May and June Classes and Clinic updates

Here’s an update on what’s happening here in May and June. Thursday, May 12 6-9pm. What drives our decisions – love or fear? I am co-teaching a class with Grief Counselor, Georgena Eggleston, and Life Coach, Kerstin McInnis.   Experiential workshop using grief therapy and healing touch through Rubenfeld Synergy work; Acupuncture, energy work, and

Sick and tired of being Sick and tired?

Doing your best, but just feeling exhausted? Stress of managing life-work balance getting you (and your loved ones) down? Is your 9-5 affecting your health? Wishing you were doing what you loved, but accepting the comfort and stability of a job you don’t?

If you answered yes to any of these questions ask yourself how life would be for you if things continued so FOREVER… What would you gain and lose? How would you feel about life in 5 / 10 / 20 years?

Yoga and Acupuncture workshop – this Saturday! 12-2

Come join my dear friend and amazing yoga instructor, Ginny Kauffman, and I while we do some great work getting the body ready for spring!! Yes, Portland, the sun is a-coming! Open those sides, hips and your mind and get ready to break new ground just like a plant does as it comes thru the

When to see your Acupuncturist

When to see your Acupuncturist So, a patient walked in and I asked how he was doing – “Well, if I was doing well I wouldn’t be here.” I hear that sometimes, but did you know you don’t have to be sick or in pain to come in for a visit? So here is a little snippet

Acupuncture for Chronic Pain Research

Article: Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis “Patients receiving acupuncture had less pain for back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, and chronic headache respectively. These results were robust to a variety of sensitivity analyses, including those related to publication bias. Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain and is therefore a reasonable referral

Pediatric Acupuncture Research

This month Medical Acupuncture Journal focused the entire journal to pediatric Acupuncture. Here are a few PDF links to the research! Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine for Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux and Functional Dyspepsia “reduction of nausea and reported reductions in pain… successfully weaned off proton pump inhibitors. The patients in this cohort tolerated acupuncture very well.” Acupuncture as

Pediatric Tuina and herbs for common conditions

Our baby, Oliver, has just turned 10 months today!! It brings such joy and has breathed a new-found respect for Chinese Medicine and all that it has to offer. Like all parents I want to make sure he is healthy, happy, and safe. He just cut his 3rd tooth and boy, oh boy was it looking rough