Spring in Traditional Chinese Medicine is associated with the Liver (TCM), which regulates the smooth flow of qi and blood.
As this upward, outward movement increases, qi can become constrained or excessive.
Common presentations: • neck and shoulder tension • headaches (temporal/vertex) • sinus congestion, allergies • irritability, poor sleep
Treatment focuses on regulating and distributing this rise.
Physiologically, acupuncture: can:
- modulates autonomic balance • reduce muscle tone, improves circulation • influenceinflammatory pathways
Result: more even distribution of activity, reduced pressure, improved flow.
Book a consultation of treatment via link in bio.
This session is a great place to start if you’re new to acupuncture. In a small group, it’s approachable, supportive, and an affordable way to experience its effects.
Yin yoga and acupuncture both have their roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yin works on the fascia, the connective tissue that holds and communicates through the body. It supports hydration, and release. Acupuncture meets the body a little deeper, signalling the nervous system to shift out of doing and into rest, supporting the body’s own capacity to rebalance and heal.
We’ll move through the practice with ambient sound to help the mind settle and the body listen more closely, and we close with a guided yoga nidra, allowing everything to land, integrate, and rest. A space to slow down, soften, and let the system remember how to regulate itself.
DM us if you have any questions - sign up link in bio.
1 year of Alternettle.
A year of small shifts.
Of learning when to soften, and when to meet things as they are.
Of creating space for change to happen in its own time.
To mark this moment, we’ve launched a new website.. something we’ve been building alongside everything else this past year.
We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of Alternettle so far, our clients, practitioners, and teachers. You’ve helped shape this space into what it is today: somewhere to pause, reconnect, and be met where you are, in the middle of Amsterdam.
Thank you for being here.
Olivia & Gigi
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Sunday Morning Breathwork with Flora
Lying on a mat, we tune in and listen deeply to the body while gently resetting the nervous system. Through guided meditation, soft breathing practices, and rounds of circular breathwork, we open space for new sensations and deeper layers within.
The session invites grounding, safety, and release, helping the body soften out of stress and return to its natural state of relaxation, repair, and regeneration.
Supported by touch, scent, and sound to deepen the experience.
Sign up via link in bio
Only a few conscious breaths a day can change the way we move through life. Especially in times where we may feel stuck in systems or rhythms that aren’t always aligned with what our bodies need.
The breath is one of the few functions in the body that is both automatic and under our control. When we bring awareness back to it, we can gently shift the nervous system, regulate stress, and create space for the body to settle.
In our integrative breathwork sessions we slow down, become conscious of our breathing patterns, and relearn how the body can use breath for deeper relaxation and everyday health.
Book a private session, join the monthly meditation, or come to the Sunday morning breathwork session with Flora.
Next session: Sunday March 15, 10:00.
Overview of all classes via the link in bio.
Iwd.
women have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials, meaning much medical knowledge has been based on male physiology.
- Women experience around 1.5–2× more adverse drug reactions than men, reflecting gaps in sex-specific research.
- Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in Europe, yet women remain underrepresented in cardiology studies.
- Women’s pain and symptoms are more likely to be dismissed or misdiagnosed, particularly in chronic conditions.
- Women live longer than men but spend more years in poor health, highlighting persistent gaps in research and care.
Traditional Chinese Medicine - over 2,000 years of recorded understanding of women’s health.
Root to rise.
Next Monday, 9 March, our TCM acupuncturist Olivia opens the space for a small group yin acupuncture & yoga nidra session.
Root before you rise, as we approach spring, we give the body space to transition slowly. Gentle yin releases the fascia, acupuncture supports the nervous system, and we close with a deeply restorative yoga nidra.
Loads of people refer to acupuncture just in relation to the use of needles. But the needles are only a small part of the process..
A session starts with a pretty comprehensive intake where we look at the bigger picture of your health: sleep, digestion, stress levels, diet, menstrual cycle, skin, allergies, energy, and even your environment. I
In Traditional Chinese Medicine these patterns tell a story about how the body is communicating internally.
We’ll then select acupuncture points along the meridians (the body’s communication network) to help regulate those systems.
Every treatment is personalised, because no two bodies (or lifestyles) are the same.
DM if you have any questions
