Jonathan Estrada L.Ac Licensed Acupuncture and Bodywork

Appointments now available Wednesdays and Fridays

Text me today for scheduling and for more information!

What I Offer

A powerful blend of gentle acupuncture combined with soothing massage, acupressure and bodywork techniques, designed to leave a person feeling healthier and relaxed. Each treatment is personalized and unique, intended to be both a great value and a worthwhile experience. Cupping, Moxibustion, Electroacupuncture and Ear Seeds also available. I am both an experienced acupuncturist, familiar with various styles of point selection and application, and a talented bodyworker.

Pricing

A luxurious ninety minute session — which generally includes sixty minutes for acupuncture and thirty for bodywork techniques — now available for the awesome introductory price of $80! (Cash only)

Bodywork Menu

My bodywork options consist of the following:

A wonderful back and shoulder massage (with some attention paid to the back of the legs)
A tantalizing neck and scalp massage/acupressure combo.
“Slide Cupping” of the back (very effective for relieving muscle tension)
A stress-melting foot reflexology massage
Therapeutic Tui Na for any other painful or injured area of the body.

Treatment Description

Regardless of the condition at hand, my holistic approach remains the same. Minimal paperwork is required, outlining your particular reasons for the visit (if any), and any areas of physical discomfort, then a gentle hands-on assessment is conducted in which we locate patterns of tightness in the muscles and tenderness in the pressure points. These points tell the story of how your body is currently experiencing stress. Based on this assessment a powerful acupuncture treatment is applied, with the best possible points chosen at the intersection of gentleness and effectiveness. Finally, massage and bodywork techniques are used to further treat any areas of tension discomfort, and to promote further relaxation. (The bodywork can also be done before the acupuncture, if desired.) The result is an enjoyable process, after which people report feeling “lighter” and at ease.

Call or (preferably) text today for pricing and availability! I look forward to hearing from you!

347-352-9426

Cancellation Policy and Other Reminders:

PLEASE BRING LOOSE CLOTHING, including shorts or loose pants that will allow access at least halfway up the thigh, and a tank top or short sleeve shirt that can be pulled up past the shoulder.
Please do not make any appointments you do not intend to keep. If you must cancel, please do it earlier than 12 hours before the appointment time. Someone who misses an appointment without notifying me will not be scheduled for another one.
$2 Surcharge added to all credit card transactions
Please arrive no more than 10 minutes before or after your appointment time.
Please do not schedule if you have a cold, fever, or any manner of contagious skin issue.

Hi, I’m Jon! I’ve lived in this neighborhood my whole life, and have been devoted to the practice of acupuncture for the past 18 years. I love what I do — it’s interesting, challenging, satisfying and wholesome. And now it is my absolute honor to share this wonderful, life-affirming craft with the good people of our community, from the comfort of my newly opened home office!

Here is my lovely space. A cool, tranquil basement home office.

And here it is from the other side!

Frequently Asked Questions

What do you mean by “bodywork”?

Bodywork refers to anything using the power of touch, on the soft tissues of the human body (skin, muscle, connective tissue) to promote healing, relaxation and wellbeing. This could include any kind of technique performed directly with the hands (including the various styles of massage) or using a handheld implement such as a suction cup, a tool with a rounded edge… or an acupuncture needle! In other words, “bodywork” is the umbrella concept within which acupuncture is contained. You could think of acupuncture as a specialized form of bodywork in which specific tools are used to touch layers of the soft tissue that the hands cannot reach, while also touching different areas of the body simultaneously, to produce an overall effect which is even better than what hands alone are able to accomplish.

Does acupuncture hurt?

No, you really shouldn’t worry about it, and I’ll give you several reasons why: For one, the tools being used are so thin, and so well-constructed, that they are designed not to hurt. Secondly, the hands of an experienced practitioner know how to locate the correct spots in the soft tissue where safe and painless insertion is possible, and they know what to do once they find those points. Third, there are elements of strategy at play (and this is really what sets practitioners apart from one another), which involve point selection, point sequencing, and the ability to bring balance to a problem as opposed to simply attacking it. What that last part means is that oftentimes a buildup of pain and tension in a particular area is really the reflection of either stress or weakness in one of the body’s various organ systems, and that if you can craft a treatment which heals the right aspects of the body from the inside out, you don’t have to poke the area that hurts to make it feel better — in fact, it’s usually better not to. And finally, there are plenty of other intangibles which make a treatment more tolerable, such as knowing how to massage an area before working on it, reminding the client to breathe, and generally doing what it takes to inspire trust and confidence.

How many treatments will I need?

A valid question, but also a very difficult one as you can imagine, given how unique every person’s situation really is. What I can share with you is my personal philosophy on the subject of emotional healing: I believe that every single treatment, of whatever you are doing, should provide noticeable value and bring you some degree of progress. Every single one. You should have the distinct feeling that you just did something healthy and worthwhile. Maybe a big step is taken, maybe a small step, perhaps sometimes a slightly uncomfortable step, but it should always be a step. The goal is not to keep returning to a practitioner indefinitely, but to have a few meaningful experiences which help us to feel reoriented and genuinely better.

That being said, I do invite people to make their initial foray into acupuncture therapy a three-part saga: First act, second act, third act, about a week apart, or even slightly sooner. The first treatment is an initial attempt, the second allows the practitioner to reflect and come up with new ideas, and after the third there should be a pretty good sense of how worthwhile it would be to continue. Some people are satisfied after those three, others return for a few more treatments until they feel like they have gotten what they will out of the experience.

What’s your deal? Are you a nice guy?

Yeah, totally. Quite nice. Just a sensitive person out here trying to treat others the way I would like to be treated, which means I respect people’s intelligence, their emotions, and the innate desire we have to live meaningful lives. In addition to acupuncture, I’m also a big fan of astrology, “Gene Keys”, “Human Design”, various other forms of personality typing, and anything that helps us to understand why people are the way they are. I hope that in addition to being a comforting experience, you will find a visit to my studio to be an interesting and stimulating one as well — but don’t worry, I’m only chatty when someone wants to be.

It’s been a long ride already, nearly two decades of working in clinics and getting my skills to where I want them to be, but now it’s time to start sharing them with the community. I really am looking forward to meeting some interesting and special people. Thank you for reading, and God Bless.