Multi-bed and private acupuncture.Ed Nicholls · Lic. Ac MBAcC
Multi-bed Acupuncture
Reviving the origins of Chinese Medicine to provide communal, accessible care.
For most of its history, acupuncture was practised in a community setting — in temple courtyards, marketplace clinics, and communal halls, with several patients treated in the same room. The format kept the medicine accessible: ordinary people could come regularly, and treatment could do its work over time rather than being reserved for a single, expensive visit.
The multi-bed clinic in Haggerston follows that tradition. Several patients are treated in the same calm, shared room, each in their own space and with full individual care.
Acupuncture, in the early stages, calls for an assertive approach. Frequent sessions establish a clear baseline and hold ground against the natural drift of symptoms back to where they started. Once that baseline is in place, treatment can spread out. The multi-bed format makes that early intensity practical — and means the medicine can do its best work.
Private Treatment
One-to-one sessions in the same Haggerston clinic.
The format opens up a few possibilities:
- Manual therapies alongside the needles.Cupping, gua sha, and structured bodywork can be woven into the session as needed — useful when the body requires a more hands-on response.
- A wider range of points.Many of the most useful points sit on the back, hips, abdomen, or chest. Private sessions make these comfortably accessible, opening up areas of treatment that benefit from a closed room.
- More time for conversation.Sessions run a little longer, with extra space at the start to talk things through. Useful for first appointments, more complex pictures, or anything that benefits from being unpacked carefully.