Terra Gold is an amazing practitioner and has helped me with yoga exercises, acupuncture, and nutritional issues. Without her I wouldn't have been able to avoid hip replacement surgery for several years. I highly recommend her to anyone who has a need for alternative or Eastern medicine because nothing else has worked.
Join in for live and recorded trainings on the topics of empowering self-care practices for you and your family. Learn tools for maintaining a healthy home environment and vibrant wellbeing. With over 15 years of acupuncture experience I have treated hundreds of conditions. I use gentle, effective needle techniques, including palpation massage, tuning forks, high-tech neodynium magnets, and essential oils.
Join in for live and recorded trainings on the topics of empowering self-care practices for you and your family. Learn tools for maintaining a healthy home environment and vibrant wellbeing. With over 15 years of acupuncture experience I have treated hundreds of conditions. I use gentle, effective needle techniques, including palpation massage, tuning forks, high-tech neodynium magnets, and essential oils.
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Through Terra Wellness trainings, practices, treatments, and supplements, I provide high-quality services and products for people who want to maintain excellent health, vitality, and a balanced lifestyle. I work with clients to manage stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, addiction, trauma, pain, digestive issues, hormonal balancing, blood sugar issues, and degenerative or chronic health conditions.
Harnessing your breath and life force is both an art and a science. In this in-depth 12-month course, you'll learn the principles and practices for engaging in an informed, regular, and sustained practice of praayama (breathwork). The practice of praayama awakens and strengthens the resilience of your body, mind, emotions, and spirit.
Often, my clients in Santa Barbara will ask me how acupuncture works on the body. The ancient Chinese believed that a universal life energy called Chi or Qi is present in every living creature, and that this energy circulates through the body along specific pathways called meridians. This Qi affects the flow of blood and the health of all things.
He goes on to say that yoga therapy may include the application of meditation, textual study, spiritual or psychological counseling, chanting, imagery, prayer, and ritual to meet the needs of the individual.
One of my own mentors - a dear friend and colleague named Larry Payne, PhD (and another founding member of IAYT) - states succinctly that "Yoga therapy adapts the practice of Yoga to the needs of people with specific or persistent health problems not usually addressed in a group class."Medical research has shown that in some cases it can be the most effective complementary therapy.
One of my own mentors - a dear friend and colleague named Larry Payne, PhD (and another founding member of IAYT) - states succinctly that "Yoga therapy adapts the practice of Yoga to the needs of people with specific or persistent health problems not usually addressed in a group class."Medical research has shown that in some cases it can be the most effective complementary therapy.
Santa Barbara's Acupuncturist Terra Gold uses Acu-Therapy Magnets on many of her patients. Acu-therapy magnets use tiny, gold-plated neodymium discs magnetized through 1.5mm thickness, and marked north and south pole, giving them polarity, like a battery. They transmit energy in specific directional means through correspondence points on the hands that correlate with specific acupuncture points on the body.
Reviews (12)
Cathie Walker
Oct 29, 2021
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Terra Gold has extensive wisdom in several healing modalities. She has a great depth of knowledge in acupuncture, yoga practices, integrative medicine, and nutrition. I have been on a journey to find the right acupuncturist and the right yoga teacher for my body’s needs. I didn’t expect to find both in such a skilled healer. She has helped me immeasurably with my sciatica. Finding her has been a great gift.
Ginevra Are Cappiello
Oct 04, 2021
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I am proud to call Terra my teacher and mentor, along with my acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner. I have learned a great deal of wellness practices and skills from her, and have personally benefitted from her extensive knowledge in holistic healing modalities and her attentive, kind care. I highly recommend Terra to anyone looking to integrate acupuncture and Chinese Medicine to their healing journey, or to people looking for a safe, trauma-informed and attentive yoga therapist.
Rob Robertson
Sep 28, 2021
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Terra is doing amazing work helping me heal from an injury. She is incredibly insightful about what is happening. We are making great progress by combining combining her deep insight into what is happening with several approaches from her broad toolkit to improve wellness.
Thanks Terra for your wonderful care!
Thanks Terra for your wonderful care!
Isabel Jung-Ansorg
Nov 04, 2020
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Tom Shapiro
Oct 14, 2020
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I have been a client of Terra Gold for over 15 years and it has been great for me. Terra Gold is an amazing practitioner and has helped me with yoga exercises, acupuncture and nutritional issues. Without her I wouldn’t have been able to avoid hip replacement surgery for several years and several other issues. I highly recommend her for anyone who has a need for alternative or Eastern Medicine because nothing else has worked.
Marla Leigh
Sep 22, 2020
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Jan Gold
Sep 16, 2020
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Terra is a gifted healer who uses a variety of tools to assess and treat her patients. I have seen her for everything from the flu where she gave me homeopathics to a badly injured arm where she used magnets to relieve pain and greater mobility. In fact unable to do all the positions in her class, she created a yoga routine specifically for my recovery. She is simply the best!
John Kamps
May 15, 2020
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Terra is a gifted acupuncturist and healer. She is also kind and attentive. I came to Terra seeking nutritional advice and wellness after getting a sub-optimal blood panel. Her knowledge in both areas is wide ranging and deep, resulting in a holistic approach that can source different modalities and provide you with the one that best suits your needs. My blood panel is now the envy of my GP! Terra also treated chronic nerve pain in my shoulder -- something I'd just assumed I'd have to live with -- and the relief was immediate and long lasting. She has also successfully treated other members of
Eric Adler
May 14, 2020
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Terra is a wonderful practitioner. She shows up with compassion, care and curiosity. I have received many lasting benefits from our sessions. One of my favorites is that she provided me with a new philosophy around eating. I have seen her for both chronic and acute issues. I will continue to see her for wellness checks as I get something special out of my visits.
Greta K.
Mar 12, 2020
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I was referred to Terra Gold for Acupuncture because I had been dealing with chronic back pain issues. From the minute we started working together I could tell this was going to change my life. She has a deep knowledge of the human body and her inner wisdom to know exactly how to help/heal me was apparent from the start. In just a few sessions with her, I was already feeling much healthier and my back pain wasn't the first thing on my mind.
I'm not sure if it was the Acupuncture, the herbs or the simple daily exercises she recommended, but within a couple of months, I felt like a completely
I'm not sure if it was the Acupuncture, the herbs or the simple daily exercises she recommended, but within a couple of months, I felt like a completely
Leslie P.
Aug 01, 2017
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I can't thank Terra enough for her caring nature and her exceptional skill as an acupuncture therapist and a yoga instructor. Terra cares for me when I feel run down and without exception, every time I see her I come away feeling better because she knows how to dig to the root of the problem. Thank you, Terra, and congratulations on your beautiful new space in Santa Barbara. The environment itself is healing too.
Robyn G.
Jul 22, 2017
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I have been working with Terra for about a year. She is a gifted yoga instructor and has a deep knowledge of acupuncture and healing remedies. I have had some issues with immunity and stress since the birth of my child and Terra has helped get me through mental and physical stress and does it all with a great deal of compassion. On top of that her friendly and positive personality makes her a pleasure to work with.
