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Claire Dabreo. Five Element Acupuncturist. Co-founder of The Harmony Principle. Mentor. Teacher. Doula. London practices in Holborn, Brixton and Crystal Palace.

Experienced and curious five-element acupuncturist. Specialist expertise in fertility, pregnancy & birth. Creator of products.

06/03/2026

Yesterday’s reel clearly struck a nerve!

Many practitioners recognise the frustration of seeing complex medical systems reduced to symptom lists and point prescriptions online.
But rather than focusing on what doesn’t work, it’s worth asking a better question.

What actually makes a great practitioner?

In my experience, it has very little to do with confidence or visibility.

It has to do with curiosity.
With humility.
With time spent in clinic rooms listening carefully to real people and their stories.

Chinese medicine is sophisticated precisely because it recognises complexity. Two people can arrive with the same symptom and require completely different treatment.

That depth is what allows the medicine to work.
It’s also why becoming a good practitioner is not something that happens quickly.
It is a path of practice, not performance.
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For practitioners wanting to deepen their relationship with the Five Elements and seasonal practice, Immerse reopens at the Spring Equinox.

04/03/2026

There is no one-size-fits-all point prescription in Chinese medicine.
There is diagnosis.�There is pulse.�There is tongue.�There is history.�There is pattern differentiation.
Two people can present with the same symptom and require entirely different treatment.
This medicine is sophisticated because it is relational.
It is not a checklist.�It is not a hack.�It is not content.
If you are seeking support — work with someone properly trained.
If you’re a practitioner, call this out.
If you are training — train.
Protect the craft.

26/02/2026

There’s something about crossing water.
It marks a threshold.
You can’t half-do it.
You either board the ferry or you don’t.
This Spring retreat feels like that.
Seven experienced practitioners across modalities have already committed to the crossing.
One space remains.
If you’re meant to be in the room, you’ll know.
Intake closes this week.
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23/02/2026

Practice over identity.

This Spring retreat is for experienced practitioners (of any modality) who understand that capacity is not infinite.

Two spaces remain. Intake closes next week.

20/02/2026

This retreat is not for everyone.
It isn’t a training.
You won’t learn new techniques.
You won’t leave with more information to carry.
This is a small, facilitated immersion in Spring — for experienced practitioners who understand that capacity is not infinite.
Open to practitioners across healing disciplines — acupuncture, bodywork, herbal medicine, therapy, and related fields.
For those who hold others well.
Who know their craft.
Who want to deepen their relationship with it — in body and spirit, not just in theory.
Nature leads.
I hold the container.
The group does the rest.
Six practitioners are already committed.
Two spaces remain.
Intake closes next week.

18/02/2026

The recent storm stripped this beach of sand and reshaped it entirely.

What felt familiar is changed.

I’ve been writing about spring, wood, and anger — about the force that moves through our lives and rearranges what we thought was fixed.

Storms don’t only destroy.
Sometimes they reveal.

This is often what depth work feels like.
Not accumulation.
Reorientation.
A changed inner landscape.

This is the work I hold in Arran in March.
And in Immerse as it reopens this spring.

If you’re ready for change that reshapes rather than adds, details are in the bio.

17/02/2026

Spirit rides the horse, say the old teachings — which means consciousness goes nowhere without vitality. Why Epona, the Great Mare, is my guide for this Yang Fire Horse year. Read the full piece on my Substack.

10/02/2026

Herd wisdom ignites MORE grassroots activism, as we fight for the benefit of more than A Few Bad Men. Expect more of this in the coming year as we all saddle up.

Less bu****it.

More Horse S**t.

Full workshop on my Substack page.

Retreat spaces still available via my website.
Immerse waitlist open for Spring start.

08/02/2026

Full hour on Substack…

06/02/2026

Wanna take hold of the reins? Join me - Saturday 7th at 11am GMT for a free workshop to help you consciously engage with the years energetic themes in a way that feels right for you.

01/02/2026

Holding the Reins — Opening the Yang Fire Horse Year

🕚 7 Feb, 11am (Heart time in Chinese medicine)
📍 Live on Substack

We’ll look at what this year asks of our energy, attention, and direction — and I’ll be teaching a simple energetic practice you can return to throughout the year to steady intensity and keep the Heart in the lead.

If you have rose quartz or rose essential oil, bring it. If not, just bring yourself.

Details + join link via Substack — link in bio. Replay available to subscribers.

Please like / share if you’d like to offer this to your crew.

I also have a few remaining spaces on my Spring retreat for those wanting to work more deeply in person.

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Claire Dabreo is a Classical Five Element Acupuncturist with practices in Brixton, Holborn and Crystal Palace. She works with people across a wide range of issues, from musculoskeletal problems, high blood pressure, stress, digestive issues, skin problems and immune-system disorders, to general wellbeing, anxiety, and depression.

From conception to birth. Claire specialises in working with men and women facing fertility issues, taking a whole body and mind approach to help create the optimum conditions for conception, whether a natural conception is the goal, or assisted fertility treatment is being undertaken.

She offers acupuncture to support a healthy, happy pregnancy and is experienced in working with pregnancy related issues. In the final weeks of pregnancy, pre-birth acupuncture, moxibustion for breech babies, and acupuncture for ‘late’ arrivals are also offered.

Claire is happy to offer a free telephone consultation – just email her on Claire@thelondonacpuncturist.co.uk to arrange a convenient time, or to find out more.