Acupuncture Integral is the practice of Dr. Maximilian Erdely and Dr. René Ashtara We have been practicing acupuncture for over 60 years, and have been serving the community of Northern New Mexico since 1974. Our practice is defined by an integration of traditional "5 element" acupuncture, dietary counseling, herbal medicine, and bodywork/spinal manipulations.
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"What good do you think my remedies would be if I didn't sing to them?" -Don Manuel Córdova Rios
Our traditional raw herbs pharmacy is one of the few remaining in Santa Fe, as most Doctors of Oriental Medicine use tinctures, granules, and patents. We do provide herbal patents to patients who do not wish to cook their own herbal formulas. Our herb pharmacy consists of the highest quality organic lab tested Chinese herbs as well as herbs that we harvest from our sustainable gardens in the Amazon jungle.
Acupuncture
A typical treatment at Acupuncture Integral consists of balancing the pulses, which is called the root treatment, then we add specific acupuncture point combinations to treat presenting symptoms, which is called the branch treatment. Following acupuncture we provide bodywork; including manipulations if necessary, called Tuina in Chinese, and we also discuss dietary suggestions and prescribe a custom herbal formula if necessary.
Acupuncture works by enlisting the body's own healing potential. This is achieved primarily by harmonizing the body's Qi (life energy). If the Qi is flowing harmoniously through all of the body's pathways then blockages, congestion, and stagnation are eliminated and healing proceeds in a natural way. We use tonification techniques for meridians that are deficient and dispersal techniques for meridians that are in excess. Deficiency and excess are determined by palpating the pulses. Our traditional acupuncture style is very hands on; we do not stick a bunch of pins in a patient and leave the room. We do not treat by the book; we treat by what we see and feel on the patient.
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