10/15/2026
Dear beloved community,
We are only a few weeks away from my sabattical!
I still have openings through Friday, October 30th, if you need support - acupuncture, herbal medicine, or astrology, please reach out. I love serving my community and would love the opportunity to support you as the snow begins to fly!
The Two Roots Acupuncture office will remain open with other healing practitioners during my sabbatical. I’m still in the process of securing one more tenant, but in the meantime, I wanted to share some of my highest-recommended local resources with you.
Healing really becomes thriving when we make it a way of living. Your health and wellness will always be important, and just like a garden, your needs will ebb and flow with the seasons. Trust the times when you feel called to pause, listen, and tend to your mind-body-soul-spirit, even before a need to or have to arises. There’s a saying in Eastern medicine: “If you wait to dig the well until you’re thirsty, it is too late.”
When we’re thriving, we have an opportunity to attune to the subtlest messages from our bodies. In doing so, we learn to become faithful companions to the magical mystery that has kept us alive all this time, in ways we will never fully understand.
In mythology, there is a mythical creature named Chiron who is known as the “wounded healer,” a centaur who is half-man (or woman) and half-horse. This image gives us the awareness of our animal body guiding the movement of our human mind...and reveals a creature with two hearts. I love the reminder that our bodies are living, breathing beings, deserving of our care and respect. When we begin to relate to our bodies as living beings rather than something to fix or push through, we return to aligned relationship with the wisdom they hold. What might the image of the centaur and the horse's wisdom evoke in you? All healing, is an invitation into deeper relationship with ourselves.
Let yourself enjoy the practice of coming home to yourself, again and again. The more we listen and respond to the quieter messages of our bodies, the more opportunity we have to tend to what needs our attention before it becomes impossible to ignore. And in that relationship, we begin to experience the bounty of listening, giving, and receiving through our own sacred vessels.
While I’m away, I invite you to explore some new resources and trust your body’s wisdom along the way. Not every medicine or every healer is meant for us, but we can be surprised by what we discover when we stay connected to curiosity. Perhaps this window of time is just the opportunity to try something new, deepen your relationship with yourself, or discover a form of healing you might not otherwise have explored.
Please find local resources below, and reach out to the practitioners directly with any questions about their offerings or availability.
We are so lucky to have such a wealth of healing resources here in our valley! Many of the resources listed below, I personally use for my own wellness, healing, expansion, and growth.
For acupuncture-specific care, see the acupuncture practitioners listed below. There are other acupuncturists throughout the Arkansas River Valley, from Leadville to Salida, but these are my top three recommendations.
And if you’re curious about exploring new healing modalities, check out Irene Doherty, who will be practicing at Two Roots Acupuncture, along with the other local alternative healing providers listed below — including a new Ayurvedic practitioner here in Buena Vista!
With gratitude,
Jaya
Jacqueline Allen, L.Ac.
Two Roots Acupuncture
***Look out for additional newsletters sharing my travels and ways to stay connected while I am away!
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