A Better Way Acupuncture in Fairhaven

01/16/2026

✨Energetic Hygiene & Foundations of Beginning Taiji Ruler✨
Online Class

📚This 8-week course is designed for people drawn to Qigong and Chinese Energetic Medicine as a practice rather than a performance.

It may be a good fit for you if:

✅You feel sensitive, porous, overstimulated, or energetically “busy”
✅You’re interested in energetic hygiene, regulation, and containment
✅You want foundational practices you can return to daily, not techniques to collect
✅You value slow, consistent cultivation over peak experiences
✅You’re willing to practice between sessions, even briefly
✅You’re curious about Taiji Ruler as a regulating energetic tool, not choreography
✅You want to feel more settled, clear, and embodied in your life and work

🎯This course is especially supportive for clinicians, bodyworkers, therapists, meditators, and sensitive individuals who want a stronger internal container.

You do not need prior Qigong experience to take this course.

Course Schedule & Format
Format: Live online class via Zoom
Day: Mondays
Time: 6:00–7:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: February 2 – March 23

Each class will meet live once per week for 90 minutes. Sessions will include instruction, guided practice, and time for questions and integration.

This course follows a progressive structure, with the first half focused on energetic hygiene, standing meditation, and foundational practices, and the second half introducing Taiji Ruler training for beginners.

Participants are encouraged to attend live whenever possible to support continuity and embodied learning.
Thunder Sage Qigong
www.shannonqigong. com

01/12/2026

✨Energetic Hygiene & Foundations of Beginning Taiji Ruler✨
Online Class

📚This 8-week course is designed for people drawn to Qigong and Chinese Energetic Medicine as a practice rather than a performance.

It may be a good fit for you if:

✅You feel sensitive, porous, overstimulated, or energetically “busy”
✅You’re interested in energetic hygiene, regulation, and containment
✅You want foundational practices you can return to daily, not techniques to collect
✅You value slow, consistent cultivation over peak experiences
✅You’re willing to practice between sessions, even briefly
✅You’re curious about Taiji Ruler as a regulating energetic tool, not choreography
✅You want to feel more settled, clear, and embodied in your life and work

🎯This course is especially supportive for clinicians, bodyworkers, therapists, meditators, and sensitive individuals who want a stronger internal container.

You do not need prior Qigong experience to take this course.

Course Schedule & Format
Format: Live online class via Zoom
Day: Mondays
Time: 6:00–7:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: February 2 – March 23

Each class will meet live once per week for 90 minutes. Sessions will include instruction, guided practice, and time for questions and integration.

This course follows a progressive structure, with the first half focused on energetic hygiene, standing meditation, and foundational practices, and the second half introducing Taiji Ruler training for beginners.

Participants are encouraged to attend live whenever possible to support continuity and embodied learning.
Thunder Sage Qigong

PNW Bellingham's Medical Qigong Practice. Dr. Shannon Freeman, Doctor of Chinese Energetic Medicine, offers Medical Qigong healing sessions and Qigong classes, teaching the powerful healing practice of this ancient lineage medicine.

10/17/2025

✨ Hot yoga at Flux in Fairhaven is giving me strength, focus, and a deep opening for both body and mind. ✨

I’m grateful to be part of such an incredible healing community here in Fairhaven. Every class reminds me that healing isn’t just about the physical—it’s about connection, breath, and balance.

As an Acupuncture and Medical Qigong practitioner, I feel blessed to share in this flow of wellness with so many amazing people. 💫

10/16/2025

✨ This is what gratitude feels like.
The clouds part, the light spills through, and everything—boats, trees, even the quiet parking lot—becomes a reminder of how much beauty there is in simply being here.

Gratitude isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s just this: a deep breath, a soft pause, and the knowing that life is still unfolding in all the right ways.

10/16/2025

💙 Good news, friends!
Our website is now fully accessible to everyone.

We know many of our patients live with disabilities, and making sure our digital space is welcoming and easy to use is just as important as creating comfort in our clinic.

This isn’t only about meeting requirements—it’s about equity, dignity, and care for all who walk through our doors (virtually or in person).

🌿 Explore, connect, and book with ease here: https://www.doctorshannonfreeman.com

Because healing should be accessible to all.

10/08/2025

This was an outstanding presentation that balanced epidemiology, prevention, and clinical pearls. As an acupuncturist, I value these cross-disciplinary trainings because they expand my lens of care. Veterans benefit when all of us—physicians, nurses, social workers, and complementary providers—are aligned on infectious disease prevention and treatment, especially in populations living with substance use disorders.

Thank you to the presenters and the VA for making this education accessible.

10/04/2025

Feeling burned out, anxious, or running on empty?
Your body might be stuck in survival mode.

At A Better Way Acupuncture and Medical Qigong, I’ve developed a protocol that helps your body remember how to rest and heal again.

✨ Acupuncture calms the nervous system and supports deep recovery.
✨ Medical Qigong retrains your body’s stress rhythm—balancing the HPA axis (your body’s stress engine).

Together, these ancient and modern tools:
💧 Improve sleep & focus
🫀 Support healthy cortisol levels
🕊️ Bring your body back into harmony

This work is grounded in Chinese medicine and supported by Polyvagal Theory—the science of safety and connection.

If you’ve been living in “fight or flight,” this is your invitation to breathe again.
🌿 Book your session at drshannonfreeman.com

10/03/2025

✨ We’re celebrating! ✨
I’m humbled and grateful to share that our clinic has been recognized in the Best of the Northwest awards: Silver in 2022, 2023, and Gold in 2024, and Silver again in 2025. 🏆

This honor isn’t just about me — it’s about the patients I get to walk alongside every day. From people recovering from sports injuries or chronic pain, to veterans navigating trauma and PTSD, to those managing autoimmune, hormonal, or stress-related conditions — Acupuncture and Medical Qigong offer powerful, natural ways to bring the body and mind back into balance.

For those who haven’t experienced these modalities:
🌿 Acupuncture uses fine, gentle needles to support circulation, release pain, regulate the nervous system, and restore balance.
🌿 Medical Qigong is an ancient branch of Chinese medicine — energy-based therapy that helps clear blockages, calm emotions, and strengthen vitality.

Every session is tailored to the individual. Whether you’re seeking pain relief, emotional regulation, deeper sleep, or simply a greater sense of wellness, these practices meet you where you are and support your body’s own healing capacity.

Deep gratitude to my teachers, colleagues, and this incredible community of healers for keeping me inspired and grounded on this red road. And thank you to our patients — you are the heart of this work. 💖

🙏🏻 Miigwetch 🙏🏻

09/17/2025

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
I've officially completed the VA's Community Care Provider Opioid Safety Initiative (Section 131) certification! 🩺💪

As a Community Care Network Acupuncture and Taiichi/Qigong Provider, I'm proud to be part of a national initiative aimed at improving chronic pain care for Veterans—using safer, non-opioid, and integrated approaches like Acupuncture and Qigong. 🧠✨🪡

This training deepened my understanding of:
✅ Evidence-based guidelines to reduce opioid risk
✅ Holistic strategies for managing chronic pain
✅ The critical role of acupuncture and qigong in supporting Veteran health & function
✅ How to collaborate with the VA to provide high-quality, non-pharmacological care

Veterans deserve safe, compassionate, and effective pain management—and I’m honored to support that mission.

👉 If you know a Veteran struggling with chronic pain, reach out. There are safer, empowering options—acupuncture and qigong 🇺🇸👐

08/19/2025

And now we have bun-bun. These little gift surprises are always welcome. Discovering them in my office is a blessing.

05/25/2025

The Priestess who throws axes and jumps out of airplanes. Lol John-Andrew Kambanis right?