In Oregon acupuncture is considered an essential health benefit. That means the state has required that every insurance plan cover at least 12 visits per year. This was first instituted in 2021 and is an amazing support in helping people address chronic pain and the opioid crisis, which continues to ravage Oregon and beyond. …
In a chaotic world we need places and spaces for recharge. Without this, stress, grief and tension accumulate in our bodies and make it hard to function mentally and physically. That is why we are now offering community acupuncture at Zócalo Wellness with our newest practitioner, lara pacheco.
Ever since Zócalo Wellness was founded almost a decade ago, I’ve dreamed of being able to curate a clinic as community space. Our clinic was named Zócalo to refer to the spaces in Latin-American towns and cities called “el zócalo,” which refers to the town square, the meeting place where everything from markets, festivals, …
Fall is a natural time to express grief. The energy of this season descends and everything dies back. In the five elements (phases) framework of Chinese medicine, it is the Metal element, the season of the Lungs. The Lungs help us wail and sob, they get tight with big emotion and sigh with its …
Six Healing Sounds Qigong: Fall, The Metal Element, Lung Health, and Grief
In this season of open enrollment in the United States, I want to share a bit about how to choose an insurance plan if you want to use your coverage to get acupuncture care. Since January 1st, 2022, acupuncture has been considered an essential health benefit in the state of Oregon. This was already …
How to Find an Insurance Plan with Acupuncture Benefits You Can Actually Use
Written by Dr. James Ho When it comes to the season of sending our children back to school, the only thing parents are thinking of is “safety”. Parents may be worried about the typical sicknesses, along with COVID 19, spreading quickly among close quartered classmates. While there are quite a few measures that schools are …
Spring is a great time for clearing out the old so that new growth can flourish. There’s a reason for the time-worn adage of “spring cleaning.” Everywhere you turn life is coming through in new buds and sprouts, and even though no obstacle can truly stifle the energy of life, it can be helpful to …
Fasting: Food as Medicine in the Age of Diet Culture and Consumerism
Written by Dr. James Ho in collaboration with Adrianna Locke. The ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a holistic practice that values harmony and balance with the relationship of the four seasons, the natural environment, and the human body. Even though the spring equinox is here, winter is not quite over. The flowers have been …
Last month in the middle of a health crisis I realized something surprising: Marie Kondo knows a lot about healing.
