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Japanese Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine practice with a special focus in autoimmune-related dermatology, digestive issues, and joint pain.

04/13/2023

Kyutoshin for knee pain - In general when someone comes in with joint pain my first thought is ‘moxa moxa moxa’! I prefer this needle-head moxa technique when the pain is deep in the knee as it helps to generate fluid deep within the joint. While I usually use charcoal moxa for kyutoshin, because of the position of the needles on the knee the charcoal is too heavy so we have to use the smokey kind. Makes for a great photo though especially in this Bay Area spring light 😉🌻

04/11/2023

Inspired by the incredibly clinically relevant teachings of and , here is a breakdown of my approach to managing Hashimoto’s as an East-Asian medicine practitioner. Most of the article is focused on the advice I give to patients to help them make the most of the 167 hours per week they’re not in clinic, with some background on Chinese medicine diagnostics and treatment although as we know each person comes in with their own ‘flavor of Hashi’s’ so there’s only so much guidance you can give in a blogpost! I hope this helps patients and practitioners alike navigate Hashimoto’s in a pragmatic, customized, and effective way

03/10/2023

Felt on fire this week in clinic (literally - lots of kyutoshin (needle head moxa)) after getting to accompany in her Japanese Acupuncture Remix course this weekend. Seriously Barbara is a magical sage who makes sure to dose everyone with acupuncture, moxa, and laughter in all her treatments. Her wardrobe says it all 😂 🌮 Her courses blow my mind every time - so grateful to have her as a magical unicorn mentor in this medicine ❤️🙌✨

12/09/2022

It has happened - the practice has grown beyond my capacity and in order to provide the level of care my patients deserve, it has to grow. Over the next few months I will be training a team of talented practitioners who are equally as passionate about providing thoughtful, gentle, well-informed care for people dealing with complex health conditions. So as the practice evolves beyond me, so must our name. We will now be known as Tendervine Health! Tendervine Health will have the same focus on Japanese acupuncture, classical herbal medicine, and integrative medicine. The major differences are the breadth of conditions we will be able to treat and the increase in available appointment slots as our patients will have a full team to care for them. This is a huge milestone for my practice that I’m hitting about 3 years earlier than I expected. I’m both excited about the opportunity and terrified of the risks it entails, and in the end it’s worth it so that more people living with complex disorders that interfere with their daily lives can receive the thoughtful, ‘slow medicine’ care I value as a practitioner and a patient. Here’s to the next phase of practice and all the benefits and challenges it brings!

05/07/2022

Been waiting for this for 4 years! And it was well worth the wait.

03/31/2022

As part of my doctoral thesis I started getting really into analyzing blood tests from a Chinese medical perspective thanks to the encouragement of and referencing the incredible work of Clare Pyers]. And I can tell you there is no going back - there is so much valuable information and perspective you can get from such objective data points that can only make you a better practitioner. It can help you corroborate a diagnosis, determine which pattern is most pressing to treat in a complex case, and determine if your treatments are working or if you may need to pivot your approach. This here is a snapshot of blood work from one of my patients with post viral fatigue since 2020 that I’ve diagnosed as Kd and Sp yang deficiency with Kd Jing deficiency and this blood work corroborates that AND shows there is an element of pathogenic/constrained heat that needs to be addressed which is something I wouldn’t have necessarily picked up from pulse, tongue, and palpation diagnosis only. This lead me down the yin fire scenario thought process and has only enhanced the treatment I have given with pretty significant positive outcomes! I’m waiting until we get to the end of her treatment plan before writing a case but wanted to share this PSA with other EAM practitioners to buy Clare Pyers] book and start analyzing some blood tests!!! (Big shoutout to for coding the database that allows me to input and analyze the data in 5 minutes rather than look up each test in the book over the span of 3 hours!!)

03/11/2022

I bought a bottle of Empirical Health] Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan honey pills and I can honestly say this stuff is the real deal! One of my teachers in my master’s program said that taken in small doses over a long period of time this formula helps those with a uterus have less clots during me**es and lowers the chance of fibroids forming. In higher therapeutic doses this formula helps with menstrual pain accompanied by clotty me**es, constipation, and skin issues that come on in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (think acne, psoriasis, etc) along with helping to slow the growth of fibroids if the pattern matches (fibroids can form due to multiple patterns of disharmony, but that’s for a different post 😉). I usually make this formula for myself by blending raw herbs and mixing in honey, but I understand that not all patients have the time or will to do this and with this formula in particular nothing compares to taking it raw. Thanks to Empirical Health] now being sold by in the US I was able to get a one bottle sample to try and I’m SOLD! Just put in an order to stock up in clinic along with some other goodies to try from them 🙌

01/20/2022

Insomnia is a common issue brought up in clinic. Whether it's a short bout or a long struggle, insomnia affects almost everyone at some point in their lives. The past few months my patients have been presenting with some extremely complex insomnia cases in the clinic. Some have been super responsive to treatment while others have been more resistant, and when I'm faced with a clinical challenge I always go back to basics through the teachings of great masters and thought leaders of East-Asian Medicine. My first stop is almost always the books and lecture notes of Ikeda sensei, and I found his take extremely eye-opening and compelling for what my patients are going through so I wanted to share some of his perspective here. Link in bio.

01/18/2022

Today the US government made at-home tests available for free - if you haven’t already you should order them now through covidtests.gov - they allow for 4 tests per household. Unfortunately if you live in shared housing or a duplex situation or are required to test more regularly, 4 tests aren’t going to be enough. Tests are in short supply, so many healthcare practitioners such as me have stocked up to be able to make testing more widely available to our patients and our community. Ask your provider or if you’re in the East Bay and need a test kit please reach out to me - I’m providing them at-cost (not looking to profit from pandemic panic!) whether it be because you have been exposed or want to test to re-enter the community post-infection. 🙏🏼

11/20/2021

Just wanting to share this view from my clinic window. This is actually my favorite time to give treatment - when the day starts to quiet down and we start to transfer our attention inward. In this very yang-focused society where we value production and movement these yin moments of stillness are the medicine we need.

11/10/2021

I just got off a call with (who graciously agreed to be my thesis advisor for the doctorate program even though I full on fangirled hard during our first call 😂) and I’m sitting here reflecting on something she said that really hit home - ‘once you see it you can’t unsee it.’ We were talking about seeing yin fire in clinic as practitioners but I realize now that it also applies to the patient experience. Once you recognize and see the signs of disharmony in your body you can’t unsee it - the low grade digestive discomfort or the slight fatigue that sticks around all day or the skin rash that just won’t get better. Embarking on a health journey is embarking on a quest that will never lead you back to where you are now because the information and insight you acquire along the way cannot be unlearned. It takes courage to take that first step, and I sit here reflecting on my patients’ journeys and am in awe of their courage. And not just my patients but every person who decides decides it’s ok to be vulnerable in pursuit of harmony - the process will test you while also bringing meaning and perspective to your human experience.

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1283 Gilman Street
North Berkeley, CA
94706

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	12:30pm - 7pm

Telephone

+15102142980

Website

http://www.tendervinehealth.com/

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