Acupuncture

Your acupuncture session is designed to be a relaxing and restorative experience tailored to your individual needs.

Initial Consultation
Your first visit will begin with a detailed consultation, where your practitioner will ask about your health history, current concerns, lifestyle, and overall well-being. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, even subtle symptoms provide insight into your body’s internal balance. You may be asked about sleep, digestion, energy levels, stress, and more.

TCM Assessment
To guide diagnosis and treatment, your practitioner may perform a traditional pulse and tongue examination—key diagnostic tools in TCM that help assess the flow of energy (Qi) and identify imbalances.

The Treatment
Once the assessment is complete, you’ll lie comfortably on a treatment table. Your practitioner will insert very fine, sterile needles into specific acupuncture points. Most people feel little to no discomfort—sensations may include a mild tingling, warmth, or heaviness, which is a sign that your body is responding to the treatment.

You’ll rest with the needles in place for about 20–30 minutes in a quiet, calming environment. Many people find the experience deeply relaxing and even fall asleep during treatment.

After the Session
You may feel relaxed, energized, or slightly tired after your treatment—this is completely normal. Your practitioner may offer guidance on lifestyle, diet, or herbal support as part of your personalized care plan.

Acupuncture is a gentle, safe, and holistic therapy that works best when treatments are consistent. Your practitioner will recommend a schedule based on your condition and goals.

Auricular acupuncture is a specialized form of acupuncture that focuses on the ear as a microsystem of the entire body. Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and supported by modern neuroscience, this treatment involves the gentle insertion of fine, sterile needles into specific points on the ear that correspond to various organs, systems, and body functions.

The ear contains hundreds of acupuncture points that can be used to address a wide range of physical, emotional, and neurological conditions. Auricular acupuncture is often used on its own or as a complement to body acupuncture and other therapies.

Common benefits include:

• Relief from stress, anxiety, and insomnia

• Support for addiction recovery and detoxification

• Pain management (including headaches, joint pain, and back pain)

• Improved digestion and hormonal balance

• Enhanced emotional regulation and mental clarity

Auricular acupuncture is safe, minimally invasive, and can be effective even when traditional body acupuncture is not suitable. In some cases, your practitioner may use ear seeds or small press needles for continued stimulation between sessions.

This focused, gentle therapy supports whole-body healing through one of the body's most accessible and responsive reflex zones.

Chinese Diet Therapy is a holistic approach to nutrition rooted in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Unlike Western nutrition, which often focuses on calories and nutrients alone, Chinese Diet Therapy emphasizes the energetic properties of foods and their effects on the body’s internal balance.

This therapy uses food as medicine to support digestion, boost energy, strengthen immunity, and address specific health concerns. Each recommendation is tailored to your individual constitution, lifestyle, and any imbalances identified through a TCM assessment.

Key components of Chinese Diet Therapy include:

• Identifying warming vs. cooling foods

• Balancing flavors (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent)

• Eating with the seasons

• Supporting organ systems such as the spleen, liver, and kidneys

• Addressing symptoms like fatigue, poor digestion, hormonal imbalance, or emotional stress

This therapy is not about restriction or dieting—it’s about nourishing the body with foods that support healing, vitality, and long-term wellness.

Whether used on its own or alongside acupuncture and herbal medicine, Chinese Diet Therapy is a powerful and sustainable way to promote health through everyday choices.

Tuina (pronounced “twee-nah”) is a form of Chinese therapeutic massage that has been used for thousands of years as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It combines massage techniques, acupressure, and joint mobilization to promote the free flow of Qi (vital energy) and blood throughout the body, helping to restore balance, relieve pain, and support overall health.

Unlike a relaxation massage, Tuina is focused on treating specific health concerns and musculoskeletal conditions. Your practitioner may use techniques such as kneading, rolling, pressing, and stretching to target affected areas and stimulate acupuncture points and meridians.

Tuina is commonly used to address:

• Neck, shoulder, and back pain

• Joint stiffness or injury

• Muscle tension and fatigue

• Headaches and migraines

• Digestive issues

• Stress and anxiety

Tuina can be used as a stand-alone therapy or integrated with acupuncture, cupping, and other TCM treatments to enhance healing and recovery. It is suitable for people of all ages and is especially effective for both chronic and acute musculoskeletal conditions.

This hands-on therapy supports the body’s natural healing abilities and promotes physical and energetic balance for long-term well-being.

Cupping therapy is an ancient technique used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to promote healing and restore balance by improving circulation and releasing muscle tension. The therapy involves placing specially designed cups on the skin to create suction, which gently lifts the tissue and increases blood flow to the treated areas.

This suction helps to stimulate the flow of Qi (vital energy) and blood through the body’s meridians, helping to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and support detoxification. Cupping is often used alongside acupuncture, massage, or other TCM treatments to enhance overall effectiveness.

Common benefits of cupping include:

• Relief of muscle tightness and soreness

• Reduction of chronic pain and inflammation

• Improved circulation and lymphatic drainage

• Support for respiratory conditions like congestion and asthma

• Enhanced relaxation and stress reduction

During treatment, you may experience a warming sensation and temporary circular marks on the skin, which typically fade within a few days. Cupping is a safe and natural therapy suitable for most people and can be tailored to your individual health needs.

Acutonics is a gentle, non-invasive sound therapy rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine principles. Using specially designed tuning forks calibrated to precise frequencies, this therapy aims to balance the body’s energy systems, promote relaxation, and support healing.

During an Acutonics session, the practitioner applies the tuning forks to specific acupuncture points, energy meridians, or around the body. The vibrations and harmonic frequencies help to clear energetic blockages, reduce stress, alleviate pain, and restore harmony to the body, mind, and spirit.

Benefits of Acutonics may include:

• Deep relaxation and stress relief

• Enhanced energy flow and balance

• Pain reduction and accelerated healing

• Improved mental clarity and emotional well-being

• Support for sleep and overall vitality

Acutonics is a safe, soothing therapy suitable for all ages and can be used alone or alongside acupuncture, massage, or other holistic treatments. Experience the healing power of sound and vibration to rejuvenate your body and calm your mind.