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People ask me what acupuncture can actually do for perimenopause.As a 42-year-old working mom, running my own private pr...
03/18/2026

People ask me what acupuncture can actually do for perimenopause.

As a 42-year-old working mom, running my own private practice, raising a boy in toxic patriarchal culture (oops did I say that out loud?), and is personally figuring this out in real time - let me tell you what I’ve seen and what I know.

Your symptoms aren’t random. 

In Chinese Medicine, the hot flashes, the 3am wake-ups, the anxiety that ambushes you out of nowhere, the skin and hair changes, the exhaustion that no amount of coffee fixes - they’re your body asking for something. More nourishment. Less depletion. Better flow.

When we address that root imbalance, here’s what shifts:
🌸 Hot flashes that come less often (and less intensely)
🌸 Sleep that actually restores you 
🌸 A mood that feels like yours again 
🌸 Energy you thought was just gone forever

I’m not talking at you from some place where I’ve got it all figured out. I’m in the thick of it too - making school lunches, seeing patients, and quietly working on smoothing my own path to a Second Spring (aka Menopause).

Which is exactly why I believe so strongly that you don’t have to white-knuckle your way through this.

You deserve to feel vital during this transition. Not just survive it. I’m here to help. 

Free 15-minute consultation at the link in bio. 💚

💚 Jeannie 
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

Photo: Zero-makeup-day at the SF Zoo Carousel with my kiddo. How many times can one ride a merry-go-round until it gets old? 😂 Do I have “good” skin at 42? I don’t know the answer to that question, but I feel pretty good in it, thanks to Chinese Medicine.

In Chinese Medicine, menopause has a name that changes everything: Second Spring. 第二春 (Dì èr chūn).While Western culture...
03/16/2026

In Chinese Medicine, menopause has a name that changes everything: Second Spring. 第二春 (Dì èr chūn).

While Western culture tends to frame menopause as loss - of youth, fertility, vitality (thankfully this is changing as Menopause has become a huge buzz word!) - Chinese Medicine has always seen it differently.

 In your Second Spring, you stop giving your energy away every month (literally, your monthly bleed) and finally reclaim it for yourself. A time of transformation, wisdom, and coming into your full power.

The period leading up to it (Perimenopause) also has its own name: Change of Life (更年期 gēng nián qī). Not ”decline.”Not ”the end of something.“ But a threshold into a second life.

I know that’s hard to feel when you‘re waking up drenched at 3am, fighting brain fog, or looking in the mirror wondering when you got so exhausted. But that’s exactly why support matters during this time - not to fight the transition, but to move through it with grace.

Your Second Spring is real. And you don‘t have to navigate toward it alone. Chinese Medicine has been supporting women through this transition for thousands of years. 🌸

I’m here for you.
💚 Jeannie  
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

 

Consider this your official permission slip. My treatment room is a no-judgment zone - which means you can leave the sel...
03/13/2026

Consider this your official permission slip. 

My treatment room is a no-judgment zone - which means you can leave the self-consciousness at the door.

Unshaven legs? I’ve seen it all and I genuinely do not notice. 

Forgot to take your herbs this week? We’ll just pick up where we are. 

Googled your symptoms at 2am and now you’re spiraling? Bring it - we’ll talk it through. 

Need to cry on the table? Honestly, it happens more than you’d think, and sometimes that’s exactly what the treatment needed.

You don’t have to be put-together to receive care. You don’t have to have followed all the instructions perfectly. You just have to show up.

Come as you are. That’s always enough.

💚 Jeannie 
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

Good news if you’ve been waiting for a Friday slot. ✨Several of my patients are feeling so much better that they’ve move...
03/12/2026

Good news if you’ve been waiting for a Friday slot. ✨

Several of my patients are feeling so much better that they’ve moved into “maintenance” - which means Fridays have opened back up.

There’s something really special about ending your work week on the treatment table. You float out, the weekend stretches ahead of you, and you actually get to feel the benefits before Monday pulls you back in.

If you’ve been thinking about shifting your schedule, now’s the time. Log into your Jane account to grab a Friday, or mention it at your next visit and I’ll take care of it.

And if you have a friend who could use a little reset to start their weekend - send this to them in a DM.

💚 Jeannie
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

Most people think cosmetic acupuncture is just a natural alternative to Botox or fillers.And yes - it absolutely reduces...
03/11/2026

Most people think cosmetic acupuncture is just a natural alternative to Botox or fillers.

And yes - it absolutely reduces fine lines, tightens skin, and creates a genuine glow. But if you’re in perimenopause or menopause (what Chinese Medicine calls a “Second Spring”), cosmetic acupuncture is also doing something much deeper than that.

Because your skin is reflecting what‘s happening inside.
When we support your whole system - balancing hormones, calming hot flashes, supporting deep sleep, easing nervous system overwhelm - the results show on your face and in how you feel.

Here’s what I hear most after 4-6 treatments (half-way through a full treatment series):
✨ ”My skin looks alive again - I stopped avoiding the mirror“
 😴 ”I‘m sleeping through the night for the first time in years“ 
🔥 ”Hot flashes are 70% better - I can wear normal clothes again“ 
🧠 ”The brain fog lifted. I feel sharp and present“ 
💃 ”I feel like myself again. I didn’t realize how much I‘d lost that“

Your Second Spring is coming. And in order to bloom, your whole system needs support.

I’m offering free 15-minute consultations - link in bio to book yours. Let‘s help you bloom. 🌸

💚 Jeannie  
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

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Your jaw is working overtime - even when you don’t realize it.Maybe you wake up with a sore, tight jaw. Maybe you catch ...
03/10/2026

Your jaw is working overtime - even when you don’t realize it.

Maybe you wake up with a sore, tight jaw. Maybe you catch yourself clenching throughout the day. Or maybe the tension has built up so much that you’re dealing with TMJ pain, headaches, ear discomfort, or neck and shoulder tightness.

What many people don’t realize: chronic jaw tension can also show up in your face. When muscles on one side of the jaw clench more than the other, or when TMJ dysfunction pulls the jaw off-center, it can create visible facial asymmetry over time. One side may appear fuller, more raised, or more tense than the other.

This is where cosmetic acupuncture goes deeper than the surface.

By releasing the jaw muscles directly, restoring circulation, and rebalancing the nervous system, cosmetic acupuncture addresses both the tension you feel and the asymmetry you see. As the muscles soften and return to their natural resting state, the face often follows -  becoming more relaxed, more even, more YOU.

Why does jaw tension happen in the first place? 
🔹 Stress & emotional overwhelm - the jaw is one of the body’s main places to store unprocessed stress 
🔹 Teeth grinding (bruxism) 
🔹 Neck & shoulder tightness - deeply connected to the jaw 
🔹 Digestive imbalances - in Chinese Medicine, the Stomach and Liver channels run directly through the jaw 
🔹 Hormonal shifts - changes in estrogen and cortisol increase muscle sensitivity 
🔹 Tech neck & poor posture
Your jaw doesn’t have to feel locked, sore, or tense. And your face doesn’t have to carry that tension either.

Link in bio to book a free consultation. Let’s unlock that tension and bring ease and balance back to your face and body.

💚 Jeannie  
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

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03/09/2026

Spring is more than a season. In Chinese medicine, it’s also movement and emotion - the energy of rising, reaching, and becoming.

The emotion of spring is held in the Liver, and it has different names: when the liver feels stuck, it’s called “frustration” (or anger.) With the Liver is free, it feels like you have “vision” or “joie de vivre.”

In clinic, spring’s stuck energy often shows up like this:
— Tension headaches that sit behind the eyes or along the sides of the head
— Tight neck and shoulders that won’t release, no matter how much you stretch
— Waking between 1–3am, mind already racing
— Irregular cycles, or more intense PMS than usual
— Digestive bloating that comes and goes with your stress levels
— A short fuse with pretty much everything that comes your way

These aren’t random. In Chinese medicine, they’re signs that Liver qi is constrained - unable to move freely through the body as it wants to.

Acupuncture works directly on this. By releasing specific points along the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, we help the qi move - and when it does, the downstream effects are real: less tension, more regulated mood, better sleep, smoother digestion.

Spring is the ideal time to support this transition before symptoms compound into deeper patterns.

🌿 Link in bio to book a free consultation. Let’s get you feeling better.

I’m here for you
💚 Jeannie
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

Spring is rising on Bernal Hill 🧡The California poppies are popping up like crazy. The air carries just a little more po...
03/06/2026

Spring is rising on Bernal Hill 🧡

The California poppies are popping up like crazy. The air carries just a little more possibility than it did a month ago. Nature is emerging from its long stillness.

And so, perhaps, are you.

In Chinese Medicine, spring is the season of the Wood element -  upward movement, new vision, the irrepressible energy of things beginning. But emergence is not explosion. The bud doesn’t force itself open. It unfolds in its own time.
Whatever you’ve been tending to - your health, your body, your sense of self - this is the season to let it unfold. Not to perform recovery or perform wellness, but to genuinely arrive into a version of yourself that has been quietly becoming.
You don’t have to have it figured out. You just have to keep showing up.

To those who began your healing journey - I see you. To those considering it - I’m here. 🌿

💚 Jeannie  
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

(Photo: Bernal Hill, today!)

If you’ve been chasing that elusive glow with serums and supplements but still dealing with breakouts before your period...
03/06/2026

If you’ve been chasing that elusive glow with serums and supplements but still dealing with breakouts before your period, puffiness/bloating mid-cycle, or a dull complexion -  your menstrual cycle is trying to tell you something.

When your cycle is irregular, painful, or hormonally chaotic, your skin reflects it. Estrogen and progesterone influence collagen production, sebum levels, inflammation, and circulation. A balanced, rhythmic cycle = better blood flow to the skin, steadier hormones, less inflammatory acne, and that lit-from-within look that no highlighter can fake.

Acupuncture works by regulating the hormonal axis, improving pelvic circulation, and calming the nervous system - which together support a cycle that’s regular, less painful, and more predictable. And when your body stops fighting itself every month? Your skin notices first.

Common complaints acupuncture can help with: 
🌿 Painful periods (dysmenorrhea) 
🌿 Irregular or missing cycles 
🌿 PMS & PMDD - mood swings, crying, fatigue 
🌿 Hormonal acne 
🌿 Bloating & breast tenderness 
🌿 Heavy or scanty flow 
🌿 Clotting

Your cycle is a monthly report card on your overall health. When it’s smooth, your skin tends to follow.

If you’re ready to work on the root - not just the surface - I’d love to support you.

💚 Jeannie  
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

02/27/2026

☝🏻Just a few examples of who showed up in clinic this week.

None of these women needed more products. They just needed their bodies to come back into balance.

Your skin doesn’t lie. When your body is under stress - from hormones, from life, from the things you’ve been carrying for years - it shows up on your face. In the breakouts that keep reoccurring. The flare-ups that come back every time things get hard. The dullness that wasn’t there before.

These aren’t skincare problems - they’re pointing to your body asking for something deeper.

When you’re ready to stop managing your skin and start healing it…That’s what cosmetic acupuncture does. It works from the inside out - calming the nervous system, improving circulation, supporting your hormones - so your skin can actually heal.
If you’re in a season of change and your skin is feeling it, this is your sign.

📞 Book your free 15-minute consultation at the link in Bio

💚 Jeannie
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

You came for the glowing skin. Here’s what patients didn’t expect to love even more… 👇Swipe to see 5 side effects of cos...
02/24/2026

You came for the glowing skin. Here’s what patients didn’t expect to love even more… 👇

Swipe to see 5 side effects of cosmetic acupuncture that have nothing to do with your face.
(Spoiler: better sleep, less anxiety, and goodbye hot flashes.)

Cosmetic acupuncture works holistically - meaning when we support your skin, we’re also rebalancing your whole system. Nervous system. Hormones. Digestion. Energy. All of it. At the same time. 

The most common thing I hear? “I wish I’d started sooner.”

🌿 Free 15-minute consultation - schedule at the link in bio

💚 Jeannie
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

You said: “I wish I could stay longer.” I HEARD YOU. ✨Last November I trained with Kiiko Matsumoto, a master of Japanese...
02/20/2026

You said: “I wish I could stay longer.” I HEARD YOU. ✨

Last November I trained with Kiiko Matsumoto, a master of Japanese acupuncture. Her style includes both a face-up AND face-down treatment - something my 50-minute Wellness treatments simply don’t have space for. 

I practice what I preach: my own acupuncturist trained with Kiiko-san, and I always choose the longer treatments for myself. Now I want to offer that same depth to you.

80-minute Wellness Treatments are now available at Haven Acu.

What it looks like:
    1. Intake - we catch up on your symptoms and progress
    2. Face-up treatment, you rest deeply
    3. You turn over for face-down treatment, and you rest again
    4. You leave regulated, restored, and ready for whatever comes your way 

Longer, deeper rest = deeper healing = more capacity for everything you love without burning out. I recommend this treatment for anyone who has moved on from a weekly treatment plan and is in “maintenance.” 

Book at the link in bio. (Available for Wellness visits only - not Facial Cosmetic treatments) 

💚 Jeannie  
🌐 www.haven-acu.com

Address

1364 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+14157293862

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