Welcome to Classical Five Element Acupuncture

Classical Five Element Acupuncture is a powerful means to improve your health. Most patients experience a resolution of specific health concerns, as well as increased vitality, energy and an improved sense of well-being. Acupuncture is a comprehensive health care system that can compliment concurrent work with a physician, psychotherapist, physical therapist or other health care practitioner. Many physicians refer their patients to acupuncture. For some patients, acupuncture reduces or eliminates the need for prescription drugs.

Acupuncture originated in China and developed over thousands of years. Early practitioners identified pathways of energy, called meridians, which enliven the body. They saw a similarity between the varied energy of an individual and patterns found in nature-providing insight into people and the conditions that lead them to thrive. What followed was more than two thousand years of careful observation and practical experience. Those of the Naturalist School, as it was called, developed new means to cultivate thriving health in the same way one might discover optimal conditions to raise a rare orchid. The five elements - fire, earth, metal, water, wood - describe, in metaphor, the harmony and cyclical quality of the natural world. These elements also describe characteristics and functions within the human body.