Daoist Traditions College Acupuncture Clinic

04/27/2026

Last Friday was Discovery Day at Daoist Traditions — prospective students came to tour the campus, ask questions, and get a feel for the program. Our interns made sure they also left feeling a little better than when they arrived, offering mini treatments on the grounds throughout the afternoon.

How wonderful! ☀️

04/22/2026

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04/10/2026

Don’t be shy — we’re going to ask to see your tongue.

It’s not weird. It’s actually one of the most precise diagnostic tools in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and it tells us things that don’t show up anywhere else. The color, the coating, the shape, the moisture — all of this is information.

Your tongue reflects what’s happening with your digestion, your circulation, your stress load, your sleep. Things you might not even think to bring up.

You could walk in saying your shoulder hurts and your tongue tells us your liver has been working overtime.

TCM practitioners have been reading tongues for over 2,000 years. It’s not a parlor trick.

So go ahead. Stick it out.

04/06/2026

Not only are peonies beautiful — they’re incredibly useful.

In Chinese medicine, white peony root (Bai Shao Yao) is known for nourishing the blood and gently moving Liver qi. It’s often used to support menstrual discomfort, mood shifts, and pain.

At Daoist Traditions Clinic, you’ll find herbs like Bai Shao Yao woven into personalized care, selected with thoughtfulness and guided by tradition, every step of the way.

Book a visit:
daoisttraditions.edu/clinic
828.253.8669

04/03/2026

04/01/2026

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03/28/2026

03/17/2026

You may know monk fruit in a powdered form, often used as sugar substitute.

Chinese medicine knows Luo Han Guo
as sweet and cool, and specifically moistening —
it addresses the dryness that heat creates.

That’s why it can help alleviate dry cough, sore throat, and slow digestion all at once. Not three unrelated things, but one condition (heat-dryness) showing up in two places: the lung and large intestine.

03/09/2026

Spring is about movement and renewal.

If you’ve been feeling stiff, stuck, or low-energy,
acupuncture can help support this natural seasonal shift.

Now is a great time to book your next treatment.

03/09/2026

Spring is about movement and renewal.

If you’ve been feeling stiff, stuck, or low-energy,
acupuncture can help support this natural seasonal shift.

Now is a great time to book your next treatment.

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03/03/2026

Crafting another personalized herbal prescription for someone in the community ☀️

Bai He, shown here, is dried, edible, and medicinal lily bulb used in Chinese Medicine to treat Lung-Dryness or Lung-Heat coughs and sore throat, as well as intractable low-grade fever, insomnia, restlessness and irritability.