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Acupuncture for people all along their reproductive journey and beyond. Inclusive, LGBTQ+ friendly. Aimee Ruiz, L.Ac.

is a nationally certified and California-licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. She received her Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Aimee has a special interest in women’s health, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. She has trained as a doula and taken pregnancy and birth classes with Raven Lang, OMD. She has also trained extensively with Claudia Citkovitz, L.Ac., in labor and delivery acupuncture. Before discovering Chinese medicine, Aimee studied and worked in psychology. She treasures the connections that Chinese medicine recognizes between our mind/spirit and our overall health and well-being. When she’s not doing acupuncture, Aimee loves hiking, practicing qi gong, watching films, brunching, and enjoying life as much as possible. Services include:
*Office visits - acupuncture and herbal medicine
*Home visits for postpartum, labor preparation, post-surgery rehabilitation, chronic pain, chemotherapy, IUI support.
*IVF/IUI support in office, home or onsite.

10/30/2025

If you haven’t had acupuncture with Nadia yet, this is your sign to get in here.

Acupuncture offers deep rest, just like you see here. Our team at East Bay Acupuncture in Oakland near Lake Merritt loves getting you the rest you need. Acupuncture relaxes and regulates the nervous system bringing us out of the fight or flight and into the rest and digest state of the parasympathetic nervous system.

This is especially great news for patients who come in with anxiety, insomnia, and difficulty settling or being still. Acupuncture sessions are a great place to practice feeling safe in our bodies, being still, letting go, and allowing ourselves to rest.

If you’re in need of a restorative healing nap, we are here for you. Call or text us today at 510-900-9063

10/28/2025

Do you do acupuncture on yourself?
This is one of the most common questions clients ask mostly because they are just curious! And the answer is YES…AND I personally prefer to get acupuncture done by someone else for a few reasons:
1. Receiving is powerful. Allowing ourselves to receive healing from someone else is a huge part of the healing process!
2. It feels good to be taken care of and receive this medicine.
3. Someone else’s perspective is so needed when we are helpers ourselves. It’s good to get someone else’s take on our patterns and paths.

And yet! Here I am 3 weeks after I fell and broke my nose and I can give myself a little acupuncture love and I’m so grateful for these tools. I’ve also had treatments from another lovely practitioner!
So yes- for acute things like when I get sick or injured or feel a little stressed, I throw a few needles in. How cool to have this wisdom of Chinese medicine to rely on and to offer to you.

If you’re ready to receive and to take a pause for a little care, Oakland, we are here for you. East Bay Acupuncture offers acupuncture and herbal medicine in Oakland by Lake Merritt. Many of our patients come for reproductive health support whether that be for healthy cycles, hormone balance, fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum. And then some people just come in because they want the emotional support of acupuncture and others come in for an injury or pain. We are here for it all!
Call or text to get started 510-900-9063

09/02/2025

We love our acupuncture clients! It’s such a gift to get to support people as they navigate the fertility and pregnancy journey - and it is a journey!

Acupuncture for fertility AND then prenatal acupuncture are our specialties. We love this time in someone’s life. If you know someone in Oakland or the east bay who is struggling or just needs a little extra guidance and support, we are here to help!

Call or text us at 510-900-9063 to get started. We are open 6 days a week and have a collective 60 years of experience to share with you!!

08/13/2025

We are excited to announce our newest team member to East Bay Acupuncture! Meet Laura Stropes! Laura comes to us with 27 years of experience as an acupuncturist and herbalist throughout the Bay Area. She loves supporting all types of clients, is ABORM-certified and specializes in fertility and menopause support as well as digestive support, pain, and other things. Fun fact: Laura worked at a local Chinese herb company, Mayway Herbs, for 20 years. We are honored and excited to have her be a part of East Bay Acupuncture here in Oakland. She’ll be here to start Wednesdays and Saturdays. Her schedule is already filling up this week! Come and give acupuncture treatments with Laura a try!

Call or text 510-900-9063

07/15/2025

CRYSTALS - we love them! I don’t believe a crystal is going to get you pregnant but they can be soothing allies to help you along the way. Check out our favorite picks on the blog.

Featured here is Rose quartz - heart opening, stress relieving, and emotional healing - all beautiful things for your fertility journey. Keep one in your pocket or your bag and hold it in times of stress and anxiety. 💕

07/11/2025

Prenatal acupuncture visits can happen propped up with a wedge and some pillows as seen here or lying on your side. Either works great! Many pregnant clients welcome this position because they are spending so much time on their sides when they sleep. We have so many pillows at this office so we can adjust as your pregnancy processes! At 18-20 weeks we use just the wedge and a pillow for your head and knees and then we add more pillows so you are more upright and comfy! A labor preparation client recently said, “I feel like a queen!” We are here for the Goldilocks pillow situation that is pregnancy as it can change weekly.

Our acupuncturists have done extensive postgraduate work and study with the top prenatal acupuncturists on our field. We are so honored to get to support our patients during this time in their lives. I think it’s just the very best!

If you or someone you know could use some prenatal support for things like:
Hip, back, p***c symphysis pain
Constipation, hemorrhoids, heartburn, nausea
Fatigue, insomnia
Gestational diabetes, high blood pressure
Breech presentation, looming induction dates
And so many other pregnancy experiences
We would love to support them.

Reach out today 510-900-9063 by text or phone to schedule.

06/05/2025

Happy Pride! We love supporting you and helping you build/grow your families. East Bay Acupuncture in Oakland is queer-owned, inclusive, caring, and here for you!
Here are a few beautiful ways we currently support LGBTQIA+ clients with acupuncture and East Asian medicine:

IVF support
Reciprocal IVF
S***m health/optimization including for directed donors & surrogacy
Surrogate and gestational carriers - optimize fertility to successfully carry for you
IUI support
At home insemination
Q***r and trans prenatal care!
Top surgery recovery

Check out our blog on the site eastbayacupuncture.com/blog

05/26/2025

Yesterday Aimee got to bless our East Bay Acupuncture space with a reiki gathering! For the year before the pandemic we regularly did reiki gatherings in our space! Did you know in 2019 Aimee trained to the reiki master level and although she doesn’t direct use it in her acupuncture sessions, it’s part of who she is and how she lives. Reiki is such a beautifully caring practice. Our acupuncture space got a little energetic love and boost yesterday. It feels so good. Flowers from Aimee’s garden. ♥️🌷

05/20/2025

Hey Oakland! East Bay Acupuncture is here 5 days a week for you! Nadia Moredo and myself (Aimee Ruiz) are holding it down for all your Oakland acupuncture needs. We specialize in fertility, pregnancy, and hormone support. That includes supporting healthy and pain free menstrual cycles for people with endometriosis, PCOS, pmdd, painful periods and more. ♥️♥️ We are located conveniently by Lake Merritt and we are here to support you!

05/05/2025

EGG FREEZING! Aimee here. I had the pleasure of seeing this amazing, moving, and realistic documentary about egg freezing over the weekend. and got to finally meet Dr. Aimee in person after all these years too!
It was a beautiful look at how people become (or don’t become) parents in this day and age. 💕
As an acupuncturist watching this film, it reminded me of what Randine Lewis said in a class once that she tells clients/patients when they come to her: “I’m not here to help you get pregnant, I’m here to help you become okay with whatever happens.” That sentence has always stuck with me as an acupuncturist. We don’t know what your path is going to be. We do know that science is amazing and it helps a lot of people to help grow and build their families. And we are here for that. We are here to offer you all the tools and support we know to help you get to where you want to go. AND we are here when the dreams you had don’t turn out the way you imagined. Either way, our clinic is a soft landing place for you to bring all of you to. We hold space for our clients to heal, to grieve, to grow, to come into acceptance, and to move through hard stuff all with a listening ear and some tiny little needles.

05/02/2025

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04/30/2025

Adding some beauty to your feed and to ours! Spotted: trees in bloom in our Grand Lake neighborhood. Some days we just look for the sweetness and the tiny moments of beauty to get through the day. There is so much pain in the world. We became acupuncturists to help alleviate pain and suffering in this world. I know you are struggling, most people are scared and uncertain about what lies ahead. Please know we are here for you. For a moment of solace or an hour of rest for your weary head. Acupuncture can offer the care we need to get by and to help us all heal one day at a time. ♥️

Call or text us at 510-900-9063 to book a session!

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440 Grand Avenue, Suite 401
Oakland, CA
94610

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 1pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+15109009063

Website

http://www.eastbayacupuncture.com/

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Aimee Ruiz, L.Ac. is a nationally certified and California-licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. She received her Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is a fellow of ABORM, the American Board of Reproductive Medicine, a group of elite fertility acupuncturists. Aimee has special interest and expertise in women’s health, fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. She has trained as a doula and taken pregnancy and birth classes with Raven Lang, OMD. She has also trained extensively with Claudia Citkovitz, L.Ac., in labor and delivery acupuncture. Before discovering Chinese medicine, Aimee studied and worked in psychology. She treasures the connections that Chinese medicine recognizes between our mind/spirit and our overall health and well-being. When she’s not doing acupuncture, Aimee loves hiking, practicing qi gong, watching films, brunching, and enjoying life as much as possible. Services include: *Office visits - acupuncture and herbal medicine *Home visits for postpartum, labor preparation, post-surgery rehabilitation, chronic pain, chemotherapy, IUI support. *IVF/IUI support in office, home or onsite.