Commitment to Justice & Equity

I begin in acknowledgement that my place of work is situated on land forcibly taken from the Massachusett people, and that this particular history of violent dispossession is embedded in a larger colonial project of erasing and disempowering indigenous peoples throughout the United States. In recognition of the reparations necessitated by such a past and present, I commit to contributing annually to a selection of indigenous run non-profit organizations dedicated to developing the financial and political resources necessary for the survival of sustainable Native communities.

In acknowledgement that I am not of East Asian descent, I offer my gratitude to the teachers and masters who dedicated themselves to enriching and sustaining this vital healing tradition, such that I have been able to enter into it. I strive to honor that lineage by practicing this medicine with humility, care and integrity.

In commitment to cultivating an inclusive practice, I welcome people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, gender identities, sexual identities, and religions to my work, especially those who hold a marginalized identity such as being Black, Brown, Indigenous, a Person of Color, a person with a disability or those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender non-conforming.

In recognition of the ways in which the health and wellness industries of this country systemically and pervasively fail marginalized communities:

I commit to continually working towards decolonizing my practice and collaborating with those striving to create a more just and equitable health and wellness industry, in particular by engaging in cross-disciplinary conversations that center the voices of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ leaders in the industry.

I commit to dismantling exclusionary models of healing while creating space for those most impacted by oppression to define what healing means for themselves.

I commit to partnering with organizations and nonprofits in the Greater Boston Area that are dedicated to bringing wellness services to those who lack adequate access to them, in particular to marginalized communities of women, children and immigrants. For more information, please see my Acupuncture Accessibility Project.

I commit to making myself available to BIPOC and members of the LGBTQ+ community who are considering entering the wellness industry, and those who are struggling to find their place in it, so that practitioner representation in wellness more broadly reflects the communities it could be serving. 

Because injustice is unbearable for the embodied being. Because healing is a birthright and an act of political resistance. Because healing is not possible for any of us so long as it is not accessible to all of us. 

Because together we can create the industry we not only want, but desperately need.