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Monday 1pm - 7pm Tuesday 9am - 3pm Wednesday 1pm - 7pm Friday 9am - 3pm

Rune Acupuncture, 60 Pineland Drive, Suite 203, New Gloucester, ME (2026)

02/03/2026

My waitlist might be closed until Fall 2026 but you can still sign up for my newsletter to access a new way to experience this ancient healing art for yourself. Coming Spring 2026 ✨🐉

🖤 head to Runeacupuncture.com to join 🖤

12/16/2025

To stay up-to-date with Rune - be sure to follow on Instagram () where I share the most! I recently posted some exciting news ✨ and this is an important update to my schedule as a result ~ see below!
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When we work together, each session is a curated invitation to tune inward…

A guided immersion to reconnect with your body’s wisdom - to commune with the myriad of messages it attempts to reveal to you beneath the surface of your symptoms, syndromes, ruminations, feelings, narratives, habits, and patterns.

By summoning the courage to approach yourself as well as your story with curious self-compassion, our time is shared encouraging the retrieval of what was banished while re-weaving what was severed.

We reconnect the lines of communication ~ from your meridians, heartstrings & vast threads of your nervous system ~ that have been stifled from shades of shock & stress to shut-down levels of depletion.

In our time together, may you feel the shift from feeling trapped “in the dark” (in one client’s words ~ swipe), estranged or betrayed by your own body, to feeling at home within your vessel. But also…

Safe in your psyche.
Liberated in your heart.
Vibrant in your spirit’s expressions.
Grounded in your path & how you walk it.

May you remember how capable you are of becoming your most self-trusting ally & healer: sovereign in how you steward your energy, needs and well-being in all areas of your inner world & lifescape beyond🪞

THIS is what I’m devoted to helping you reclaim in Rune’s realm of care. With that said:

My waitlist is CLOSING end of FEBRUARY 2026 before I go on maternity leave in June!

If you want to see what’s possible for you:

🐉 READ my newest client reviews 🐉
🗝️SIGN UP for my Waitlist at Runeacupuncture 🗝️

(When you do, you’ll automatically receive a free pre-consult call to ensure Rune is most aligned for you)

🖤 Dr. Lauren

📸 & the kindest, appreciated reflections from my clients, thank you all 🖤🙏🏻e

04/07/2025

“I have been working with Dr. Lauren for about 5 months now (wow that long already?) and I am still blown away by her knowledge, wisdom, kindness, and expertise.

I’ve recommended friends and massage clients to her because I believe in her work and her skill.

I’ve enjoyed physical releases, mental block shifts, regulated sleep, belly laughs and genuine connection working with Lauren.

She’s helped me work through big life changes, every day anxiety and frustrations, and pre-surgical (and soon post surgical) care.

I’ve always felt exceedingly safe and genuinely cared for in her presence. I cannot thank her enough for all that she does and all that she is.

If you feel drawn to her, there’s a reason, and I highly recommend you follow that instinct and start your acupuncture journey with her.”

~ 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 ~

THIS is what it’s all about 🖤
Belly laughs included 😌

I cannot thank this beloved client enough for trusting me with her care but even more, for trusting in her healing process: her capacity for renewal ~ her spirit’s resilience ~ her mind’s malleability ~ in her power & wisdom so she can reclaim the vibrant expression & embodiment she desires. I love to see it, every time.

🐉 If you feel drawn to work together too, I am welcoming a select few, aligned New Clients to
this realm of care in May 🐉

🌙 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕 🌙
Head to: Runeacupuncture.com

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07/12/2024

FAQ: How do I choose which points to use?

With close to 400 Acupuncture points on the body, I’m often asked: How do I know which to pick?

First things first, my formal education is my foundation.

Before I got my Doctorate, I completed a rigorous 3.5 year graduate program to earn my Masters of Science in Acu which required 3000+ hours of didactic & clinical training to learn the multi-faceted nature of every single point, which includes its:
* English Name & Chinese Pinyin
* Element Category
* Location & surrounding anatomy
* Functions & Indications
* Proper angle/depth of insertion
* Contraindications, if applicable

Over nearly 8 years in practice I’ve fortified my foundation with experience, learning to trust my intuition as much as my clinical reasoning when curating points to support your psyche, soma & soul.

Here’s a peek of what runs through my mind before choosing points:

✶ What are your symptoms/concerns?
✶ When we chat, what was said? What was unsaid…
✶ What’s the state of your Shen (Heart’s Mind)
✶ What’s your constitution?
✶ What patterns are present?
✶ If multiple, what’s the priority for lasting effect?
✶ Which vital substances are impacted?
✶ What needs to be moved (if stagnant) or supplemented (if deficient)?
✶ Where are you in your cycle (if menstruating)? What substances need support in this phase?
✶ What does your pulse or tongue appearance reveal?
✶ What can I add to proactively support you?
✶ What Spirits & Emotions are involved? Is releasing, rooting, or consolidation more appropriate?
✶ What psychic narratives/conflicts are being mirrored?
✶ What do you desire more support around?
Creativity? Clarity? Courage? Taking initiative/Follow-Through? Decisiveness? Individuation/Separation? Boundaries? Discernment? Trust/Surrender? Grief? Rumination? Releasing Control, Resentment, Anger, Judgements, Jealousy? Accessing Joy? Self-expression? Because I have a point for that.

I can go on and on. But now you know how much I attune each session to where you are, where you want to be & how you wish to feel.

For every session is a dynamic, continuous cultivation for your becoming 🌙🐉

Questions? Ask away ✨

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07/01/2024

🕯️What’s waiting for you in the dark?
In the carnival of your mind?
In the chambers of your heart?
I’ll tell you…

Yourself.
The you that’s waiting to be freed when you bravely journey within to illuminate what’s keeping it there.

I’ve learned this from my own journey & the hundreds I’ve guided through cherished connections with my clients 🖤 creating crafted sessions that invite you to return to yourself ✨ guiding awakenings to expanded awareness, expression, & embodiment 🌊

It’s all possible: an invitation that’s always available to you when we collaborate - when you journey within 🕯️

Its reviews like this that light my heart up because more than treating a symptom which is actually not what it’s about for me (more on that soon)

It’s about being present for an unfolding
🪷 a blooming 🪷 of your most authentic,
gifted, knowing, sovereign self 🐉

The self underneath the stifled expression.
Underneath the hold of past haunts & hurts.
Underneath the ruminations & self doubt.
Underneath the resentment, the disdain.
The fear, guarded heart, & mistrust.

It’s about guiding you in the dark
except you’re the one who
holds the candle 🕯️

By journeying within to meander the liminal landscape of your conscious & subconscious, between body & spirit, you’re the one who gets to illuminate what’s lingering there - to commune with it if you wish.

You get to retrieve it & weave it
into your waking life 🪞

Because when you do, you’re the one who gets to realize what was possible for yourself all along:

🌕 to feel safe & in alliance with your body
🌕 to remember your radiant essence
🌕 to trust in all you are capable of
🌕 to lead yourself courageously through the dark unknowns of life’s cycles with self compassion
🌕 to revel in the fullness of your expression
🌕 to know how to listen to your body’s wisdom and spirit’s whispers

To experience this for yourself:

🌙 Join The Waitlist 🌙 so we can connect & begin as soon as my availability allows (in August as of now)…👇🏼

🐉 Join My Email List 🐉 to learn how to harness the esoteric power of this ancient healing art in your hands via my new offering this Fall…👇🏼

🗝️ https://linktr.ee/runeacupuncture 🗝️

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06/20/2024

“𝑨 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑨 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇.” ~ 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒂𝒎 𝑯𝒂𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒂

Elaina & I were recently talking about what it means to be a “healer,” the scope of our roles, the boundaries of our capacities, and, of course, the deep desire to help others feel better, or what she calls, 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈.

For us, it’s such a gift to be able to provide the care we do ~ each their own avenues for facilitating relief, re-integration, and renewal on all levels…

But more than being clinicians or conduits for our respective crafts ~ being space holders for your becoming is the role we cherish the most.

𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒎, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐:

Listen, console, and celebrate with you through life’s inevitable changes & challenges…

Encourage your evolution with insights from our archives of extensive education & personal experiences if asked for let alone desired…

Hold a mirror for the compassionate witnessing of yourself & where your story has lead you…

Remind you of just how resilient you are & all you are capable of with time & devotion to your well-being.

Conscious Living meets Awakened Embodiment 🌙

And yet, even with us here…

𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 🌙

🪞PS 🪞 Conscious Cure has a new page on Rune’s site! Learn about Elaina’s craft, read her incredible reviews (no surprise everyone says “10/10”), and book with her while spots last 🤍

D I V E • I N 🌊 Runeacupuncture.com

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05/17/2024

I’m grateful to share that even though I thought I would no longer need a Wait List going into May, it’s actually here to stay ~ and for good reason...

Given my currently full schedule & capacity (there’s so much going on behind the scenes I’ll share in time) I will only be welcoming New Clients seldomly as my availability ~and our alignment~ allows.

So if you live in Maine, resonate with Rune, and are eager to work together, now when you go to Book Online, rather than scheduling immediately, I now ask that everyone submits an Inquiry first.

Once received, I will reach out so we can connect for a brief phone call to clarify whether collaborating would truly feel like the best fit for both of us.

From having a Wait List, I’ve come to appreciate the ability to speak with you before you make your way through the door so we have the opportunity to go over not just your intentions for care, but my approach & the logistics of what goes into having the most impactful, transformative experience. Because that’s what I’m devoted to setting you up for 🐉

Maybe once we chat, we realize that it’s the right fit but not the right time… If so, that’s okay. I trust that if we are meant to work together, we will.

Maybe the conditions you’re seeking care for are better suited for another practitioner… If so, I will happily offer referrals because Maine is full of stellar Acupuncturists.

Maybe you realize that Rune is still exactly where you want to be & you are ready to dive heart-first into the journey of 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇. If so, wonderful!

But let’s ensure that level of alignment exists first because in this Realm, we don’t force things 🌊

With that said, thank you for all of your support & understanding. In the meantime be on the lookout for some exiting updates and personal shares because the tides of change have reached my shores again… 🌱

🖤 Lauren

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05/09/2024

“I’ve been working with Dr. Lauren for 2 months now. The progress I’ve made both physically and mentally have been so profound. I went to her during a very vulnerable period in my life. I knew there were things within my body that needed support and realignment and the added guidance mentally I received in my sessions helped support me as I made a deep transformation within me.

I literally can’t say enough wonderful things about Dr. Lauren. Her sessions are like no other.

Her skilled craft, deep understanding of the body and its systems and her listening ears along with her questions she’ll ask you really help you reconnect within yourself.

You realize you are in control and you have the ability to heal yourself. Thank you is not enough here! My sessions are now a nonnegotiable part of my self-care.”
~ Google Review ~

All my thanks to this client for allowing me to walk alongside her as she remembered her power & essence while reclaiming trust in all she is capable of creating in this next chapter of her journey 🕯️

𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑻𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒎𝒚 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 🌙 at Runeacupuncture.com

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05/03/2024

𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑨𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 🌙 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 🌙 Since I started working with one of my dear clients 3 months ago, our shared intention has been to 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 & 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 her fertility as she prepares for IUI.

Of tests she’s completed so far, the most recent results revealed a major 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒈𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 🤍

Her AMH levels (Anti Mullerian Hormone ~ denotes ovarian reserve, ie. the # of growing follicles) went from 3.01 in before we began mid-Jan. to ✨4.48 ✨

That’s borderline “high” now in the best way!

While egg supply naturally dwindles with age, for her (under 30) with a history of amenorrhea (absent period) this is HUGE because it shows just how revitalized, nourished, and 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 her whole body is to the consistent messages it is receiving:

Those via Acupuncture, yes, but 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 importantly, those she offers herself via the steady integration of self-tending practices these last 3 months.

As for our approach, this looks like:

𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 to her needs at each phases of her cycle
(ex: shifting intensity/type of exercise ~ energy audits on her capacity/saying “no” as needed & much more

𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 awareness of her body’s cues ~ its physical sensations, signs, and shifts ~ to strengthen her embodiment vs. solely relying on her tracking app

𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 Qi & nourishing Blood by increasing nutrient density of foods she enjoys & the frequency of meals

𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 dormant lines of communication within the meridians, organs, and nervous system so she can return to a revitalized, harmonious state

𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 into her heart, being willing to be present with her range of emotions along her fertility journey.

I share this because when we work together, it’s not just about getting a result or to the Other Side…

It’s about who you are becoming in the process 🐉

It’s about learning how to form an alliance with your body & trust yourself in the in-between.

It’s about celebrating the wins along the way 🖤

New Clients, Join the Wait List at Runeacupuncture.com 🌙

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04/19/2024

If we haven’t met yet, 𝒉𝒊, my name is Lauren Renee Favreau. I am a Board Certified Doctor of Acupuncture, the Founder of Rune, and nearly 8 years deep into offering this ancient healing art in Maine.

What you see & experience reflects the evolution of my care as inspired by my life’s series of pivots and plunges into the Unknown…

The severances & guttural reckonings gave way to reintegrations & liberating awakenings when I stopped resisting the tides of change and gave myself permission to get cozy in the dark.

Looking back, it was allowing myself to settle into the murkiness, those dimly lit liminal days between my old life and new one, that led me to find myself again.

Sitting here, I 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 you hold the same capacity.

I believe we can all summon the courage to walk a new path and adapt to see in the dark where, if you linger long enough, it can reveal reservoirs of resilience, wisdom, power, and, dare I say, magic you may not have known you possessed 🌙

This is why I’m so devoted to guiding you to 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇. To feel at home in your body again & remember the essence of who you are before things like loss, trauma, illness, or injury hid that from you.

I want you to reap all of the benefits Acupuncture is known for (deep dive on this via my site) yet…

By looking beyond the surface of your symptoms to discern the undercurrents seen & unseen (from the material to the metaphysical) there’s even 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 that’s possible for you when we collaborate, including…

🪞Becoming so attuned to your body’s language that you know exactly what it’s telling you when symptoms arise & why.

🗝️ Knowing how to tend to yourself ~ your needs, limits, and desires ~ so rather than constantly living in conflict with your body, you become your own most reliable ally.

🐉 Reclaiming connection to your heart, intuition, dreams & gifts to courageously embody your most vibrant, authentic self.

Because when you can trust yourself in times of crisis, you can do the same in calmer seas.

You 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 in your rebirth, knowing you will
arrive at the Other Side of your Unknown,
forever 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅.

Learn more at runeacupuncture.com 🌙

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04/12/2024

I’ve come to terms with the fact that a post will never fully capture what transpires at Rune when it comes to the genuine relationships cultivated through time and trust.

It’s what I’ve always treasured the most.

Then there’s messages like these, each their own glimpse and glimmer, reassuring me that even if I’m not constantly sharing about the nuance and depth of each collaborative process, the work is happening anyways - where it ultimately matters most.

All the transformations.
From the steady and subtle,
to the swift and seismic.

Messages like these reiterate what an i m m e n s e privilege it is to witness you in your day to day life as well as your evolutions.

To be entrusted with synthesizing the intricacies of your physiology - your body’s unique coding - as much as understanding the depths of your being…

The ways you see yourself & the world, your affinities, relationships, intimacy, fears, joys, inner conflicts, insecurities, sorrows, shadows, ambitions - all of it.

So to each of my remarkable, resilient clients,
thank you for allowing me to be here.

🌙 My Waitlist is growing & I just reached out to the first few folks who signed up so spaces will continue to become available. However, if you foresee wanting to collaborate in the near future, please sign up since this will be the only way to join this realm of care for now. 🌙

Sign up at Runeacupuncture.com/book-now

Look forward to meeting you soon…

🖤 Lauren

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03/30/2024

It’s wild to think that ✨ on 4/4 ✨ Elaina Wagner, LMBT & Certified Neuromuscular Therapist of joins us!

This collaboration feels like such a gift of alignment where now under one roof, you have another avenue of exceptionally crafted care to 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕…

With Elaina you have a genuine mentor to also walk alongside you in the unknowns you face, from the relentless stress of life changes to the health challenges that arise as a result…

I say this because Elaina is no stranger to the Unknown. With a 20-year history of enduring the effects of chronic pain and invisible illness herself, the purpose beneath her “why” for helping others runs deep - and is palpable when you experience her work.

Whereas she once felt “imprisoned” in her own body and exasperated from the lack of relief from allopathic avenues, she initiated her own heroine’s journey to reclaim her vitality in all aspects - and prevailed.

Through a series of self-discoveries, intentional lifestyle changes, and commitment to approaches that worked for her, that sense of imprisonment released—freeing her to form a renewed relationship with her body from a place of sovereign devotion vs. dismay.

That’s what she wants for you: to access & trust your ability to heal yourself so you can not only recover from the conditions you face, but thrive again.

It’s what we both wish. Ready to begin?

Join Elaina here Thursdays from 10am-3pm 🩶

🐺 Book Online at http://Conscious-Cure.com

🌙 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 $𝟏𝟓 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒚 🌙

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