Recommended
Books & Movies

Some of my favourite Traditional Chinese Medicine and other health books and movies.

If you have any suggestions you’d like me to review and potentially add here, please let me know.

These are my suggestions:

To learn more about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):

Videos

Is acupuncture painful? (a short video I created)

TCM, acupuncture, and cupping (an interview/demo I did for a TV show)

What are acupuncture points? (from Spark in the Machine author Dr. Daniel Keown)

Why Western medicine needs Chinese medicine (from Spark in the Machine author Dr. Daniel Keown)

The Bladder channel and embryology (from Spark in the Machine author Dr. Daniel Keown)

Websites

TCM organs and emotions (I have some issues with this site and it’s not perfect, but it’s a decent outline and a starting point to ask questions)

Books

Between Heaven and Earth

The Web That Has No Weaver 

The Spark in the Machine

Yoga & Meditation:

Do Yoga with Me (free and paid options)

Gaia (paid, but inexpensive and offers yoga classes, meditation, and other wellness videos)

Counselling and Crisis Resources

Ask me if you want help finding a counsellor in the Vancouver Lower Mainland area that fits your needs.

But there are also some reduced-cost resources in BC: Click here.

For crisis services and hotlines in Vancouver, BC: Click here.

HealthLink BC mental health and substance use support: Click here

Pain Resources

Pain BC offers a number of resources, including courses and support groups

Pain Canada has a free course on what to do pre- and post-surgery to accelerate your healing

Gentle movement videos for those who are dealing with pain

BC Various Health Resources

Have you ever had a hard time finding the healthcare resources you need? So have I. I’ve compiled here a variety of links to resources in BC  (particularly in Vancouver Lower Mainland), that you might find helpful. Let me know if you know of others that should be added.

BC Disability

ICBC Dispute and Appeals and ICBC Fairness Officer

Pain BC

Find a family doctor in BC

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) services, programs, and facilities

Request a Cervix Self-Screening Kit

 Urgent and Primary Care Health Services

acupuncture Vancouver BC natural health TCM

Quick Note on Health Books

Are you too busy to read all the health books you’d like? I’ll read and summarize them for you!