Thrive Acupuncture and Wellness

03/18/2026

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As we continue moving through the energy of the Year of the Horse, this is often the point where initial motivation begins to fade — and where consistency becomes the most powerful medicine. This time of year invites us not just to start something new, but to stay with it. In Chinese medicine, rea...

02/20/2026

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02/17/2026

02/17/2026

**The Energy is Shifting — Are You Ready for the Year of the Horse?** 🐎✨

Today marks a powerful transition in Chinese medicine — moving from the inward, transformative energy of the Snake into the dynamic energy of the Horse.

The Year of the Horse represents movement, vitality, momentum, and forward progress. It’s a time to strengthen the body, support emotional balance, and take meaningful steps toward greater health and alignment. With this increase in activity and momentum, it becomes especially important to care for the nervous system, nourish the body, and build resilience so we can move forward with strength — not depletion.

This new cycle invites us to:
✔ recommit to our health
✔ increase vitality and circulation
✔ support mental and emotional balance
✔ build sustainable wellness habits
✔ take action toward the life we want to create

To celebrate this energetic shift, Thrive is offering **Year of the Horse wellness specials starting today (2/17) through March 31:**

✨ **Year of the Horse Wellness Packages**
• 3 Acupuncture Sessions — $375
• 6 Acupuncture Sessions — $750
• 4 Sauna Sessions (30 min each) — $99

✨ **Complimentary Sauna Experience**
If you haven’t tried our sauna yet, this is your reminder to take advantage of your complimentary session. Many patients find it deeply restorative for stress relief, detoxification, circulation, pain management, and nervous system support.

✨ **Community Giveaway — Share Your Experience**
Leave a review about your experience with Thrive (acupuncture, herbal support, lifestyle care, or sauna) and be entered to win **two complimentary 30-minute sauna sessions.**

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The Year of the Horse reminds us that true progress comes from consistent care, balance, and intention. We are honored to support you on your health journey.

🤍 Thrive Acupuncture & Wellness

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02/02/2026

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Editor’s Note: This is the latest column from the Society for Acupuncture Research (www.acupunctureresearch.org. Visit the SAR online columnist page for access to previous articles.

02/01/2026

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Most women know estrogen and progesterone are major hormones. Estrogen typically gets top billing, with progesterone playing a supporting role. However in reality, the two hormones are equally important, and progesterone balances estrogen and does much more in a healthy body than many women realize....

01/13/2026

She’s been with me almost from the beginning—back when my practice was a single room, when I was just finding my footing, when I couldn’t yet see what this work would grow into.

She looked around the space—the light, the lake, the sauna, the feeling—and said:

“I hope you’re proud of yourself. I’m proud of you- but you need to be proud of you.”

And honestly… that landed deeper than she probably knew.

Winter has a way of slowing us down just enough to see what we usually rush past. This season isn’t about expansion or proving. It’s about reflection. About honoring what has taken root beneath the surface. About recognizing what was built quietly, patiently, over time.

So often, we don’t give ourselves credit for the places we’ve carried our lives.

We normalize the hard years.

We minimize the risks we took.

We brush past the quiet courage it took to keep showing up—especially when no one was clapping yet.

As we sit in winter, we’re also standing at the threshold of a new energetic cycle. The Year of the Horse is approaching—a year associated with movement, momentum, and forward drive...But the Horse doesn’t run well without strong legs, a steady heart, and proper care.

Winter is where that strength is gathered.

This practice didn’t appear overnight. It was built one decision at a time.
One patient at a time.
One season layered upon the last.
And maybe this reflection isn’t just about me.

Maybe it’s an invitation for all of us to pause and ask:

Where did I begin?

What have I created that once felt impossible?

What parts of my life deserve acknowledgment instead of critique?

Pride doesn’t have to be loud or performative. Sometimes it’s simply standing still long enough to say: I did this. I grew. I stayed.

As winter holds us, may we care for the places we’ve already been—so when the Horse year asks us to move, we do so from nourishment, not depletion.

01/09/2026

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01/04/2026

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12/17/2025

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Dear Thrive Community, As we head into the holidays, I just want to say how grateful I am for each of you. Being part of your care — whether you’ve been coming regularly or popped in when you needed support — truly means so much to me. This work is meaningful because of the trust we build toge...

12/10/2025

Beloved,

This time of year holds two very different currents: the quieting season of nature… and the accelerating season of the holidays.

Socially, everything begins to speed up—family gatherings, social celebrations, consumer sales, and an avalanche of marketing urging us to choose our “next thing” before the year ends. We’re conditioned to leap into action, to plan, to push, to treat January 1st like the starting gate of a race we’re supposed to already be running.

But the natural world tells a different story.
This is not the season of beginnings.
This is the season of descent, rest, reflection, and replenishment.

Winter invites us inward.
It asks us to soften, to slow, to let the soil of our being grow rich and spacious again.
January 1st is not the time to build new habits—it is the time to get warm, get still, and be with yourself.
It is a liminal space…the completion of what has been, and the quiet preparation for what will come.

So my invitation is simple:
Unplug for a while.
Step away from the noise, the promotions, the pressure.
Give yourself permission to be where you are.
Let yourself rest in the “in-between” and remember that nothing true is ever missed when you are aligned with your own timing.

Every year, I step back from work + socializing for the month of January for this very reason—to hibernate in my home with my beloved, to recover, to listen in the dark, to tend the unseen seeds of the year to come. It is one of the most supportive practices in my life, a devotion to cyclical living.

And if, as you read this, you feel the tug-of-war we as women often experience—
your mind whispering, “But what if I fall behind? What if I miss my chance to join the ______ next year?”​
while your body sighs in relief at the permission to slow down—
I want you to know this:

You are not missing anything.
There is nothing to rush toward.
Your path will not pass you by.

There is a place for you if and when your energy is ready.
You do not need to figure anything out right now.

For this season—rest.
Let the earth hold you.
Let your own rhythm lead.

-Katie Ama Rose

12/02/2025

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