Welcome! I’m happy you’re here.

Hi, I’m Laura, Licensed Acupuncturist, Mindfulness practitioner, wife, mother, and cultivator of good things.

I love music of all kinds, gardening indoors and out, yoga, gathering with good people, and especially the rhythm of the seasons. Much of my work is inspired by that rhythm – the understanding that growth and rest both have their place.

My wellness journey feels lifelong, but it truly awakened when I was nineteen and took a yoga elective in college. Through movement and meditation, I realized there was more to health than the Western model alone. That experience quietly reshaped the course of my life and sparked a desire to bring alternative wellness back to the community.

I immersed myself in the study of essential oils, herbs, and whole foods, and in 2004 I enrolled in the Master’s program for Chinese Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC (now Pacific College of Health and Science). Midway through, I transferred to their San Diego campus, completing my degree while training alongside skilled clinicians and thoughtful business owners who showed me what was possible in this field.

In 2010, I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and co-founded Earth & Air Wellness Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine. What began as a single-room office grew into a five-room, multi-practitioner clinic that continues to serve its community today. 

Though I loved my years in California, I felt called to be closer to family and returned to New York in 2021. Now, more than two decades after that first yoga class, I find myself back where it all began, and now practicing with deeper experience, steadier perspective, and a renewed commitment to service.

That commitment extends beyond my treatment room. I currently serve as President of the Seaford Wellness Council, working alongside other community members to support local wellness initiatives and foster meaningful connection.

Aligned Wellness Acupuncture was also born from this next chapter. It reflects everything I have learned, clinically and personally, about balance, partnership, and sustainable healing. To be aligned is to allow body, mind, and life to work together with greater ease and intention.

Education remains at the heart of my work. In private sessions, we explore your goals thoughtfully, and I offer practical tools you can integrate into everyday life. Meditation is one of those tools. Through quiet awareness, we soften the mind’s urgency and reconnect with what is steady within us.

Whether you are just beginning your wellness journey or returning to it with new questions, I am glad you’re here.

I hope to connect with you soon.