Hi, I’m Sal, the acupuncturist at Sally Needles.

Read on 👇 to discover how I ‘got into’ acupuncture, where my journey has taken me and what I love to do on my days off…

Why did I become an acupuncturist?

A snowboarding injury left me facing three months on crutches. After just two acupuncture sessions, I was walking unaided. It blew my mind AND I was totally intrigued: how could this possibly happen!!??!!

This inspired me to study acupuncture for 4 years so I could help others find relief too. I love seeing people walk out of my clinic feeling lighter, freer and more like themselves again. That’s why I do what I do.

How long have I been practicing acupuncture?

Since 2012 – so almost 12 years now.

I treated my very first client the day I graduated in November 2012… and my final Wellington client exactly ten years later, in November 2022. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of:

• learning and treating in NZ’s first hospital-based pregnancy acupuncture clinic
• supporting women with their fertility journeys: at Fertility Associates and in private practice
• keeping ballet dancers at the NZ School of Dance and the RNZB on their toes
• helping yogis stay well at Hot Yoga and OM Yoga
• training dozens of yin yoga teachers and students to work with meridian lines in their practice
• more recently, helping mid-Canterbrians move out of pain and on with life, since March 2024

What made you move to Methven?

My hubby and I moved to Methven for the 2022 snowboarding season after 21 years of living in the heart of Wellington. While we came for the mountain, we absolutely stayed for the people. There’s something special about mid-Canterbrians and I can’t wait to meet more of you!

Is your name really Sally Needles?

Ha! No – but it is the name of my business.

How did that come to be?