New Location (Starting Feb 1st)
Dear clients:
I am moving my practice on Feb 1st, 2014. I can no longer stay in my current building, and was fortunate to find a great space with other health care professionals in a modern well-cared for building in East Arlington. It is a short drive down Mass Ave from the Davis Square location and accessible by MBTA bus. I’m looking forward to seeing you all in my new space (but please be patient during the transition while I get everything organized!)
The new clinic location is: 
180 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 301
East Arlington, MA 02474
My contact info will remain the same for now:
617-548-8167
Lisa@DavisSquareAcupuncture.com
180 Mass Ave is a modern red brick office building located one block south of Lake Street and the Capitol Theater, between Egerton and Chandler Streets. It has a Cambridge Savings Bank on the first level and is across from the Fox Library.
When you arrive, take the elevator or stairs to the 3rd floor. Suite 301, Arlington Professional Practices, will be directly across from the elevator. Please come into the shared waiting room, and I will come meet you there for your appt.
Parking
There is 2 hour parking available up and down Mass Ave. There is free all day parking on the cross streets Egerton and Chandler. There are some 2 hour visitor parking spots in the lot behind the building (visitor spots are facing the back of the building and facing Chandler Street; park only in the spaces clearly marked as visitor spots or you risk being towed from an employee spot.) One handicapped parking space is located in front of Cambridge Savings Bank, and two are located in the lot behind the building.
Use the map below to find the new location:
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I graduated from acupuncture school in 2003, which means I’m heading into my 10th anniversary this year. In some ways it doesn’t feel that long ago that I quit my prior professions in human services and computer programming, packed up my belongings and moved cross-country to Seattle to attend acupuncture school. I borrowed much money to pursue this dream and calling, and headed into the unknown. Something inside of me fully resonated with this ancient healing modality, and with this beautifully holistic way of viewing people and illness.
The field of acupuncture has come a long way in the past 10 years; acupuncture is more sought out by patients, more research studies have examined and shown its effectiveness, more doctors and other medical professionals recommend it, more insurance companies cover it, and acupuncture gets more press now than ever before. It’s so effective that other medical professionals want to study and learn acupuncture. And yet acupuncture is still clouded in mystery.
The truth is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – of which acupuncture is a part of – is at its best a model of thriving, of learning how to live in harmony with ourselves and the world around us, how to connect with, nurture and replenish our own vital energy or “qi”. TCM offers theories and practices to become more vital and alive, and these practices are designed to keep us well and prevent us from getting sick. They also help us to notice the very early stages when we are getting out of balance, long before symptoms arise. My teachers used to tell me that in ancient China an acupuncturist’s job was to keep people healthy, and they did not get paid if their patients got sick! Whether this is true or not, it illustrates the primary strengths of this amazing healing system – prevention and optimal health.
Chinese Medicine has had to adapt to the modern medical model, which is an illness based model, not a wellness based model. This means most people find their way to an acupuncturist after they have had an illness or been out of balance for quite some time.
The beauty of acupuncture and TCM is that diagnosis theory and treatments are so comprehensive and solid that we can treat in any stage of wellness or illness and get results for clients. It’s effective and often times very quick.
While treatment is a huge part of acupuncture and holistic medicine, the other piece is education and self-care. Every day I see the positive effects of correct treatment. Yet what happens when treatment is over? It is up to the client or patient to maintain their new health on their own, and they need tools and information to do that. My goal with this blog is to offer a space to share my thoughts, observations and tips for others on the wellness path. I’d like to help de-mystify acupuncture and TCM by offering case studies, and encourage healthy habits by offering wellness and health info. I’m sure it will be an evolving process, but the intention is clear; to share the knowledge and information that I’ve received over the years with as many people as possible.
Please check in often, and I wish you the best on your health and wellness journey!
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