Yelena, suffering from severe depression, sits in the clinic Grounding area.
When Yelena came to HBC she was suffering from severe depression for which she blamed her husband. She decided to stay in the guest room at the clinic until she felt well enough to be at home. Her starting treatment plan was acupuncture daily for 10 days, after which she started a full-body detox program.
Half-way through her detox program, her energy and enthusiasm for life was picking up so she was able to be at home for long weekends, and stay at the HBC guest room only for the 3 days she was in her detox program. Yelena was sleeping better and putting in volunteer hours at the clinic; she was smiling more, talking endearingly about her husband, and telling stories of their life together.
It was time for her to take her final treatment program of Grounding Sessions.
Grounding is also known as Earthing. An experiment done on all the residents with health issues in a very small town in Alaska proved that simply connecting to the electricity moving through the earth was enough to balance the electrical energy moving through the human body. The result of these Grounding Treatments was relief from pain, return to normal sleeping, freedom from depression, diabetes reversed and the host of other ailments plaguing the good people of the town.
It was mid January when Yelena sat outside, with her feet snuggled firmly into the dirt of the roots of the huge old tree in the clinic back yard. She bundled up and sat outside for a few hours at a time reading, meditating, thinking and sometimes organizing paperwork for HBC.
This final step in her healing plan sent her happily in February into a new life, with renewed energy, hope, and plans for starting the family she had always dreamed of having.
Dr. Ana
We are experts in the use of acupuncture to treat chronic back pain; acupuncture for neck pain; acupuncture to treat infertility; acupuncture for weight loss; acupuncture detox cleansing; cosmetic acupuncture; and Thai massage. Our Arlington-based Northern Virginia acupuncture clinic has openings every day for new patients. Contact us today.
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In 2000, I was diagnosed as manic-depressive but depression has been a lifelong challenge. I’ve taken meds for depression for the past 14 years with varying degrees of success but with a lot of unwanted side effects. Still, there has been time when I tunnel into extended periods of depression. Last spring (2014) was one of those times. Dr. Ana’s acupuncture treatment for depression has been amazing. I can’t say enough. We are developing a plan for regular acupuncture to reduce my use of drugs and lessen depression days. This is an amazing Northern Virginia acupuncture clinic. Thanks you Dr. Ana!
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The success of Chinese medicine in treating depression is due to the belief that each person has a unique “shen” or spiritual aspect to their body and to their mind. When shen is disturbed, depression results. The diagnostic tools of Chinese medicine are used to tease out the underlying cause of the shen disturbance and then create a treatment plan using acupuncture and herbs to treat that underlying cause, bringing the shen back into balance. Treatment plans include primarily acupuncture and herbs but also meridian exercise, and cranial sacral therapy to calm the nervous system. These non-drug, non-invasive treatments work to return patients to joy in daily living. We are proud to be part of your healing team!
Dr. Ana
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine in Arlington, Virginia
