Awaken Now Acupuncture & Wellness

Awaken Now Acupuncture & Wellness Dr. Marina Dabcevic earned her master's in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at Yo San University in Los Angeles, California.

Your symptoms are signals, not failures 🌿

Dr. Marina blends functional medicine and acupuncture to find the root cause behind fatigue, hormones, and gut issues β€” so you can feel like you again.

πŸ“– Author of Awaken Now. After successfully passing the national as well as California licensing exams, Dr. Dabcevic earned her doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Bastyr University in Seat

tle, Washington. She completed a 1-year internship at Skagit Valley Regional Cancer Care Center, where she worked closely with doctors and patients. She also completed an internship at two prestigious hospitals in China. Prior to her studies in Eastern medicine, Dr. Dabcevic earned a diploma in Reflexology and a bachelor's in Homeopathy at the Nature Care College in Syndey, Australia. As a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, Dr. Dabcevic specializes in oncology and chronic pain management. Her approach is holistic, taking into account not only each patient's physical state but also his or her mental and emotional states. The body is entirely connected and, we know that the physical state has an impact on the mental and emotional states, just as much as the emotional state influences the body physically. Dr. Dabcevic tailors each treatment specifically to each patient, and strives to achieve the best end result the patient requires. Her goal is not only to help her patients but to educate them so each patient can help themselves.

Happy Labor Day. Here's your permission slip: the most productive thing you can do today might be nothing at all.We trea...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day. Here's your permission slip: the most productive thing you can do today might be nothing at all.

We treat rest like a reward we have to earn. But for a body that's been running on cortisol, rest is where the actual repair happens β€” the digestion, the hormone reset, the nervous-system reset that no amount of pushing can force.

So take the day. Slow the morning. Eat a real lunch. Let the to-do list wait.

Tag someone who needs to hear this today.

09/06/2026

Rest isn't lazy. For a nervous system that's been running on stress, it's one of the most root-cause things you can do.

When you're wired-but-tired, your body isn't asking for more discipline. It's asking for a signal that it's safe to come down β€” slow mornings, real meals, a walk with no podcast, an early night without guilt.

This Sunday, pick one. Not to earn it. Just because your body's been asking.

What's your one restful thing today? Tell me below.

09/01/2026

One sentence made me write the whole book.

A patient β€” six specialists deep, every test 'normal' β€” told me she'd started to think she was making it up. She wasn't. Her body had been signalling for years; the tests were built to catch disease, not to measure whether she felt well.

So I wrote a map: all seven systems, the questions to ask, and the self-assessments to see where your body needs support. For less than one appointment.

If you've ever felt unheard, start there.

One month of Signals, all in one place.'Normal' isn't optimal. Menopause weight is biology, not willpower. 'Anxiety' can...
09/01/2026

One month of Signals, all in one place.

'Normal' isn't optimal. Menopause weight is biology, not willpower. 'Anxiety' can have a physical co-author - alongside proper mental-health care, never instead of it. Your tongue is a daily health report. Rage and frozen shoulder can be perimenopause. And bloating often starts in the nervous system rather than on the plate.

That's what your body has been saying all month.

Save this, and tell me - which one was loudest for you? I'm reading every reply.

September's going to be a big one - and it starts with your stress.All month we've been reading the signals: 'normal' la...
08/30/2026

September's going to be a big one - and it starts with your stress.

All month we've been reading the signals: 'normal' labs that aren't optimal, menopause weight that's biology rather than willpower, anxiety with a physical co-author, bloating that starts in the nervous system.

Next month we go from reading them to doing something about them.

There's a deeper stress-pattern quiz coming - the one that maps how your cortisol rhythm actually behaves, not just whether you're tired. And more from inside Health By Design, the 12-month program I built for the people who want structure rather than another protocol to follow alone.

You can join Health By Design any month, by the way - it's open now. September just gets a lot louder.

The list hears first, as always.

Reply YES and I'll make sure you don't miss it.

Eating clean and still bloated? Food is only half of it.Digestion is a nervous-system event. Eat fast, eat stressed, eat...
08/27/2026

Eating clean and still bloated? Food is only half of it.

Digestion is a nervous-system event. Eat fast, eat stressed, eat standing up between calls - and your body simply isn't in the state where digestion works well. The cleanest meal still lands badly in a stressed body.

Add in the fact that stomach acid and enzyme output can shift with age and chronic stress, and 'I eat well, so why do I feel like this?' starts making a lot more sense.

Before cutting another food group: sit down, take three breaths before the first bite, chew more than feels necessary. It sounds too simple to matter. It's usually the thing that does.

Signals #6. Which one sounds like you?

Join Dr. Marina for one of her new 12 week virtual Immersions. Link to more information here:
08/26/2026

Join Dr. Marina for one of her new 12 week virtual Immersions. Link to more information here:

Each program runs as a structured, small-group cohort combining functional-medicine education, nutrition, nervous-system regulation, movement, and daily peer support. Participants finish with a personalized blueprint and a set of sustainable habits they keep for good.

Join Dr. Marina for one of her new 12 week virtual Immersion Programs. You can find the links here:
08/26/2026

Join Dr. Marina for one of her new 12 week virtual Immersion Programs. You can find the links here:

Each program runs as a structured, small-group cohort combining functional-medicine education, nutrition, nervous-system regulation, movement, and daily peer support. Participants finish with a personalized blueprint and a set of sustainable habits they keep for good.

08/25/2026

Your labs came back "normal" β€” so why do you still feel exhausted, foggy, or just off?

Join me live for the first Awaken Now Live β€” a free 45-minute session on the three blind spots in standard testing, and what your body is actually trying to tell you. You'll leave with a simple exercise you can use that night to walk into any appointment with a clearer picture.

🎁 Plus: everyone who joins gets my free 2-minute quiz that matches you to a food plan you can start eating from this week.

πŸ—“ Wednesday, Aug 26 Β· 11am PT Β· Free
πŸ‘‰ Register free: https://awaken-now-acupuncture-wellness.kit.com/0ef2daacee
πŸ’» Or just join live on Zoom on the day β€” hop in whenever you're available: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81043977517?pwd=rbNlNYcaAlXG2SeeVaxVgf04gePX4T.1

Open to everyone. Come as you are. 🀍

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Santa Monica, CA
90401

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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