Our Mission
Our mission is to offer a client-centric acupuncture & holistic wellness center offering clients the opportunity to use alternative holistic approaches to heal, recover, and restore the body back its optimal state. We serve individuals who are suffering from chronic pain, musculoskeletal issue, digest problem, autoimmune disorders as well as reproductive issues and difficulties along with psycho-emotional issues. Our state of the art facilities and friendly staff will help each client to relax, rejuvenate, maintain, prevent and manage any acute or chronic disorders through the use of traditional Chinese medicine such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, TCM Dietary therapy, Acupressure Tui-Na therapy, and Tai chi.
Our Vision
Modern day living is an art of work and life balances. Stress has become inseparable to our daily lives, and it’s been found to be a leading factor to the rise of many diseases and autoimmune disorders. Our vision is to assist our clients to return to homeostasis, a state of balance, which in turn reduces stress thus resolving the harmful factors that endanger our physical and emotional health. Balance is the key element and fundamental principle behind Traditional Chinese medicine, with the use of acupuncture needles, acupressure and other modalities we will be able to navigate and free the meridians and energy-Qi to return to balance. With traditional Chinese medicine’ rich history and successful clinical application of over three thousands year, we hope to influence more people to chose traditional Chinese medicine as their primary disease prevention care where they can put both their mind and body at ease.
Our History
Acupuncture holistic center of NJ (AHCNJ) was established in 2008 with the purpose of helping as many people as possible to get well and stay well naturally by stimulating each individual’s own healing power to effectively manage pain and suffering in order to improve quality of life. AHCNJ has been proudly serving the Flemington community for over a decade with many success stories and happy faces. In 2018, AHCNJ welcomes Dr. Angela Gao aboard as the new director.
Our Practitioner
DACM (Doctorate of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine)
Certified NCCAOM Diplomat of Oriental Medicine
Martial Artist
Born into a martial arts family in China, raised in New York, Angela Gao grew up embracing the fundamental elements of holistic approach to life, health and wellness. The quintessential idea of Essence 精, Qi 氣, and Spirit 神 from Chinese martial art (Kung Fu) traces back to the same root as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as they are all founded upon the philosophy of Yin Yang. Influenced by these traditional wisdoms and growing up with the application of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, Angela embarked on a journey to not only discover the vast mystery behind this medicine, but also to apply and share the wealth of knowledge and healing power that’s behind this 5,000 year old medicinal approach.
Angela has extensive studies and clinical fieldwork in varies clinics in New York and Hospitals including NYU Lutheran. She has successful documented breakthroughs with patients with fertility issues, menstrual irregularity, hormonal imbalances and pain syndromes under her care. Angela specializes in treatments of pain management, women’s health, facial Rejuvenation, digestive health, as well as common disorders such as hypertension, endocrine disorders and common cold and allergies. Angela is nationally certified by the NCCAOM. She hold a Doctorate (DACM) and a Master (MSTOM) degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Her treatments include the use of Acupuncture, (electro-acupuncture), Herbal Medicine, as well as other modalities of TCM such as Cupping, Moxibustion, and Tui-Na.
Aside from TCM, Angela transitioned into the TCM world from a career in fashion design. Inspired by the same elements of martial arts and Chinese medicine, Angela’s own contemporary label focused on designing for women living the holistic lifestyle. Her label was sold internationally and domestically including her own standalone boutique in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Angela is also a faculty member and has been teaching undergraduate courses at Parsons the School of Design since 2013.
Angela’s unique experiences of working with the human body through martial arts, fashion, and Chinese medicine makes her an intuitive practitioner in art of palpation, needling and understanding of the human physique.