Vitality Tea

Vitality Tea Our new Vitality Tea is made with Goji Berries, Jujubes, and Longan fruit.  This Fruity medley helps increase your overall health and well being. Drinking a cup of tea in the morning can be a great start to kick off your day!  Read below to learn more about these ingredients and see their amazing benefits.  Ingredients In Our New Tea Goji Berries: Tonic Fruit = Tonify the Qi Benefits:   Full of Antioxidants  Increases Metabolism  Can Help to reduce …

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Open Heart Stretch

A Heart Opening Stretch If you’ve been to even just a few yoga classes, you’ve probably heard the term “heart opener.” This term, though often used to describe back-bending, chest-opening postures, actually digs much deeper than that. Heart opening in Traditional Chinese Medicine can happen through posture, breath, or meditation – and affects not just the physical structure of the chest (bone and muscle) where the heart resides, but the energetic and emotional capacity (love, compassion, gratitude, to name a few) of ourselves as well. …

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More Testimonials

Other Testimonials Zen is a true professional and really cares for her patients. Not only is she knowledgeable and effective, but she is thoughtful too. When I went in for my initial visit, she evaluated my overall health with a series of questions and walked me through the entire process, as it was my first time using an acupuncturist. She also offers packages that reduce the price of each visit. I highly recommend Healing With Zen for your acupuncture needs. …

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A Message from Healing with Zen’s Founder

A message from The founder of HEALING WITH Zen Our Mission At Healing with Zen, our mission is to help patients achieve optimal health in all aspects of their lives. With the usage of Using Acupuncture, herbal remedies, dietary/lifestyle recommendations and other holistic medicinal modalities.  We strive to provide the best care to our patients. Our goal is to help each patient to experience considerable improvement from their symptoms after each treatment. We believe that true healing does not come …

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Chinese Herbs for Men’s Health

Chinese Herbs For Men’s Health https://youtu.be/ZP1bUQMC_0g Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Ramy Saleh of Healing with Zen in Pasadena, California discusses some great Chinese herbs in light of Men’s Health Month! Ginseng In this video Ramy talks about three herbs that are  important for Men’s Health.  The first is Ginseng. We have American Ginseng which is more cooling and nourishing in comparison to the Asian variety. Essentially it is more Yin than Yang. Ginseng is called the king of herbs and …

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Acupressure for Men’s Health

Acupressure for men’s health with Ramy Saleh, L.Ac. https://youtu.be/GjKqw_dtnGw Ramy Saleh, L.Ac. & Herbalist of Healing with Zen in Pasadena, California discusses some great acupressure points in light of Men’s National Health Month for June! KID-3 Taixi KID-3 Taixi, also known as the Supreme Stream, is one of the principle points to nourish KID – YIN and to clear deficiency heat. It’s a great point to use for men’s health. This point helps strengthen the lungs and benefits the lumbar …

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Which Supplements An Acupuncturist Takes & Why?

Which Supplements An Acupuncturist Takes & Why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI8KpyfIsE8&t=2s Licensed acupuncturist and herbalist Zen Tuan of Healing with Zen divulges her supplement regime and explains why she takes all of these items daily. Learn how herbs and whole food supplements can support a healthy lifestyle & well-functioning body!  What Supplements Does Our Founder Zen Tuan Take? In this video Zen Tuan Discusses which supplements that she uses in her everyday life. She also shares a little bit about whole food nutrition …

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diarrhea, Shoulder Pain, Right Knee Weakness, Fatigue, Eczema treated with acupuncture

Case study with patient with IBS, SHoulder Pain, right knee weakness, fatigue, and eczema Case study of a 43 year old Male came to the office to receive treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diarrhea, which were associated with his anxiety and stress levels. Patient also presented with Shoulder Pain, Fatigue, and Eczema. We used Balance Method Acupuncture to treat this patient. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea- This was stress induced and would occur after and during anxiety.  Patient also states that he had …

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Case Study for Lung Cancer Symptoms

Case Study For Lung Cancer Symptoms Case Study 80 year old male diagnosed with lung cancer in right lung. Removal of portion of upper right lung lobe in 2016 however tumor resurfaced Jan. 2018. He underwent radiation therapy March 2019. Since radiation, he feels fatigued and difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) that is continuing to worsen. He has difficulty eating and needs water to swallow. Patient’s initial concern was left shoulder pain that has been worsening. He sleeps on his left side because right side lung …

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Healing Modalities: Gua Sha Basics

Gua sha is a natural, alternative therapy that involves scraping your skin with a massage tool to improve your circulation. It is intended to address stagnant energy in the body that’s responsible for inflammation. Inflammation is the underlying cause of several conditions associated with chronic pain. Rubbing the skin’s surface helps reduce inflammation, and promote healing. Learn more about body Gua Sha in our video blog post. Facial Gua Sha is all the rage these days with several department stores …

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