Acupuncture Overview
Acupuncture can help with a myriad of conditions, from physical pain to emotional distress. We use fine filiform needles in acupuncture points to remove blockages and stagnation in the body. Opening the free flow of the body's natural pathways creates space for the body to regain and maintain its natural state of health. Free flow means that the natural processes of the body happen easily; sleeping, breathing, digesting, relating to others, focusing on the task at hand, and planning for the future.
Free flow means no pain. Stress is released, healing enables, alignment gained and maintained.
From time to time, we use adjunct techniques such as moxabustion, tui na (chinese medical massage,) cupping, gua sha or
e-stim. We will always discuss additional modalities before using them.
Meet Our Clinical Staff
Meet Our Practitioners
We are all New York State licensed acupuncturists. You can see the same acupuncturist or book with a different practitioner each time. We will not be offended, and we all access the same charts and will be able to treat you. No two acupuncturists are alike and you may resonate with one practitioner more than another. What is important is that we all are in love with the practice of acupuncture and will do our best to help you regain and retain optimal health.
Our goal is to provide quality, safe
and non-judgmental care for our patients.
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Ariel’s practice is very active; incorporating a mix of Japanese hara (abdominal) palpation, “deep qi” and trigger point needling, Zero Balancing, craniosacral, bodywork as well as gua sha, cupping and/or moxa. This investigatory style encourages patients to engage with their own healing processes, and participate in their own transformative experience. Ariel habla español.
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Heather Darling-Cortes is an acupuncturist and educator whose work focuses on relieving pain, reducing stress, and restoring balance through accessible acupuncture care. Her practice is grounded in East Asian medicine with hands-on therapeutic techniques to support the body’s natural healing processes.
Heather also speaks Spanish and welcomes Spanish-speaking patients.
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Malvina Lorida is an acupuncturist, holistic health advocate, movement teacher, and performance artist. While she treats a broad range of conditions, her specialties include emotional disorders, and substance abuse and fertility support. Her treatments draw from a wide array of modalities, including abdominal palpation, tuina, cupping, guasha, moxa, and electroacupuncture.
Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Malvina has studied, performed, and taught on the healing properties of the soma across Europe and the United States.
Her path eventually led her to become an acupuncturist in Greece, where she began her private practice. She later returned to the U.S. to complete a Master of Science in Acupuncture at Pacific College of Health & Science.
She is also a certified acudetox specialist, an advocate of the NADA protocol and Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB), and an Integrative Nutrition Health Advisor from IIN with a focus on detoxification, women’s health, and emotional eating.
In addition to her private practice, Malvina provides care in harm reduction centers and teaches Continuing Education courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu, Advanced Cupping Techniques, and Eastern Nutrition at institutions in U.S., Greece and Costa Rica.
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Dylan Peterson (they/he) received a Masters of Science in Acupuncture with a Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization from Pacific College of Health and Science. They are passionate about having acupuncture and herbal medicine be accessible to everyone, and provide LGBTQ+ inclusive care to their community which can include recovery from surgery, balancing hormones, addiction recovery, menstruation issues, in addition to treating general health concerns. Dylan loves how acupuncture can offer healing on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. They see Chinese medicine as an integrative tool that helps facilitate the innate ability we each possess to heal ourselves.