Karen Calderon Acupuncture Wellness

02/18/2026

Happy Lunar New Year!! Year of the Fire Horse
The Fire Horse brings powerful energy for 2026 — movement, transformation, courage, and vitality. In Chinese medicine, this is a year where Yang Fire is strong: inspiring passion, creativity, and forward momentum.
But strong fire also needs balance.

When fire runs too high, it can feel like restlessness, anxiety, or being “on” all the time.

The medicine this year is simple:
Pause. Breathe. Hydrate. Nourish your Nervous System.
Let stillness support your fire so it becomes steady light.
Nourish only the things that you love and nourish you to avoid burnout!
Move with the true supported energy —
and stay connected to your center.
Enjoy the Wild and let it ignite what is true to your Heart 🐎
Blessings and Happy Lunar New Year!!

11/26/2025

Herbal infusion of Chinese medicinal herbs for the next batch of face creams. Can you recognize one of the herbs? Hint: Commonly eaten as a super food.
This herb combination helps to nourish the blood, as a skin tonic.

01/29/2025

We now enter the year of the snake in the wood element. As we step into this powerful year, it’s the perfect time to embrace change, transformation, seek wisdom, and nurture the things that truly matter. Shed any negative energies, or old, outdated patterns and habits as a snake sheds its skin.
With the wood element reflecting the bamboo, keep in mind to stay flexible and move with change!!
Happy Lunar New Year!!

11/20/2024

This is a good time of year to have ginger at hand. Any time you hear yourself say "I think I might have caught a cold", make yourself a heavy laden cup of freshly grated/sliced ginger tea. Many times, this alone will prevent you from coming down with a cold.
Want to know more about ginger in Chinese Medicine? This video explains many different ways that you can incorporate ginger into your diet.

What is ginger good for? A Chinese (& Traditional Chinese Medicine) Soup Perspective.So what's so special about ginger?Why is ginger such a standout Traditio...

12/19/2023

My handcrafted "Deep Repair Facial Elixirs": New batch of Face Creams is being made up right now! (The last batch flew off the shelves.) I am taking preorders. PM me if you are interested.
2oz Jars for $48- on promotion for $42

11/23/2023

I am grateful for each of you that have been part of this healing journey, your medicines, your unique songs. Thank you for your trust and allowing me to share what is most dear in my heart... the blessing of the space of healing and love that weaves our lives together. Thank you

11/08/2023

Taoism teaches us to flow with the cyclical nature of life. Inside of these cyclical movements exist both the states of contraction and expansion. Both are necessary.

10/30/2023

10/30/2023

We still have some appointment openings this coming week.
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10/17/2023

Cold, Allergy and Flu Prevention:
Taking simple precautions can make a world of difference in allowing the body the time to adjust to seasonal changes.
Simple Awareness of our environment and staying connected with nature is key to staying in a state of balance.

It turns out our grandmothers really knew what was going on when they put that scarf around your neck! (Check my previous point on the acupuncture point Du14, the entry point of external factors).

10/11/2023

Covering the Governing Vessel at the neck with a scarf is a simple way to ward off colds and flus as the seasons change.

10/10/2023

Have you ever observed your tongue? This is one of the pillars of diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. Your tongue is like an x-ray image of what is happening in your body.
Which tongue in these images is most liken to yours?

Which tongue are you?