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When you’re in pain, you don’t feel like yourself anymore. Needles with Sal can help get things moving again…

You can’t do all the things you love and can end up feeling pretty low about yourself. Hey I’m Sal, AKA Sally Needles - an acupuncturist in Methven. When you’re in pain, you don’t feel like yourself anymore. Needles with me can help get things moving and get you back to the life you love...

There’s something so awesome about finding a person you just click with.Lauren and I have known each other since I moved...
05/07/2026

There’s something so awesome about finding a person you just click with.

Lauren and I have known each other since I moved to Methven (around 4 years ago) but it feels like much longer!!

Together we laugh, we treat each other, we care deeply about people and we both know the path to feeling better is often about taking tiny, doable steps.

As we both work here in Methven, Lauren is often seeing someone for naturopathy, herbs or yoga who then ends up on my table for acupuncture - or the other way around.

We each bring something different plus we also work beautifully alongside each other: Lauren helps nourish bodies from the inside-out, while my needles can help bodies find more ease from the outside-in.

At the end of last year, we decided we wanted to bring more of that goodness together, more often.

So Nourish & Needles was born.

Our next morning workshop is a feel-good Spring Sunday filled with stretchy yoga, Chinese medicine wisdom, nourishing food, good chats and practical tools you can take home and actually use.

We’d love for you to join us and help you feel more alive this Spring.

Spring Stretch & Soul Snacks · https://spring-stretch.carrd.co
Sunday 4 October · Methven Memorial Hall

If you know me from acupuncture clinic, you probably know one part of what I do really well.You come in sore, tired, str...
01/07/2026

If you know me from acupuncture clinic, you probably know one part of what I do really well.

You come in sore, tired, stressed, injured, stretched a little thin, or simply needing someone to help you find a way back towards ease.

We chat as we go. I might explain why I am choosing certain points, or share a little piece of Chinese medicine that helps make sense of what’s happening.

But clinic time is often about tackling the things right in front of us:
- The sore shoulder.
- The waking at 3am.
- The jaw that will not unclench.
- The body that is quietly saying, “I need some help here.”

Alongside that, there's a whole other part of Chinese medicine that I absolutely love: the way it helps us notice ourselves and the seasons - so we can work with what is happening around us and within us.

Not in a complicated, perfect-health-routine way.

More thru everyday things: foods that support you, movement that brings you back into your body, little daily tools and an understanding of why you might feel different as the seasons shift.

That's why I'm excited about Lauren and I's Spring Stretch & Soul Snacks workshop on Sunday 4th October.

Lauren will guide us through some delicious stretchy yoga, while I share simple Chinese medicine wisdom and practices you can practically use. There’ll be nourishing seasonal sips and snacks too, as well as time to simply be looked after by us for a few hours.

You do not need to have had acupuncture with me to join us. But for those of you who are, this workshop is a chance to explore the bigger picture I often don't get to share when I am busy with needles!!!

When: Sunday 4th October, 9am–12.30pm
Where: Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven
Book in: https://spring-stretch.carrd.co/

It didn’t happen overnight.It was years of accumulation.The sore shoulder you kept working through.The poor sleep.Making...
26/06/2026

It didn’t happen overnight.

It was years of accumulation.

The sore shoulder you kept working through.
The poor sleep.
Making ends meet as everything got more expensive.
The busyness of school terms.
The work pressure.
Keeping going because there was no other option.

You got through it.
Then the next thing came.
And the next.

Over time, that can leave you waking up already tired, snapping at people you love, forgetting simple things and running on empty long before the day is over.

It's not one hard day. It's the build-up of many hard days, with nowhere for the tension to go.

Acupuncture can give your body a quiet place to soften, settle and begin releasing some of what it has been holding. A warm table. Gentle treatment. An hour where you do not have to keep pushing through...

📍 Find Sal: Sally Needles, 6 Wayne Place, Methven
💻 Book in: https://sallyneedles.carrd.co
♥️ As always: All questions welcome

Put something in the Spring diary, just for you 🌿When you keep showing up thru cold mornings, packed lunches, busy days,...
23/06/2026

Put something in the Spring diary, just for you 🌿

When you keep showing up thru cold mornings, packed lunches, busy days, family life, work, farm life, muddy boots and everything else winter asks of you - Lauren and I wanted to give you a feel-good morning to look forward to!!!

Our Spring stretch & soul snacks is a morning workshop full of stretchy yoga, seasonal food, Chinese medicine wisdom, acupressure and practical take-home tools.

→ A chance to move your body in a way that feels good (no experience needed)
→ Eat lovely things
→ Learn a few simple ideas you can actually use
→ Spend a morning with like-minded souls
→ Welcome Spring with more lightness, joy and a spring in your step!

You’ll enjoy:
→ Feel-good stretchy yoga with Lauren
→ Seasonal sips and snacks
→ Simple Chinese medicine wisdom for Spring
→ Acupressure points to use at home
→ An online take-home kit to keep the goodness going

Sunday 4 October 9am–12.30pm
Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven

Come on your own, or bring someone you love: https://spring-stretch.carrd.co/

Good news!!! You can now reschedule or cancel your Sally Needles appointment directly from your phone!! Just open your b...
17/06/2026

Good news!!! You can now reschedule or cancel your Sally Needles appointment directly from your phone!!

Just open your booking confirmation message, tap the manage booking link, and choose the option you need.

A quick reminder: cancellations still need 24 hours’ notice, otherwise the full appointment fee applies.

Easy peasy - no back-and-forth needed...

🎉 Drumroll please… we have a winner!The heat lamp giveaway has been randomly drawn and the lucky new owner is .m.clark.1...
15/06/2026

🎉 Drumroll please… we have a winner!

The heat lamp giveaway has been randomly drawn and the lucky new owner is .m.clark.1♥️I've sent you a wee PM too.

Thank you so much to everyone who entered - I loved reading where you’d use a little extra warmth this winter☺️

I have a portable heatlamp I’d like to give away to someone who’ll put it to good use this winter.Whether it’s for an ac...
10/06/2026

I have a portable heatlamp I’d like to give away to someone who’ll put it to good use this winter.

Whether it’s for an achy shoulder, a grumpy back, cold feet, or simply making these frosty Canterbury mornings a little more comfortable, I’d love it to find a new home.

Perfect for:
→ Tight shoulders
→ Achy backs
→ Cold feet
→ Old injuries
→ Warming up a cold body on a frosty Canterbury morning or evening

To enter, simply:
→ Like this post
→ Tell me where/how you’d use it most

I’ll draw a winner on Monday 15th June at 5pm.

Good luck - and may it bring comfort and warmth to its new owner!

S 😊

Have you noticed it too?The days are beautiful - blue skies, sunshine, the sprinkle of snow (werhoo!!) on the mountains....
09/06/2026

Have you noticed it too?

The days are beautiful - blue skies, sunshine, the sprinkle of snow (werhoo!!) on the mountains. But underneath those sun rays, the air is crisp. And the moment a cloud drifts over, you're reaching for a merino.

I’ve certainly noticed it in clinic:
→ Necks are tighter.
→ Shoulders are grumpier.
→ Old injuries are reminding people they exist.

When temperatures drop, muscles naturally tighten and protect. If you’ve got an old injury, chronic pain, or a spot that tends to carry stress, winter can make itself known pretty quickly.

This time of year, my heatlamp is just as busy as my needle collection!!!

Gentle warmth can help muscles soften, improve circulation, and encourage the body to let go of some of that tension it’s been holding onto.

It’s especially popular for:
→ Neck and shoulder tension
→ Lower back pain
→ Old injuries
→ Chronic aches and stiffness

And if I’m honest, some people seem almost as excited about the heat lamp as they are about the acupuncture 😊

I’ve got a few spaces available next week. If winter has found the sore spots in your body, I’d ♥️ to help…

Find Sal: Sally Needles, 6 Wayne Place, Methven
Book in: https://sallyneedles.carrd.co
As always: All questions welcome

Is your body behaving like it has a personal vendetta against you?When you go to do something, does your body respond wi...
07/05/2026

Is your body behaving like it has a personal vendetta against you?

When you go to do something, does your body respond with “haha, absolutely not”?

Is this getting you down?

Lauren (naturopath) and I (acupuncturist) are running a practical workshop on Tuesday 2nd June at 6pm@in Ashburton. We’ll explore what causes pain and inflammation and what you can do to support your body.

Together. We’ll uncover what might be going on, why pain and inflammation can happen and some simple, useful tools you can take home.

Between us, Lauren and I will be bringing a naturopathic and Chinese medicine lens to explore:

→ Why pain and inflammation can show up in the first place
→ How food, stress, movement, injury and energy patterns can all play a role
→ Simple dietary strategies to support inflammation
→ How Chinese medicine understands pain through Qi, blood flow and the meridians
→ Acupressure points you can use at home
→ Gentle movement ideas to help prevent and ease pain
→ Natural medicine and supplement options that can support the body safely, including alongside medication where appropriate

It’ll be informative, interactive and grounded in real life - no perfection required, no wellness halo needed. Just useful information, practical toolsand a chance to understand your body a little better.

Link in bio to book in:
https://www.nourishnaturalhealthcare.co.nz/bookings

☀️ Big day at Sally Needles today - we’re getting solar panels installed ☀️Ever since P and I lived completely off-grid ...
30/04/2026

☀️ Big day at Sally Needles today - we’re getting solar panels installed ☀️

Ever since P and I lived completely off-grid for two years, we’ve loved simpler, more thoughtful ways of living.

So when we bought our wee place, our dream was to one day power clinic from the sun.

That day’s here.

There’s a little extra movement and parking disruption around clinic today while everything gets installed, but I’m so excited for this 🥳

Acupuncture powered by the sun feels pretty good to me!!! Might have to rebrand as Sally Sustainable 😄

📍 Find Sal: Sally Needles, Methven
💻 Book in: https://sallyneedles.carrd.co
♥️ As always: All questions welcome

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Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
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