What My Mom Has Done To Me: The Perspective of an Acupuncurist's Child
Hi! My name is Morgan, and I’m Yumiko’s only child. I’m thirteen (Morgan is now 19 in 2022), and I love reading, sewing, drawing, swimming and trampoline-ing. I was born in a yurt behind my Grandfather’s house, where my parents were living at the time. I was breech, and if we were in the hospital, I would have been born by cesarean section. Luckily, my dad called our acupuncturist, and he came and needled my mom. I came right out! A lot of people ask me what I thought of acup


Shonishin; A non-needle technique for kids
Acupuncture is totally safe for kids. Unlike those big needles used for shots and drawing your blood, acupuncture needles (AKA: “kitty whiskers” in my office) are very very thin. I usually rub the area of skin before sliding a “kitty whisker” in, so the kids are mostly feeling the sensation of me rubbing their skin.Nonetheless, if you have never had acupuncture, it may be hard to be convinced, AND even harder for you to tell your kids it’s alright and painless.So what I can o