How does acupuncture work?

Acupuncture works by harmonizing and balancing chi.  Chi is best translated as "life energy."  It moves through pathways within your body, similar to the way rivers flow through the earth.  When the chi in your body is full and moving properly, health is promoted.  When chi is moving in disharmony, illness can begin.

Symptoms are your body's distress signals when  there is a problem.  Acupuncture does not cure those symptoms, but it does restore the smooth flow of chi so that your body, mind, and spirit can heal naturally.  Being in acupuncture treatment is being in partnership with your practitioner.  It is not done to you, but rather with you.