Workshop upcoming: Finding Harmony in the Cycles: Your Journey to Balance & Ease

Join Dr. Hana and learn from her deep well of knowledge and wisdom.

When: Tuesday September 23rd, 6 - 8 pm

Where: Mitchell Family Acupuncture, 1738 Solano Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Register: HERE.

Workshop information: Join us for an evening of learning to align our inner seasons with the natural world. Through the principles of yin and yang, you will gain a new perspective on nourishing physical-emotional health and cultivate a deeper mind-body connection. We will identify practical methods to feel more embodied and resourced for everyday life.

This workshop will benefit those who are seeking:

   • A greater sense of embodiment, energy, and balance  

   • Strategies for incorporating ancient wisdom while living in our fast-paced modern world

   • Connection with internal rhythms including menstrual cycles, sleep rhythms and mood patterns

   • Community support

Please spread the word to anyone who could benefit from this work.

Honor Thyself

To deeply support you and our community doing rad things - we have curated a few items for you to purchase on your way into or out of a treatment.

Featuring

Temple Copal

100% Puro Copal - Our ethically sourced Copal resin, from Temple Copal, used for space clearing and rituals, comes from Mexico. Sourced by dear friends Giovanna & Gustavo, known for their cacao ceremonies. 

Our favorite way to start the day is ringing dragon bell at the buddha altar and anointing the rooms with copal. Copal is used to clear space and set intention for ritual. Burning copal is the perfect thing to add to your meditation practice or altar space. 

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Herb Folk Teas

Herb Folk is the product line created with intention and love by another friend Erin Wilkins local to the North Bay. Each product has a bit of magic.

• Ocha - Caffeinated -Smooth & energizing like matcha, without the bitter bite.

• Spirited Away - Herbal - Perfect support for a great night's sleep.

• Zen Belly - Herbal - Delicious digestion support

• Calm Heart, Cool Mind - Herbal - Perfect blend to stay calm - a match made in heaven for Summer

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Eight Treasures Chocolates

Informed by East Asian medicine. Eating your medicine never tasted so good. They are dairy and gluten free and use coconut sugar. There is so much to love in each bar!

• Black Sesame Chocolate - Hei Zhi Ma is also known as Black sesame seed. Known to benefit the Kidney organs in Chinese medicine, this food is a powerhouse for longevity, energy and vitality. Enjoy with the chocolate.

• Osmanthus Chocolate - Gui Hua also known as Osthmanthus flower. It has been used as an all around tonic for many women’s health issues. It is also renowned for supporting the Kidney system and digestive tract. Soak in the benefits as you enjoy a piece of chocolate!

Eight Treasures has amazing ethos where 100% of proceeds go to benefit SFUSD elementary school students. For more about Eight Treasures check out their website.

Meet our team: Dr. Hana Lurie

Dr. Hana is full of magic and intelligence. Her doctoral work focused on hormonal cycles and their affect on the uterus. She has a love for keeping women feeling their absolute best. Her acupuncture practice has a precise and gentle approach influenced by Japanese Acupuncture. Hana does not stop learning, she is continually exploring her curiosities about health to learn new ways to support patients to feel their best. She also provides in-home rehabilitation acupuncture for teens and young adults who are in crucial moments of healing.

Hana always has great book recommendations and gardening tips.

When Hana isn’t at the clinic she’s out in her garden, exploring nature or climbing.

What Hana is…

Watching: Alison Roman's latest 'home movies' series; something about watching her cook simple meals in her beautiful kitchen and ramble about nothing is ultra soothing and lovely.

Listening: Tara Brach - most recent episode on the spiritual blessing of forgiveness is such a sweet reminder

Reading: The Fraud by Zadie Smith - my first time reading her work and I'm struck by her beautiful writing style and intricate unexpected plot line.

Feel better, get acupuncture with Hana, book here.

Pregnancy Acupuncture and Herbs: Help Prevent Gestational Diabetes

Help your body to prevent gestational diabetes. Acupuncture and herbs are incredibly customized ways to help your body be optimally healthy. This is especially important during pregnancy.

When you are pregnant your health impacts your future baby’s health. Supporting your body through this time is incredibly valuable to help support a child with a healthy life and to support you once you are in the intensive work of mothering.

In Chinese medicine the Spleen and Stomach, the organs most intertwined with metabolic health. With thousands of years of practice both needles of acupuncture and herbal medicine can support you.

Recent case studies in the clinic:

A patient in her second pregnancy was very near to a gestational diabetes diagnosis. Her blood glucose number was at the peak place before tipping into GD territory. She took this seriously and knew she had to pay close attention to her nutrition and movement. Additionally, she committed to weekly acupuncture. At home she used a glucometer to pay attention to how her sugars were after meals, if she needed an extra walk so should take it a the numbers would come down. Because she was using the biofeedback of the glucometer she saw that the day after acupuncture her numbers were always lower, her body was not on alert.

Another patient in her second pregnancy knew the drill. She got a gestational diabetes diagnosis in her first pregnancy, and was able to keep things at bay. We started our work together earlier in her first pregnancy, supporting the reduction of nausea throughout the first trimester. Then when the second trimester she told me she had GD in her first. We put her on a custom herbal formula to support her Spleen and Stomach. It also helped reduce the remaining cause and support her energy.

It is the greatest joy to support people to fell well AND test well. These diagnoses and conditions are not always preventable. In our medicine we are supporting your body towards its ability to heal optimally. No matter what the specific conditions we can alleviate symptomology and most often prevent things we don’t know are coming. It is always an incredible gift to prevent things we know there is risk for.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.*

Resources:

Lily Nichols everything - Real Food for Pregnancy