Eastgate Acupuncture

02/18/2026

Dumplings (jiǎozi) are a Lunar New Year tradition — shaped like ancient silver ingots and symbolizing wealth and prosperity for the year ahead.

You’ll need:
1 lb ground pork (or chicken)
1 cup coleslaw mix
2 tbsp soy sauce
Store-bought dumpling wrappers

How to make them:
Mix meat, coleslaw mix, and soy sauce.
Spoon 1 teaspoon into each wrapper and seal with water.
Boil 5–6 minutes or pan-fry and steam until cooked through.

Simple. Symbolic. Meant to be shared.
May your year be filled with abundance, good health, and steady qi.

Enjoy The Lunar Year!
Eastgate Acupuncture 🧧✨

02/18/2026

Happy Year of the Yang Fire Horse! Here's what that means for us! - https://mailchi.mp/eastgateacupuncture/yangfirehorse

02/17/2026

Welcome to the year of the yang fire Horse! The most yang year of the 60 year cycle. Lots of potential to manifest things this year but make sure to stay nourished so you don’t burn out!

02/17/2026

Happy Lunar New Year ✨

Also known as Chinese New Year, this holiday follows the lunar calendar and marks the first new moon of the year — a time for family, renewal, and setting intentions for the cycle ahead. It’s traditionally a moment to clear out the old, honor our ancestors, and welcome fresh energy and good fortune.

A new cycle begins.
May this year bring clarity in your mind, strength in your body, and warmth in your heart.

Let’s move forward with intention.

— Eastgate Acupuncture

02/16/2026

Happy Presidents Day from Eastgate Acupuncture!

02/14/2026

Before we share love outward, we cultivate it within.
Supporting Heart energy helps steady emotions, clear the mind, and deepen connection.
This Valentine’s Day, care for your Heart—inside and out. ❤️

Happy Valentine’s Day from Eastgate Acupuncture 💗

02/13/2026

Friday the 13th!

Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the mind, not the day.

The opening verses of the Dhammapada say:

“Mind precedes all phenomena. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows.”

02/13/2026

Friday the 13th!

Confucius wasn’t big on superstition.

Life isn’t shaped by unlucky dates, but by how we act, choose, and respond.
A good life is built through steadiness, integrity, and daily care—not fear of omens.

Luck follows conduct.
Not the calendar.

02/13/2026

Friday the 13th!

Daoism doesn’t really believe in “bad luck.”

What feels like misfortune is often just change we’re resisting.
As the Dao De Jing reminds us:

“Misfortune is what fortune depends upon;
fortune is where misfortune hides.”

Nothing stays fixed.
What we label as “bad” may be the very thing that restores balance—if we let it.

02/09/2026

Happy National Pizza Day!! TCM Style 😊 Here is an easy recipe for flatbread, you can make at home.

Super-Easy Northern-Style Bing (Pan-fried)

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup warm water
½ tsp salt
Oil for cooking

Optional filling: scallions, ground meat, shredded cabbage, spices

Method:
Mix flour, salt, and water into a soft dough. Rest 20 minutes.
Divide into balls.
Roll flat, brush lightly with oil, add filling if using.
Roll up jelly-roll style, coil into a spiral, flatten again.
Pan-fry on medium with oil 3–4 min per side until golden and crispy.
Slice into wedges → very pizza behavior.

02/06/2026

n Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Heart governs joy, connection, and the spirit (Shen). When we care for the Heart, our energy feels calmer, warmer, and more at ease.

Try a few heart-nourishing habits this season:
• Start your morning with a warm drink — tea, broth, or warm water
• Eat gently warming foods like oats, squash, dates, and cinnamon
• Take a few slow breaths before bed to quiet the mind
• Create moments of real connection — conversation, laughter, presence
• Rest when you need to — calm is medicine for the Heart

✨ When the Heart is settled, the whole system softens.

🌿 Eastgate Acupuncture — supporting balance, warmth, and well-being.

02/05/2026

Beginning of Spring (立春) is here — even if it still feels like winter in New York. Our latest newsletter shares Chinese medicine insights on this subtle seasonal shift and how to support your body as spring energy begins to rise.

Read it here → - https://mailchi.mp/eastgateacupuncture/lichun

Eastgate Acupuncture utilizes the full range of TCM including Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Chinese Herbs & Dietary Counseling, Physical Manipulation, and Qi Gong.