sister clinic, Essential Balance Healing Collective in Summerland! These sessions will run on the last Sunday of the month from 11:00am-2:00pm. The schedule didn't line up perfectly with prior engagements throughout the summer, so our dates getting started are Sunday July 27th, August 24th, October 5th, November 30th, and December 28th! These are all available online for booking, as are the upcoming Wednesday evenings at Cedar and Soul: July 16th, August 13th, and September 17th! Online booking is available at: https://kylierodger.janeapp.com/

Community Acupuncture treatments take place in an open room along with other individuals also receiving an acupuncture treatment. This style of acupuncture includes less time talking at the start of your treatment and more time relaxing on the table, dropping all those daily tensions. The collective energy of several individuals entering a healing state in the same space is unique to community acupuncture, similar to group meditation.

In my practice, I use a style of acupuncture that involves the palpation of the abdomen and acupuncture channels of the arms and legs to assess how the qì is flowing within the body. This allows one to find areas where the qì isn’t flowing optimally. The body is the guide for treatment and it gives instant feedback after needle insertion so we can assess how things are changing in real time. This system often uses minimal needles which is wonderful for needle sensitive folks, and often patients report dropping into a deeper state with this style.

A few important things to know for your appointment:

✨️ Please come to your appointment wearing loose clothing that can easily be pulled up a few inches above your elbows and knees. Throughout your treatment I will be feeling the acupuncture meridians on your legs and your abdomen; having a loose fitting waistband will have you most comfortable.
✨️ Community acupuncture consists of minimal talking so we do not disturb the fellow acu-nappers in the room. To help minimize talking, please write what you would like to focus on for your treatment within the "reason for booking" textbox and/or on your intake form.
✨️ Please also refrain from wearing any scents to your appointment.

Thank you so much to everyone who has been supporting community acupuncture in the valley! It has been so wonderful to see pre-existing and new patients at these events! If you've got any questions at all, please feel welcome to reach out to me.

In gratitude,
Kylie 🧚‍♀️✨️

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✨ Our next community acupuncture offering at Cedar and Soul Wellness on Front Street in Penticton is coming up next week...
05/07/2025

✨ Our next community acupuncture offering at Cedar and Soul Wellness on Front Street in Penticton is coming up next week on Wednesday, May 14th, from 6:00-9:00pm! Bookings are available online: https://kylierodger.janeapp.com/locations/cedar-soul-wellness/book /1! ✨

Community Acupuncture treatments take place in an open room along with other individuals also receiving an acupuncture treatment. This style of acupuncture includes less time talking at the start of your treatment and more time relaxing on the table, dropping all those daily tensions. The collective energy of several individuals entering a healing state in the same space is unique to community acupuncture, similar to group meditation.

In my practice, I use a style of acupuncture that involves the palpation of the abdomen and acupuncture channels of the arms and legs to assess how the qì is flowing within the body. This allows one to find areas where the qì isn’t flowing optimally. The body is the guide for treatment and it gives instant feedback after needle insertion so we can assess how things are changing in real time. This system often uses minimal needles which is wonderful for needle sensitive folks, and often patients report dropping into a deeper state with this style.

A few important things to know for your appointment:

✨️ Please come to your appointment wearing loose clothing that can easily be pulled up a few inches above your elbows and knees. Throughout your treatment I will be feeling the acupuncture meridians on your legs and your abdomen; having a loose fitting waistband will have you most comfortable.
✨️ Community acupuncture consists of minimal talking so we do not disturb the fellow acu-nappers in the room. To help minimize talking, please write what you would like to focus on for your treatment within the "reason for booking" textbox and/or on your intake form.
✨️ Please also refrain from wearing any scents to your appointment.

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As the intense heat of summer begins to wane and crops are ready for harvest, we enter the fifth season known as late su...
08/31/2023

As the intense heat of summer begins to wane and crops are ready for harvest, we enter the fifth season known as late summer which is dominated by the Earth phase. During this time, nature takes a well-earned rest from producing and heavily lays around in the warm fields, waiting for its ripeness to be harvested. There is an overall feeling of decrease in nature as the intensity of the sun softens, and people know that the outdoor and expansive activities of summer will soon be more focused on withdrawing indoors and inside oneself during autumn. This time of harvest between the Metal and Fire seasons is a time of nourishment, abundance, fullness, and ripeness. It is when there is neither the rising movement of the Fire months, nor the descending movement of the Metal months, making it a period of balance. The Wood spring and Fire summer seasons had an ascending movement as yang within the natural world increased, and now Earth is poised as the pivot between the Fire and Metal months, as now the yang will decline and yin will increase in the Metal and Winter phases.

The Spleen and Stomach, the organs corresponding to the Earth phase, favour warm, cooked, sweet foods such as sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, and chicken. Yellow-orange coloured foods are in abundance during the time of late summer, and are good foods for nourishing the Earth phase. Spices with these colours such as turmeric and ginger are also good for warming the digestive organs. The Earth phase is the center of the cosmological cycle, it is the place from which all directions originate and where all directions meet; it is the axle which the other phases rotate around. As the center, we can support this phase through centering practices such as meditation, mindfulness, and embodiment practices such as breathwork, qigong, or yoga. The Earth is our center, our flesh, so bringing yourself back to the awareness of your body and integrating your mind and body together as a united whole with embodiment practices helps to center someone (acupuncture is good for this too!) Exercise to utilize the muscles, the flesh of the Earth phase, is also beneficial. The Earth loves to stand still but that breeds stagnation, so utilizing the movement of the muscles such as walking, cycling, running, and weightlifting, can all be beneficial for the Earth phase. Any exercises that utilize the abdominal, back, and glute muscles is good for strengthening our physical core. With the state of things in the Okanagan right now, centering practices are vitally important to keep our minds from spiraling.

In health and happiness,
Kylie

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13227 Victoria Road North
West Kelowna, BC
V0H 1Z0

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Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm

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