For all new patients, please read…

Acupuncture:

  • Your first Initial Consultation and Acupuncture treatment will be approximately 1 1/2 hours in length.  You will need to fill out the Intake form for Acupuncture below and bring it with you completed to your session. If you are not able to do this at home, come to your appointment 15-20 minutes early to fill them out at the office.  If you are coming for a fertility services,  please fill out out the additional intake form below labeled Intake form for Fertility. It is also important to bring any recent (3 month) lab tests and BBT charts with you.
  • You will need a code to get through the gate, the receptionist should have given you this code when you made your appointment and/or you should have received this code in the confirmation email sent to you about your appointment.
  • Do not brush or clean your tongue the morning of your Acupuncture session.
  • Always take your prescription medications, but if your coming in for Acupuncture to address a pain issue, try to avoid taking your over the counter painkillers such as, aspirin, Advil, Motrin and Alleve. (If this is not possible due to the intensity of your pain, take whatever you need to in order to get to your appointment!)
  • Wear loose clothing for your Acupuncture sessions, usually we work from your elbows and knees down to the tips of your fingers and toes.
  • Please refrain from using colognes and perfumes, some of our other patients are very sensitive to strong fragrances.
  • Keep in mind there is a 24 hour cancellation policy.
  • And finally, there is street parking only. You will also find parking lots near the fourth street shopping area. Parking is a little easier near the office and towards the residential area, but still leave yourself enough time to find it!

Massage:

  • Please fill out the Intake form for Massage below.  Bring it with you filled out.
  • You will need a code to get through the gate, the receptionist should have given you this code when you made your appointment and/or you should have received this code in the confirmation email sent to you about your appointment.
  • Wear loose clothing for your Cranio-sacral sessions.
  • Please refrain from using colognes and perfumes, some of our other patients are very sensitive to strong fragrances.
  • Keep in mind there is a 24 hour cancellation policy.
  • And finally, there is street parking only. You will also find parking lots near the fourth street shopping area. Parking is a little easier near the office and towards the residential area, but still leave yourself enough time to find it!

USEFUL LINKS

Other Acupuncturists we love…

Bethany Richardson: www.acu-sf.com

Lisa Schwartz (LA area): http://balancecommunityacupuncture.com/

Steven Gomberg (LA area): www.herbalroom.com

Local Buddhist Teachers and Meditation Centers

www.medicinebuddha.org/medicine_buddha.htm

www.spiritrock.org

www.tsechenling.org

www.berkeleymonastery.org

www.liberationprisonproject.org/index2.html

Fertility Resources

Northern California Fertility Acupuncture practitioners http://www.norcalfertility.com/index.php

RESOLVE, and online resource for infertility http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer