Julia utilizes a variety of techniques tailored to each person’s individual needs. This might include some of the modalities listed below, as well as general lifestyle advice to help optimize your health.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

Acupuncture can treat nearly any aspect of one's life, from sleep or digestion, hormone regulation, anxiety or overall stress levels. Each treatment focuses on strengthening the body overall, as well as symptom relief, thus putting your body in a state to better heal itself. This way, acupuncture also prevents future illness and provides a general sense of well-being.

Moxibustion

Moxibustion

Moxibustion treats and prevents illness by applying heat to certain points or areas on the body. The herb, moxa, is ignited and placed either directly on the body, or on the handle of the acupuncture needles, until a sensation of warmth is felt.  The heat helps the medicinal properties of the herb permeate deeply into the body.  It is one of the best methods for either nourishing the body or moving stubborn blockages.

Medicinal Herbs

Medicinal Herbs

The herbal medicines used in traditional Chinese Medicine are the historical ancestors for many of the prescription drugs we use today.  Herbal formulas can be made from whole plants or from parts of plants such as bark, fruit, stem, root or seed.  Herbal medicine is unique in that while it effectively treats symptoms, it does so by also supporting the body overall, reducing the risk of any side effects, and helping to actually repair the body over time.

Eastern Nutrition

Eastern Nutrition

The food you eat has a profound impact on your health and well-being.  In East Asian Medicine, each type of food has its own set of properties that can be utilized to promote wellness. In fact, many of the foods and spices you already use in your kitchen are medicinal herbs.  Eastern Nutrition is very different from Western nutritional counseling, which focuses on caloric intake and nutrients.  Eastern Nutrition focuses eating the correct foods in the correct way for your body's individual strengths, weakness, and specific conditions, to promote health and longevity. 

Cupping

Cupping

Cupping is a therapeutic approach commonly used to promote circulation. The practitioner places cups on or near the problem area and creates a vacuum seal. The pressure created by the seal encourages blood flow and releases tight, stiff, and painful muscles.  While cupping works wonders on the muscle level, since it relieves stagnation, it can be used to release stuck emotions- whatever blockages in the body are inhibiting wellness.