As a naturally curious and existential undergrad at NYU, I studied the ethics and anthropology of artificial intelligence. Ultimately disenchanted by our trajectory toward a future increasingly mediated by technology, I steered my curiosity in the opposite direction: away from screens and artificial machines, toward earthly, tactile, human-to-human experience.

A quintessential human experience is pain. Like many healers, my path toward holistic medicine was born from my own attempts to make sense of it. For years, I was dogged by daily headaches, severe gut dysbiosis, anxiety, and a constellation of unexplained symptoms. I cycled through medications, supplements, elimination diets, doctors, and specialists - always searching for an explanation, and often feeling more confused and isolated than supported. 

At some point on the long winding road, I explored Traditional Chinese Medicine theory through a couple library books and found its language for mapping patterns and treatment to be highly intuitive and refreshing. It provided a comprehensive, timeless framework that reshaped my understanding of the mind-body-spirit relationship and revealed an entirely new path to explore. While the theory resonated, I was a little reluctant to be poked with needles in the name of healing - but I was also desperate and tired of feeling at odds with myself. 

This is often the state in which people arrive at acupuncture for their first time:
having tried plenty, feeling unsupported, and unsure what to do next. When your body becomes something you're constantly trying to manage, fix, or make sense of, it can be hard to feel at home in it. What you need most is a place to be met with patience, curiosity, and care. This is what I offer: the space to slow down, listen, and begin reconnecting with yourself. Where it makes sense, I also welcome collaboration with other care professionals already working with you, so that your healthcare feels seamless.

What my years-long immersion in acupuncture and the broader systems of multi-modal healing has taught me is this: Rather than treating the body as a problem to be solved, become curious —observe the patterns, listen to its signals, and develop trust in its remarkable capacity to adapt and recover. 

Perhaps most importantly, healing asks us to reckon with a truth that is both humbling and freeing:

We don’t always get to choose what happens to our bodies. Life is a constant succession of changing seasons. We age. We work and stress. We care for friends and family. We experience injuries and illness, loss, injustice, heartbreak, and burnout. All of these leave their imprint on our physiology, and it's up to us how we respond.

Whatever brings you through my door, what I’m most passionate about is helping you develop a kinder relationship with yourself so that navigating our brief time on this pale blue dot feels more like a dance and less like a struggle.  My hope is that, during our time together, you come to see your body as a place to sweetly dwell in.

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