Ariane Wlasak, DAOM, L.Ac., is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine based in Novato in the San Francisco Bay Area. She focuses on pain and stress relief, with a special interest in mental health, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and dissociation. Ariane supports women of all ages, works with young people at Newport Academy Teen Treatment Center empowering lives and helping restore families, and cares for older adults recovering from stroke and other life-changing events. She also served at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Davies Campus in San Francisco in the stroke hospital.
Ariane completed a 16 month residency with Chinese master Yen Wei Choong, the acupuncturist to the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia. Under his guidance, she honed her precision and deepened her mastery of Classical Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion, a warming art devoted to supporting yáng and restoring the body’s original vitality, yuán qì.
She offers personal care to people of all backgrounds. She believes that reflecting on why you seek care can open a door to deeper healing and to your truest self.
