What Is Slow Medicine? And Can It Help You?
Slow medicine
Is a quiet revolution in healthcare, one that values presence, time, and therapeutic partnerships over quick fixes and rushed appointments.
Where Did Slow Medicine Come From?
The term “slow medicine” emerged as part of a wider movement, echoing slow food, slow living, and slow fashion. It asks us to reimagine what good healthcare looks like when it's not built around urgency, but around attentiveness.
Rooted in traditional systems like Chinese medicine, classical wisdom, and holistic care, slow medicine isn’t new - it’s ancestral. And it’s coming back because it’s needed.
What Makes It Slow?
Time-rich consultations where your story is heard
Honouring the natural pace of healing
Personalised care not a one-size-fits-all transactional treatment
Gentle, safe and effective therapies like acupuncture, moxibustion and guasha tailored to you
Progress works with you (working with your cycle, your energy levels, your constitution, your life stage)
How Does Acupuncture Fit In?
Acupuncture is one of the slow medicine practices at the heart of Emma Hart Acupuncture.
By using gentle needling to move breath (qi 氣), blood (xue 血), body fluids (jinye 精神) and consciousness (jingshen 精神), it helps the body move not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, and seasonally too.
Whether you’re navigating stress, menstrual changes, grief, fatigue, or simply craving a different kind of care, acupuncture can support you in softening back into yourself.
“Acupuncture That Longs to Move…”
At the heart of my practice is the belief that this medicine is very moving. It moves stagnation (pain), helps move the body, moves emotion, moves stuckness. It can even move you into the next season of your life with softness, strength and surrender.
Sessions are always paced to suit you - your nervous system deserves tenderness, not force.
What Can You Expect from a Slow Medicine Session?
A full hour with space to land and speak freely
A tailored plan that evolves with you
Care that includes warmth, listening, blankets, and compassion
Dietary and habitual changes to improve your symptoms
For those who feel overwhelmed, burnt out, or disconnected from their bodies, slow medicine offers a different kind of care, 100% tailored to you that moves at your pace built on knowledge, trust, breath, and seasonal change.
This blog is for general information only and does not replace medical advice. Always speak with your GP or healthcare provider about what is right for you.
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