125B Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA 94941
www.Acupuncture-Marin.com Chris@Acupuncture-Marin.com
Clinic Fees:
Initial Consultation: 1-1/2
hours
Cost: $185
In addition, the average cost of herbs per week is $80.
We specialize in House Calls!
The initial visit requires one and a half hour as it involves a thorough in-take and overview of health history. Subsequent visits require one hour. Loose clothing is recommended for convenience of acupuncture needling.
Your Follow-up Consultation: What It Costs?
Second Consultation:
approximately 1 hour
Cost: $115
Your Customized Herbal Formula: What It Costs?
Customized Herbal Formula:
Price varies from $80 for a one week supply.
Scheduling a Visit:
Please call 415-383-9900 or email: Chris@Acupuncture-Marin.com to schedule a visit.
Cancellation Policy:
Except for emergencies, any cancellation requires a minimum of 24 hour notice.
“The healer who regards kindness to humanity
as his supreme religion and treats his patients accordingly,
succeeds best in achieving his aims of life and obtains the
greatest pleasure.”
-- from Charaka,
honored 2nd century B.C. Ancient Asian Physician
The First Practice of the Bodhisattva
Path:
Generosity (Dana
Paramita) - Benefiting Others
As a Oriental Medicine Clinic in the caring spirit of Buddhism, we can offer our Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine healing services on a suggested donation basis to qualified individuals (called dana paramita in Indian Sanskrit).
So that dana paramita (the perfection of the practice of giving) may take root here in the West, we ask your reflection on this fundamental Buddhist-Yogic practice. From the time of the Buddha (550 B.C.), the practice of Dharma (teaching and healing) has traditionally happened within a field of generosity. We believe that the Dharma practice of giving unfolds best for everyone concerned when the teaching-healing and the support for the teaching- healing are given freely. We follow the generous Bodhisattva spirit of Dr. Patch Adams, who have inspired our both our format of giving and our teachings - healing practices.
We agree with and emulate Patch Adams'
Bodhisattva spirit of Dana Paramita when he said:
"Greed is one of society's worst malignancies, and it appears to have
metastasized to every corner of the earth. The sense that greed is
incurable may well account for its escalation. Certainly one of greed’s
most devastating symptoms is cynicism. Unless greed and its symptoms are excised,
society will perish. We believe that a society must care for its population enough to take
care of its needs. Treatment of disease and provision for health care are
fundamental to a society’s sound survival. These needs should be fulfilled
as a gift to its population, not as a commodity to be bought and sold. In a
profit-oriented system devoted to grabbing the most income the traffic will
bear, the goal will be disease care. In a service-oriented system devoted to
keeping the population at its healthiest, the goal will be disease
prevention. The Gesundheit Institute will never charge money for its medical
services. If it is to survive, its staff, patients, and friends will
cooperate and donate everything needed for it to flourish as a community
hospital. We hope to eliminate the factor of debt entirely from the healing
interaction. Although this leaves us vulnerable to the wishes of the
greater community, paradoxically, we believe that vulnerability is our
greatest strength. We believe it is imperative to need the community we
serve because the community also needs us. This is basic to
interdependence, which we feel is necessary for a healthy society. We must, as individuals and as a free society, stop our worship of things
and wealth and put our sense of richness in things everybody can have in
abundance without excluding anyone. These riches include faith, fun, and the
breathtaking bounty of nature and friendship. This kind of medicine cannot
be bought or sold. By not charging patients… we are freer to be silly and to
build friendships. We also believe that not charging money is very good
malpractice insurance. We hope that our patients will take the generosity
with them when they leave and spread it in their own communities."
For qualified low-income individuals, what is an appropriate amount of dana paramita? For such persons in need, we do not charge a fixed amount (but we do have some suggested guidelines based on income) in order to allow each person to answer that question from her/his own heart and circumstances. Our practitioners view dana paramita in this way: "Dana paramita is a gift to ourselves because it is an opportunity to give freely. Giving and receiving are really part of the same whole."
Several practical considerations may be of use and interest to actualize the practice of generosity at the Acupuncture of Marin - Integrative Medical Center of Mill Valley Clinic. Chris Veiga is giving freely of his time, energy, commitment to the Dharma. Some income we receive helps support other groups (such the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association / Berkeley Buddhist Monastery).
It is our hope that those who receive the teaching - healing services of our Center and Institute will share with us a heartfelt commitment to the deep practice of generosity.
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Just
as the lotus is a symbol of perfection and purity, so do we embody these
qualities. Just as the lotus
rises from the mud, so does our higher nature rise from the world of
conflict, confusion and chaos. The
beauty of the lotus and the beauty within us cannot be stained or
touched with imperfection. Just
as the lotus flower’s graceful petals unfold layer upon layer, so does
grace within us unfold revealing layer upon layer of beauty.
For more information on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Marin County and the Easy Bay and other healing therapeutic services and introductory classes offered in Acupuncture and T.C.M. (Traditional Chinese Medicine), please contact:
Acupuncture of Marin - Integrative Medical Center of Mill Valley
Chris Veiga, L.Ac.
www.Acupuncture-Marin.com Chris@Acupuncture-Marin.com
Marin
County Acupuncture Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic:
125B Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 383-9900 FAX: (415) 383-9901
Click here for a map and audio directions to our Marin County North Bay Acupuncture Center