Acupuncture Silver Spring Pulse Community Care

I first encountered acupuncture as a college student, searching for a way to balance the stress of dancing in the studio all day and working at night. I experienced a dramatic response of qi flow and rest throughout my body. Since then, receiving this medicine from heart-centered practitioners has been a respite throughout the different challenges of my life, helping me build trust in my body and grow resilience to weather the storms along the way.
 

My practice of acupuncture is informed by my lifelong study of movement and dance, and experience with creative collaboration in both performance and social justice movements. As the internal pull towards healthcare work took me through a winding path studying emergency and wilderness first aid and street medicine, I recognized that learning East Asian Medicine was a path that could integrate my interests and strengths for the long haul. I studied East Asian Medicine for four years in the southern Appalachian mountains that I call home at the Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine, graduating in summer 2024.
 

As I build my acupuncture practice, I also spend time teaching dance and GYROTONIC, studying taiji and qi gong, and getting out into the woods and by the water with my family every chance I get.
 

In the treatment space, I aim to accompany patients as they move towards engaging with their health challenges. I enjoy incorporating manual work including tui na, gua sha and fire cupping into sessions. I work to gently hold the space for folks to show up as they are. My hope is to deepen living liberatory values through this practice, and be a source of support for my communities through the practice of this powerful medicine.