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Take a moment for yourself with our therapeutic and nurturing spa treatments.
Support your overall well-being with our restorative and healing holistic therapies.
Detox the body, boost immunity, and promote overall wellness with our IV therapies.
We’ll guide you through discovering the root of your health concerns with solution-based medicines.
Detox the body, boost immunity, and promote overall wellness with our integrated therapies.
We’ll guide you through discovering the root of your health concerns with solution-based medicines.
Take a moment for yourself with our therapeutic and nurturing spa treatments.
Support your overall well-being with our restorative and healing holistic therapies.
Detox the body, boost immunity, and promote overall wellness with our IV therapies.
We'll guide you through discovering the root of your health concerns with solution-based medicines.
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn about the Austin area’s first and only integrated health & wellness home. This family-friendly event will include construction tours for adults, outside kid-friendly activities such as a bouncy house and face painting, and a tasting of select menu items from Elle’s Cafe & Coffee, prepared by chefs from Austin’s own Contigo and Chicon!
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Acupuncture is a type of traditional Chinese medicine that’s been around for about 2,500 years. It’s used to support wellness and improve overall mental and physical well-being. The acupuncturist places needles into specific points on the skin to help activate an energy in the body, called qi. According to traditional Chinese medicine, qi is the lifeforce energy in the body — it helps regulate and move things in the body to keep us well. Stress, environmental factors, lifestyle behaviors, and genetics are some of the things that can block qi in the body. The needles help to unblock or move qi to other areas in the body to help support wellness.
Acupuncture needles are solid, stainless steel needles that are usually not much larger than a strand of hair. Acupuncture needles are placed at a very shallow depth and go between tissues, making them less painful than a typical injection.
You might be more sensitive in certain areas, but acupuncture shouldn’t hurt. If you feel pain, tell your acupuncturist. They’ll adjust the needles or choose other points. Their goal is not to make you feel pain. They do a lot of work to position you properly and make sure you feel comfortable.
Indeed you can do acupuncture or massage while pregnant. It is safe and our practitioners are very well versed in how to treat pregnant women. Please let us know when you book a treatment if you are pregnant and how far along you are.
We offer two 12-week virtual programs, one featuring Semaglutide and the other Tirzepatide, for patients with a BMI over 27 and aged 21-64. Both programs include three installments at $395/mo for Semaglutide and $595/mo for Tirzepatide.
It’s time to ditch the razor and say hello to softer, smoother skin. Our laser hair removal sessions are quick and easy with minimal discomfort.
Cindy Nilson is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Full Mesa Carrier, Reiki Master and Intuitive advisor. Utilizing acupuncture, energy-infused acupressure massage therapy and body psychology, she integrates teachings from eastern medicine, shamanism, energy/chakra healing and archetypal patterns to provide a unique diagnostic perspective and treatment experience. Specializing in how stress, our thoughts and emotions affect the physical body, and resourcing from the 10,000 hours spent honing her work, Cindy creates new and exciting collaboratives to her foundations in acupuncture therapy. She believes joining Alive + Well is the joyous culmination of her work and is excited to share this beautiful environment and healing space with her clients.
Cindy holds a B.A. from Texas A&M University and a Masters degree from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine. In 1999 she received her Doctor of Oriental Medicine from the New Mexico State Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. A native of Central Texas, she has been in private practice in Lakeway, where she lives happily married, raising kids.
