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Sharp, Burnt, & Salty
The primary tool in most acupuncture clinics are needles. At Common Way Acupuncture, I use needles for sure but also a lot of moxabustion. The Chinese logogram referring to acupuncture originally included moxa in the image. The two therapies have been linked for a...
What Does Healing Look Like? Tending to the Garden of Your Life
I always wonder what healing really looks like—in body, in spirit. I’m attracted to the idea that the mind, the soul, can heal as neatly as bones. That if they are properly set for a given period of time, they will regain their original strength. Healing is not that...
Chronic Pain, an Empty Glass, and the Slow Medicine of Acupuncture
All of my pain is a spider I have learned not to crush with the heel of my shoe but to guide with a page of my journal into an empty glass asking questions about its life, its purpose, as I walk careful out to the garden and rest it down on the earth. My pain, how...
Cosmic Reverb: Connecting Through Remote Treatments
You may have seen on my website that one of the services I offer at Common Way Acupuncture, in addition to food therapy and acupuncture, are remote treatment sessions. What is this? How does it work? Let me explain. Remote sessions are essentially acupuncture...
“Nothing Always Good, Nothing Always Bad”: The Magical Nature of Food in Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM)
“Doctors should first understand the cause of disease, then treat it with diet. Medicine should only be used if diet fails.” Sun Si Miao When I work with people to build an individual diet for them, I love to quote the phrase, “nothing always good, nothing always...
Take the Next Step Towards Wellness
Are you struggling with a health issue? Or have you tried acupuncture before and found it didn’t help as much as you thought? Contact me to see if this approach is a good fit for you.
