Why do we leave you and your needles for 30 minutes? There are a number of reasons that it’s 20 to 30 minutes; From our classical texts involving the breaths and the circulation of Qi + blood to more recent studies on the analgesic (pain relief) effects happening at the 15 to 20 minute mark. While not all patients, conditions and even styles require 30 minutes of retention (some more, some less) it is important that you are still, calm, warm and undistracted to allow your body to be fully in its parasympathetic state and receive the healing mechanism that is your needles!

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