Private Acupuncture
Imagine stepping away from the noise of everyday life into a calm, healing space that’s entirely your own. In this one-on-one session, everything is designed around you: your health goals, your comfort, and your need for complete relaxation.
Whether you’re seeking relief from chronic pain, hormonal balance, digestive support, emotional wellbeing, or immune health, this is your time to rest, recharge, and renew. Using the wisdom of traditional acupuncture and integrative health strategies, we’ll gently address both the root causes and the symptoms you’re experiencing, guiding your body back into balance.
Many people describe these sessions as a mini-vacation for body and mind—a quiet pause where you can let go, breathe deeply, and emerge feeling restored, centered, and ready to step back into life with more ease.
Community Acupuncture
Experience the unique power of healing in a shared space, where collective, calming energy supports your own wellness journey, while still enjoying your own private retreat.
You’ll have your own cozy mini-space, complete with a reclining zero-gravity chair, soothing music, soft aromatherapy, and serene Japanese privacy screens on either side, creating your personal sanctuary within the community room. The lighting is dim, the atmosphere tranquil, and you’re welcome to stay as long as you like with your needles in, giving your body and mind the time they need to unwind fully and absorb the benefits.
Community acupuncture offers all the healing benefits of acupuncture, calming your nervous system, easing pain, and supporting whole-body wellness, while connecting you to the peaceful, shared energy of others on their own paths to healing. It’s like a micro-vacation for your body and spirit, in the company of kindred souls.
Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture
Radiant Face, Rooted Body
Your face tells the story of your life, expressing wisdom, resilience, and the unique gifts that make you who you are. Our facial acupuncture treatment honors that story while supporting your overall health and natural beauty.
This session begins with a full-body acupuncture treatment designed to address the root imbalances that influence how you look and feel, from stress and sleep to digestion and hormonal health. Then, we focus on your face with a specialized protocol that enhances circulation, stimulates collagen production, and gently lifts and tones facial muscles.
To complete the experience, we finish with soothing facial cupping and gua sha to release tension, encourage lymphatic flow, and leave your skin feeling refreshed and radiant. The result is more than a beauty treatment, it’s a spa-like mini-retreat for body and mind that supports wellness from the inside out.
Facial Microneedling + Full-Body Acupuncture
Beauty & Wellness in One Restorative Session
Experience a treatment that nourishes your whole self while rejuvenating your skin. This session begins with a full-body acupuncture treatment designed to balance your energy, calm your nervous system, and support your overall wellbeing. By addressing your health from the inside out, we create the perfect foundation for your skin to heal and glow.
Next, we focus on your face with personalized microneedling using ultra-fine needles that stimulate your skin’s natural repair response. This encourages collagen production, smooths fine lines, and improves texture and tone, all tailored to your unique skin needs.
To complete your experience, we incorporate soothing techniques to leave you deeply relaxed, refreshed, and radiant. It’s more than a treatment, it’s a mini-spa retreat designed to help you look and feel your absolute best, inside and out.
Scalp Microneedling + Full-Body Acupuncture
Nurturing Healthy Hair & Whole-Body Balance
This restorative treatment is designed to support healthy hair growth and scalp vitality while caring for your whole self. We begin with a full-body acupuncture session to balance hormones, reduce stress, and optimize circulation, laying the foundation for your body’s natural ability to nourish strong, healthy hair.
Next, we perform gentle scalp microneedling using ultra-fine needles to boost blood flow, awaken dormant hair follicles, and stimulate your scalp’s natural repair response. When paired with integrative strategies, such as stress management, nutritional support, and hormonal balance, this treatment becomes part of a holistic plan to revitalize both your hair and your wellbeing.
The result is more than a hair treatment; it’s a spa-like experience that leaves you feeling relaxed, renewed, and supported from head to toe, because healthy hair begins with whole-body health.
Adjunct Therapies to Support Your Healing
In addition to acupuncture, your treatment plan may include one or more of the following supportive techniques. These therapies are chosen based on your individual needs and are designed to enhance circulation, reduce pain, release tension, and support the body’s natural healing response.
Cupping Therapy
Cupping uses gentle suction with glass cups to stimulate blood flow, release muscular tension, and promote detoxification. It can be especially helpful for chronic pain, tight shoulders, respiratory congestion, and postural stress. Most patients experience a deep sense of relief and relaxation after cupping.
Gua Sha
Gua sha involves rhythmic scraping of the skin with a smooth tool to break up stagnation, relieve pain, and move lymphatic fluid. It is particularly effective for neck and shoulder tension, headaches, and facial rejuvenation. Gua sha can also support immune function when used during the early stages of colds or seasonal transitions.
Trigger Point Release
This technique targets specific muscle knots (also known as “trigger points”) using pressure or needling to release deeply held muscular tension. Trigger point release is highly effective for treating chronic pain, limited range of motion, and postural imbalances—bringing relief to areas that have been resistant to other therapies.
Tui Na Massage
Tui na is a therapeutic form of Chinese medical massage that combines acupressure, stretching, and rhythmic compression along meridians and muscle groups. It’s used to treat musculoskeletal pain, support organ function, and improve circulation. Tui na can be both deeply relaxing and energizing, depending on your needs.
Red Light Therapy
Gentle Support for Healing and Renewal
Red light therapy uses low-level wavelengths of light to gently stimulate your body’s natural healing processes. When applied to the skin, it helps improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and promote cell repair, supporting everything from pain relief to skin health.
When paired with acupuncture, red light therapy can enhance your treatment by calming the nervous system, boosting tissue recovery, and supporting overall wellbeing. Many people describe it as a soothing, warming experience, like a soft, restorative glow for both body and mind.
Adding red light therapy to your acupuncture session can help accelerate healing, ease discomfort, and leave you feeling deeply relaxed and refreshed.
BioMat Therapy
Deep Relaxation and Restorative Healing
The BioMat uses gentle far-infrared heat, negative ions, and the natural energy of amethyst crystals to promote deep relaxation and support your body’s innate healing processes. Lying on the BioMat feels soothing and comforting, easing muscle tension, improving circulation, and calming the nervous system.
When combined with acupuncture, BioMat therapy creates a deeply restorative experience—helping your body relax more fully, enhancing the flow of energy, and supporting tissue repair and overall wellbeing. Many people describe it as a warm, cocoon-like retreat that leaves them feeling balanced, renewed, and deeply at ease.
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I was extremely hesitant to go for acupuncture for the pain in my knee from a meniscus tear. It's been very helpful to me with the pain in my knee. I'm glad I decided to go to Zen Den and acupuncturist Ruthann Russo is great. She goes out of her way to make me relax and she is very educated in the field of acupuncture. Don't be hesitant. Go for it. You'll thank yourself and thank Dr. Russo.
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Ruthann Russo is a wonderful acupuncturist — kind, knowledgeable, and attentive. She truly listens, understands your needs, and offers thoughtful suggestions to support your well-being. Highly recommended!
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