A Better Way Acupuncture in Fairhaven

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?

04/17/2025

Names carry frequency. They hold the resonance of who we are in this life.

At my graduation in Energetic Medicine, there was a place card waiting for me—with THE SAGE ENTERS THROUGH THUNDER written inside. It wasn’t formally given, but when I saw it, something clicked. I chose to claim it as my own.

I also carry an Indigenous name, and I hold both with equal reverence—each name holding a different thread of my essence.

As an Aries with Leo rising and a Gemini moon, the act of being seen and acknowledged through a name resonates deeply.

For my birthday, I had THE SAGE ENTERS THROUGH THUNDER tattooed on my arm—a permanent honoring of who I am becoming, and who I’ve always been.

04/04/2025

My heart was ignited with so much passion from working with two children. The honesty from the verbal child and limited language from the other. My heart is full and connected with compassion. I love the work we provide. So grateful for our training.

04/02/2025

https://cob.org/project/12th-and-finnegan

Plan ahead for your treatment at our office. Parking is restricted for the month of April.

Project Overview This project is designed to improve transportation safety at key intersections along the 12th Street and Finnegan Way corridor, which is the gateway to the Fairhaven Urban Village. Pedestrian, bicycle, transit rider and vehicle crossing demand is increasing in this area, making this...

02/14/2025

Kickstarting this Valentine’s Day with a powerful Qigong session with my amazing crew! 💞✨ We’re diving deep with healing sounds that pe*****te the organs, breaking up stuck energy and creating instant, transformative shifts. Each organ has its own unique vibration—when you get the sounds right, the magic happens. Such a beautiful way to ignite the heart and energize this Friday! 💫🎶