About the practitioner
Natalie Ponce, L.Ac, Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist
I've been called to the healer's path for as long as I can remember. All I've ever wanted was to offer real medicine in a world filled with so much suffering. I searched for a modality with the capacity to acknowledge the full breadth of the human experience...darkness, light, emotion, thought and body, the search for god, the desire for love and connection, the whole journey of remembrance. This path led me to the study of Chinese medicine.
In 2016, I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from The New School. As a research assistant, I studied the effects of psychedelics on mental health conditions, which included PTSD, depressive and anxiety disorders. In 2019, I received my Master of Science in Acupuncture from The Eastern School of Acupuncture & Traditional Medicine where I also completed studies for Chinese herbology. The insight I've received through my own plunge into the unknown waters of the psyche are what I wish to share with others as tools of empowerment. In my heart, my wisdom is your wisdom and your healing is my healing.
As an eternal student, and as someone who creates space for many ways of understanding an issue, I am continually expanding my knowledge base. I trained as a Kambo practitioner with the Rainforest Healing Center, which allows me to share a little piece of the jungle with those who feel called to the quickness, power and transformative healing of fire, and heart opening. I have also trained in 5-element style acupuncture, as well as sound healing therapy, and utilize these treatments for issues related to deeper psycho-spiritual issues which require focus on the soul. Within the realm of sound, I am able to work with the meridian system on a deeper level. This skill allows me to work with frequencies as a non-invasive tool for treatment to facilitate release, emotional processing and deeper connection with the divine.
My primary focus during any session will always be with the spirit, even if we are working through physical issues. This is because all physicality is an expression of thought and emotion, and it will always be my goal to get to the core of the problem and bring you back into your body for all the wisdom it has to offer you. The ability to hold space for the truth of who you are as a sacred being is what will always motivate me as a practitioner. I see the process of transforming suffering into wisdom, and heartbreak into love, as part of the journey home. Chinese medicine is a powerful tool which offers support through life’s transitions by reminding the body of what it already knows how to do, and what the heart has always known. For me, it is an honor to walk through this world as a healer, and to have the opportunity to be a part of your unique path back towards wholeness, health, and joy.
“I am who I am because of who we all are.”
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