Karen Calderon Acupuncture Wellness

01/29/2025

We now enter the year of the snake in the wood element. As we step into this powerful year, it’s the perfect time to embrace change, transformation, seek wisdom, and nurture the things that truly matter. Shed any negative energies, or old, outdated patterns and habits as a snake sheds its skin.
With the wood element reflecting the bamboo, keep in mind to stay flexible and move with change!!
Happy Lunar New Year!!

11/20/2024

This is a good time of year to have ginger at hand. Any time you hear yourself say "I think I might have caught a cold", make yourself a heavy laden cup of freshly grated/sliced ginger tea. Many times, this alone will prevent you from coming down with a cold.
Want to know more about ginger in Chinese Medicine? This video explains many different ways that you can incorporate ginger into your diet.

What is ginger good for? A Chinese (& Traditional Chinese Medicine) Soup Perspective.So what's so special about ginger?Why is ginger such a standout Traditio...

12/19/2023

My handcrafted "Deep Repair Facial Elixirs": New batch of Face Creams is being made up right now! (The last batch flew off the shelves.) I am taking preorders. PM me if you are interested.
2oz Jars for $48- on promotion for $42

11/23/2023

I am grateful for each of you that have been part of this healing journey, your medicines, your unique songs. Thank you for your trust and allowing me to share what is most dear in my heart... the blessing of the space of healing and love that weaves our lives together. Thank you

11/08/2023

Taoism teaches us to flow with the cyclical nature of life. Inside of these cyclical movements exist both the states of contraction and expansion. Both are necessary.

10/30/2023

10/30/2023

We still have some appointment openings this coming week.
Book your session today!

10/17/2023

Cold, Allergy and Flu Prevention:
Taking simple precautions can make a world of difference in allowing the body the time to adjust to seasonal changes.
Simple Awareness of our environment and staying connected with nature is key to staying in a state of balance.

It turns out our grandmothers really knew what was going on when they put that scarf around your neck! (Check my previous point on the acupuncture point Du14, the entry point of external factors).

10/11/2023

Covering the Governing Vessel at the neck with a scarf is a simple way to ward off colds and flus as the seasons change.

10/10/2023

Have you ever observed your tongue? This is one of the pillars of diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. Your tongue is like an x-ray image of what is happening in your body.
Which tongue in these images is most liken to yours?

Which tongue are you?

07/07/2023

This is the ideal point to stimulate with pressure to help clear some of the summer's accumulated heat. You can also apply some high quality cooling essential oils, such as lavender or peppermint essential oil.

06/28/2023

Eating with the seasons is an important part of Chinese Medicine
and optimal balance throughout the rest of the year. Foods are classified according to their flavor, temperature and entering meridians. Click below to find out which foods can best balance your body during the summer months.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is a medical system thousands of years old and incorporates many different modalities, eating in harmony with the seasons is one pivotal element for your optimal health. TCM theory emphasizes that Mother Nature provides the right kind of food for the right kind of enviro...