Meet Melissa Shelton, L.Ac.

Before I returned to school to study Traditional Chinese Medicine, I worked as a farm manager on four season, certified organic, vegetable operations in Michigan, where I grew up. I have also spent many years working in landscaping and garden maintenance. I know how the demands of physical labor can wear us out. Acupuncture and bodywork are essential when we work so hard. Acupuncture and eastern herbal formulas helped me so much that I was inspired to study this amazing medicine. 

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​I became an acupuncturist, in order to offer this natural, folk medicine to anyone who is looking to invest in their physical, mental, and emotional health. I am here to help you gain a deeper connection to your body's own power to heal and flourish. We can create a personalized treatment plan for real life.
 
My clinical practice is informed by my ongoing studies of ecology. I love learning about the natural world, eastern and western herbalism, and experimenting in small scale, medicinal herb production. My goal is to produce some of the herbs I use in my busy little practice on our small farmstead. 

I enjoy living a simple, quiet life close to nature. I live with my partner (who grew up in Bloomington), two dogs, a few barn cats, and many goats and chickens out in the countryside of Monroe County. When I am not at my clinic, I am working in my gardens or on our never ending woodland restoration project. 

In the off season, I love to travel and explore the world around me. I have lived in Oregon, California, and Colorado but the Great Lakes region is one of my favorite places on earth. I always look forward to summertime swimming and kayaking up in Michigan. If anything I have said resonates with you, please reach out.