Ric Valentine Acupuncture

read moreI offer a broad range of health and wellness services as well as nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic products. I currently serve residents of Monterey County California and surrounding areas, although my remote work via telephone and email is starting to gain traction. I practice a type of "Distal Point Acupuncture" known as "The Balance Method" developed by Richard Tan O.M.D. Distal Point Acupuncture is over 2,500 years old and is derived from Classic Chinese concepts including the "I Ching", one of the oldest books in the world, the "Ba Qua" or "Eight Directions", and the polarity known as "Yin and Yang".

read moreI was born the son of a Asian Healer dressed in sheep's clothing. I am a mix of Lab and Border Collie, always seeking the balance of my feline friends! And for those of you looking for something more relevant. I was born in Northern California, in the shadow of Mount Shasta. I grew up on a cattle ranch with siblings and attended a boarding school on the Monterey Peninsula for high school. In 1980 I received a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Stanford University and I tried out corporate opportunities before realizing I had to find something else to do.

read moreI have been a practicing Acupuncturist since 1991, and I have been involved in Clinical Nutrition since 2006. I truly enjoy serving others and I enjoy the problem solving process related to wellness. Per many of my patients, I'm rather good with the wellness tools I rely on regularly. In approximately 2014 I began to recognize the level to which my "business skills" were holding me back as a healer, and the level to which they might be negatively affecting some of the people I was trying to serve.

read moreWe ask all new acupuncture patients to use instructions in our new patient form to call your provider to gather all kinds of details about your plan and coverage, including our status as an in-network or out-of-network provider. Regardless of network status and the general details they provide, we will ask you to pay for your visits at time of service. For Out of Network folks you will be provided with a "Super Bill", which is just a fancy name for a receipt that you can use for insurance credit/reimbursement.