Hill Turiya-State Licensed Acupuncturist

Clear Stream Acupuncture is a Nevada City-based acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine practice, run by Turiya Hill, a California state-licensed acupuncturist. Since 1986, we have been proudly serving the residents of Nevada County, offering a range of services including acupuncture, Chinese herbs, whole lifestyle counseling, Foundation Training exercise, meditation instruction, and healing prayer. At Clear Stream Acupuncture, we believe in healing as a way of life and a way of life as healing.

About Turiya Hill

Turiya Hill has been practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for over three decades in Nevada City. She began her journey into the world of healing and natural health care in the 1970s, training in various forms of massage, yoga, meditation, and western herbalism. Eventually, she discovered Chinese Medicine, a complete system of functional and holistic health care that considers all aspects of human life. Turiya graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1986 and has since completed countless hours of continuing education training, becoming a lifelong student in the process. Her work and life are informed by the ancient Chinese doctors' fundamental daily practices for a long, healthy, and fully expressed life, which include meditation, exercise, and diet. She tries to listen very clearly and deeply to those who come to her for assistance with their health and healing.

Our Specialties

Our specialties at Clear Stream Acupuncture include pain management, addressing virtually the entire body, and most types of pain, such as back, neck, sciatica, neck shoulders, head, face, jaw, hips, knees, hands, elbows, wrists, migraines, fibromyalgia, shingles, tendonitis, and arthritis. We also treat upper respiratory conditions, such as colds, sore throats, cough, flu, sinus, bronchitis, and slow recovery from illness. We help with fatigue, low energy, and digestive disorders, managing stress, anxiety, and promoting emotional and mental well-being. If you have any questions about issues that are not mentioned, please call us to discuss them.

Our Approach

At Clear Stream Acupuncture, we offer a unique and dedicated approach to acupuncture that involves treating a person's front and back side, lasting between 60-90 minutes. This focused and thorough approach allows for a depth and breadth that shortens the number of treatments necessary to get well. Unlike many typical acupuncture sessions, we use other modalities of this medicine, such as cupping, Gua Sha, moxibustion, and electrostimulation. We provide Chinese herb formulas and dietary suggestions when needed. We have studied and trained in various acupuncture styles, such as the Balance Method of Dr. Richard Tan, Dr. Tung's Family Lineage, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Scalp Acupuncture for Stroke Recovery, Pediatric Shonishin, and Junzi Mizutani Moxibustion Technique. We are deeply dedicated to this work and helping you heal. We expect to see clear improvement within four to six treatments, and we are always open to suggesting another practitioner or modality if there is no change after that time frame.

How It Works

At Clear Stream Acupuncture, we believe in stimulating the body's internal system to take care of itself. We believe that acupuncture triggers the body's natural production of medicines. Researchers all over the world have discovered that acupuncture can cause the body to produce a wide variety of natural endogenous substances, such as those that reduce inflammation, balance hormones, enhance immune function, and produce feelings of happiness and well-being.