Acupuncture & Eastern Medicine is thousands of years old and has changed little over the centuries. Its basic concept is that a vital force of life, called Qi, surges through the body.  Any imbalance to Qi can cause disease and illness. This imbalance is most commonly thought to be caused by an alteration in the opposite and complementary forces that make up the Qi. These are called yin and yang.

Ancient Chinese believed that humans are microcosms of the larger surrounding universe, and are interconnected with nature and subject to its forces. Balance between health and disease is a key concept. TCM treatment seeks to restore this balance through treatment specific to the individual. 

Testimonials

  • I am now playing golf with no pain.

    Nancy Scheyer is wonderful acupuncturist. I’ve had four sessions with Nancy, three to treat back pain and the fourth to ease the stress of a new job. Each visit has been relaxing and effective, and I plan to continue to see Nancy in the future. I’m now playing golf with no pain. Nancy’s cozy studio is locked upon entry and her friendly and caring demeanor instantly create a safe and welcoming setting. After each visit, I have felt refreshed and invigorated, and I highly recommend her.

    M. Staton

  • I experience this great balance of ebullient energy and calm.

    Nancy's practice balances intuition, skill and a great capacity to come into presence during treatments. She's a gifted active listener who can translate what she hears and understands from what I tell her into well crafted care for my needs. Her warmth and genuine caring comes through every time. Yet she doesn't bring any of the weight and churn from her own life into the room with her. She comes in with a clean and clear energy that creates a generous safe space just for me. Nancy has treated me for insomnia, anxiety, digestive issues, pinched nerves and low energy. One thing I never need after a session with her is caffeine. I experience this great balance of ebullient energy and calm.

    K. Malkin

  • Seeing Nancy for acupuncture has been an incredible experience!

    Seeing Nancy for acupuncture has been an incredible experience! We started seeing her during fertility treatments and are now pregnant! I’ve also been able to see her for other things along the way. I’m so grateful for Nancy and her knowledge of acupuncture and Chinese medicine! ❤️

    S. Frame

10 Things You May Not Know about Acupuncture

1.35 million more Americans are using acupuncture since 2002

33,000 estimated acupuncture practitioners in the United States

3,035 hours to be nationally board certified for acupuncture & herbology by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

1,410 hours of specific acupuncture training for acupuncture practitioners

30 acupuncture needles can fit into one hypodermic needle that might be used to get a shot

28 diseases, symptoms, or conditions for which acupuncture has been recognized – by the World Health Organization – to be effective. 60+ more conditions are being studied for effectiveness

10 conditions where it is a proven cost-effective treatment: allergic rhinitis; headache & migraine; ambulatory anesthesia; dysmenorrhea; chronic pain, including low back & neck; and depression

4 known mechanisms acupuncture has been shown to work: stimulates local blood flow, normalizes the nervous system, improves emotional well-being (effects endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine), and lessens pain sensitivity

More insurances are covering acupuncture as a benefit, but currently Medicare does NOT have it included

Acupuncture treats more than pain

From the Acupuncture Society of  Acupuncturists – www.ASAcu.org

What is Qi?

“The body and mind are not seen as a mechanism (however complex) but as a vortex of energy and vital substances interacting with each other to form an organism. At the basis of all is Qi: all the other vital substances are but manifestations of Qi in varying degrees of materiality, ranging from the completely material, such as Body Fluids, to the totally immaterial, such as the Mind (Shen).

The Vital Substances are Qi, Blood, Essence (Jing) and Body Fluids.”

The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, by Giovanni Maciocia

The Chinese character for Qi includes the symbol for steam and the symbol for rice (uncooked). This means that Qi can be as immaterial as steam or as material as rice. This also indicates that Qi can be a fluid or gaseous substance that derives from a more substantial or material substance - as in Qi is the rice but also the steam coming off of the rice as it is cooked.

Qi changes form depending on where it is in the body and what its purpose is at that moment. There is Nutritive (Ying) Qi that is inside the body and there is Defensive (Wei) Qi which is on the outside protecting the body.