Covelo Acupuncture

05/08/2026

Am I the right acupuncturist for you? Genuinely don’t know until you tell me what you’re bringing.

 

If you want a fifteen minute top-up and a repeat prescription of the same four points, we will bore each other quickly. If you’ve been told it’s stress, or hormones, or nothing at all, and you know that’s not the whole story, that’s more my territory.

 

I ask why. Repeatedly. I read pulses like a paragraph, not a tick box, and I will tell you when I don’t know something instead of performing certainty at you. Directness is how I show up for you, not a personality flaw I’m working on. Caring and blunt are not opposites.

 

Swipe through and see if it lands. If it doesn’t, no offence taken, plenty of other practitioners exist and they’re also good at their jobs.

 

[email protected] | North London

 

rootcause

30/05/2026

New look incoming. Same acupuncture. Same practitioner. Same unreasonable standards.

The grid is getting a clean-up because the old posts served their purpose and now they don’t. If you’ve been here a while, nothing clinical is changing: you’ll still get the same Kidney Yin lectures and unsolicited dietary advice. If you’re new, welcome. It gets weirder.

Normal service resumes shortly. Bookings are open throughout.

[email protected] | North London

30/05/2026

New look incoming. Same acupuncture. Same practitioner. Same unreasonable standards.

The grid is getting a clean-up because the old posts served their purpose and now they don’t. If you’ve been here a while, nothing clinical is changing; you’ll still get the same Kidney Yin lectures and unsolicited dietary advice. If you’re new, welcome. It gets weirder.

Normal service resumes shortly. Bookings are open throughout.

[email protected] | North London

13/04/2026

Exciting news -

I am thrilled to announce that the wonderful Dee (Duygur) Demir is joining me at Covelo Acupuncture. Dee graduated from the City College of Acupuncture (my college), so you know she is really well trained :) and will be initially covering for me on Fridays and Saturdays while I am in China; once I ...

22/03/2026

https://mailchi.mp/a5eeb0c647de/a-heartfelt-thank-you-to-vaida

After a very busy year doing her wonderful acupuncture magic at Covelo Acupuncture, Vaida is leaving us to concentrate on her own clinic.  All of you have reported what a delight she has been and how well cared for you have felt with her, so we will all miss her, but at the same time I am excited ...

11/12/2025

https://mailchi.mp/b3d0f59641b3/a-flu-two-goblins-and-very-wet-feet

Last weekend, instead of lying down like a wise Chinese medicine practitioner who preaches long-term health, I joined my brother and his delightful (germ-shedding) family for a festive stomp around London.  

28/10/2025

Heads up: Festive Season Clinic Dates -

I know it’s not even November yet, but I’m giving you the heads-up early — because we’re all grownups trying to plan our lives, and also because I’m dreaming of a long, blissfully horizontal rest.

11/10/2025

Tired? Moody? Constipated? It’s not just you. -

29/06/2025

Summer heat 2025 -

With London’s temperatures climbing up to 31°C this week (because apparently the weather has chosen violence), I thought I’d share a few traditional Chinese medicine-inspired tips to help you stay balanced and sane.

11/06/2025

August Clinic Break — Book Early, Behave Always -

A quick (but pointed) note to let you know that I’ll be away on holiday this August. My last day in clinic will be Thursday 31st July, and I’ll return on Wednesday 3rd September, hopefully well-rested and marginally more tolerant of public wellness trends.