Clear Pathways Acupuncture & Wellness

Lynn is an incredible person and gifted professional that I trust 100%. After trying various over the counter and traditional methods to get rid of a stress and TMJ reduced headache, I tried acupuncture and massage with Lynn. It was the only thing that worked! There are very, very few people who have such a calming and healing presence.

It takes either an incredibly horrible experience or the complete opposite for me to be bothered to write a review. My experience with lynn has been absolutely amazing. I’m very familiar with asian and alternative healing so it takes a lot to convince me that they know what they are doing. Lynn is the first to gain my trust in a long time and I’ve seen many practicioners! Lynn is very knowledgeable and intuitive which is necessarily for this type of healing. I’ve only seen her twice but am going once a week to deal with my current issues. I suspect that I’ve found my acupuncture source for life. Thank you Lynn for the help I’ve already received and I look forward to having your continued healing.

I am really thankful to Lynn for going way out of her way to help me navigate the health insurance scene. She has sent multiple invoices, receipts, and bills on my behalf to my insurance company and has generally been extremely helpful and responsive to email questions. Thank you Lynn!

I’ve always looked forward to my appointments with Lynn, I deeply respect her wisdom and love her grounded and sunny personality. She has helped me to improve my digestion, sleep, and overall wellness with acupuncture, herbs, nutrition and healing Chi Nei Tsang massage. I have so much gratitude for Lynn and her healing ways! She is EXCELLENT!

Lynn made me a believer. At 23, my obsessive passion for running tightened my IT band and stopped me from running. After a suggestion to see Lynn from a colleague, two visits had me training again. Additionally, when she was taking my medical history, we discussed my shoulder that would sometimes pop out of place during weight lifting. She treated it ONCE and it hasn’t popped out since.
Lynn is the best.

I came to Lynn with shoulder and hands problems due to my writing work and the fact that I mostly communicate with my thumb via text (but never while driving of course). This pain has been going on for over a year and a half and was pretty debilitating to the point that I wondered whether I would have to make a career change. I scheduled a series of sessions with her, which included acupuncture, massage, and herbs to nourish the muscles.
This was my first acupuncture experience ever and I admit I had doubts about the efficacy of it. So happy to be proven wrong!
I am currently pain free! The sessions themselves are amazing– she is meticulous yet casual and approachable in her demeanor. She is non-​judgmental during our consultations and fine tunes the acupuncture based on our discussions. I felt like I was being stabbed by a friend– but in a good way. Now that I have discovered her, I will continue to check in at regular intervals to maintain my health.

I’m a few months into being Lynn’s client and it’s turned my entire life around. From doing a combination of acupuncture and sports massage to help my chronic shoulder /​back pain, to helping me with nutrition to sort out some (also chronic) allergies that were making my daily life pretty uncomfortable — I’m finally sleeping well, having more energy, and being more pain free than I have been in about 10 years. She’s also great at helping me find ways to treat myself better without judging my past behavior or expecting me to act like a monk. HUGE A+.

I have not always been the nicest to my body. Your body is a temple? Yeah, the past couple years has been ‘my body is the woodshed out back where you keep the garbage pails.’ That old lawnmower with the broken blades and bad sparkplugs? Throw it in the back, we’ll deal with it next summer. My metaphor has gone off the rails. So had my personal wellness. See what I did there?
The thing about acupuncture is that you have to remember that it works best as a preventative care. But when you’re seriously off-​balance and your body is wondering what you’ve been doing to it, this is the best place to start. Lynn is not afraid to get down to the nitty gritty of why you feel like crap. Diet, alcohol consumption, sleep patterns, tongue fuzz, even bowel movements are important information to her. And she writes it all down with no judgement. Trust me, be honest with her and she’ll target exactly where you need your energy channeled. For those of you who have the fear when it comes to needles, they’re hair thin and you barely feel them.
You lie down on the table, roll up your pant legs a bit, and Lynn talks you through all the places she will be administering the acupuncture in a very calming voice. Depending on what you’re there for, she may give you a bit of an abdomen massage as well show you breathing techniques. Once you’re all set, she dims the lights, turns on the music and lets you zone out in a meditative state for about 30 minutes. You chill out after with some tea and you reside in a little zen state for awhile. I sleep so soundly the night after a session, I wish I could visit her every day.
My biggest mistake is I’ve been feeling great and healthy recently, so this is now the perfect time for me to go back to make sure that I stay in this state. Let me put that on my to-​do list…

I just went snowboarding for 10 consecutive days in Tahoe and, while I wear double-​hinged knee braces on both knees these days so I can continue to ride harm without risking further damage, my knees were trashed by the end of this legendary 10-​in-​a-​row.
I was having trouble laying on my side, walking up or down steps, even getting up off the floor or from a kneeling position… and I’m only 37!!!
I touched base with Lynn when I returned home and saw her 3 days after my last day on the mountain. She treated my knees with needles w/​electro-​stim clips attached to them AND I WENT BACK UP TO THE MOUNTAIN THE NEXT DAY AND RODE 14 RUNS FOR A TOTAL OF 13,000 VERTICAL FEET!
My knees were almost like new the next day. I have NEVER experienced the kind of rapid recovery that acupuncture gives me. It’s like steroids without the need for anything but a pin prick to tell your body, «Hey! Can you please fix me here? I’m hurt!» And the body responds! Amazing.
I’m now back from my 11^th day of 15 days and have virtually no pain in my knees beyond the normal kinks I feel when I do something like taking a step off balance.
Thanks again, Lynn! You’re the best!!!

Lynn is awesome! I’ve watched her from a afar as my mom became her patient. Watching my mom take her suggestions and herbs has been amazing! That’s a miracle in itself.
I decided to write a review because I have never felt safer and more in control of my health than I have with Lynn. Lynn does a wonderful job of providing me the support to take my own initiative about my health. I see her for my complicated health issues that require deeper treatments and super cool herbs. Her tui na is magical!
As I am a student of Chinese medicine I also utilize community acupuncture which really adds to my treatments with Lynn giving me amazing healthcare in a system where western medicine is frequently not available to me.
Thanks for creating such an awesome practice!

Lynn is the best. You feel how much she cares just by her warm smile and the twinkle in her eye. You are in good hands!

I was referred to and met Lynn Belcher through my acupuncturist, John Nieters, in Alameda. (I was looking for a talented healer on my side of the Bay.) Let me just say, taking any customer off the hands of the experienced and talented Dr. Nieters is a tall order — and Lynn clears that bar with ease.
Lynn is unmistakeably a gifted healer, not only in her training and acumen, but also in her calm, grounded presence during your consultation. I have seen her for more than one one kind of treatment need, and have felt and seen concrete, positive improvements in my health.

Yep, I’m coming out of retirement for this one, because the people of SF need to know that there is a true healer in their midst.
A few months ago I woke up with a pain in my knee. I researched what could be causing this wretched pain in my patella (yes, i learned a new word for knee) and I didn’t have much luck on the interwebs. After hobbling through my work day, I came home and could barely walk up my flight of stairs.
I popped a few pain pills that proved to be a futile attempt at relief as the pain in my knee had now spread to my lower back, my whole right leg and even my right arm. I seriously started freaking out. I tried lying down in my bed. I tried sitting down in a chair. I tried lying on the hard floor. I cried a bit, called to my cat and contemplated what a life as a cripple might be like and then I wised up and grabbed my iPhone and starting searching on Unilocal for, well, HELP!
I came across a few listings for acupuncturists in my general area and started leaving messages. Since this was now past 8:30pm, I figured I was doomed to life of pain (yes, i am a bit dramatic when in pain, but this shit hurt!!!). About a half hour later, a 415 number showed up on my phone and on the other end of the call was a raspy and sultry voice with a kind of friendliness that instantly made me feel better. That was when I met Lynn Belcher.
She made time for me the very next morning at the crack of ass. Well, it was more like 8:30am, but that is pretty much the crack of ass for me! Anyhoo. I found parking and approached the classic Victorian building and was greeted by her at the door. Super sweet, great smile and a calming energy that instantly made me feel like I had found the right girl to poke me with pins and make me all kinds of better.
During our session, I explained my pain, my history and we got started. I felt a lot better right after our session ended, but knowing acupuncture, I also knew that it would take a few more sessions to get me back in non-​limping action again. Those sessions happened and within a few weeks I was back on track and have been seeing Lynn ever since.
It’s been a few months now and my annoying back pain is gone. I used to get stabbing pains in my lower back when I walked around town and they are now gone. If I get a crook in my neck from sleeping wrong and she works her magic, pow, total relief!
I really can’t rave enough about Lynn. She’s put me on a healthier track, has set me up with herbs and vitamins and my pain is gone. Awesometown. If you are looking for someone to put a smile on your face and make you feel free of pain, then give this lovely lass a try. You won’t be sorry!

I am so pleased to have found Lynn. Having received quite a bit of acupuncture, I had assumed that it would take me months, if not years, to find my practitioner here in the Bay Area. I feel lucky that this was not at all the case.
Lynn has a lovely presence and clearly knows her stuff inside and out. She gave me quite a bit of positive feedback as well as helpful suggestions, and she really took her time getting familiar with my system. Her work was incredibly resourcing and effective, and I can tell that prolonged work with her will be profound and transformative. I’m so looking forward to my next session.

I always feel like I am floating in bliss every time I leave my acupuncture appointment with Lynn. She works magic. The only sad part is when I have to leave and face the harsh-​outside-​non-​acupuncture world. Thank you for helping me find peace…

i stopped by for Lynn’s «happiest hour» drop in ear accupuncture on friday afternoon. her office and her presence are very peaceful and calming, i was instantly relaxed… she explained the points that she was using, and put the needles in and a half an hour later, Voila, i felt fantastic. i went to see her because life can be stressful at times, and i need to balance, and i even noticed later in the afternoon that a nagging pain i had been having in my shoulder was gone… highly recommended!

Back to seeing Lynn. Needed her healing and positive energy. Just found out I have diabetes and I got a little bit down in the dumps about it. But, Lynn was so positive and said I could beat this thing. So, we are doing a little bit of acupuncture, focusing on that and trying some new supplements. We shall see in the next few months how things are going. Thanks Lynn for all you do.

Lynn has always been a healer in my mind and my recent acupuncture visits confirm my thoughts about her. I had a pinched nerve in my shoulder\neck… Like I said, I HAD a pinched nerve! Lynn is a wonderful person and her personality shines through in her work. My visits with her were pleasant and very relaxing. I highly recommend you contact her for an appointment. Thanks for fixing me up Lynn! You’re the best!!!

THANK YOU LYNN! I feel incredible!!!
This was my first ever acupuncture appointment (and this is my first Unilocal review — so worth it!). As Lynn was preparing to needle the points she had selected, I could hear my mom’s voice in my head, «You’re going to let someone stick you with needles!?!» By this point, however, after talking and our initial intake I was confident in my trusting Lynn. She has a wonderfully peaceful presence and I found it easy to be open and honest.
I am a body worker and my session was at the end of a long work day. Therefore, my hands were at the forefront of my concerns. Once on the table, my mother’s apprehensions soon slipped from my thoughts and I discovered a calming and relaxing experience. However, it was when I got off the table and the results were immediately apparent that I was astounded. My hands have not felt this good — this absolved of tension in weeks! Furthermore, even though I stayed up visiting with friends, the next morning I was up with no problem — yes — no bartering with the snooze button — full of energy. I cannot remember the last time I had energy like this in the morning. Incredible!!!

As a bodyworker myself I appreciate a smart intuitive therapist. Lynn is very sharp (no pun intended). I was feeling depleted and sore after the holiday rush and a bit too much fun to boot. I was beginning to feel sick, and was tired all the time. After just one session (during which i felt like i was floating the whole time) my symptoms cleared up the next day and I found I had a ton more energy. She’s also just a cool person and good to know. If you’ve never tired acupuncture before, or are looking for a good person to start again with I definitely recommend Lynn!