Pulling Down the Moon

02/27/2026

Some women feel ready to get started and book their acupuncture, nutrition, or massage appointment right away. Others may need a bit more information or feel confused about where to start on their holistic journey.

For those gals, we've created a special 30-minute holistic fertility consultation appropriately called "Start Here". During this optional and virtual appointment, you will meet with PDtM director, former fertility patient, and Patient Advocate, Michelle Johann. Michelle will help you better understand how modalities like yoga, nutrition, Fertility Enhancing Massage (FEM), and Traditional Chinese Medicine might impact your specific journey. She will offer suggestions on how best to proceed based on your specific diagnosis or condition. Michelle will also help you feel more empowered to make decisions and ease into our community of fertility experts.

Beth and Tami literally wrote the book on holistic fertility (Fully Fertile - A Holistic 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility) and they want each patient to feel ready, comfortable, and empowered to make changes that can profoundly impact their day-to-day wellness and potentially their fertility health. So you can decide whether to book a treatment straight away or ease into things with a "Start Here" session. We look forward to walking with you on your journey whichever path you choose.

Learn more at: https://www.pullingdownthemoon.com/introductory-fertility-consultation today!

02/14/2026

Valentine’s Day can feel tender when you’re navigating infertility or pregnancy loss. 💙

If today feels heavy, begin with a love note to yourself — to your body, your resilience, your hope.

And if you’re craving a little extra care, this could be your gentle permission slip.

❤ Acupuncture to support hormone balance and circulation.
❤ Massage to release what your body has been holding.
❤ Nutrition guidance to nourish from the inside out.
❤ Fertility-focused yoga to calm your nervous system and reconnect you to yourself.

This isn’t indulgent.
It’s supportive.
It’s intentional.
It’s self-care that meets you where you are.

If your heart (and body) need it, we’re here to hold space for you. 💕

02/13/2026

For our community, we can’t wait to see our galentines tonight. 💕

✨ Gentle Galentine’s Evening ✨

Winter can make it hard to say yes to plans — especially when your body feels tired or your heart feels tender.

That’s why this Galentine’s Day, we’re creating something different.

A candlelit, gentle yoga evening designed to help you warm up and leave you feeling supported — wherever you are on your fertility or wellness journey.

Trying naturally, navigating IUI or IVF, or simply tending to yourself
— you are welcome at Pulling Down the Moon.

This isn’t about doing more.

It’s about resting, reconnecting, and feeling less alone.

If this feels like the kind of care you’ve been craving, then we’d love to save a spot for you 🤍

02/13/2026

Join us to tonight for a gentle Galentine’s Day in Chicago! ♥️

02/09/2026

With happy hearts, we share this patient testimonial. 💕

We celebrate with Elye today and most importantly her testimony is a wonderful reminder that at Pulling Down the Moon meet you where you are and support you through your journey! From your initial phone call, to your first visit, through the bumps in the road at the middle, to the celebration of the positive beta test through pregnancy anxiety, and then having your moon baby in your arms - we "get it" and are here for you.

"Michelle - I've been meaning to reach out to you for so long to let you and the entire PDTM team know about the birth of our amazing baby boy! Bowman was born on October 9th at 38 weeks and a healthy weight of 7 pounds 12 ounces. He's beautiful and we have so much gratitude he's in our arms now at almost 4 months old. I credit the PDTM experience for the success of our IVF journey.

Since I started my needle sessions in April 2024 (right after I called and cried on the phone to you!), we went through a miscarriage, IUI resulting in a dangerous ectopic pregnancy, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and two trimesters of pregnancy alongside your staff, and I truly believe every needle session helped get us to our baby.

It is hard to find the words to describe my gratitude for the staff's care, particularly you, Patrick, Christine (on the ever important embryo transfer day), Jen, Jackie, and Kelsi. Patrick was a huge part of my early pregnancy, and I have such fond memories of my sessions with him working towards the goal of a healthy pregnancy. I always felt he was completely committed to that goal with me.

Everyone else I saw was so caring and supportive. And then you were the first person to really understand the pain from which I was approaching. I can't thank you two enough. Please keep doing what you're doing with all of the compassion that you met me with back in April 2024. While you were not my acupuncturist, Michelle, your genuine support and kindness helped me keep going, which was exactly what I needed at the time.

Thank you again, please share this message with the staff, and enjoy the baby pics! I'll be sure to get in touch if we decide to try for another baby or if I just need more of those amazing needle sessions. All the very best, Elyse"

02/06/2026

2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse

The Fire Horse year carries powerful yang energy which means movement, independence, and bold forward momentum. In Chinese medicine, this kind of fire can fuel clarity, creativity, and courage, but it can also run hot - if not grounded.

This is a year to move with intention, tend your nervous system, and let transformation happen without burning out. Acupuncture helps harmonize Fire by supporting the Heart and calming the Shen, so passion stays inspired rather than overwhelming.

Let us support your journey this New Year in Chicago and Highland Park! Call us seven days a week at: 312-321-0004.

01/28/2026

✨ Gentle Galentine’s Evening ✨

Winter can make it hard to say yes to plans — especially when your body feels tired or your heart feels tender.

That’s why this Galentine’s Day, we’re creating something different.

A candlelit, gentle yoga evening designed to help you warm up and leave you feeling supported — wherever you are on your fertility or wellness journey.

Trying naturally, navigating IUI or IVF, or simply tending to yourself
— you are welcome at Pulling Down the Moon.

This isn’t about doing more.

It’s about resting, reconnecting, and feeling less alone.

If this feels like the kind of care you’ve been craving, then we’d love to save a spot for you 🤍

01/26/2026

Essential oils have been used for centuries in holistic wellness practices, including for fertility support. Learn more about the benefits, discuss using oils with your practitioner, try them during your acupuncture treatment, and bring some home to continue care!

Ways oils can help - 🌿 1. Hormonal Balance 😌 2. Stress Reduction and Emotional Support ❤️ 3. Improved Circulation and Reproductive Organ Health 💡 4. Supporting Detoxification and Uterine Health

Ask about our oil of the month: Nourish Yin and Blood! Enjoy scents of geranium 🌸, rose absolute 🌹 , and atlas cedarwood for aromatherapy during your luteal phase and more!

01/23/2026

Winter can make it hard to say yes to plans — especially when your body feels tired or your heart feels tender.

That’s why this Galentine’s Day, we’re creating something different.
Join PDtM Instructor Tanya Momma Prana on Friday, February 13th at 6pm in Chicago.

A candlelit, gentle yoga evening rooted in over 20 years of Pulling Down the Moon’s experience and research in Yoga for Fertility — designed to help you warm up, soften, and feel supported. 🧘‍♀️

We’ll close with a cup of our speciality tea and time to rest in community. ☕️

Trying naturally, navigating IUI/IVF, or simply tending to yourself — you’re welcome here.

Come for the movement, stay for the warmth, the tea, and the feeling of not being alone 🤍

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01/21/2026

This year, choose fertility care that is grounded, supportive, and sustainable—care that honors the complexity of your body and the season you’re in.

Because fertility thrives when the whole system is supported. 🌿

At Pulling Down the Moon, we are here 7 days a week at: 312-321-0004 to answer your questions and get you started with care in Chicago or Highland Park.

01/19/2026

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we often return to this reminder: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.”.

If things feel heavy right now—emotionally, physically, mentally—here’s your reminder: you don’t have to push your way through it. Healing comes from adding light ✨ where we can.

Self-care can be an act of hope. Not because everything is fixed, but because you’re choosing to support your well-being, even in the midst of your journey.

That choice—made again and again—is its own form of light. ✨ ✨ ✨

We are here to take care of you today. 🤍

01/16/2026

While women often carry the physical and emotional weight of trying to conceive, fertility is shared biology. Egg quality and s***m quality matter—and both respond to holistic care.

Including your partner in treatment can support: s***m quality, hormonal health, nervous system regulation, reducing stress, and overall reproductive outcomes.

✨ Acupuncture to support hormonal and nervous system balance
✨ Fertility Enhancing Massage to improve circulation and recovery
✨ Nutrition for Fertility to support metabolic health and s***m quality
✨ Yoga for Fertility to reduce stress and support whole-body wellness

Supporting fertility together isn’t about blame—it’s about giving both bodies the care they deserve.

You don’t have to do this alone. And you don’t have to do it all yourself.

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