Acupuncture is a holistic therapy that helps to strengthen the immune system, prevents disease by keeping the body in balance, and improves the quality of life. The function of acupuncture is to create a calm and healing atmosphere that promotes pathways to health, longevity and well being. By emphasizing the value of traditional Japanese and Chinese style acupuncture, I treat the root in order to create long term change.
Like acupressure, acupuncture involves the flow of energy in the body's pathways, referred to as meridians. Improved flow will keep the body in a more balanced state. This will improve or heal a variety of acute and chronic conditions and enhance overall health and vitality. I work with each patient focusing on the individual, realizing that each of us are uniquely affected by our environment, emotions, diet and lifestyle.
Like acupressure, acupuncture involves the flow of energy in the body's pathways, referred to as meridians. Improved flow will keep the body in a more balanced state. This will improve or heal a variety of acute and chronic conditions and enhance overall health and vitality. I work with each patient focusing on the individual, realizing that each of us are uniquely affected by our environment, emotions, diet and lifestyle.
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Liza helps parents-to-be through achieving pregnancy, during labour and postpartum care. She has experience as a doula acupuncturist in the hospital as well as home births to assist with her nurturing abilities during labour. During this time for a woman, it is important to stay healthy and use alternative treatments that is safe for her as well as her baby.
Liza Shibata is a licensed acupuncturist in Victoria BC Canada. She received a three year diploma from the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2002. She uses her knowledge of acupuncture, western herbs, reiki and therapeutic massage to facilitate holistic healing. Liza completed training in Japanese style acupuncture in 2008 and has a certificate with the Japanese Acupuncture Institute of Seattle.
Growing up with a Japanese background, fermented foods were always served on our table. From a small child, I have always been a fan of natto, fermented soy beans (but to some it can be an acquired taste). When I would stay with my aunt in Mie prefecture, Japan, I remember watching her cutting up different vegetables and mixing together all the ingredients for tsukimono (pickled vegetables).
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese form of healing that has been used for 3,000 years. The main concept is energy life force qi (chi) which circulates throughout the body using pathways called meridians. Unbalances are created in life, from external or internal influences, which affects these meridians.
Throughout history, humans have used sauna therapy as a safe and powerful means of detoxification, from Native American sweat lodges to Finnish wood-fired saunas. Heat Therapy is simple to achieve. All we must do is raise cell temperature by several degrees for several minutes to activate cellular heat therapy effects.
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Jesse Holland
Nov 12, 2018
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I have been to Liza both for myself and have brought in my four year old daughter. For myself, I have chronic knee pain and have found Liza to be a lifesaver whenever I have an uptick in physical activity and my knee starts hurting. For my four year old, she had some minor urinary issues and a couple treatments with Liza helped resolve them all. Liza is GREAT with kids. She got my daughter completely on board with the treatment and showed nothing but patience and compassion.
R. Olsen
Dec 21, 2017
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Zoe B.
Dec 02, 2013
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I highly recommend any person new or old to the treatment of acupuncture to book your next appointment at Liza Shibata's Sacred Meridian Acupuncture Clinic. I believe Liza and her Clinic to be one of the best of its kind in British Columbia. Liza's in-depth knowledge of her craft coupled with her patience, understanding and confidence in her ability to heal, are like nothing I have encountered before with any other practioner. Liza knows the human body extremely well and excels in a field where a high level of complexity exists in order to heal it. Body, spirit, & emotional states are connected
