By Adrianna Locke, MAc, LAc. Dear Community, As we witness the policy agenda of our new US government this past week, many of us are experiencing big feelings of overwhelm, fear, anger, despair, numbness, disconnection from our bodies or our life, and disorientation.
By Adrianna Locke, MAc, LAc. UPDATE: Due to low utilization, we have discountinued our community/group acupuncture offering for the time being. You can find group acupuncture at Working Class Acupuncture, White Phoenix Acupuncture, and Montavilla Community Acupuncture. In Oregon acupuncture is considered an essential health benefit. That means the state has required that every insurance …
By Adrianna Locke, MAc, LAc. 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 …
By Adrianna Locke, MAc, LAc. 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 …
By Adrianna Locke, MAc, LAc. 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 …
How to Find an Insurance Plan with Acupuncture Benefits You Can Actually Use
By Dr. James Ho, DACM, LAc. 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 …
By Adrianna Locke, MAc, LAc. 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, …
Reclaiming Fasting in the Age of Diet Culture and Consumerism
By Dr. James Ho, DACM, LAc. 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 slow to bloom …
Supporting Our Health: Preparing for Spring in the Winter Months
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