SPIRITUALLY GROUNDED ACUPUNCTURE

Mara Canizzaro’s growing clientele and practice in Marin County is a true testament to her talent as a Doctor of Chinese Medicine. Tying together health and spirituality is at the core of her career. So when you have a session with Dr. Canizzaro, not only do you get a healing acupuncture session, but you receive the subtle energy that comes from her deep understanding of your spiritual path and healing needs.

While studying divinity at Harvard, Mara challenged herself to deeply understand spirituality. Cultures from around the world value health in different ways and those values influence their attitudes towards spirituality. She finds that acupuncture and Eastern Medicine teamed with western notions of health, blossom into an undeniably effective way of accessing natural human strength.

Whether a patient comes in for a facial rejuvenation treatment or to reduce pain in their body, Mara finds that her patients sit up from their treatment feeling deeply relaxed and restored in their bodies. Often there is an instant glow to their skin as if they had just slept for eight hours. Acupuncture is about the body remembering how to heal itself. Much of her role is reminding each patient how to return to homeostasis, and with her specialized understanding of points and their connectivity, patients experience highly localized healing in different areas of the body. Every treatment is tailored to the individual.

Hands down her favorite point is Stomach 36. Called "Shu San Li" this point translates to "Leg 3 Mile." It was given this name because when stimulated people were able to sprint three miles with newfound energy afterward. This point is located a hand's length beneath the kneecap in a tender depression close to the outer shin bone. This point is incredible for energizing the entire body. Mara uses this point on patients who are experiencing low energy or want to boost their immunity. Stomach 36 promotes metabolism while nourishing the body's capacity to build new blood cells. If she had to pick one point to treat every adult in our modern world with its stressful demands, she would give us all Stomach 36.

This month, Mara invites you to try to find Stomach 36 or allow her to find it for you. She is offering a free 15-minute consultation and 30% off your first session. Keep an eye out for the ear seed event that we will be announcing with Mara in the upcoming Talisman issue. We can’t wait to announce the dates and location for this soon. To contact Mara about her offerings, visit www.habacupuncture.com