We help you regain your health through acupuncture and holistic healing.

Acupuncture & Holistic Healing Services in Oakland, CA

At Energy Matters Acupuncture & Qigong, we specialize in a wide range of therapeutic treatments aimed at restoring balance, alleviating pain, and enhancing overall wellness.

Acupuncture Services

Boost natural healing and energy flow with customized acupuncture sessions tailored to your needs.

Facial Acupuncture

Achieve a youthful, radiant glow with facial acupuncture that stimulates collagen and smooths skin.

Orthopedic Acupuncture

Relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and restore mobility with targeted orthopedic acupuncture care.

Microneedling

Revitalize your skin’s texture and tone with microneedling that stimulates collagen production naturally.

Therapeutic Bodywork

Ease muscle tension and support healing with therapeutic bodywork like massage and myofascial release.

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21 Days Cleanse

Based on proven principles of nutrition, this deceptively simple cleanse really works! Over 80% of our participants repeat it year after year!

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Qigong

We offer meditation and Qigong courses designed to be easily accessible for local and long-distance participants.

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Online Classes

Enjoy the benefits of our expert practitioners and teachers in our new online format customized to your schedule, at your pace.

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About Us

At Energy Matters Acupuncture & Qigong, we return your body to the way it was meant to function every day of your life - in harmony and full vitality. We advance health from a holistic, lifetime approach, examining a wide range of life factors that could be impacting you.  

As experts in the five branches of traditional Chinese Medicine - acupuncture, medicinal herbs, healthy eating, qigong and bodywork - Energy Matters practitioners and teachers help you live a long, strong and healthy life using natural, time-tested approaches.

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Our Practitioners

Amanda Rosenberg

L.Ac. (Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat)

❝ Amanda uses gentle Japanese inspired acupuncture with herbs, nutrition support, gua sha, cupping, and tuning fork sound healing for fast, comfortable pain relief. She also helps with insomnia, stress, anxiety, and nervous system regulation, and is especially welcoming to first time acupuncture patients.

Ana Fletes

CMT (Tue, Thu, Sat)

❝ Ana offers personalized therapeutic massage using Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, and myofascial techniques to ease pain, tension, and inflammation. With a background in dance, yoga, and cycling, she tailors each session to your body’s needs, and brings added experience in post operative recovery, scar tissue work, and oncology massage support. Accepting new patients, ages 18+.

Angela Coon

L.Ac. (Wed, Thu, Fri, plus Tue telemedicine)

❝ Angela is a primary care acupuncturist focused on digestive and nutritional wellness, and she leads the 21 Days to Better Health Program. She supports modern digestive concerns, autoimmune patterns, and whole family health, with special care for teens and betweens. Her approach blends Chinese medicine with practical diet, herbal, and lifestyle guidance. Accepting new patients ages 13+, VA CCN referrals welcome.

Kari Napoli

L.Ac. (Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat)

❝ Kari specializes in sports medicine and orthopedic acupuncture for pain, injury, and musculoskeletal issues. She combines orthopedic acupuncture with dry needling, neuro scalp acupuncture, and traditional Chinese and Korean techniques to address both symptoms and root causes. Her style is practical, encouraging, and collaborative, especially alongside other therapies. Accepting patients ages 14+, VA CCN referrals welcome.

Kirstin Lindquist

L.Ac.

❝ Kirstin is the clinic owner and an experienced acupuncturist focused on diabetes support and cardiovascular wellness, with a steady, relational approach to care. She also leads the clinic’s qigong program and helps patients work through long-standing patterns that impact health. She is not currently accepting new patients, reach out to New Patient Intake for options.

Prajna Choudhury

L.Ac. (Mon to Thu)

❝ Prajna is a Chinese medicine practitioner and mindfulness teacher who helps patients regulate the nervous system and support whole-person healing. She offers primary care acupuncture with specialties in gynecology and obstetrics, fertility and life stage support, dermatology, and facial acupuncture with microneedling. She also uses Chinese herbal medicine to address root causes with a gentle, natural approach. Accepting adults and children 10 and under, VA CCN referrals welcome.

Yolanda Cazares

CMT (Tue, Fri)

❝ Yolanda offers therapeutic massage that blends Swedish, deep tissue, Thai, and myofascial work to help release tension and restore ease in the body. Her sessions may also include acupressure, craniosacral, or prenatal techniques, with a calm, grounding style that helps clients reconnect with their bodies. Accepting new clients ages 18+.