I came to acupuncture school expecting needles, meridians, and point location—not to fall in love with Tui Na. But the more I use Chinese medical bodywork in student clinic and cosmetic acupuncture, the more I realize some of the best treatments start long before the first needle goes in.
What is student acupuncture clinic really like? Forget the spa fantasy. This is the honest side of acupuncture college—real patients, live supervision, fast turnovers, treatment plans, and the kind of pressure that turns classroom theory into clinical instinct.
If you’re tired but wired, waking through the night, or can’t shut your mind off at bedtime, this is a simple way to understand why. In Chinese medicine, sleep comes down to the balance between yin and yang, and once you see your pattern, you can start gently bringing your body back into rhythm.
Acupuncture might be trending right now, but the viral version only scratches the surface. Here’s what’s actually happening beneath the “chinamaxxing” noise.
If your brain naturally connects dots and sees patterns in everything, acupuncture might feel less like learning and more like remembering. A look at why this medicine is so satisfying for pattern-driven minds.
This isn’t a bedtime story. It’s the story behind the nights you can’t quite turn off. In Chinese medicine, insomnia isn’t random. It’s what happens when the Shen has nowhere to land and the body hasn’t found its way back to safety yet.
A closer look at cosmetic acupuncture and gua sha, where they come from, how they work, and why skin care in Chinese medicine always starts deeper than the surface.
I was ready for the squatty toilets, the crowds, the noise, all the things people warn you about. What I wasn’t prepared for was catching myself smiling at strangers and realizing that habit doesn’t exist everywhere the same way.
A Fall 2025 herbology presentation exploring medicinal mushrooms in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and what happens when you study them both in textbooks and in the forests of New Brunswick.
A look inside my acupuncture training, this presentation breaks down one of the most common causes of painful periods in Chinese medicine, and how a simple 5-point treatment can help restore flow, reduce pain, and support the body in a real way.