Acupuncture allows the body to start moving towards healing before the mind fully understands why healing is needed. It is the first modality I have found that does not require a narrative or story for the body to be understood. By supporting and creating balance in the body’s systems we change the frequency or qi, allowing the body to move towards health freely. With the body in balance, the mind has room to examine old behaviours, stresses, or conditions that caused the initial disease/distress. In the west, it may appear like working backward but our bodies have been protecting us long before the mind.