Five Element Acupuncture

Most people picture acupuncture as a few needles in the back to ease pain or tension.

But it is for so much more than that.

We have become accustomed to healthcare that prescribes drugs to relieve symptoms:

• Anxious? Pop a benzo.

• Depressed? SSRIs.

• ADHD? Ritalin.

But these symptoms are our body's way of communicating, telling us that something is out of balance.

When we silence these signals, we miss the opportunity to understand what is actually going on.

This is where Acupuncture comes in.

Five Element Acupuncture is an ancient system of medicine that listens to the body's alarm bells to understand what is out of balance. By treating the root imbalance, we lift the symptoms.

The five elements: Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal, govern specific organs, emotions and physiological functions. Together they form an interconnected system that contributes to your overall health.

We all have one element that is weakest within us: the root cause. This weakness causes imbalance within the body’s natural cycles. By treating the root cause and unblocking stagnation, we enable the entire system to function more harmoniously, which in turn helps alleviate symptoms that are getting in the way of the calm, purposeful, resilient parts of you.

Sessions are roughly split in two: part conversation, part treatment. Needles occur one at a time and are rarely left in.

We spend time talking through what feels relevant to treatment — your health, your life, your concerns — and the treatment is shaped by that conversation.

This isn’t a quick fix. It’s a dialogue between body and mind, guided by thousands of years of knowledge, intuition and observation.

So, if you’ve done “all the right things”,

and still don’t feel quite like yourself,

Maybe it’s time for a different kind of conversation.

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