Damata Healing Arts and Acupuncture

My treatments here with Monica REALLY helped turn around the pain and misalignment I was experiencing at multiple sites throughout my body from car accident injuries, as well as helping me to get off the pain medications and resume my life. Monica is an incredible listener and palpates the body for signs of distress along the various meridians. She is highly observant of all aspects of the human condition, noting things like the speed at which you’re speaking, the inflection and gestures you use unconsciously when you let her know about particular symptoms, and much more that I couldn’t possibly observe her picking up on! Her technique supersedes traditional Acupuncture by also offering energetic therapies, visualization techniques, lifestyle modifications, and cognitive interventions. I have always felt incredibly safe, cared-​for, and supported by this one-​of-​a-​kind healer.

The place is every kind of incredible. Monica came so highly recommended that while I’m kinda squeamish about needles, I made the appointment. It’s very simple to sign up, or change your appointment, online. This was a huge plus for me from the beginning as something came up and I had to reschedule the first time.
My first appointment was nothing short of mind-​blowing. Once I found the little house turned business on St Claude, I was greeted by the sweetest receptionist in an open little front parlor of sorts. I was delighted with the piles of interesting books on the table and especially the old school record player crooning softly in the corner. She had me fill out a health history checklist and asked how much I’d like to pay on a sliding scale from $ 20-​$ 40.
I didn’t have to wait long before I was led past a curtained doorway into another sweetly lit, modestly decorated room with old wood floors and several reclining, professional chairs that had a different funky colored, floral sheet on each one. Monica came in and whispered questions to me about my health as there were 2 other people sleeping in chairs nearby. I noted she had the kindest bedside manor of any practitioner I’d ever met as she gently proceeded to read my energy… this is where it got awesome.
She asked if I clenched my jaw often and I told her I had jaw surgery a few years back. She said my body was giving her the message that I still wasn’t over the trauma and that she’d like to help heal that first. It was then that I realized I had rescheduled this appointment on the exact date I’d had the surgery 2 years before. It was super intense but I left feeling open and so much lighter. I don’t usually go into details about my health so publicly but I want to share because this woman is the real deal. She has already helped me so much and I’m very grateful to have been lead there.

I just left my first appointment with Monica, completely blissed out. She is an awesome practitioner, and the space is welcoming and has great energy. Highly recommend.

I was blown away by Monica, I just had my first appointment and was amazed at the experience. I have done acupuncture before and have seen the results, but this took it to the next level. Monica has a phenomenal bed side manner, the clinic is clean, with a sweet blend of New Orleans funky.
I don’t consider myself a great writer, so please take this to heart when I say this was the most awesome acupuncture experience I have ever had.

Trying to avoid the usual solutions western medicines offer, I began acupuncture treatments for shoulder and ankle pain. I immediately saw results and wanted to continue. After the community acupuncture clinic closed uptown, I was very distraught. Through a friend, I found out the same type of community acupuncture clinic was opening in the Bywater and immediately made an appointment. My 1^st treatment was today and I can’t wait to go back! The acupuncturist, Monica, who runs the clinic is a gem! She is genuinely concerned with her clients health and well-​being. She took the time to explain things to me and thoroughly answer any questions I had about my treatment. The clinic itself was clean and welcoming and a great place to relax and unwind while having my treatment. I found the music, that was being played on a very old manual change turntable, to be somewhat odd for that type of setting, but after settling down, it became enjoyable. I sat and dozed in and out for about 50 minutes. Once my needles were removed, I felt immediate results in my problem areas, as well as tranquil and relaxed. I have already made another appointment for next week and look forward to the relief I get from acupuncture.