Scrape the Stagnation Away: The Ancient Practice of Gua Sha

Gua sha got a lot of buzz a few years ago when GOOP published a [...]

Clear Eyes & Balanced Liver: Spring in Traditional Chinese Medicine

This spring certainly looks wildly different from spring 2020. A new president, a vaccine, a [...]

Inner Protection & Strength: Acupuncture & Immunity

We are all thinking about protection a lot these days: masks, distancing, testing, avoiding crowds [...]

Fall Foods to Keep You Healthy & Balanced

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), every season is associated with not only an element, an [...]

Moxa to the Rescue: Moxibustion for Breech Babies

Pregnancy is an amazing journey and a wild ride. We all hope that everything goes [...]

Living in “The New Normal”: Acupuncture for Stress, Anxiety, & Depression

“The New Normal.” That seems to be everyone’s favorite catchphrase these days. And while it [...]

A Map of the Inside: Tongue Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

As we discussed in our recent post, “Treating the Whole Body in the Ear,” different [...]

Late Summer & the Earth Element Amidst a Continuing Pandemic

Here we are in late summer, the often overlooked season. In traditional Chinese medicine, there [...]

An Interview with Lauren Barrett, Licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist & Practitioner at Jen Becker Acupuncture

Lauren Barrett joined my practice about a year ago, and I am absolutely thrilled to [...]

Treating the Whole Body in the Ears: Auricular Acupuncture & the NADA Protocol

In acupuncture, the different points in which needles are inserted lie along different energy (qi) [...]