Jenny Ahn Wellness

Why I don’t believe in cold plunging- Here’s what I do instead⬆️⬆️⬆️

I love receiving texts from my patients reporting back how much better they feel and how quick their recovery has been from their acupuncture treatments.

Here are a few messages I’ve received recently from my patients!

Thank you always for your trust🙏🏼🫶🏼🤍✨It’s a joy to do what I love- so grateful🥰

Perimenopause can start earlier than you think.

For some women, subtle hormonal changes can begin in the mid-to-late 30s—long before periods stop.

You may notice things like:

• Changes in your menstrual cycle
• PMS becoming more intense
• Heavier or lighter periods
• Sleep changes or waking during the night
• Anxiety, irritability, or mood shifts
• Hot flashes or feeling unusually warm
• Brain fog or difficulty concentrating ( apparently can be worse for folks with ADHD)
• Fatigue or changes in energy
• Changes in libido
• New or increased bloating
• Difficulty maintaining your usual weight
• Thinning / Shedding hair more than normal

These changes can feel confusing, especially when you’re told everything is “normal.”

So…what is perimenopause?

Perimenopause is the transition toward menopause, when hormone levels and menstrual patterns begin to change.

And it doesn’t necessarily begin when your period becomes irregular.

For some women, subtle changes may appear years earlier.

🌿 This is where Chinese medicine may offer support.

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, symptoms are looked at as part of a larger pattern rather than as isolated problems. In my practice, I use acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle recommendations to support your body through hormonal transitions. I’m not opposed to and also advocate for HRT and other therapies if necessary.

The goal isn’t to “stop” aging or eliminate every symptom—it’s to help you feel more balanced, supported, and at home in your changing body.

Your symptoms are information. Your body is communicating.

If you’ve noticed changes in your cycle, sleep, mood, or energy and you’re wondering whether they could be connected to perimenopause, it may be worth starting the conversation. 🌸

With the world literally on fire, I feel like I’m grieving something almost every day. 😭

And in order to find balance, I’m leaning more into joy — as medicine, and as resistance.

Ever since I went to acupuncture school, I’ve found myself connecting the medicine I was learning with my ancestors and tapping into a kind of generational joy. 💖

The more I learned, the more I realized that joy isn’t something we have to earn. It isn’t a reward for when everything is okay.

Joy can be a practice of remembering that aliveness is already part of us.

That even in difficult times, we can choose to stay connected to pleasure, beauty, laughter, community, movement, love — to the things that remind us we are alive.

Maybe joy isn’t the opposite of grief, but maybe it’s what helps us carry it.

And maybe choosing joy, especially now, is its own form of resistance. 💖

Happy Friday, yall!🤍

There’s something uniquely restorative about healing in community.

Community acupuncture offers the opportunity to receive acupuncture in a shared, peaceful environment — allowing each person to have their own individualized treatment while being held within the quiet presence of others.

Join us for an intimate afternoon of acupuncture, sound, and deep restoration THIS Sunday, Aug 16th, 3pm Pieter Performance Space ✨✨✨

We’ll begin with a guided meditation /stretch to settle into the collective space, and then using a selection of acupuncture points designed to support relaxation and help the nervous system regulate and unwind. This will be followed by a deeply immersive sound bath with Gillian Grassie featuring live harp, chimes, singing bowls, and more.

A space to slow down, soften, and receive.

We look forward to serving you!

Sunday, August 16th · 3 PM
Pieter Space · Los Angeles
Pieter Performance Space
$45 suggested donation

Link in Bio to RSVP🤍

East meets West- Bridging 2 medical perspectives✨🙌🏽✨

Sound Bath & Acupuncture✨
Sunday August 16th, 3pm Pieter Performance Space

I’m super excited to share this new collaboration that has been in the works for some time with Gillian Grassie who is a talented musician, coach & facilitator. Its also exciting to finally bring sound & acupuncture together in a community setting🫶🏼 Check out the details below:

Join harpist and sound healer Gillian Grassie and Jenny Ahn, licensed acupuncturist for an afternoon of deep relaxation and restoration.✨

Settle in and receive the dual benefits of select acupuncture points that focus on stress relief and relaxation, while bathed in the vibrations of live harp music, chimes, and singing bowls in the presence of others for a community healing experience.

A perfect wind down from your weekend, or an ideal way to start the week refreshed. Come one, come all✨

More info on my 🔗 in Bio