Awaken Wellness

01/26/2026

Stay safe!!

01/25/2026

01/15/2026

🌿 Short answer: it depends.

Here’s how it usually works at Awaken Wellness:

We’re in network with:

📍Blue Cross Blue Shield, Johns Hopkins EHP, and Optum (VA Community Care only)

We’re out of network with (You may have out-of-network Benefits):

📍Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare

A few important things to know:

• BLUE CROSS typically do not cover massage unless it’s billed through a physical therapy office.

👉 It does usually cover acupuncture, especially for chronic pain, and also nutritional counseling.

Everyone's plan is unique!

• AETNA often DOES cover massage — especially PPO plans — even out of network. Many Howard County teachers have coverage.

• CIGNA sometimes covers massage and often covers acupuncture, but only if you have out-of-network benefits.

• Veterans may receive massage and acupuncture through VA Community Care (with an active VA referral via OPTUM).

Insurance is complicated. We don’t expect you to figure it out alone.

👉 Submit your insurance info to us, and we’ll check your benefits and explain what’s actually covered. 👇

✅️ https://www.awakenwellnesscolumbia.com/insurance-verifcation-form

01/13/2026

Quick reminder about our cancellation policy:

• Please give 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule

• Cancellations within 24 hours are considered late

• Late cancellations are charged the full fee of service

• Emergencies or illness are always exceptions 🤍

Clear communication helps us care for our practitioners and our community.

Questions or need to talk it through?

📞 Call us at 410-312-9922

Thank you for being part of Awaken Wellness.

01/01/2026

If January doesn’t feel like a new beginning, your body is remembering how winter actually works.

In traditional Chinese medicine, winter isn’t about pushing forward or reinventing yourself.

It’s about conservation, rest, and going inward.

Seeds don’t sprout in frozen ground.

They store energy.

They gather strength.

They wait.

So if you’re moving a little slower right now…

If motivation feels quieter…

If your nervous system is asking for fewer inputs and more space…

That’s not resistance.

That’s intelligence.

This season supports deep restoration, especially of the kidneys and nervous system — the systems that govern our reserves, resilience, and long-term vitality.

When we ignore that and try to force “new year energy,” the body often pushes back with fatigue, tension, or burnout later on.

True healing isn’t about doing more at the wrong time.

It’s about listening to what this moment is actually asking for.

From the Awaken Wellness family, we’re wishing you a New Year that honors your body’s timing, not the calendar’s pressure.

Happy New Year. 🤍