Full Moon Pediatric Wellness Clinic
Vashon Island Location Only

In Japan, parents bring healthy children to the Shonishin clinic on full moon days to boost their immune system and maintain good health by stimulating acupuncture meridians. We would like to bring this important tradition to Vashon by offering low-cost clinics once a month where parents can bring their children for monthly “tune-up” treatments on or around the full moon.

A variety of safe and gentle treatment modalities are used to treat kids, including “shonishin”, which involves using a series of tools to scrape, tap and rub acupuncture points and meridians. Other forms of treatment include the application of tiny magnets, herbal medicine, and sometimes the insertion of thin needles. Together these techniques can be used to treat a variety of acute and chronic conditions, including things like ear aches, frequent colds and flus, sleep problems, bedwetting, and behavior problems.

We will also be using this time to give parents ideas about how to promote kids’ health in various ways, including information about how to provide treatment to your kids at home!