Access Acupuncture

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from James, Christian and Julie! 🎄

Whatever your holidays look like this year, we are wishing you something real: moments that feel warm, simple, and meaningful.

If you’re surrounded by family and friends, soak it in. Take the pictures. Say the things. Let the small moments count.

If your season is quieter or you’re spending more of it alone, we are wishing you comfort and steadiness. A good book. A cozy walk. A phone call that makes you feel connected. One small plan that gives the day a little light.

May the New Year bring you more ease in your body, more calm in your mind, and more of what supports you!

Even Santa came for some acupuncture.
We get it… everyone wants to feel jolly and ready!

12/17/2025

We’ve been busy lately, and we love why!

This photo is from one of our corporate Pain Reset sessions in December. Quick treatments, real results, and people going back to work feeling lighter in their body and clearer in their head.

Pain Reset is perfect for teams who sit, lift, stand, or care for others all day: teachers, nurses, office teams, construction and trades, first responders, fitness studios and any workplace where stress and pain stack up.

What we do on site: short sessions that fit a break, we focus on pain of all kinds, neck and shoulders, low back, headaches, jaw clenching, stress, simple self care tips your team can actually use!

If you’re an HR manager, clinic lead, principal, or team coordinator, message me “PAIN RESET” and we’ll send the options and pricing.

Your Access Acupuncture Team
Christian, James & Julie

12/15/2025

Last openings before the New Year 🎉

If you still have acupuncture benefits to use, this is your last chance to cash them in before Dec 31.
Christian St. Pierre, James Hagen, and Julie Saint-Pierre have a few appointments left.

Great for
• low back pain and sciatica
• headaches and migraines
• stress and overwhelm
• sinus pressure and congestion
• sore throat support and cough irritation
• bloating and reflux after richer meals
• constipation or diarrhea flare ups

Direct billing available.
Book now: https://accessacupuncture.janeapp.com

11/27/2025

Little Winter Boost

Here’s a quick way to stay warm and strong this season, straight from Traditional Chinese Medicine wisdom. 🍋🌿

🫖 Warming Tea for a Cold Day:
• 1 slice fresh ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 slice lemon
• 1 cup hot water

Steep 10 minutes, sip slowly, and let warmth spread through your body.
This simple ritual supports your immunity and circulation, a perfect companion to your acupuncture sessions.

11/24/2025

🌿 Strengthen your immune system with acupressure
As the days grow shorter and colder, many people notice more sniffles, coughs, and fatigue making their way through workplaces and classrooms. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this is the time when our Wei Qi, our body’s protective energy becomes more vulnerable.

🌸 Try This at Home: Acupressure for Immune Support

One of the best acupressure points to help your body stay strong is Large Intestine 4 (LI4), also known as HEGU.
To find it, pinch the webbing between your thumb and index finger, you’ll feel a tender spot when you press down.
Apply gentle pressure for 30–60 seconds on each hand, once or twice a day. This point helps release tension, boost immunity, and even relieve headaches and nasal congestion.

11/20/2025

💫 Period Pain & Hormonal Balance for Teens and Women

Your period shouldn’t be painful and your daughter’s shouldn’t either.
Acupuncture gently regulates the flow of Qi and Blood, easing cramps, headaches, mood changes, and irregular cycles.
With just one session per month, your body can find its natural rhythm again.

🌸 Empower your cycle. Feel balanced, calm, and pain-free.
✔️ Direct billing available
✔️ Use your benefits before the year ends
Book your spot now because every woman deserves to thrive, not just get through her period.
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💫 Douleurs menstruelles et équilibre hormonal pour adolescentes et femmes

Vos règles ne devraient pas être douloureuses, et celles de votre fille non plus.
L'acupuncture régule en douceur la circulation du Qi et du Sang, soulageant les crampes, les maux de tête, les sautes d'humeur et les cycles irréguliers.
Une seule séance par mois suffit pour que votre corps retrouve son rythme naturel.

🌸 Reprenez le contrôle de votre cycle. Retrouvez équilibre, sérénité et sérénité.
✔️ Paiement direct possible, nous acceptons les assurances
✔️ Profitez de vos avantages avant la fin de l'année
Réservez votre place dès maintenant : chaque femme mérite de s'épanouir pleinement, et pas seulement de subir ses règles.

11/17/2025

✨ Looking for 4–6 kiddos for a special demo weekend!

I’m teaching my Pediatric Acupuncture course on November 28–29, and I’m inviting a few families to join us for a free gentle demo session at autumnhealth.

These sessions are:
• Completely safe for children
• Focused on non-invasive techniques (buttons, acupressure, gentle massage)
• Designed to address real concerns like sleep, digestion, anxiety, focus, tummy aches, and pain of all kinds
• A great way to help your child while giving future practitioners hands-on learning

It’s a calm, supportive environment and I’ll be leading every step.

If you’d like your child to participate or want more info, send me a DM: info@accessacupuncture.ca

🩵 Grateful to our community for supporting training that helps more kids across Atlantic Canada receive thoughtful, gentle care.
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✨ Je cherche 4 à 6 enfants pour une fin de semaine spéciale!

J’enseignerai mon cours de pédiatrie en acupuncture les 28 et 29 novembre, et j’invite quelques familles à participer à des séances de démonstration gratuites à Autumn Health Institute à Lower Sackville.

Ces séances sont
• Douces et sécuritaires
• Basées sur des techniques non invasives (boutons, acupression, massage)
• Adaptées aux besoins réels comme le sommeil, la digestion, l’anxiété, le focus, les maux de ventre, et les douleurs de toutes sortes
• Toujours guidées directement par moi dans une atmosphère calme et rassurante

Si vous souhaitez que votre enfant participe ou si vous voulez plus d’information, écrivez-moi en message privé: info@accessacupuncture.ca

🩵 Merci à notre belle communauté d’aider à former des praticiens qui sauront soutenir encore plus de familles partout en Atlantique.

11/12/2025

Helping Teams Feel Better at Work: One Pin at a Time 🌿

As the year winds down, I’m hearing the same thing from so many professionals: neck tension, shoulder pain, and fatigue from months of pushing through.

At Access Acupuncture, we’ve been helping workplaces around HRM experience something new, on-site “Pain Reset” wellness sessions designed to release pain, restore energy, and bring a sense of balance back into the workday.

These short, targeted acupuncture treatments can help:
✨ Relieve back, neck, and shoulder pain
✨ Reduce stress and daily tension
✨ Improve focus and overall wellbeing at work

We’ve seen incredible feedback from teachers, healthcare teams, and office staff who’ve tried it. Many felt lighter, calmer, and more mobile after just one session.

If you think your school, workplace, or organization might love this idea, feel free to mention it to your supervisor or HR department or send us a quick message.
Julie or James will reply to you:
info@accessacupuncture.ca

We now scheduling Pain Reset sessions for end of November and December, and we would love to help a few more teams finish the year feeling better than they started.

🌐 accessacupuncture.ca

11/11/2025

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture has been proven effective for over 30 conditions from back and knee pain to digestive troubles, fertility, and stress.

But for us, these aren’t just studies on paper, they’re real people we see every week in our clinic.

This year alone, we’ve helped patients:
✨ Find relief from chronic back and neck pain
✨ Overcome migraines and stubborn shoulder tension that nothing else helped
✨ Regain balance after burnout, exhaustion, and emotional overwhelm
✨ Regulate menstrual cycles, relieve pain and support fertility
✨ Turn breech babies and prepare the body for natural labour
✨ Recover after birth with faster healing, calmer emotions, and better sleep
✨ Soothe digestion, reduce anxiety, and strengthen the immune system

Acupuncture works by guiding your body back to its natural rhythm, improving circulation, calming the nervous system, and supporting the immune response. It teaches it to heal again.

We’ve seen incredible transformations this year. Pain-free movement returning after years of stiffness. Women conceiving after long fertility journeys. Teens finding calm and focus. Older adults breathing easier and sleeping better. These moments remind us every day why we love what we do.

Acupuncture isn’t magic 🪄, it’s the body’s wisdom being awakened again. When we create the right conditions, the body knows exactly what to do.

🪴The WHO recognizes acupuncture’s effectiveness for:

Back pain • Neck pain • Sciatica • Knee pain • Headache • Sprains • Dental and facial pain • Morning sickness • Nausea • Induction of labour • Post-operative pain • Stroke recovery • Hypertension • Rheumatoid arthritis • Allergic rhinitis • Depression • and more.

Emerging research also shows promise for insomnia, PMS, infertility, IBS, asthma, obesity, menopause symptoms, and chronic fatigue.

If you’ve been wondering whether acupuncture could help you or someone you love, this is the time to begin.

Traditional medicine is sometimes seen as pre-scientific, its practices and treatments to be replaced by modern, better, more efficient science-based medicine.

11/08/2025

Shoulder Pain Relief Story

Last week, one of our patients came in unable to lift his arm due to sharp shoulder pain.
Instead of treating the shoulder directly, Christian used points on his ankle and lower leg.

Within minutes, his pain eased and his arm lifted freely.
✨ Balance restored, movement regained, relief achieved.

Pain is simply the body’s way of saying something’s stuck.
Let’s bring it back into harmony.

📍 Book your Pain Reset session with Christian at accessacupuncture.ca

11/07/2025

🌬️ Strengthen Your Immunity and Relieve Pain Naturally This Winter

As the temperature drops and the damp weather settles in, many of us start to feel tight muscles, sore joints, lingering fatigue, and a greater vulnerability to colds and respiratory infections. It’s easy to reach for over-the-counter medication, and sometimes that’s needed, but there’s also a gentle, natural way to strengthen your body and recover faster: Acupuncture!

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter’s “Cold and Damp” energy can slow circulation, weaken the immune system, and increase stiffness and pain. Over time, this makes us more prone to illnesses like bronchitis, pneumonia, or recurring colds, especially among older adults, children or anyone whose immune system feels worn down.

Acupuncture helps restore balance and circulation, reduces inflammation, and strengthens the lungs and immune system. It supports your body’s natural healing response, helping you recover faster from viruses and stay well through the season.

🧠 Research supports this too: Studies show acupuncture reduces inflammation and enhances immune response, improving recovery from respiratory and pain-related conditions (source).

💛 At our clinic, we believe in caring for you like family with warmth, compassion, and genuine kindness. Healing is not only about needles or techniques; it’s about being seen, supported, and gently guided back to balance.

Stay warm, take care of yourself, and let’s make this winter a season of rest, renewal, and strength.

✨This is also the perfect time to make use of your extended health benefits before they expire at the end of the year. We offer direct billing to most insurance providers so taking care of yourself is easy and stress-free.

10/30/2025

🌧️ Weather Update from Access Acupuncture

Due to the forecast of heavy rain (up to 50mm) and strong winds expected tomorrow as the system from Melissa passes offshore, our clinic will be closed for the day to keep everyone safe.

We’ve already rebooked all our appointments — thank you for your understanding and flexibility! 💙

If you’d still like to get a treatment this week, we do have openings tonight with julie.saint.pierre and on Saturday with James Hagen. Perfect time to release some tension before the storm or reset for the weekend.

Stay dry, stay safe, and take good care of yourself.

The Access Acupuncture Team ☯️