Well-being Services
Accupuncture
Our licensed acupuncturist provides treatment options for clients right onsite. This centuries-old technique restores normal function to your body by easing back pain and tension in your neck, reducing stress, anxiety, trauma reactions, irritability, and more. Acupuncture treats numerous conditions such as insomnia, digestive health, pain, arthritis, sports injuries, and other physical health conditions impacting a healthier life perspective. Many major insurances reimburse for Acupuncture treatment.
Chinese Medicine is an ancient holistic tradition that considers our external environment and the laws of nature to influence functional balance in the body. The body is not only defined by the organs, systems, and channels of energy it carries, it also houses the mind and spirit. This is the meaning of whole-person centered wellness.
1. The Body is Wise and Capable of Healing
Your body is directly affected by nature, the environment around you, and even the weather. You work hard to maintain homeostasis, or an internal environment similar to the external environment. Homeostasis means survival in nature and in us. Each acupuncture needle is a reminder to your body, to correct any patterns of disharmony, blocks, or deficiencies, and to restore you to balance.
2. Everything is Connected
The brain, organs, and body systems are linked. Imagine, a signal sent traveling from the brain, down the spinal cord, to the nerves, and ending at its designated organ. Any imbalances in this line of communication should be corrected at once! If these blocks or imbalances are left untreated, illness or disease will follow. In this medicine, disease means dis-ease/the body not at ease.
3. Yin & Yang
Yin and Yang is the basis of Chinese Medicine. Interconnected, transformative, complementary, yet mutually consuming elements make up our world. Dark/Light, Hot/Cold, Motion/Stillness etc. An understanding of these forces drives Chinese Medical diagnosis. I will assess the state of your qi (energy), fluids, organs, yin, yang, and blood and plan treatment accordingly.
The NADA Protocol
The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol is a unique form of acupuncture. It specifically targets behavioral health, including addictions and co-occurring disorders. For example, anxiety, depression, mania, PTSD, ect. The protocol beautifully encompases the treatment of a person on all levels of body, mind, and spirit. Most importantly, NADA is a non-verbal approach to healing.
NADA involves the gentle placement of up to five small, sterilized disposable pins into specific sites on each ear. The recipients sit quietly in a group setting for 30-45 minutes allowing the treatment to take effect.
According to the Journal of Addictions Medicine, Needle 1 (Sympathetic) is named as such because of its relation to disruption in both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. It has an analgesic and relaxing effect on the organs and dilates blood vessels. Needle number two (Shen men or Heart), regulates excitation and inhibition of the cerebral-cortex and can create a sedation effect (relaxation). Needle number three (Kidney) is a nourishing point and can help reduce mental weariness, fatigue, and pain. Needle number four (Liver) addresses symptoms that are associated with poor liver function and inflammation, while also helping to reduce stress and agitation. The final needle (Lung) is associated with analgesia, sweating, and other various respiratory conditions, and also has an emotional component that assists a person in moving through the stages of grief by opening the chest and encouraging deep breathing (Carter K. et al., 2014).
For more information, please visit https://acudetox.com/nada-protocol/
Stress Management
Introduction to Mindfulness
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Cost: $379 for the 10-week course
Location: Virtual
Join mindfulness instructor Sharon Light, LCSW-C for this 10-week workshop designed to help new and experienced meditators incorporate mindfulness into their day-to-day lives. Each week will cover a different topic, including how to use mindfulness to address pain, stress, and “digital overload.” The course is a mix of learning and practice meant to provide an overview of what mindfulness is (and isn’t!). You will learn various evidence-based mindfulness techniques that can be utilized “on the go” as well as in more formal practice.
Mindfulness Meditation
Dates: Wednesdays, Ongoing
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $99 for 4-weeks (half session); $189 for 8-weeks (full session)
Location: Virtual
Whether you’re looking to keep the momentum going after completing the Introduction to Mindfulness workshop, or you have an established mindfulness practice and are looking for a weekly anchor for mindfulness meditation, look no further! Sign up for a 4- or 8-week session of the next Mindfulness Meditation cohort. Each week will focus on a mindfulness theme as we build off the fundamentals through more extended meditation practices led by Sharon Light, LCSW-C. *pre-requisite: The Introduction to Mindfulness workshop or mindfulness meditation experience.
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