An Tao Acupuncture

03/21/2024

I closed my clinic at the end of October, 2023. If you need a referral in our area, please email me at health@antaoacupuncture.com.

It was a pleasure and an honor to serve our community. I will miss you all!

11/09/2021

Rae Shaffner, Heather Linder and I are hosting another community healing event at the library on Thursday, November 18th from 3:00 to 6:00. We will offer a place and create a space for people to experience and process grief and trauma from all of the losses to our community over the last year, the stress of the pandemic, etc. We will give people a simple (but powerful!) ear acupuncture treatment that helps relieve stress, anxiety, PTSD, grief and more.

This event will be inside the library; first come, first served. Masks will be required. You are welcome to stay for 15 minutes or up to an hour. You get to choose when you feel your treatment is complete.

Here is a link to the library's page for this event with more info and a link to register: https://wilkinsonpubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=23090&lib=0

We are trying to spread the word about this event. Please feel free to share with anyone in the community who you think would benefit from this get together!

11/08/2021

Just wanted to let you know that I am going to relaunch my acupressure class at the library starting this Wednesday, November 10th at 8:15am MST. You'll learn an acupressure massage routine that wakes up the entire body, nourishes all of the internal organs and gets the blood flowing from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. Done regularly, it helps improve immunity and wellness. It's a great way to start the day!

This will be a hybrid class -- it will be offered both in-person at the library and over Zoom. For more info and to register please visit...

https://wilkinsonpubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=23202&lib=0

I hope to see you there!

09/03/2021

Do you live in the Telluride area? Have you experienced loss, grief, anxiety or trauma over the last year? Rae Shaffner, Heather Linder & I are hosting a community healing event at the Telluride Wilkinson Library on Thursday, Sept. 16 from 3:00 to 6:00pm. We will use a 5-point ear acupuncture treatment to help your body, mind and emotions more effectively process & integrate your emotions. Please join us!

05/03/2021

If you missed my most recent class on the spirit and function of seasons in your life -- plus tips for optimizing health during the spring, please check out the recording on YouTube!

Take a deep dive into the spirit and function of each season and their importance in various areas of our lives. Once you understand this, you understand why...

04/19/2021

New (free) class!
"Nourishing Life: (Late) Spring Update"
Thursday, April 29th at 5:30 MDT (on Zoom)

Spring is a time of tremendous creativity and growth. Learn how to live in harmony with the season from a Chinese medicine perspective to maximize your health now and to prepare for a healthy summer.

We'll also talk about how to recognize the cycle of seasons in other aspects of life -- from relationships and work to the seasons of an illness. Click the link for more info & to register:

To register: https://wilkinsonpubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=22245&lib=999

02/02/2021

My last Zoom class of the winter with the Wilkinson Library is coming up next week:

Nourishing Life: Cultivating the Emotions - Managing Anxiety & Fear
February 10 at 5:30MST

This class will cover the following:
* Review of the Chinese concept of a healthy, balanced emotional life & the Daoist perspective on emotions
* Seeking the middle path between repressing & over-indulging the emotions
* The nature of anxiety & fear in Chinese medicine
* The internal organs that process & "digest" these emotions -- focus on the heart, stomach, pancreas and spleen
* How these emotions can negatively impact the internal organs
* Home practices to support your body's ability to manage anxiety & fear: qigong, meditation & "food as medicine" recommendations to nourish body, mind & spirit

To register for this event, please visit https://wilkinsonpubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=22057&lib=999. If registration is closed, let me know and I will get you into the class.

(Please note: I am not a therapist or counselor and these lectures are not meant to substitute for counseling. My training as an acupuncturist includes information on how the emotions impact and interact with the body from a Chinese medicine perspective. This will be the focus and scope of this talk.)

01/10/2021

I am partnering with the Wilkinson Library to offer two additional Zoom classes this winter. These talks will focus on how the emotions impact our health. You will learn about the Chinese concept of a healthy, balanced emotional life, the Daoist perspective on feelings and emotions and more!

January 13 at 5:30 MST: Grief & Depression
February 10 at 4:30 MST: Anxiety & Fear

To register for this event, please visit https://wilkinsonpubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=22057&lib=999

(Please note: I am not a therapist or counselor and these lectures are not meant to substitute for counseling. My training as an acupuncturist includes information on how the emotions impact and interact with the body from a Chinese medicine perspective. This will be the focus and scope of these two talks.)

Please get in touch if you'd like more info!

10/30/2020

Nourish Life: Building Immunity with Chinese Health Practices
Mondays in November: 2, 9, 16, 23
6:00p to 7:00p

The Chinese health & medicine tradition focus on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual practices that can be done at home to build and maintain health and strong immunity. Based in Daoism, good health and strong immunity are the result of creating harmony within the body and with the outer world. Topics in this series include:

Week 1: Introduction to the Yang Sheng (Nourish Life) Tradition
Week 2: Movement & Rest
Week 3: Food & Herbs
Week 4: Cultivating the Mind & Emotions

The series will include notes for your reference, exercises that can be done at home, simple recipes and lists of herbs and supplements to support immune health.

For more details and to register, please visit

10/27/2020

My free, six-week acupressure and self-massage class to build health, vitality and immunity starts tomorrow (Weds. 10/28/20) at 8:00am!

10/23/2020

Would you like to receive acupuncture treatments from the safety and comfort of your home? If so, I make house calls to Telluride, Mountain Village, Ophir, Lawson Hill, Wilson Mesa and Down Valley. Get in touch to learn more!