Maureen Goss Acupuncture

Decades ago, Dr. John Sarno, a rehabilitation physician at NYU, challenged traditional views of chronic pain. Some of his patients came in with excruciating back pain yet had perfectly normal scans. Others had dramatic findings—herniated discs, arthritis, narrowing—and felt no […]

Anyone who works in healing eventually discovers this: we’re drawn to it because something in our own lives cracked us open first. For me, that opening began in high school as I watched my mother move through a long illness. […]

In The Body Keeps the Score, the author explains that trauma, sometimes forgotten or buried, lives in the body. It isn’t always meant to be explained away; it wants to be felt, witnessed, and understood. Some say trauma even travels […]

Are you moving through life with a center—or just spinning in place? Finding the Still Center in a Spinning World isn’t about perfection. It’s about the messy, funny, real-life path that leads me back to something steady inside. This is a […]

In Chinese Medicine, the year turns in five seasons—not four. Late summer, from mid-August to the September equinox, is the season of dampness. When we’re worn down by fatigue, stress, or illness, dampness can seep in, showing up as runny […]

Today it is 103 degrees wrapped in a horsehair blanket of humidity. “The hellscape of the damned,” as my colleague’s husband calls the Mid-Atlantic summer. Accurate. As a Northeasterner, I crave cold water in the heat. I was plunging into […]

Starting June 1, I’ll be offering Saturday acupuncture sessions at my office in the heart of Del Ray at Vital Mindbody, in addition to my regular weekday hours. Whether your weekdays are packed, or you simply prefer a weekend visit, […]

People often ask me, “Does acupuncture work?” Or sometimes, “Who taught you?” Whether someone comes in burned out, emotionally overwhelmed, in physical pain, or simply seeking to stay in balance, acupuncture offers a way to remember what wellness feels like. […]

Today marks the beginning of a 40 day stretch of opportunity to get our lives in order. Ash Wednesday marks the time in late winter/early spring when we commit to practices that help rid ourselves of habits and ways of […]

Spending the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day in the mountains of Vermont is a tradition for me. Jumping out of a busy routine to walk in the mountain air, stretch in a morning yoga class and perusing my […]

In 1939, researchers from the Harvard Medical School asked, “What makes for a happy life”? Between 1939 and 1944… they enrolled 268 Harvard sophomores… including future President John F. Kennedy… and 456 young men from some of Boston’s poorest, toughest […]

“Our world needs us to show up fully as ourselves-no one else-authentically ourselves. By doing so we can experience greater joy, truth, flow and love.”      Wendy Swanson, L.Ac. So true, right? Who am I? What is my purpose? […]