“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield…

This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”

- Laozi (Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78)

About

Bre is an acupuncture student in Victoria, Canada. She is passionate about improving care for those suffering with complex and chronic illnesses. She has a special interest in studying Neuro-rehab acupuncture, NADA acudetox for addictions and trauma management, TCM for allergic disease, Lyme Disease, and more. She loves sharing her perspective on TCM/CCM approaches to chronic disease through her online articles.

Her aspiration is to one day offer the community safe and effective acupuncture, with a practice rooted in disability justice. Providing trauma-informed, compassionate care for all bodies.

Areas of Interest

  • Lyme & Vector Borne Diseases

  • ME/CFS 

(Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

  • Neurodegenerative Conditions

  • Mast Cell Disorders

  • Ehlers Danlos/ Hypermobility

  • Allergic Disease

  • Dysautonomia

  • Long Covid

  • Chronic Disease

  • Chronic/Persistent Infection

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Why Mountain Stream? “What is soft is strong” is a guiding principle for me. As someone with a chronic genetic health condition I’ve had to learn how to yield to flares and sharp changes and fluctuations in my ability levels. My gr
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In a 2021 study, 5 herbs demonstrated inhibitory activity against Babesia duncani (a malaria-like tick-borne parasite). One of these herbs is Sweet Wormwood (Artemisia annua)🌿. This herb was also the focus of a medical breakthrough back in 1972, whe
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I'm an acupuncture student who has been affected by Lyme, Bartonella and Babesia. I'm in my first year of studies, and hope to one day specialize in tick/vector borne diseases (lurking pathogens), #mastcellactivation and #dysautonomia. I know all too
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Aspirations from my first semester of acupuncture school 🥰🌺☯️ #tcm #lymedisease #studentswithdisabilities #payitforward #mcaswarrior #dysautonomiawarrior