20 Minutes, $20
Please visit Community Acupuncture Events Dates & Details.
Synthesis Medicine is holding Ear Acupuncture: Healing in Community events in around Asheville. The main location for Community Acupuncture is just two doors down from the main clinic, Element Tree Essentials is a beautiful candle shop featuring local vendors. Gorgeous light streams into a lovely community space in the back, complete with cozy chairs. This space is often used for tarot, but I must say it's perfect for a community acupuncture session. I often wander through the shop after a day of treatments, enjoying the wonderful aromas and gentle space on my way home. Makes for a sweet ritual to let go of the day and shift gears. I'm so happy to announce our first collaboration in what I hope will become a regular event.
Please join us!
How Does Ear Acupuncture Work?
The ear is a holographic layout of your entire body. By placing needles or seeds on specific points on the ear, we can stimulate qi (energy/prana) and xue (blood) to flow to and through a specific part of the body or organ system, moving stagnation (a major cause of pain, indeed, it is a Chinese Medicine trope that "there is no pain without stagnation, in the absence of stagnation there is no pain," to paraphrase), or simply send the message to your own body that it's time to rebalance the area or organ we have brought attention to with the needle.
Each person will receive a personalized adaptation of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol, which was designed for nervous system regulation specifically to address the discomfort that comes with addictions recovery, and/or Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) which was developed as an analgesic for those suffering from acute pain.
I will ask you 2-3 very basic questions quietly in the space to protect your privacy and decide which points will benefit you most. You may receive the exact NADA or BFA protocol, a blend of the two, or something slightly different if the need arises.
For example, let's say you arrive in acute pain due to menstrual cramps. In this case I would do NADA on one side of the ear to assist you in dealing with the strain on your nervous system of being in pain, and a modified version of BFA on the other ear to target the uterus.
Lastly, in community style acupuncture, you will receive your treatment among peers, in a group of up to 4 others.
What will Ear Acupuncture Help Me With?
Relaxation
Stress Relief
Addictions Recovery Support
Improved Sleep
Pain Relief
Nervous System Regulation
Who is Ear Acupuncture Good For?
Folks new to acupuncture
Anyone dealing with stress and its cascade of effects
Those nervous to receive treatment alone
If you're in need of a break from the hectic day
Folks in need of a somatic way to process emotions, meaning, no need to talk about it
When nervous system regulation is needed
Those who would benefit from a reset between treatments to continue momentum
Folks in pain in need of a quick treatment
I'm looking forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Heather
