I Learned About Chinese Medicine the Hard Way…
…when my first practitioner fired me.
I’d been getting acupuncture and taking Chinese herbal medicine for stomach pain, but the treatments didn’t help. Eventually he said “There’s something in you that isn’t ready to heal, and you need to figure out what that is.”
That shook me up. I realized he repeatedly asked about my mental health, and I always said “I’m fine.”
The reality is that I was dealing with frequent anxiety and unacknowledged trauma. But I didn’t share that with him, because . . . what did that have to do with digestion?
I didn’t yet understand how deeply linked mind and body are.
Eventually I got honest. I began working through my history. And the pain got better.
It was the beginning of a giant shift in what I understood about being human. My body and mind weren’t separate.
I tried Chinese medicine again, a few years later. This time it helped.
And eventually I realized my passion and experiences were leading me down a new path to study acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
Since 2014, I’ve specialized in treating women’s reproductive and emotional health. I focus on easing the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause so that midlife women can get back to feeling like ourselves and change the world.
The Rest of The Story
I’m Arden Yingling, MAcOM, L.Ac., a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist in the state of Vermont. I received a Master’s Degree from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in 2014.
I was raised in a family of scientists and strive to offer care grounded in evidence, while respecting that there are mysteries we don’t fully understand. I focus on kindness, compassion, and a non-judgmental attitude.
Currently I live in the Burlington area with my husband. When I’m not in the clinic, I love to read, cook, knit, watch birds, and hang out by lakes, mountains, and forests.