ABOUT JENNA AQUILINA

Jennifer Aquilina M.Ac.OM. Dipl.Ac. L.Ac. has always been interested in medicine, healing traditions and wisdom from different parts of the world from a very young age. She was led to this path in the early 1990’s through experiences with her own health as a teen and through observing health issues in family members. Jenna is guided by seeing the unity, beauty, truth and threads of connection in traditions from all over the world and embraces weaving ancient healing and wisdom traditions.

Jenna was introduced to Vedic Astrology in 2002, after her beloved school NIAOM (Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) closed suddenly after several years of study and she had to transfer to complete her Masters degree in Chinese Medicine. The astrologer described it as “surviving a shipwreck”. In 2010, she spent a month in Peru studying with Q’ero Paqos (healers) in the Andes and was left with many questions about karma, past lives and how they impact and shape our current incarnation and experiences. She began deepening in her exploration of Jyotish in 2020 and began studying with Eve Mendoza in 2022.

Jenna holds a BA in Psychology & Women's Studies from Wayne State University (1998) and a Master of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (2004). Jenna is Nationally Board Certified by the NCBAHM (NCCAOM) and is also a Licensed Acupuncturist (UT).

Her love of learning has led her to many experiences and life long continuing education in East Asian Medicine (TCM, Japanese Acupuncture, Classical Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupoints, Meridians, Qi Cultivation, stone medicine, essential oils, moxibustion, cupping, gua sha), Andean & Maya Healing Traditions, Energy Medicine, Shamanic Healing, Mediumship, Sound & Vibration, Jyotish, Kriya Yoga, Ayurveda, Yoga, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage Therapy, Western Herbal Medicine studies and Wise Woman Tradition apprenticeship.

Over the years, she’s worked with many diverse people in all sorts of settings from community acupuncture clinics, treatment centers, home visits, birthing centers, medical settings, spas, outdoors, private practice, by phone and online. She’s held space during healing, ceremonies, cycles of growth and transformation, anxiety, grief, trauma, ancestral and lineage work, chronic illness, recovery, women’s menstrual and reproductive health, menopause, fertility, obstetrics, labor initiation and birthing support, post-partum care, injuries, post-surgical, wellness, colds and flu, shingles, adjunct treatment for serious conditions and elder care. She shifted away from clinical practice at the end of 2021 and since then offers consultations and sessions online.