Our Practice
No matter how many come, all find what they need, for the well is dependable. It has a spring and never runs dry. It is a great blessing.
—The I Ching
Welcome to The Well, conveniently located in Pill Hill, Oakland. Here, our practitioners know that health is a process: it’s about having a strong spirt and a healthy body. It’s about prolonging the simple joy of feeling well! Our mission is to help our patients accomplish these goals in a painless, compassionate, and efficient way.
We aim to educate our patients in a safe environment while offering them necessary comprehensive care. We understand that many people have anxiety about acupuncture treatment, so we created a soothing environment and a scheduling system that never keeps you waiting long. By combining the modern conveniences with traditional medicine, we give our patients the best care in Oakland.
Jessie Holland, LAc
Specialty: Pain + Sports Medicine + Internal Medicine
Email: jessiehollandLac@gmail.com
Jessie Holland, L.Ac., is a licensed acupuncturist, clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, and Pancha Karma Specialist in private practice on Summit St in Oakland. She is also a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, offering private lessons and public classes throughout the East Bay. Jessie’s passion for alternative medicine began in high school, when a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner successfully treated her for chronic seasonal allergies. This experience inspired Jessie to pursue a career in healing, so she earned her Iyengar Yoga certification in 2004, attending both 200-hour and 500-hour teacher trainings, and graduated from the California College of Ayurveda in 2006 as valedictorian of her class.
With a commitment to providing the best possible care to her patients and students, Jessie has continued her studies in yoga and Ayurveda, completing two clinical internships with Dr. Vasant Lad in Pune, India, and traveling to Pune, India to study with the Iyengar family. Jessie also sought training in Pancha Karma through the California College of Ayurveda and the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and received her certification in 2006. She is grateful to be able to continue her studies with her teacher, Senior Iyengar Yoga practioner Peter Thomson, throughout her journey as a practitioner and teacher.
In 2016, Jessie completed her Masters in Chinese Medicine. Jessie specializes in Sports and Orthopedic acupuncture. She completed the Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program with Whitfield Reaves and holds a certificate in Acupuncture Sports Medicine. Jessie regularly studies orthopedic and sports acupuncture under many leading teachers. She is currently completing Poney Chiang’s Neuro-Meridian Acupuncture Certification.
A longtime resident of Oakland, Jessie is committed to offering these ancient modalities of wisdom and service to her community. She is passionate about health and well-being, and confidently employs proactive and preventative modalities to help her clients achieve optimum health and ease in daily life.
More info at jessieholland.com.
Michelle Warner, CAS
Specialty: Ayurvedic medicine and Ayurvedic Body Therapies
Email: nurturebalance@gmail.com
Michelle is certified as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist by the California College of Ayurveda. After graduating in 2007,she has continued her Ayurvedic studies with summer intensives in New Mexico and a clinical internship in India with Dr. Vasant Lad. In addition to specializing in Ayurvedic body therapies, Michelle is a Certified Massage Therapist with the State of California. Her private practice in Oakland incorporates the use of diet, lifestyle, herbs, Ayurvedic body therapies, and craniosacral therapy to help clients re-establish and maintain well being.
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