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Koru Healing – Your Local Christchurch Practice
Koru Healing is a Ferrymead based clinic at Unit 6, 27 Waterman Place, Christchurch. Owner-operator Tracey Shewan has helped 100’s of people find relief from pain and aid recovery in the 13 years she has been in practice.
Tracey Shewan
Lived experience leads to love of natural therapies
Supporting her father through his own cancer journey was the catalyst that set Tracey on the path to becoming an acupuncturist. “He was in and out of hospital over five years and in a lot of pain. I found that doing foot massage was really helpful to him. I became drawn to wanting to know more about natural therapies,” she says.
Attending an introductory weekend on complementary therapies confirmed her interest, “I loved the whole mind-body approach. Accessing a person's own capacity to heal and bring balance back.” She then undertook four years of training to complete a Diploma in Acupuncture from the New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine.
She is a member of the New Zealand Register of Acupuncturists. This requires the completion of at least 20 hours of professional development each year to retain membership.
A Whole-Body Holistic Approach
Reducing symptoms and relieving pain is Tracey’s aim in the first instance when working with a client. This hinges on listening to the client first and foremost.
“It’s hugely important to me that I really listen to people. That I really get the sense of where they are coming from and how I can best support them,” Tracey says. Her approach to healing is a sensible and rational one based on practice and experience and backed by sound science. “The purpose of acupuncture is to increase blood flow through the body, reduce inflammation and alleviate pain.”
Every individual’s recovery needs will be unique, but in general, Tracey expects to see some change in a client’s condition after one or two sessions.
