Bara Acu

12/08/2025

Modern life overstimulates our senses, making it harder to manage stress and regulate our emotions. Our nervous system can perceive everyday life as a threat, putting our stress hormones into overdrive.

Scalp acupuncture stimulates the central nervous system to release neurotransmitters such as endorphins and serotonin. These substances bind to opioid receptors, producing an analgesic and sedatative effect - effectively releiving pain, stress and tension.

Studies have shown that acupuncture stimulation affects specific areas of the brain and neuromodulates (aka balances) our internal biochemistry. It also promotes neuroplasticity by promoting neurogensis (the growth of nerves) and synaptic plasticity (strengthening connections between nerves).

In other words, acupuncture is a natural way to boost your mood, reduce stress, and improve memory and cognitive processes.

“Scalp acupoints are innervated by the trigeminal nerve, which is coincident with the intracranial sensory afferents as well as with the meningeal vessels."

Wang S, Liu K, Wang Y, Wang S, He X, Cui X, Gao X, Zhu B. A Proposed Neurologic Pathway for Scalp Acupuncture: Trigeminal Nerve-Meninges-Cerebrospinal Fluid-Contacting Neurons-Brain. Med Acupunct. 2017 Oct 1;29(5):322-326. doi: 10.1089/acu.2017.1231. PMID: 29067143; PMCID: PMC5653342.

“In the brain, enhanced bodily attention triggered by acupuncture stimulation can activate the salience network and deactivate the default mode network regardless of the actual stimulation.”

Lee IS, Chae Y. Exploring Acupuncture Actions in the Body and Brain. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2022 Jun 30;15(3):157-162. doi: 10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.3.157. PMID: 35770545.

11/26/2025

Treat yourself at the new facial spa in Mount Peasant ✨️

♡ Acupuncture
♡ Facial Acupuncture
♡ Microneedling

90 & 75 minutes of bliss

11/22/2025

Come with me to a medical mud spa in the Czech Republic 🥰

~ Czechs have been bathing in this mud for hundreds of years and the first medical mud spa in this area was built in 1883

~ Mud Baths are high in humic acid which stimulates a detoxification process. Stays at the medical mud spa are prescribed for surgery recovery and prevention, treatment of rheumatic diseases, musculoskeletal conditions and overall wellbeing. Plus, it's incredible for the skin.

~ Other available treatments include: Electrotherapy, Magnetotherapy, laser therapy, CO2 therapy, ultrasound therapy, Paraffin therapy, hydrojet massage, physiotherapy, oxygen therapy and a wide selection of wellness baths and massage

11/20/2025

How going to a Medical Spa in the Czech Republic led me to study Acupuncture ✨️

11/12/2025

The Acu Facial is so special because it has so many benefits 🌸

♡ improved skin health
♡ regulated nervous system
♡ endorphin release
♡ jaw tension release
♡ improved brain health
♡ improved circulation
& more

Yes, you can get a glow up and take care of your overall health at the same time 💅

Treat yourself with your health benefits before the end of the year - all genders welcome ✨️

11/07/2025

PSA NELSON

I will be doing a pop up clinic in Nelson over the holidays ! Book in for Acupuncture and Facial Acupuncture December 27th 🥰

Special treat for my hometown !!

POP UP CLINIC
NELSON BC
DEC 27

ACUPUNCTURE &
FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE

One day only !!! Link in bio to book 👀

🩷✨️

11/07/2025

Special treat for my hometown !!

POP UP CLINIC
NELSON BC
DEC 27

ACUPUNCTURE &
FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE

One day only !!! Link in bio to book 👀

🩷✨️

11/03/2025

Omw to ask about your bowel movements

10/26/2025

Did you know your skin is emotionally intelligent ✨️

The skin-brain axis has a deep connection due to shared embryonic tissue. The skin and brain have bidirectional signaling, which influences nerves, hormones, and immune cells. In other words, stressors can have an impact on your skin, while inflammation in the skin can affect the brain.

The skin harbors its own intrinsic neuroendocrine system, with keratinocytes, melanocytes, and immune cells capable of producing and responding to neuromediators. This peripheral neurobiology not only regulates cutaneous sensitivity, inflammation, and immune responses but also contributes to how the skin perceives and expresses psychologic states. This is why psychological stress can have a big impact on your skin - the largest organ in our body.

Facial acupuncture is so much more than just beauty. Facial acu has the incredible ability to heal skin and improve mental health simultaneously - healing inside and out.

Dont forget to use your Acupuncture benefits before the end of the year 🌸

10/22/2025

What if I told you I'm working on a study guide 👀

Coming soon 2026 🥰

10/16/2025

One year since I was at the United Nations to present a shadow report I co-wrote on the rights of women and gender diverse people with disabilities in Canada. The report addresses gaps in healthcare, accessibility, and access to justice that Canadian women and gender diverse people with disabilities face everyday. I still write and report off the side of my desk and lately I've been working on reviewing Accessibility Standards Canada. You can read the UN report here:https://dawncanada.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CEDAW-REPORT.pdf

As an Acupuncturist, my work in health research informs every aspect of how I arrive to support my patients. I know that socioeconomic determinants of health, intergenerational trauma, barriers to care, chronic stress, interpersonal relationships and more can have a huge impact on the body. Our nervous system, our experiences of struggle or pain, and our bodies responses to our emotions are all connected. Sometimes, factors that affect our well-being are larger than the individual. Sometimes, we can't biohack our way through deep healing and change. Often, the wellness world pushes us to do more, eat better, workout harder, but there is a bigger story.

The beauty of acupuncture is it addresses the physical while releasing the emotional. Intergenerational patterns can let go. Chronic stress can release. Tension patterns we don't even realize we are holding can untangle. This is where we rewrite our story. Sometimes, the only way out is through 🌿🦋