So there I was, laying on a cozy table with 20 needles sticking out of my feet, my knees, my hands, my face. And all I could think was one thing: this is so cool.
I had been curious about acupuncture, but I always found less stabby things to do with a spare hour. But since I completed All That Matters’ 40 Day Revolution in the fall, I’ve been more interested in mindfulness and natural health. So when I recently met Hadley Clark of Zenkai Acupuncture, the timing seemed right. That’s how I found myself with all of those tiny needles sticking out of me, simultaneously surprised that being a human pincushion didn’t cause me any pain at all and overtaken by a feeling of serenity.
Acupuncture treats almost any ailment you can think of, whether it’s emotional or physical: it alleviates pain, reduces stress, improves headaches and arthritis, and countless other things. When I went for my first session, I wasn’t even really clear what I wanted to treat. After Hadley’s full battery of questions about my physical and mental state, we identified some specific things to work on first: a red-alert stress level, a drained spirit from some tough personal things, and a persistently cranky knee, probably from way too many long days in heels. Hadley placed a needle in the center of my head first, then my hands and feet, explaining that we needed a base level of energy balance in my body before we could treat specifics.
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