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4 Ways We Can Help Your Kids: Now Offering Pediatric Acupuncture in Boulder

4 Ways We Can Help Your Kids: Now Offering Pediatric Acupuncture in Boulder

Gentle, supportive care for infants and children We’re now offering pediatric acupuncture for infants and children up to age 11—gentle, age-appropriate care that’s always tailored to your child’s unique needs. Our pediatric clinic is held on the first Monday of each month from 10:00am–12:30pm in our Boulder office, with a quieter, more relaxed pace so there’s time […]

Sperm DNA Fragmentation: The Heart of Low Blastocyst Rates in IVF?

Sperm DNA Fragmentation: The Heart of Low Blastocyst Rates in IVF?

For many couples undergoing IVF, one of the most confusing—and emotionally exhausting—experiences is this pattern: You may be told that everything looks “normal.” You may hear that embryo development is unpredictable. Or you may be encouraged to simply try another cycle and hope for better luck next time. When this happens repeatedly, it can feel […]

Past Articles

A Powerful Shift In Nervous System Repair

A Powerful Shift In Nervous System Repair

Physical healing begins at the level of the nervous system. Neuroscience¹ continues to confirm what acupuncture has shown for centuries: when we regulate the nervous system, the body can repair and restore. I experienced this truth firsthand. Years of hustle and chronic…

The Missing Link in Women’s Health: Nervous System Regulation

The Missing Link in Women’s Health: Nervous System Regulation

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you rest, you’re still tired? Or that your mind never really stops running—even when your body is begging for stillness? This is your body’s way of asking for a nervous system…

Nervous System Healing with Acupuncture: Introducing the Reset Series

Nervous System Healing with Acupuncture: Introducing the Reset Series

Do you feel like your body runs on overdrive? You feel exhausted, but your mind won’t turn off. You lie down at night, and instead of sinking into rest, your brain replays the day on a loop. Your heart races…

Women’s Wellness Tips for October

Women’s Wellness Tips for October

In recognition of women’s health, and with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we want to share some helpful women’s wellness tips to support your well-being. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you prioritize your health.…

Massage + Menopause: How Feeling Good Is Good For You

Massage + Menopause: How Feeling Good Is Good For You

Massage for Menopause in Boulder Do you have whispered conversations in the corner of parties about your menopause symptoms? Do you wear a fan around your neck for those incessant hot flashes? Are you struggling with insomnia, stress or migraines?…

Improving IVF Success Rates Through Acupuncture

Improving IVF Success Rates Through Acupuncture

Whatever your reasons for electing to try IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), you probably didn’t start out with visions of blood tests, ultrasounds, and daily self-administered shots as part of your future child’s conception story. Most couples don’t arrive at IVF…

Treating Menopause Naturally With Acupuncture

Treating Menopause Naturally With Acupuncture

Navigating the Menopausal Transition: How to reduce menopausal symptoms and feel better naturally with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. One question we often receive at Well Woman Acupuncture is “does acupuncture work to relieve the symptoms of perimenopause & menopause”? The…

Acupuncture as an Alternative to the Flu-Shot to Stay Healthy Through Cold & Flu Season

Acupuncture as an Alternative to the Flu-Shot to Stay Healthy Through Cold & Flu Season

Did you know that acupuncture is a natural alternative to preventing cold & flu? For instance, many of our patients (the majority of whom are coming in for women’s health-related issues ) mention that their immune systems seem stronger than they…

Heal Neck and Back Pain Naturally with CranioSacral Therapy

Heal Neck and Back Pain Naturally with CranioSacral Therapy

Do you have neck or back pain? Does Deep-Tissue Massage leave you feeling like you’ve been run over? If so, CranioSacral Therapy may be the right fit for you. CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on therapy that releases tensions…

Insomnia In the Summer: Natural Tips to a Better Night’s Sleep

Insomnia In the Summer: Natural Tips to a Better Night’s Sleep

Insomnia can plague all of us at any point in our lives, at any time of year. At our clinic, we often see a steady uptick in the number of patients who complain of insomnia and poorer sleep during the summer…

Acupuncture and Male Factor Infertility: 4 Lifestyle Habits to Dramatically Improve Your Sperm Quality

Acupuncture and Male Factor Infertility: 4 Lifestyle Habits to Dramatically Improve Your Sperm Quality

This article is chock-full of research-supported tips and tricks that will help you make quality, healthy sperm AKA World Champion Sperm!  You have a lot more control over your fertility than you think, and I’m going to lay out some basic…

Curing Postpartum Depression Safely and Naturally

Curing Postpartum Depression Safely and Naturally

by Julie Johnson, L.Ac. If you find the joy of motherhood eluding you in the months postpartum, you are not alone. Mild feelings of sadness and depression are so common they have earned the nickname “the baby blues.” However, an…

Pathway to Pregnancy, Part III: Postpartum & the 4th Trimester

Pathway to Pregnancy, Part III: Postpartum & the 4th Trimester

by Julie Johnson, L.Ac. In this final installment of our series, The Path to Parenthood, we will discuss the POSTPARTUM period with a focus on self-care for mamas. So. You are having a baby! Your approaching due date brings with…

Our New Acupuncture Location in Longmont

Our New Acupuncture Location in Longmont

Well Woman Is Expanding to Longmont! I am so excited to announce the opening of our 2nd location, Well Woman North, located in Old Town Longmont! We will begin seeing patients on November 16th. Why Longmont? Shortly after my family and…

Welcoming Associate Acupuncturist: Julie Johnson

Welcoming Associate Acupuncturist: Julie Johnson

We are so pleased to announce the addition of Julie Johnson, Associate Acupuncturist Julie will see patients at both of our Boulder and Longmont Acupuncture clinics. What does this mean for you? Increased availability with an exceptional new Acupuncturist. More about Julie…

The Path to Parenthood, Part 2: Pregnancy

The Path to Parenthood, Part 2: Pregnancy

Welcome to the 2nd installment of our Path to Parenthood series! by Kandace Cahill, DAOM, L.Ac., FABORM This entry covers PREGNANCY, the good, the bad, the not-so-pretty. For many women, particularly those who visit our clinic, the long-awaited positive pregnancy…

The Path to Parenthood, Part 1: FERTILITY

The Path to Parenthood, Part 1: FERTILITY

by Kandace Cahill, DAOM, L.Ac, FABORM Welcome to our first installment of The Path to Parenthood—a collection of three special articles related to the most important times around mamahood: fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. In each of these short articles, we’re…

Acupressure for Childbirth | Boulder Prenatal Class for Expectant Mothers + their Birth Partners

Planning a natural birth in Boulder County? Join us for an informative and relaxing class on how to effectively use acupressure in childbirth! When: 3rd Wednesday of every month Location: Well Woman Acupuncture, 75 Manhattan Drive, Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80303…

Treating Fertility with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

Treating Fertility with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine has become a common therapy in treating infertility, and it is for good reason. A recent podcast interview on Everyday Acupuncture explains why. In this episode, Dr. Lorne Brown, an acupuncturist in Vancouver, BC, and the creator of…

Acupuncture & Seasonal Affective Disorder

Acupuncture & Seasonal Affective Disorder

In Boulder, nearly 17% of the population is at risk for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and winter depression (1). Sitting just north of the 40-degree latitude, we experience significant changes in daylight hours over the course of the year. In…

Woman On The Verge

Woman On The Verge

When women find themselves at this precipice, it can cause deep unrest, inner turmoil and maybe even the occasional desire to run screaming out of her own skin. But why is transformation so painful for us? I believe it is…