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) [...]

Herbs for Stress & Anxiety

With over 9 years as a practicing acupuncturist, I can say that probably 85% of [...]

Qigong: Self-Healing in Quarantine

Many of you that are regular—or even sporadic—acupuncture patients, or that are currently experiencing symptoms [...]

The How, What & Why of Chinese Herbal Medicine

If you’re reading this post, you probably already have some cursory knowledge of non-Western medicine [...]