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Discover the rejuvenating therapies at Tao to Wellness, a leading acupuncture and holistic health center in Berkeley, CA, committed to enhancing your health through personalized and effective treatments. Our experienced team offers specialized acupuncture services designed to relieve pain, manage stress, and promote natural healing. With a focus on patient well-being in a tranquil setting, Tao to Wellness is your partner in achieving sustained health and comfort.

Our Services Include:
• Acupuncture: Utilizing ancient techniques to alleviate pain, reduce stress, and promote natural healing.
• Chinese Herbal Medicine: Offering customized herbal remedies to support various health conditions.
• Virtual Wellness: Providing remote consultations and guidance to support your health journey from anywhere.
• Detoxification Program: A comprehensive approach to cleanse and rejuvenate your body.

Specialized Care Areas:
• Pain Management: Addressing issues such as headaches, migraines, musculoskeletal pain, and fibromyalgia.
• Women’s Health: Focusing on menstrual disorders, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum support, perimenopause, and menopause.
• General Health: Enhancing energy levels, digestive health, sleep quality, and emotional wellness.

Our dedicated practitioners include:
• Christina Martin, L.Ac., FABORM, CPCC: Founder of Tao to Wellness with over 25 years of experience in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, specializing in fertility and women's health.
• Deanna Tasi, L.Ac.: A dedicated acupuncturist focusing on stress relief, pain management, and fertility support.
• Marny Culpepper, L.Ac.: Emphasizes the importance of the nervous system in healing, offering treatments for pain management and emotional well-being.
• Dr. Kim Wu, DAOM: Holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, committed to restoring balance and health through Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

Jill Ellen Smith, L.AC, M.AC, Dipl.Ac., NCCAOM, RN, MSN

I have practiced in the Healing Arts for 40 years.

My career began as a Registered Nurse at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where I specialized in Med/Surgical nursing and later Psychiatric nursing when I received my Masters Degree in Nursing at the University of Maryland. My graduate degree in Nursing was a natural first step into the holistic approach and philosophy of my graduate degree in Chinese Medicine. I blend my vast nursing background into my acupuncture treatments as I treat a wide variety of physical and emotional/spiritual issues.

I have effectively treated anxiety, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, depression, skin disorders, fibromyalgia, menopausal and menstrual disorders, TMJ, infertility and back/neck/shoulder pain, just to name few.

I hold a Masters degree in Acupuncture and I am Licensed and Nationally Certified with NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – Public Protection Through Quality Credentials).

The learning process is ongoing as I delve deeper into this 5,000 year old medical art form in my own treatment room. My patients benefit from my years of academic studies, my acupuncture treatment experience, and my life experience as a wife and a mother of two teenagers.
We accept the following insurance:

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We are located in the historic downtown Woodstock Square. Having been in practice for twelve years, Amadea has had experience working with a wide variety of health issues and concerns.  She has worked with people with pain including injuries, surgeries and auto immune disorders.  Emotional concerns and stress are also commonly treated in her practice.  She has specialized experience working with infertility and has worked closely with medical doctors in the field.  Many people come to acupuncture regularly once they experience how it is preventative and helps with stress.