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🏳️‍🌈 Advocate for EQUAL & Conscious Healthcare =
🌿 Dr. of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
✨ Cosmetic Acupuncture

11/03/2026

Once a pyro, always a pyro. 🔥

At least now it’s therapeutic.

This technique is called flash cupping, and it’s one of the ways I prepare the body for a more targeted cupping treatment.

Unlike stationary cupping, where cups remain in place for several minutes, flash cupping involves rapidly applying and removing the cups to create brief, repeated suction- and yes the video is sped up.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this technique is used to warm the channels, stimulate the movement of Qi and Blood, and prepare the area before placing cups in specific locations for a longer period.

Think of it as the warm-up before the main event. 🔥

10/30/2026

That’s right, EQUALibrium acupuncture is going mobile! ✨

Your space, your comfort, your treatment. Whether that’s your living room, backyard, or a little poolside paradise.

I’ll bring the table, the needles, and the good vibes. You just bring yourself, and maybe your dog 😉

📍 Mobile acupuncture available in San Diego.

DM me to inquire about scheduling!

10/23/2026

When your mouth has officially clocked out. 🙃

These bloopers were too good of an example of what living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome can sometimes look like. 😂

Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: vocal and orofacial fatigue.

For some people with EDS, even something as seemingly effortless as speaking can become increasingly exhausting throughout the day.

As fatigue sets in, maintaining vocal strength, clarity, and coordination can require more effort. Your voice might sound weaker or strained, or you might find yourself stumbling over words that normally come easily.

And while moments like these can be funny, the fatigue behind them can be genuinely frustrating.

EDS is so much more than hypermobile joints. Its effects can extend far beyond what people typically associate with the condition.

As both an acupuncturist and someone living with EDS, I think sharing these lesser-known experiences is just as important as the clinical education. Sometimes the bloopers are part of the education. 💜

Anyone else find that the more tired you get, the harder it is to get your words out? 😂

10/21/2026

✨Updated diagnostic criteria are expected in December 2026, and I’m hopeful this will be a meaningful step toward making the road to diagnosis a little less complicated.

For so many people living with EDS or HSD, getting answers can feel like putting together a puzzle without knowing what the final picture looks like.

Joint hypermobility, chronic pain, dysautonomia (including POTS), fatigue, headaches, and gastrointestinal issues are often evaluated separately, usually by multiple specialists who may never connect the dots.

But for people with EDS/HSD these seemingly unrelated symptoms are actually pieces of the same puzzle? 🧩

That’s why these upcoming changes are so important. The hope is that updated criteria will help healthcare providers better recognize patterns, improve diagnostic accuracy, and create a clearer pathway for people who have spent years searching for answers.

🎃October is also Dysautonomia Awareness Month, making this a perfect opportunity to highlight the often-overlooked connection between connective tissue disorders and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

As both an acupuncturist and someone living with EDS, I’m especially hopeful about what greater awareness and improved diagnostic tools could mean for this community.

If you’ve ever felt like your symptoms don’t fit neatly into one diagnosis, you’re not alone. 💜

10/14/2026

POV: You’re an acupuncturist’s favorite glass cup.
Your entire job is getting lit and sucking at your job🔥

10/08/2026

More on the Paulus Protocol —

What if preparing for embryo transfer is about more than just the uterus? ✨

In this reel, I’m sharing the Chinese Medicine philosophy behind the Paulus Protocol, an acupuncture approach developed for use immediately before and after IVF embryo transfer.

Through a TCM lens, the intention shifts from preparing the body to receive to nourishing and supporting it afterward.

It’s a beautiful example of how Chinese Medicine considers the connection between body, mind, spirit and reproductive health.

💬 Have you considered acupuncture as part of your IVF journey? I’d love to hear your thoughts or answer your questions!

📩 Save or share with someone going through IVF or navigating fertility treatments.

10/01/2026

So what exactly is the Paulus Protocol? 🧬✨

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years.. but acupuncture specifically adapted for modern IVF is relatively new.

In 2002, researchers Wolfgang Paulus and colleagues published one of the landmark studies establishing what became known as the Paulus Protocol: acupuncture performed immediately before and after embryo transfer.

It’s a pretty fascinating intersection of ancient medicine + modern reproductive technology.

IVF itself only dates back to the first successful IVF birth in 1978, meaning the Paulus Protocol was developed just 24 years into the modern era of IVF.

Ancient medicine. Modern application. One very specific moment in the IVF process.

And this is just the beginning of how acupuncture can be integrated into fertility care. 🌿

More on what happens during the pre- and post-transfer treatments coming next…

09/25/2026

09/21/2026

Before I became a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, I spent years as a performer and aerial coach.

I accumulated thousands of hours learning how bodies move - how they create stability, compensate, adapt, build strength, find balance, and sometimes move in ways that don’t look anything like the textbook.

Working with bodies for that many years taught me to pay attention to the individual body in front of me rather than assuming everyone should move the same way.

That perspective is something I carry into my practice today.

Turns out all those years of hanging upside down were professional development. 🙃

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