Mind Body Medicine Acupuncture

02/19/2026

Make your appt and let’s get you out of pain as well!

02/16/2026

🎊 恭喜發財🔥🐎🧧

Happy Lunar New Year! A Fire Horse year in the Chinese zodiac combines two powerful symbolic forces: the Horse (powerful movement, freedom, drive, and action) and the Fire element (transformation, passion, expansion, joy and intensity).

Traditionally, Fire Horse years are associated with rapid change, bold decisions, and periods where individual willpower can dramatically shape outcomes. It’s often seen as a time when momentum accelerates — both opportunities and challenges tend to arrive faster, rewarding people who are decisive but punishing those who burn out or act impulsively.

From a Chinese Medicine lens, the Fire element corresponds primarily to the Heart and Small Intestine systems, as well as the Shen (Spirit or consciousness).

In balance— Fire supports joy, connection, enthusiasm, and strong circulation. In excess—it can show up as anxiety, inflammation, sleep disruption, overstimulation, or emotional volatility.

During a Fire-dominant year, Chinese Medical philosophy would emphasize regulating fire rather than suppressing it — meaning you want enough to move forward in life, but not so much that you overheat physically or emotionally.

Practically, living well in a Fire Horse year through a TCM lens means building daily habits that anchor and circulate energy smoothly. That includes prioritizing deep sleep (Fire is restored at night), managing stimulant use, staying hydrated, and balancing intense work or ambition with grounding practices like walking, breath work, meditation, yoga, qigong, or time in nature. Diet-wise, Chinese Medicine would favor slightly cooling and moistening foods when fire energy is high — things like pears, berries, leafy greens, and properly cooked whole foods — while avoiding excessive alcohol, ultra-spicy foods, and chronic stress eating, which can “fan the flames.”

On a life-strategy level, Fire Horse years are often seen as excellent for taking visible action on long-held goals, building reputation, launching ideas, and forming meaningful social or professional bonds.

The healthiest and most “plentiful” path, from this worldview, is channeling intensity into purpose while protecting your nervous system and Heart Qi. In simple terms: move fast toward what matters, but recover like it’s part of your job. 🙏

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01/18/2026

Beautiful Office Space for Rent in renovated historic building in East Norwich, NY. The office is located on a main road (25A) close to Rt 106, 495/ LI Expressway and the Northern State Pkwy. Prime location with ample parking in a quiet building with serene waiting room/ reception area. I am seeking another **healthcare professional** (must be licensed and insured) as a tenant to share my office space when I’m not there.

3 days are currently open for 2 treatment rooms (Thrs/ Fri/ Sat). One room has a private bathroom.

Please DM if interested, serious inquiries only.

06/30/2025

Come experience the beauty of authentic Chinese Medicine for yourself ☯️

Now accepting new patients!

06/13/2025

I haven’t posted in a while—life has just been busy. As usual, I’m always doing my best to help patients with whatever ailment they might be dealing with. As one of my teachers used to say, “try to be the walking hospital—learn to treat everything.”

This woman was suffering with polymenorrhea and pronounced hormonal swings, likely due to life/ work stress. ☯️

11/24/2024

The concept of Attachment isn’t familiar to many in Western culture as we are commonly taught to be passionate, empathetic and care deeply about what motivates us. Conversely, Buddhism teaches that our Attachment is the very reason for our suffering. Attachment is at the root of Fear, Anger, Anxiety, feeling let down or simply struggling to accept what is.

In this regard, I help patients who somatize or physically manifest their emotions to understand where their suffering is rooted. We discuss how to alleviate those emotional poisons with mindfulness and of course acupuncture is always there for support. While it can be challenging at first, embracing Equinimity can truly be liberating.

If you’re in emotional as well as physical pain, consider that the mind and body are not separate. Everything we think or believe is manifest in our physical experience of this world. Chinese medicine never severed the mind-body connection and true healing requires us to address the whole—mind, body and spirit, as one.

Make an appointment today. Let’s discuss your next healing journey ❤️‍🩹

09/02/2024

08/12/2024

“The inner refuge of silence brings you closer to who you really are.” Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

06/27/2024

Tongue and pulse diagnosis are the main diagnostic tools of Chinese medicine. AI confirmed, it is quite accurate. Many of my patients would agree!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ai-revives-ancient-chinese-practice-221620233.html?

Artificial intelligence is backing the accuracy of the ancient Chinese medical practice of looking at a patient’s tongue to diagnose diseases, a new study shows. What the ancient Chinese did: Chinese herbalists dating back to 2,000 years ago examined people’s tongues for signs of disease. A yell...

05/28/2024

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05/27/2024

A healthy dose of fear is natural and part of what keeps us safe, it is within us all. What you choose to do in the face of that fear is what determines your path in life and often how you see yourself.

If fear becomes irrationally disproportionate to the “threat” or too cumbersome to navigate, you have lost yourself, fear has won. Never allow your fears to control who you are, who you become or your path in this life.

Face
Everything
And
Rise

05/27/2024

I wrote these articles circa 2012 to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western medicine. I hope they still prove insightful for anyone reading.

While some still argue that acupuncture doesn't elicit statistically significant research results beyond that of placebo, we now know that simply isn't true.