On The Mend Acupuncture

11/18/2025

Over the weekend, I met the most extraordinary tree. Her roots stretched wide and deep, lifting above the earth like a cradle, holding generations of stories in their curves.

A dear friend brought me to this place of grounding and restoration. She sat with this very tree during a season of deep healing, and felt the presence of something greater in its quiet strength. Today, we were both held in that same embrace.

As we rested in the shelter of these roots, we returned to a simple teaching:
Sometimes life’s stressors can seem overwhelmingly windy and in those moments,
Be the roots.
Not the leaves.

The leaves react to every gust of wind, they shake at each shifting breeze, a parallel to anxiety, overwhelm and intrusive thoughts rattling at the surface of the nervous system.
But the roots?
They remain steady.They are nourished, grounded, anchored in what is real.
They do not rush to meet the noise.

This tree reminded us that we can choose where we live within ourselves, at the surface, where every breeze feels like a storm…or deeper down, in the place that knows peace.

Upon making that choice, sometimes we need a little help finding that balance. Our nervous system needs some extra support.

If you are seeking steadiness in a season that feels windy, I would be honored to support you in coming back to your roots.

Your healing can feel grounded again.

10/31/2025

I spent the past week up north, surrounded by the colors of autumn. The air was crisp, the pace was slow, and it felt grounding to be with my family, a time of reflection and gratitude for where I come from.

I grew up watching my family spin honey, harvest apples, and tend the land with such care. They taught me the rhythms of the seasons through planting, canning, and preserving what the earth provided. My mom kept the tradition of fermentation alive with sourdough, kombucha, and kefir, while my dad, through hunting and fishing, taught lessons in respect, patience, and the balance of giving and receiving.

It wasn’t until later through studying medicine that I began to understand what I had been witnessing all along. I started to see the parallels in the body’s healing, understanding that every process moves at its own divine pace and that everything meaningful unfolds in its own rhythm. Being back on the farm reminds me how deeply those early lessons shaped the way I practice today.

The principles are the same: presence, patience, and trust in the natural process.
This way of life was teaching me medicine long before I ever studied it. And for that, I carry a quiet gratitude to my parents and grandparents, whose hands and hearts taught me what no textbook ever could.

10/09/2025

It’s been a little while since I’ve been active here, but this felt like the perfect reason to come back and say hello. Life and work have been beautifully full behind the scenes.
I’m so honored to share that I placed third in Tampa Bay Times’ Best of the Best 2025 for Acupuncture!
Thank you so much to everyone who voted from both my community and my wonderful home base in St. Pete at . Your support means more than you know.
Honored every day to support others on their healing path and grateful to be surrounded by such an inspiring and supportive community. Here’s to continued growth, connection, and healing …together. 🌿 ✨ 💚

06/07/2024

Thank you for your support! 🤗

We always knew Eva Drier was awesome sauce! Finally the Tampa Bay Area is catching on to Acupuncture and Herbal Therapies best kept secret! Eva has been nominated for Best of Tampa Bay 2024 in Acupuncture! Vote for eva at https://tampabaybestofthebest.com/vote/ #! The acupuncture category is under Health & Wellness. ❤️❤️❤️

05/28/2024

As the heat picks up and summertime approaches, Lavender Lemonade is a refreshing way to stay cool, combat stress and boost immunity.
Lemons contain many immune boosting nutrients such as Vitamin C and Folate.
Lavender has been utilized for centuries as an anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, detoxifier, and sedative.
Ingredients:
1 cup raw honey 🍯(local if you can get it)
5 cups water 💦
1 Tbsp. dried, organic culinary lavender
1 cup fresh-squeezed organic lemon 🍋
Bring 2 1/2 cups water to boil.
Remove from heat and add honey.
After honey is dissolved add lavender to honey water, cover, and let steep 5-7 min.
Strain out lavender and add liquid to pitcher.
Add lemon juice and remaining water.
Stir well.

05/07/2024

Balance ☯️

04/30/2024

Drinking oolong tea 🍵 is said to increase the production of anti-bacterial proteins, which helps in fighting infections. It's made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant used to make green tea and black tea. The flavonoids in oolong tea can help maintain a healthy immune system. 💪🏼

04/15/2024

Tui Na is an ancient method of massage 💆 that includes the use of hand and arm techniques to bring nutrient rich blood to the soft tissue of the body, techniques to realign the musculo-skeletal and ligamentous relationships, and stimulation of acupressure points to directly affect the flow of energy through the body’s system. 💫

04/11/2024

💚 “The secrets are in the plants, to elicit them, you have to love them enough.” 💚
-George Washington Carver

Mullein is a beautiful plant, able to assist in the reduction of inflammation, specifically soothing to the lungs. It is a demulcent, meaning it relieves irritation by creating a protective barrier over the mucousal membranes. Mullein is used therapeutically following inflammation from sickness (bronchitis, laryngitis, persistent coughing) or external damage (pollution, smoke).

Other uses:
*Ear Infection
*Lower back/Sciatic pain
*Joint Pain
*Sciatica
*Menstrual cramps
*Stress

04/02/2024

I am ever so grateful to have spent yet another beautiful weekend amongst Mother Nature.
🏕️ 🌿
It never ceases to amaze me how much we can consistently learn about the plant medicine that resides all around us. There is no limit.

Not only the medicine within the plants, but also the medicine and power of stillness and presence.

Our society is not very conducive to our nervous systems finding homeostasis. It can get quite messy trying to regulate.

On this trip Dr. Bob and guided us to experience both the liveliness of the plants during the day, the yang energy ☀️, and also ventured into the woods at dark, the yin energy 🌖….

No speaking, no lights, just complete silence and connection with the plants. Extremely powerful.

I’m grateful for the community and company that was kept!

Thank you for holding space for me. A moment I will be forever grateful for.

Thank you . You all place so much work into each of these events to pass on such special and sacred wisdom.