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Valentine’s Day Massage Special!

Valentines-Day

1-hour massages come with gift of free organic and fair-trade chocolates. 90-min massages come with gift of free chocolates AND a bouquet of flowers. You or your Valentine will receive your flowers and chocolates with massages on Tue, February 14th.  [...]

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Sons Rising: A Circle for Mothers of Sons

Sons

The circle for mothers of sons is monthly, on the last Thursday of the month. February’s session will be Thursday, the 23rd from 7:30 – 9:30 pm at Acorn Wellness Center. Join a monthly circle of love and support as [...]

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Bloom opens in Walnut Creek

Bloom logo

I am very excited to announce the Grand Opening of a new center in Walnut Creek, Bloom Retreat. The idea is that pregnant women and moms need a way to connect, relax, and get healing treatments while their children are [...]

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Accountant/CPA for tax time

Beth Attebery

Since it’s tax season, I’ve been asked a few times if there are any CPAs I know and trust, and I’m happy to share my accountant. In fact, a patient of Acorn Wellness Center, Beth Attebery is the Tax Manager [...]

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Are You Prepared for the Upcoming Big Earthquake?

Hayward Shakemap

The next BIG earthquake is coming soon. Those of us who live in the Bay Area are accustomed to small earthquakes because the San Andreas Fault “lets off steam” by having frequent, relatively small earthquakes. But the Hayward Fault works [...]

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Ideal Stretching Technique

Stretching 4

Probably the single-most often repeated instructions I give are about stretching. I recommend a huge variety of stretches since every patient is different, but the proper technique for relaxing tight and spasming muscles is always the same. Let me teach [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Cake

Pumpkin Pie Cake 2

This is a recipe that, I am proud to say, was inspired by a favorite from my grandmother. It has all the yumminess of pie, but all the ease of cake and is always a crowd pleaser since it’s different [...]

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New Family Nutrition

New Family Nutrition

One of my patients, Cary Berkley, is a Certified Nutrition Educator and offers a variety of services, from her blog with advice and recipes, to helping individuals and new families improve their health through eating whole, seasonal, minimally processed foods. [...]

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Mashed Cauliflower (Faux Mashed Potatoes)

Mashed Cauliflower

It seems as though I’ve been hearing about mashed cauliflower for years, but I still come across people all the time for whom it’s a new concept. When you puree cauliflower, it has a similar taste and texture to mashed [...]

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“Maximize” Your Video Presence

Maximize

Our website has two videos created by our incredibly talented patient, Max Fancher, chief Maximizer at Maximize Video Productions. Not only did he conduct the interviews, but he set up the lighting, did all the camera work, and edited the [...]

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