Vessel Healing Arts: Acupuncture and Somatics

Vessel Healing Arts: Acupuncture and Somatics Nationally Board Certified and Alaska State Licensed Acupuncturist, Lisa Solari, providing customized acupuncture and somatic treatments.

Healing is not a destination or a goal. It arrives each moment we meet the depths of our being through sensation, image...
04/07/2026

Healing is not a destination or a goal. It arrives each moment we meet the depths of our being through sensation, image, movement and emotion. In this meeting place we do not force change, we gently allow the sweet river of surrender and follow the arising current towards the unknown. Within this threshold, we step into the blessed mystery of body-mind awareness and unification with our essence. Paradoxically, this is the moment change occurs as we heal into ourselves.

To treat pain, we must understand pain. I am deepening this relationship studying neuro-Meridan acupuncture which often...
04/03/2026

To treat pain, we must understand pain. I am deepening this relationship studying neuro-Meridan acupuncture which often involves the application of electrical currents or stronger stimulation of the needle through varies needling techniques. This style of acupuncture is useful for the treatment of strokes, Parkinson’s Disease, neuropathy, and migraines as well as more common pain such as low back, neck, hip and knee pain. Always though the arch of my interest and study focuses on the intersection of the psycho-spiritual and emotional relationship with our pain and suffering. I believe that pain is a sacred symptom and that we must listen deeper to its mysterious language.

Ren Mai-8, is quite possibly one of my most favorite treatments to receive and gift. A deeply penetrating and nourishin...
04/02/2026

Ren Mai-8, is quite possibly one of my most favorite treatments to receive and gift. A deeply penetrating and nourishing mugwort heat (moxa heat has the frequency of far-infrared) enters the Ren Mai. Also known as the Conception Vessel, The Channel of Bonding, The Sea of Yin.

The Ren Mai is instantly activated by the severing of the umbilical chord, causing the baby to seek nourishment from the only source it’s ever known, its mother. Therefore, the Ren Mai ( and very specifically the umbilical point- called Great Deficiency by Worsley and Spirit Tower Gate by other sources) governs and is affected by the symbiotic bond between mother and the child (and the deeper relationship with the Primordial or Great Mother/Gaia energies). Feeding the Ren Mai at this point can build blood, resources, substance, all things yin. According to the point stimulates Conciousness, stops diarrhea, regulates the intestines, treats damp-cold in the lower Jaio and is also the principal point for issues related to identity. NOURISHMENT is the key word I think of for this point.

Image from A Manual of Acupuncture, Peter Deadman

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03/19/2026

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03/19/2026

Why I’m always looking at tongues!

Betrayal. Injustice. Heartbreak. Grief. Where do these live within the body and how do our bodies sacred messages point ...
03/15/2026

Betrayal. Injustice. Heartbreak. Grief. Where do these live within the body and how do our bodies sacred messages point us towards integration and empowerment. This session began as a bilateral body mapping exploration with eyes closed. Through allowing and surrendering, it transformed into a witnessed exploration on the page which anchored the intensity of the felt sense. The symbolism expressed, this column of phoenix fire, was integrated in an acupuncture session where we opened the Sea of Yang, the Du Mai, the Channel of Individuality up the spinal column. This channel as the origin of all yang warms, upholds and moves. The fires of transformation reside here. Moxa was used to heat all of the needles placed along the spine at GV4, GV9, GV11, GV12, GV16 and GV20. The session ended with a deep exploration around the mystery of source/God and the deeper meanings our human existence. It was an honor to hold the container for this deep level of work. This Phoenix is rising, while surfing the swells of the tide.

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02/04/2026

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12/08/2025

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So blessed and thankful for this work and the honor of working with you all! ⭐️
11/27/2025

So blessed and thankful for this work and the honor of working with you all! ⭐️

11/19/2025

Fawning is a hybrid response, activating the sympathetic (hyperarousal) and parasympathetic (hypoarousal) branches of the autonomic nervous system at the same time.

• The hyperarousal aspect of fawning has us instinctively managing the moods and states of those “in charge.” We lean into the very relationships that are causing us harm, appeasing our perpetrators while taking personal responsibility for all relational difficulties. Fawning can be incredibly active.

• But at the same time, we are detaching from ourselves. The hypoarousal of fawning numbs our connection to self, our broader sense of agency, and often, our ability to feel the effects of the abuse at all.

We are threading a fine needle when we fawn, neither risking greater harm through fight or flight, nor shutting down completely. This highly adaptive response is moving beyond playing dead to playing LIFE. We are playing pretend, and we don’t even know it. We are playing house, playing the game (to survive or escape our situation), playing a part—sometimes as many parts as there are people in our lives.

🌟Click the link in my bio to get a Free PDF on the Fawning Trauma Response and to order FAWNING: Why the need to please makes us lose ourselves – and how to find our way back. AVAILABLE NOW 🤗

The Moonflower and the Spider. It is truly hard to describe the magic and energy this painting gifts my treatment space....
11/16/2025

The Moonflower and the Spider. It is truly hard to describe the magic and energy this painting gifts my treatment space. My relationship with Spider and Her weaving began moving through my life and somatic practice a year ago through my work with Spider began to illuminate the wisdom of time, intersections, and the liminality of our life stories that she weaves and holds in her glistening web. A creatrix loving and feeding from the rich silky blood lines she weaves. Her infinite cosmic web, like Indra’s net, with a jewel at each intersection, where every jewel is like a mirror reflecting all the others. The well-being of one affects the whole. This illustrates dependent origination and the idea that no individual exists in isolation. We are all connected. Each encounter significant.
The Moonflower who opens Her velvet petals only on the darkest night at the height of adversity showing us the richness of the black and difficult times.
My heart is deeply touched and the energetics of my practice space our mysteriously enriched by this painting created by the luminous . Thank you, Amanda. You have gifted such stirring meaning. If I have lost my way, I only have to glance up at your painting to be reminded of the great Primordial Feminine moving through us all. 🕷️🕸️🖤

11/05/2025

People who suffer from Complex PTSD often experience a series of events in which the power structure dehumanizes and abuses them. Most often, the system offers no recourse, correction, or apology. Such unresolved trespasses can accumulate and compound over time.

When we become angry instead of numb, it's actually a sign of progress! Numbing/not reacting/shut-down is the "freeze" response. Our limbic system freezes when there is no other viable option. Our early environments taught us there was no way out; shut-down was the safest survival adaptation.

But once we are resourced enough we can leave the freeze response and move into "fight," which is active and powerful. Our anger is likely to increase, which can be disconcerting, especially when we are taught it's bad/wrong or even dangerous to express anger. (This is mainstream culture!)

But anger is our body's natural and normal response to violations or perceived violations. This can seem dangerous, but with a little knowledge and focused attention, we can direct our anger in healthful ways that improve our quality of life.

For instance, whenever I feel rage over the medical abuse I endured, I take one small step toward creating justice. I write a paragraph, look up a potential ally, or add some data to the file.

One small decisive act can bring us out of impotent rage or despair and help us move toward a better future.

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1150 South Colony Way #1
Palmer, AK
99645

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