Tree of life acupuncture: thomas mccarty, l.ac., has been serving new orleans and the Southern louisiana community since 2019. Both private one-on-one sessions and community acupuncture are available.

private appointments are located in the marigny-bywater neighborhood at 1040 St. Ferdinand Street (the corner of st. claude avenue and st. ferdinand street.)

Community acupuncture, (under the Tree of Life umbrella but known as people’s community acupuncture collective/PCAC) has been offered since early 2021, and continues to be held on wednesday and saturday afternoons, located at movement collective, 3921 st. claude ave.

for scheduling PRIVATE sessions or community acupuncture, visit this link: scheduling. Once there, Select the desired service.

Scroll down this page for more general information about community acupuncture.

Qigong instruction

Drop-in Qigong group classes are beginning again soon! We will begin in early March with outdoor sessions at the backyard of the st Ferdinand office, and beginning in April we will have a regular weekly class at the schoolhouse at music box village.

Private qigong classes are also available. Tuition is $50 for a one-on-one class, or for group classes tuition is $25 per student attending.

See services page for more details about Qi gong.

COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE:

community acupuncture at Movement collective*, 3921 St Claude, wednesday 1-4pm, and saturday afternoons from 2-5 pm. Click link to schedule.

doors open at 1pm on wednesdays, 2pm on saturdays. appointments are required for community acupuncture. ear acupuncture only is available for walk-in clients. cost for community acupuncture is by sliding scale (pay what you can within this range), $25-50. cost for ear acupuncture only is $5-10 sliding scale.

it is not required to wear a face mask, but ppe masks are welcome, and can be provided for anyone who wishes to wear one. at these events, social distance is enforced, and chairs are placed not less than eight feet apart.

loose-fitting clothes, or short sleeved shirts and shorts are the appropriate attire to wear to community acupuncture, to facilitate access to points on the arms and legs.

we offer other tcm therapies at community acupuncture. these therapies may be prescribed for individuals depending on their tcm diagnosis: cupping, gua sha, electric-stimulated acupuncture.

basic dietary and lifestyle guidelines will be available to all participants.

*Movement collective, the venue for people’s community acupuncture collective sessions, is a multi-use studio. other activities happening there include kung fu, tai chi, physical training sessions, etc. (the space is not used for any other activities when community acupuncture is in session.)

for general movement collective information visit https://movementcollectivenola.com/

regarding in-office appointments: THE office AT sT. FERDINAND has adopted a system of health-mindfulness to prevent and contain communicable disease, outlined below. please read this and help by following these guidelines.

Before meeting for the appointment, if either client or practitioner feel flu-like symptoms, the appointment can be rescheduled as needed. 

it is not necessary to arrive to your appointment wearing a mask or face covering. however, on request, or in the event of a new public health concern, meetings at tree of life may be conducted with PPE (masks and/or gloves). a facemask can be provided for anyone who needs one.   

appointments are available for tele-health meetings. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us all keep a little healthier!

Thanks to all for the opportunity to offer you the best health care Oriental medicine can give. Best of luck and health, and i hope to hear from you soon!