Stefanie Vidal Acupuncture

12/20/2025

“I love this world, but not for its answers.”

Winter solstice reminds me that the dark does not need fixing.

Tonight is for open hands, listening, and trusting the light’s return.

12/13/2025

I’ve been noticing how often stress shows up not as chaos, but as quiet constriction—tight shoulders, shallow breath, irritability, fatigue that rest alone doesn’t fix.

In Chinese medicine, this is often Liver qi stagnation: pressure without movement, emotions without space.

When it lingers, the Heart stays vigilant, and the nervous system never fully stands down.

Healing doesn’t start with pushing harder or optimizing more. It starts with awareness.

What am I believing that keeps me moving at this pace?
Is this thought creating flow—or more tension?
What changes in my body when I question it?

Regulation is not forcing calm. It’s about restoring circulation of breath, blood, energy, attention and intention.

When the Liver softens, the Heart can settle.

This weekend, I’m choosing practices that invite movement where things feel stuck and rest where there’s been too much effort.

If you’re feeling tense, tired, or emotionally short—nothing is wrong.

Your system is communicating. Listening is the first treatment.

12/08/2025

So much of what we struggle with—sleep, hormones, interrupted cycles, digestion, anxiety—lives at the level of the nervous system.

When your body no longer has to stay on guard, it remembers how to regulate, how to rest, how to heal.

Softening isn’t weakness.

It’s the doorway back to balance.

12/07/2025

Patient experiences like this are why I do what I do! I’m deeply grateful for the trust and the work we get to do together.

If you’ve been in my care and feel comfortable sharing, your Google or Facebook review helps others learn about acupuncture and my practice.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grateful for kind words and trust in our care. 💚 Stefanie and the Pellegrino Healing Center team are here to support your wellness journey with thorough, thoughtful treatments.

12/06/2025

In the treatment room, so many of my conversations with you invite us to gently look at the thoughts and beliefs connected to the physical and emotional patterns showing up.

There is often a quiet softening that happens there.

My personal exploration this week has been the same: an invitation to soften.

In Chinese medicine, winter is meant for restoring, not pushing.

For conserving energy, not spending it all.

It’s the season that supports our deepest reserves—especially for women, whose cycles, hormones, and nervous systems are so deeply tied to rhythm and rest.

The Dao teaches us that nothing in nature forces its timing—and yet everything gets done.

So I’ve been asking myself: where is the pressure to do too much really coming from?

What would it look like to simplify so I don’t miss the point of this season at all?

Xo
Stef

11/10/2025

Inviting balance back into your life. ✨

My office is a cozy little space where you can slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself.

Acupuncture helps your body remember how to heal — easing what feels heavy and bringing you back into flow.

Now welcoming new patients. ✨

You can book through the link in my bio.

10/29/2025

In Chinese medicine, the season of Fall belongs to the Metal element, represented by the Lungs and Large Intestine-the paired organs of breath and release.

The Lungs draw in what is pure and vital — the inspiration, the breath of life - and release carbon dioxide, pathogenic factors and other things requiring an exhale.

The Large Intestine lets go of what is no longer needed — physically, emotionally, and energetically - undigestible waste products, toxins, etc.

Together, they teach us the balance between taking in and releasing, between holding in and surrendering.

When this system is in harmony, we feel clarity, openness, and peace. Our immune system and our boundaries are strong.

When it’s imbalanced, we may experience grief, overwhelm, rigidity, skin or respiratory issues, constipation, or difficulty letting go.

This season, support your Metal element by:

✨Taking slow, conscious breaths. Use an essential oil like eucalyptus or Douglas fir to open the lungs

✨Eating warm, nourishing foods like pears, soups, and stews

✨ Spending time outdoors in the crisp air.

✨ Allowing yourself to release what no longer serves you with gentleness and grace

Fall is nature’s reminder that there is beauty in release.

Book a session through my website or via DM to nurture your Lungs, Large Intestine, and the deeper wisdom of this season.

10/24/2025

There’s something about the morning light—
a reminder of new beginnings and fresh energy.

That’s what I love most about acupuncture:
the way it helps you reconnect with your body’s natural rhythm, bringing freedom, peace, and a sense of coming home to yourself.

This is why I became an acupuncturist….to hold space for your healing and new beginnings too. To see that change is possible and to feel that relief and peace so deeply.

Sending love, healing and gratitude,
Stef

10/20/2025

Feeling so much gratitude after Saturday’s event at . ✨

It was such a joy to connect with so many wonderful people — thank you to everyone who stopped by my table, shared stories, and brought such good energy.

A special thank you to and the Barre Body Soul team for hosting such a beautiful community event. Also a special thank you to my rock and biggest cheerleader, , for holding it down with the kiddos.

Grateful for these moments of connection, healing, and shared inspiration.

Xoxo
Stefanie

09/26/2025

Just like a flower opening to the sun, our healing often happens layer by layer.

Today I had a beautiful experience with a patient who came in for back pain. As we talked, it became clear that beneath the physical discomfort was something deeper — a sense of depletion, of not feeling “enough”.

One of the things I love about Chinese Medicine is how the channels and our conversations together can open up this deeper layer of discovery. It’s not only about addressing symptoms — it’s about weaving someone back into a sense of wholeness, where the body, mind, and spirit reconnect.

The path back to feeling whole can look different for each person. Sometimes it’s winding, sometimes it surprises us, but it’s always meaningful. From fatigue to back pain to the unspoken weight we carry, Chinese Medicine has a way of holding space for it all.

The medicine is a path back to yourself. ✨

09/13/2025

The tension we carry is often a map of where we’re holding on too tightly.

The neck and upper body can stiffen when we’re in defense mode, bracing for what’s next, or when we feel the weight of the world pressing down.

Sometimes pain shows up when we’re not turning freely — unable to look around and see the options and possibilities that are waiting.

Acupuncture helps soften those defenses, lighten the load, and bring back movement — in the body and in life.

09/10/2025

In Chinese Medicine, we recognize the deep connection between the mind and body. Trauma and unprocessed emotions don’t simply vanish—they live within us, often showing up as physical pain, tension, or patterns of imbalance.

The beauty is, just as the body can hold, it can also release. Forgiveness, softening, and renewal are possible. Acupuncture offers pathways—through the channels—to help untangle what has been stored, and to create space for something new.

When I work with patients, I often ask:

✨ How long has this been going on?
✨ What is the energy around this emotion?
✨ Where do you feel it in your body?
✨ What would it feel like to be free?

These questions open the door to healing on many levels—body, mind, and spirit.

If you’re curious about exploring how acupuncture can support you in releasing what the body has been holding, I’d love to work with you.

You can schedule a session through my website (link in bio) or simply send me a DM to connect. 🌿