When I treat pain with acupuncture and tui na, I can move what’s stuck — but real healing comes from understanding why Qi keeps getting stuck in the first place. This piece is about learning to listen when the body speaks.

Learn how acupuncture works to restore balance, relieve pain, and regulate the body’s natural energy flow using time-tested techniques from traditional Chinese medicine.

The Complexity of Chronic Pain Chronic pain can be perplexing. It often seems to arise from a specific injury or condition. However, the truth is more nuanced. Pain may not originate where we feel it. Instead, it can be a manifestation of deeper emotional or energetic imbalances. One of my patients came in with persistent neck pain radiating through her shoulder and along the inside edge of her scapula. Structurally, everything lined up. But the tenderness around BL 42—the ou

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A long, leaf-strewn forest path in early winter, flanked by bare trees and fading light. The atmosphere is thick with quiet, as if the...

A sluggish Spleen can impact your digestion, energy, mood, and even how clearly you think. This post breaks down what it does—and how you can support it with daily choices rooted in Chinese medicine.

What if your dizziness isn’t just physical? When the mind holds too much and the body can’t keep up, symptoms like vertigo may be your soul asking for recalibration. Here’s how Chinese medicine interprets the spin.

Bracing isn’t always conscious. Sometimes the body holds what the mind can’t process—until inflammation speaks for it. In this post, I share how I recognize the quiet signs of stored emotion and how acupuncture helps the body release the story it’s been holding.

True healing isn’t just about needles. At Prism, we use acupuncture as a language to uncover what your body’s been holding—so it can finally let go.