Setting Out

Helping Teenagers Develop Healthy Life Habits

As the mother of a teenage daughter, I feel strongly that girls should understand and respect their bodies. True self-esteem comes from appreciating and celebrating your own value and uniqueness. My aim at the YinOva Center is to create a welcoming space where teenage girls can feel comfortable discussing their changing bodies while learning how to stay healthy and happy.

— Jill

At the YinOva Center, we help teenage girls start their reproductive life in a healthy way and support and encourage them to adopt positive beneficial life habits. Using Chinese Herbs and acupuncture, we offer gentle solutions for various issues faced by teenagers, including:

Irregular cycles
Painful periods
PMS
Acne
Stress
Digestive problems
Eating disorders
Sports injuries

Teenage girls can be sensitive and vulnerable and the stresses of modern life can weigh heavily upon their shoulders, making them feel depleted and imbalanced. Acupuncture is a gentle way of drawing the body back into balance, both emotionally and physically, to help girls not only handle daily stress, but also grow and thrive.

Recent blog entries about these issues:

Jill Blakeway is a Godsend! I was led to her through other caring professionals and have been overwhelmed by her support, caring and thorough process. She has helped me to understand my body and monitor my body in the most effective way. When other doctors have been discouraging, Jill has been a ray of hope.

— Nancy