Cancellation policy: If you need to change or cancel your appointment, we require 48 hours in advance. If you cancel 24 hours or less from your appointment, you will be charged for the full treatment price. Payment for missed sessions is required before new sessions can be scheduled. Late cancellations can be waived if you are ill or have a contagious condition. We always appreciate an email or phone message as soon as possible to change your appointment. Please contact me at 919-323-0535 or the Armonía Health cell during business hours (Mon-Thurs before 2 pm) 919-809-0576.
Acupuncture & Massage Rates
Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used forms of medicine in the world. Originating in China more than 2,500 years ago, acupuncture is currently one of the most thoroughly researched, practiced, and respected forms of complementary medicine available anywhere.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, your overall health is determined by the quality of the Qi (energy) flow through the natural pathways of your body (meridians). Acupuncture uses a variety of techniques, including placing very thin sterile needles into specific points on the body, to stimulate and improve your Qi flow. The many benefits of acupuncture include:
Cupping has been a part of Chinese Medicine for over 2,500 years. It relieves aches and pains, improves circulation, and also helps with respiratory and digestive issues. I simply place a specialized "cup" onto specific points on your body, and then use suction to draw your skin up into the cups. It doesn't hurt — it simply draws fresh blood to that area of your body, which facilitates the cleansing and strengthening of your Qi (energy). The end result is a greater overall sense of health and well-being.
Although Gua Sha is an ancient healing technique used by Chinese Medicine practitioners for thousands of years, it is relatively unknown in the West. It is recognized throughout Asia as a highly effective treatment for chronic pain conditions, stress, fatigue, and a host of other ailments.
First, Gua Sha oil is applied to a specific meridian (energy pathway) on your body. I then use a smooth round-edged object (such as a spoon) to apply short brisk strokes to that area. This creates red patches of skin (called "Sha"); restoring the healthy flow of Blood and Qi (energy) to the area. There is no pain involved, and the Sha will fade in 2 to 3 days. But the sense of health and vitality you experience from it will last much longer.
Moxibustion is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique that involves the burning of dried mugwort (artemisia vulgaris), a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing and health. Moxibustion has been used for healing purposes throughout Asia for thousands of years. The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of Qi (energy); and enhance your overall vitality and health.
Among other benefits, a landmark study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998 found that 75.4% of women suffering from breech presentations before childbirth had fetuses that rotated to the normal position after receiving moxibustion at an acupuncture point on the bladder meridian.
This treatment includes body acupuncture to address the root cause related to the skin and/or hair issues and microneedling of the face and/or scalp.
I first cleanse the face and apply a numbing cream to the treatment area. While the cream is setting up, I do acupuncture on the body. After removing the numbing cream, I microneedle the face/scalp and apply a specialized serum. I use Acumicro's Ping Guo (Swiss Apple Stem Cell), Lumos, and Elastin FL+ serums and Chinese herbal formulas for hair growth.
From Acumicro: "Our formula is among the most potent extracts of the sought-after apple stem cells, and have been combined with other effective and natural compounds to create optimum results. Our experts have formulated a daily-use serum that includes the natural ingredient PhytoCellTec, an extract of the Uttwiller Spatlauber fruit. They also have added several other skin boosting compounds – also chemical free and natural – to our serum, including fatty acids and rosehip seed oil high in antioxidants such as vitamins A and E. We also include 100% pure hyaluronic acid (HLA) to allow the skin to hold onto high amounts of moisture (about 1,000 ml per gram of HLA); and lecithin with linoleic acid and others vitamins for the skin.
*Aftercare Serums sold separately.