Cicuto Acupuncture

Another healing anointing oil is going out into the world today! Each oil blend comes with an Acupressure and Essential oils card, and a card with healing properties for that element. Move Earth: Move and clear Earth element excess and stagnation with this warm and expansive blend. Designed to address Earth element problems like brain fog, worry and overthinking, nausea, sinus congestion, pain in the body due to dampness. Ingredients: Organic sunflower oil, essential oils o...f mu xiang (saussurea), rosemary, ginger, patchouli, vitamin e. #5elementanointingoils #plantallies #earthelement #fiveelements #linkinbio

"Denise is amazing - a real healer. She has cured back pain, relaxed nerves, and even kick-started my cycle when necessary." - Catherine H. #acupuncturetestimonials #cicutoacupuncture #acupunctureworks #acupuncturealameda #acupuncturesanfrancisco #cowhollowsanfrancisco #marinasanfrancisco

Qi and the Spoon Theory by Denise Cicuto, L.Ac. What is the Spoon Theory? Christine Miserandino explains to a friend what it’s like to live with Lupus using an analogy of starting out each day with a set number of spoons to do your everyday activities. .... She explains how it may take more spoons for someone with chronic pain to do everyday activities than for someone who is not in chronic pain. You may have few or none left at the end of the day, or you might even have to borrow some spoons from the next day. . A lot of people with chronic pain and illness of any kind have found it useful to talk about their own day-to-day struggle through this metaphor. (Sometimes they call themselves spoonies.) Learn more at my guest post on @daolabs The Way #linkinbio #qi #spoontheory #spoonies #acupuncture #cicutoacupuncture #acupunctureforpain #acupunctureforchronicdigestion

Over the past few weeks in the US, I'd seen people hold onto fear, bracing physically, waiting for something else as scary as the siege on the Capitol to happen. And since the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris yesterday, people have started to release that fear and let it start to turn into hope. It may take time for our bodies and our nervous systems to catch up to the idea that it's ok to feel hope once more. We may have lingering pain from bracing for danger. We ...may have insomnia. We may have a lot of emotions coming forth at once. Acupuncture can help us process the stuck emotions and pain. Check the #linkinbio to schedule an acupuncture treatment with me in San Francisco or Alameda or from anywhere via telemedicine. #cicutoacupuncture #bidenharrisinauguration2021 by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Today I join thousands of people for #MLKDayofAction including switching my profile pic to @wejoinfrontline GOLD. Change your profile image with us to show the strength and commitment of our TRANSFORMATIVE movement for justice and safety. Take action with us here: thefrontline.org/mlk2021. #cicutoacupuncture

Holiday hours, herb refills, and bye 2020 - my latest newsletter (and the last one for this year!) is out now. Are you on my mailing list?? . P.S. It doesn’t snow here so I get to play in sand on the beach instead. #linkinbio #cicutoacupuncture

#Repost @zo_guthrie I moved far away and was missing my awesome Acupuncturist Dr. Cicuto (who works out if Alameda, SF). So I was delighted to see I could receive some remote care from her practice by getting myself an Emotional Relief kit from @cicutoacu Much needed especially this year! Be sure to visit her online store and book a session with her if you are in the area- (check her site for availability and Covid updates) https://www.cicutoacupuncture.com/products ... #cicutoacupuncture #acucarekits #chineseherbs See more

Put up the lights Light the candles. Sing and dance to holiday songs. Watch holiday movies. Bake like you're trying out for the Great British Baking Show.... Wear your mask when you're around other people. Stay home for the holidays. If you just do two of these things, please do the last two. I know it's hard and so many of us are struggling. The best gift we can give each other is to stay home for the holidays this year and not travel. #cicutoacupuncture #downloadsfromtheuniverse

Star cupping now available. . #cuppingtherapy #starcupping #cicutoacupuncture #cupping #chinesemedicineworks .... Model: my hunky hubby

I had a session with @chloejackmanphotos on China Beach recently and this is a sneak peek of just two of the photos I love from the shoot. Some others you’ll see on my acupuncture website soon. Thank you, Chloe!! . #cicutoacupuncture #waterelement #metalelement #alchemicalhealing

Here’s a peek at how we’re approaching the 5 ELEMENTS in AcuAction Collective: Learn how to incorporate the 5 Elements of Chinese Medicine into your life and activism work for greater health, balance and happiness. A quick overview of the 5 Elements:... WOOD: Motivate you to get out the vote, go to uprisings, grow your community. FIRE: Your passion. What do you want to light a fire under? EARTH: Setting intention. What are you committed to? What do you want to manifest and work to bring it to the world? METAL: What is important to you? What do you no longer need that you can let go of? WATER: This gives us the original seeds of what we want to create and the will to help them become reality. Each month I’ll go over one of the elements in depth and how you can use related Chinese Medicine tools for self-care. . We’re starting with the Earth element because it’s about setting intentions and doing the work to manifest what you want in the world. . Join us! #linkinbio #acuactioncollective #cicutoacupuncture #fiveelements

I Believe Wellness + Activism = Sustainable Change This is why I created the AcuAction Collective! And would love you to join us for a FREE TRIAL. It's our community for healing, change and action rooted in the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine. In short, it's an acu-inspired activism community.... With other healers and changemakers, you’ll learn how to use the healing power of the 5 Elements and Chinese Medicine tools to support and fortify yourself while together we all take sustainable action to protect people and our planet. Here’s what you’ll find in the AcuAction Collective: 5 ELEMENTS TRAINING: Learn how to incorporate the 5 Elements of Chinese Medicine into your life and activism work for greater health, balance and happiness. MEDITATIONS: Weekly meditations are based on the Element and support the subjects we are working with each week. CHINESE MEDICINE TOOLS: Add these healing modalities to your activism toolkit! Learn - and try on - a variety of Chinese Medicine tools like acupressure, gua sha, moxibustion, essential oils, herbs, and more. ACTIVISM IN ACTION: We'll focus on 1 concrete step you can take this week to make a change in our local communities, our country, or for our planet. Every change, however big or small adds up! COMMUNITY: Connect with people near and far to invite each other to local activist events in your area. Be here to hold space for each other both when things are hard and when we celebrate! I know we can't fix the world with meditation and acupressure alone, but it will help us while we do the work! Come on into the AcuAction Collective to poke around! #linkinbio #cicutoacupuncture #acuactioncollective #socialjustice #healing #fiveelements

What issues are weighing on your shoulders? What challenges are keeping you up at night? . Next week I will be launching the AcuAction Collective: A community for healing, change and action rooted in the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine.... . It will be a community space and a learning center. . Stay tuned for more information. . #cicutoacupuncture #acuactioncollective #fiveelements #bethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld #youcannotfillfromanemptycup #resilience #riseuptogether #werisebyliftingothers #whentheygolowwegohigh #oxygenmaskrule See more

My new mask brace arrived! Now all my masks fit snugly and properly. #fixhealthcare #maskselfie #maskup #cicutoacupuncture

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds. - David W. Orr. . This magnet just arrived as part of a birthday card. (The piece of Elephant’s Food plant just fell off of the plant and was in the shot but I left it there.) #50thbirthday #cicutoacupuncture #acupuncturistlife

". . . not having that pain is just wonderful. After all, I am 73 years old!" - Lori J. #patienttestimonials #acupunctureworks #traditionalchinesemedicine #cicutoacupuncture

Dear community, Like many of you, the combination of stresses from the COVID-19 pandemic, the wildfires on the West coast of the United States, and the upcoming presidential election are building up like layers. I feel it on my shoulders, my chest, my heart, and my soul. Where are you feeling it? A little over a week ago, I watched the documentary The Social Dilemma and it really hit home. Here we are sheltering-in-place and seeking community in a virtual world. And yet soc...ial media is designed to keep our emotions high, to keep us engaged, clicking, posting, and sharing, and stuck in an echo chamber. I want to create an online community space to discuss issues that are important to us right now, and to provide tools and resources to help us through these extraordinary, challenging times. But I don’t want to do it on Facebook. Instead, I've chosen Mighty Networks. What issues are weighing on your shoulders? What issues are keeping you up at night? Please fill out the survey or respond to this post and let me know so I'll make sure to include them. (Continues in comments)

50 things by my 50th birthday: 39. Could you send me a postcard? I'd love a postcard from the town you live in for my 50th birthday! DM me for the address or you can find it on my website. #linkinbio... #50thingsby50 #cicutoacupuncture #downloadsfromtheuniverse See more

50 things by my 50th birthday: 38. I never thought I’d have a collection of tongue photos but I do. Since I can’t see your tongues when you’re wearing a mask, I’ll ask you to send me a photo of your tongue in natural daylight before your acupuncture appointment. I’m pretty good about sending reminders to people but it’s new to me for in-person appointments and sometimes I forget.... . Tongues are one of the ways we diagnose in Chinese Medicine. I didn’t collect tongue photos before the pandemic but I might continue even after because it’s a good record of your progress. . #50thingsby50 #cicutoacupuncture #downloadsfromtheuniverse See more

from @flockthevote : Here are some important dates to keep in mind if you or someone you know still needs to register to vote. In person, online, and by mail all differ, so we posted the online registration deadline as it’s the most convenient for most.... Please make sure to check and double check the dates bc they differ. Don’t lose the opportunity to vote. #StrongerTogether #RegisterToVote #Vote #VoteVoteVote #Vote2020 #VoteForDemocracy #VoteForTheEnvironment#VoteForHealthCare #Vote2020 #BidenHarris2020 #Democracy #EqualPay #PaidLeave #Education #ReproductiveRights #ProChoice #WomensRights #HumanRights #ScienceNotFiction #VoterRegistration #VoterSuppresion #CivilRights #GoVote #USElections2020 #DumpTrump #WeThePeople #VotingPower #FlockTheVote2020 Sources: Vote.org, Business Insider, US Vote Foundation

50 things by my 50th birthday: 33. It's ok to ask for help. . This has been a big lesson in my life. My friends tell me I do a pretty good job of asking for help when I need it.... #50thingsby50 #cicutoacupuncture #downloadsfromtheuniverse

The power is not just in the medicine, the needle, the oil or the flower essence but also in the hand, Heart and vision of the practitioner who chooses and offers it. - Lorie Eve Dechar I’m only up to the introduction and already there are so many beautiful words in Lorie’s new book. Check out Kigo: Exploring the Spiritual Essence of Acupuncture Points Through the Changing Seasons. If I could find a way to sum up what I’ve learned from her teachings, this quote explains ...it well. Thank you, @loriedechar for the inspiration and wisdom. #alchemicalhealing #acupuncture #cicutoacupuncture

Have you heard of Gua Sha? I’ve been doing a lot of Gua sha lately to help ease breathing from wildfire smoke. The air may be better now but the smoke has been building up in our lungs for a month in the Bay Area. .... I was taught to use simple bottle caps to do Gua sha. You could also use a ceramic soup spoon, or even the edge of a credit card. (Yes, one of my teachers showed us with a credit card!) . For more info, see #linkinbio for my article. . #guasha #guashatherapy #cicutoacupuncture #chinesemedicine