A small Pleasant Hill acupuncture clinic where care begins with listening — and helps patients shift from managing symptoms toward strengthening the body's capacity to heal, adapt, and stay well.
- 20+years listening to bodies
- Ph.D.Guangzhou Univ. of Chinese Medicine
- DAOMLicensed in California
- ACTCMTeaching the next generation
Gentle tools, patient hands.
Initial Consultation
A long, unhurried first visit. We look at your pulse, tongue, health history, sleep, digestion, and emotional landscape before deciding on a treatment direction.
Acupuncture
Needles finer than a hair, placed along meridians. Most patients fall asleep on the table. Sessions last 45–60 minutes depending on the condition.
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy may include TCM Daoyin Therapy, cupping, gua sha, and moxibustion -- warm, hands-on techniques that move stagnation, relax muscles, and restore circulation.
Herbal Medicine
Granule formulas and raw herb prescriptions, tuned to your constitution and season of life. Formulas are adjusted every 2–4 weeks.
Neighbors, mostly.
Mothers after a long workweek. Fathers who haven't slept well in years. Women moving through perimenopause. Teachers, nurses, grandparents, folks just beginning their careers.
The first step is a careful inquiry, so Dr. Cen can understand whether her practice is the right fit for what you need now.
Notes between sessions.
Beyond Magic: TCM Daoyin Therapy and the Meridian System
After more than two decades studying acupuncture, Dr. Cen explains how TCM Daoyin Therapy made the meridian system more tangible in her clinic.
Where Is My Time
An essay on the origin of Time Extended Health — why the practice was named for time, and what it means to make the clock bend for a body.
Finding Balance in Uncertain Times
A TCM-rooted lifestyle guide for the early days of a viral infection — how to restore immune function, what to eat, when to worry about fever, and why shortness of breath is the red flag. Originally written during the pandemic.
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New patient inquiries go directly to Dr. Cen. She reads each one herself.