Interview with an Acu: Jaqui Sayers

By |2022-11-15T14:04:44-05:00May 25th, 2022|Categories: Acupuncturists|Tags: , |

At Mend, we recognize that our acupuncturists are the backbone of the medicine we deliver. And when a new acupuncturist joins the team, we love getting to know their background, treatment style and passions. Get familiar with Jaqui who joined Mend in March. Why did you become an acupuncturist and what drew you to the profession?  My choice to become an acupuncturist stems from a lengthy career in healthcare where I experienced firsthand the limitations of conventional medicine. In desiring to offer my patients more non-pharmacological options, and through a bit of research, I found Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). [...]

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Interview with an Acu: Aurora Raiten

By |2022-11-15T14:05:16-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: Acupuncturists|Tags: , |

At Mend, we love our acupuncturists and their diverse backgrounds and interests. This is why we sat down with Aurora Raiten, who joined the team in 2020, to learn about why she became an acupuncturist, what she enjoys treating, and other tidbits. What were you doing before becoming an Acupuncturist? What led you to this work? In my very early 20s, I started noticing what at the time felt like bizarre and disjointed symptoms throughout my body - memory loss, severe headaches, endocrine system disruption - and spent several years putting myself through the ringer trying to figure out [...]

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Self-Care Defined

By |2022-11-15T14:05:17-05:00December 28th, 2021|Categories: Self-Care|Tags: , |

Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels “Self-care.” I can hardly see to it that I am eating well, that my kids’ teeth are brushed, that I am getting regular exercise or healthcare, much less able to access the kind of self-care lifestyle promoted on social media and on Goop.  I am an acupuncturist and in theory - in the business of ‘self-care’ and I am not sure I know what that even means. What if I don’t have time? What if money is tight? Self-care cannot possibly be a list of should's. It can’t just be something you can buy on Instagram. [...]

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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips for 2019

By |2022-11-15T14:07:03-05:00December 6th, 2019|Categories: Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: , , , , |

Yep, it's that time of year again. It's cold and dark and you just want to stay home and chill. And yet you have work, family, friend obligations: get-togethers, dinners, holiday parties, gift-exchanges, etc. Gah! We see it year after year how stressful this time can be. Which is why we love doing a round-up of our favorite "Stress-Less" tips to encourage you to lean into the rhythm of the season (with a sprinkle of holiday cheer). Of course, our biggest Stress-Less tip is scheduling time for some acupuncture – for a moment of adrenal rest and respite and to [...]

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Mend’s Summer Reading List

By |2022-11-15T14:08:17-05:00July 3rd, 2019|Categories: Acupuncturists, Reading List, Self-Care|Tags: , , |

Looking for a summer read? We asked our Menders for book recommendations...fiction or non-fiction, recent read or all-time fave.  Melissa Ames, Front Desk Administrator  The Art of Happiness by 14th Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler Simple read but very enlightening! Can pick up and put down (beach read).  Jan Bull, Acupuncturist  Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes This is the woman's journey! Every young woman, and really man too, should read before they embark in relationship. Women, to be aware of how to tend that wild nature within that must be expressed. And men, [...]

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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips for 2018

By , , , |2022-11-15T14:08:19-05:00December 13th, 2018|Categories: Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: , , , , |

‘Tis the Season This time of year can be stressful. So much to do and so many people to see. And yet the days are shorter, darker, coaxing us to slow down and stay in. As practitioners and supporters of Chinese Medicine, we encourage listening to the rhythm of the season (not the holidays). And we of course encourage scheduling time for some acupuncture, to allow for letting go and a moment of adrenal rest. In addition, we offer this year's round of our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips to help you get through the last days of 2018. [...]

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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips

By , , , |2022-11-15T14:08:37-05:00November 28th, 2017|Categories: Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: , , , , |

‘Tis the Season We know how stressful the holiday season can be. And we want to help. Of course we encourage you to schedule time with us in our Community or One on One Clinics. But we also pulled together this list of things for you to see, do and create in the Baltimore area during this special time of year. From the Mend Team to you, enjoy our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips.   Sarah O’Leary, Owner and Acupuncturist The Chef Shop is definitely a 2017 favorite for fun date nights or things to do with your best bud during this festive, social season. [...]

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