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Category Archives: Health & Wellness

Community acupuncture is about empowering people to participate in their own healing. We at Oakland Acupuncture Project encourage our patients to pursue healthy lifestyle choices to amplify the beneficial effects of acupuncture treatment. We hope that the following local businesses and websites will prove to be useful resources to you on your path to greater well-being.

My Favorite Point: Sarah on SP 6

Posted on January 26, 2026 by jeff

As its name, “Three Leg Intersection” suggests, San Yin Jiao or SP6 is said to be the meeting point of the 3 Yin (or medial) channels of the leg.  One Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Health & Wellness | Tagged #Spleen 6, acupuncture, Oakland

My Favorite Points: Evelyn on Kidney 9 Zhubin (Guest House)

Posted on January 26, 2026 by jeff

The text books tell us that Kidney 9 (KD9) clears heat and phlegm, regulates Qi and alleviates pain. As is so often the case when discussing Chinese Medicine, this description Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Health & Wellness | Tagged #kidney 9, acupuncture, Oakland

My Favorite Points: Jeff on Ba Xie

Posted on December 3, 2025 by jeff

The points called Ba Xie translate as the 8 Pathogens and are considered to be extra points; meaning that they are not on a specific meridian. (There are 6 meridians Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Community Acupuncture, Health & Wellness | Tagged #ba xie, acupuncture, Oakland

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