Tina Chin-Kaplan Acupuncture

11/18/2025

Tai Chi class on Thursday and Friday at 9 am. We'll be at Clement and Sakas, on the estuary side. No class if it's raining. Class fee is $10. Hope to see you there!

11/11/2025

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10/28/2025

Beginning in NOVEMBER (next week!)
Start your day with calm, clarity, and connection. 🌄
Experience Morning Tai Chi and Qigong with Dr. Tina Chin-Kaplan — a moving meditation to awaken your body and mind.
🕕 Thursdays and Fridays at 9 am
📍 At the "compass" on Clement St. and Sakas
Wear comfortable clothes and bring an open heart. 💚
No experience needed — just a willingness to breathe and flow.
Class fee is $10.

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10/17/2025

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Autumn is the season of Metal in TCM, a time to let go, create clarity, and strengthen the Lung and Large Intestine. In this episode we explore its ties to dryness, grief, and boundaries, along with lifestyle and herbal approaches to support the s...

09/04/2025

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05/27/2025

The California State Government is proposing acupuncture cuts in its 2025–2026 plan. Please sign this petition.

03/21/2025

Brewing tea removes lead from water! https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/brewing-tea-removes-lead-from-water/ #:~:text=Good%20news%20for%20tea%20lovers,dangerous%20contaminants%20out%20of%20drinks.

In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks. Heavy metal ions stick to, or adsorb to, the surface of the tea leaves, where they stay trapped.

03/14/2025

Gratitude for the real luxuries...

03/06/2025

Happy first day of ! 🩵 Artwork by Karen Hallion.

01/29/2025

Happy year of the snake!!! Test your lunar new year knowledge- how many days is Lunar New Year celebrated for? Answer below!

11/12/2024

In Chinese medicine, we look at hormonal production as a function of Yin and Yang. As estrogen (a cooling, Yin hormone) declines, the resulting Yang excess can flare up, causing symptoms. This transformative Fire is meant to burn off any unhealthy patterns that were not addressed earlier in life, so we can move past residual egoic drives for emotional gratification. This is the time to face the dark heavy places so that they can be left behind and no longer burden us.
https://yinqigong.com/menopause/

07/11/2024

🌼 Skip the sugary drinks and brew a batch of cooling herbal tea! The tea pictured uses chrysanthemum, but you can use multiple flower herbs to make a multifunctional herbal blend. Just steep the flowers in boiling water, chill it in the fridge, and voila! To make your own combination, try these ingredients:

* Honeysuckle / Lonicera japonica / Jin yin hua
* Chrysanthemum / Chysanthemum morifolium / Ju hua
* Japanese Pagoda tree / Sophora japonica / Huai hua
* Kapok / Gossampinus malabarica / Mu mian hua
* Frangipani / Plumeria rubra / Ji dan hua
* Roses / Rosa rugosa / Mei gui hua
* Magnolia / Magnolia denudata / Xin yi hua
* Dandelion / Taraxacum mongolicum / Pu gong ying
* Self-heal / Prunella vulgaris / Xia ku cao
* Mulberry leaves / Morus alba / Sang ye
* Hedyotis diffusa / Bai hua she she cao
* Bamboo leaves / Lophatherum gracile / Dan zhu ye
* Hawthorne fruit / Crataegus pinnatifida / Shan zha
* Goji fruit / Lycium barbarum / Gou qi zi