Meet & Contact Us

Abi Morrison

Center for Health and Healing
17 Masonic St. Rockland, Maine 04841
Abi@redbirdacupuncture.com
RedBirdAcupuncture.com
207-594-4766

Abi received her first acupuncture license in 2001 through the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in the U.K., a program that combines European 5 Element and 8 Principle styles. She received her Master’s from Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York in June 2005 with an emphasis on Japanese style acupuncture. 

She also uses a more classical style that incorporates non-insertion and bodywork techniques. Chinese or Western herbs may be prescribed for specific ailments and therapeutic movement, and Qigong recommended for maintenance and strengthening.

Abi is supporting your access to traditional oriental health care here in Maine as a valued member of the Maine Acupuncture Society.

Office & Sessions

Drop in community ear acupuncture sessions in the Rockland office are temporarily ON HOLD due to COVID-19. Please contact Abi@redbirdacupuncture.com with any questions or for more information.

Abi practices in downtown Rockland at the Center for Health and Healing. The Center for Health and Healing is located directly behind the Knox County courthouse at the corner of High and Masonic Street.

There are 5 steps up to the front door with handicap railings. Abi is immediately on the left as you walk in. There is a waiting room to the rear with tea and water. The bathroom is upstairs at the end of the hall, but other arrangements can be made if necessary.

Abi kindly requests that 24 hours notice is provided if an appointment needs to be cancelled or rescheduled.

COVID-19 Safety

We are taking everyone's safety very seriously in the following ways:

  • Before you arrive, please fill out or review the COVID-19 prescreening questions and sign our waiver of liability.
  • I will greet you at the door on the porch or in the parking lot. Intake will take place there if not by phone before hand
  • Minimize the items you bring in with you
  • Please wear a mask
  • Leave shoes in tray hallway
  • Use hand sanitizer (I will have some)

We appreciate your patience and attention to everyone's health and safety!

Directions

Coming from the North, traveling south on Union Street, after passing the library, Rec. Center, and the first stoplight, you will come by a large parking lot in front of the brick and stone courthouse. Take an immediate right at the end of the lot onto Masonic Street and you will see the sign for the Center for Health and Healing on the right in front of large cream colored victorian with a plum colored front porch, #17 Masonic Street. If you miss Masonic Street, you can easily take the next right after the Wyeth center church and circle around the short block.

Coming from the South, traveling on Rt. 1, after the first light by the fire station but before the Dairy Queen light, take a left on to High Street just after Johnson's Sporting Goods. Continue straight through one stop sign and you will see the center directly in front of you on the right at the next corner.

*High street runs over to Limerock Street if coming from Broadway, Rt. 1A.

Parking

Parking is located in the lot directly across the street from the Center for Health and Healing.



Preparing for Your First Visit

Here are a few tips to make your treatment as enjoyable and effective as possible.

Download, print and complete the Health History and Consent Forms.

Being well prepared helps you get the most from your treatment. My aim is to optimize your body's inherent healing ability and give you tools to maintain good health. The more you participate, the speedier your recovery. Please think about and make notes on your main complaint as well as any other concerns or questions about acupuncture. Secondary complaints will be noted and addressed as treatment allows. Also please bring a list of medications you are taking.

An initial consult usually lasts an hour and a half during which I will ask many detailed questions about your primary area of concern and many seemingly unrelated questions about things such as digestion, temperature, sleep and work habits, diet, and general stress level. Your health history as well as your parents will be useful information too.

If pain is a concern, think about words to describe the specific sensations, when they occur, how often, with what intensity, and exactly where are they located. I often ask patients to rate their pain on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a bare awareness and 10 screaming. As you prepare notes, here are some ways to describe your pain or discomfort. Is it: burning, dull/achey, stabbing, sharp, radiating [from where], numb, tingling, distending, pins and needles, heavy, migrating, steady, throbbing, or intermittent? Does anything make it better or worse such as heat or cold, time of day, weather, or particular foods?

Please eat as normal and avoid missing a meal before treatment. Acupuncture is not recommended if fasting. Skipping coffee for two hours before and after a treatment will optimize its effects. Also avoid heavy exertion in this time frame. Avoid alcohol or other intoxicants the day of treatment. Allow plenty of time, as rushing to or from a session reduces its effectiveness and strains the body as well.

Wear comfortable, loose clothing that allows access up to the knees and elbows. Most points I use are elbows and knees down to hands and feet. Occasionally I use points on the abdomen or back so for women, one piece dresses aren't ideal. Gowns are also available upon request.