Infertility drives women to despair. It changes how you perceive yourself and changes your world view. All of a sudden you’re obsessed with how to ‘fix’ your body. This often leads to unhealthy thought patterns, which lead to unhealthy decisions – which can change the trajectory of your life. This is when my practice of yoga, meditation, journaling helped me centre myself and act from a space of intention, rather than defeat and despair.

I was reluctant to over-medicate my body and I inherently believe in alternative therapy, which is probably why I decided to try holistic healing modalities before throwing in the towel and schedule an IVF appointment.

One of the more interesting modalities I discovered was acupuncture, a part of TCM – Traditional Chinese Medicine. I’ve always seen acupuncture as an exotic treatment. To be honest, I didn’t know much about it until I heard about it in a podcast about conception.

I discovered Dr. Beena Mathew on the internet and found out we had SVYASA in common. During our first appointment she asked me detailed questions about my lifestyle, examined my medical reports and infused me with the kind of positivity only holistic health practitioners can.

Now that the journey is behind me, I decided to reach out to Dr. Beena with a few questions about how acupuncture can support women who are trying to conceive.

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