Conventional medicine excels at eliminating pathogens; Oriental medicine is better at cultivating health. The creation of good health is a gradual process. It's not something an outside expert can do for you. By offering acupuncture at rates which people can afford to access frequently, and by removing the question of insurance reimbursement from the picture, we encourage people to make a commitment to building a strong foundation of health over time - which lessens the need for more expensive and invasive procedures later. "Sustainability" is sometimes defined as the ability to do anything with the long term in mind; we believe that this model is the key to making health care sustainable. By providing a treatment setting in which patients feel comfortable, it changes the role of acupuncture from conventional medical intervention - to something you can integrate into your life; a means of relaxing, centering, and nourishing yourself.