Pathways To Wellness

Very serene atmosphere, I really enjoy relaxing while getting treatments.
My favorite practitioner, Christina Dea, LAc is gentle and easy to talk to. She is very knowledgable and I have benefited from her treatments greatly!
Treatments are covered by NHP!

kind, gentle staff …
made me feel right at home.
I will definitely be back again!
I came here for a free treatment they offered to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. the acupuncture needles barely hurt at all, and the soothing energy of the staff relaxed me and make me feel welcome immediately.
THE DEAL: they offer a sliding scale based on your income.
So don’t let money keep you from getting treatment!

We’ve been going to Pathways for about a year now for acupuncture. You for the therapy and then keep going for the love and compassion from the folks at Pathways. Our fave therapist is Jeff. Jeff is excellent at what he does which is only top by his commitment to help you find a solution to any ailments that made you go there in the first place.
Unfortunately, we will no longer be able to visit Pathways because we no longer live in Boston but we will surely miss you guys.

Edie is a goddess! Go to her for bodywork, she is great every time. She is definitely not for the faint-​of-​heart, she really will work you hard but I feel 10x better each time I leave and the good-​feeling results last and last. She is great at focusing on what you want to have worked on (for instance, my right arm really needed help) while still giving your whole body a good massage. The space is great too, friendly people work there and its a clean relaxing space. Highly recommended!

I hesitate to write a review for selfish reasons. It’s hard to book a one on one session this place is so good. I started with community acupuncture as a low cost option. Then I found my insurance covers one on one visits. I am experiencing horrible daily migraines since suffering a brain injuring this winter. I’m limited in the medicines I can take for the acute pain. Regardless I’d rather go the natural route; mind you I am still working with my neurologist on finding the right preventative medication. I like the idea of an east meets west approach. This has been a difficult and stressful time for me; not to mention a bit depressing. Just walking in the door gives me a sense of peace. I’m still suffering migraines but I’m only four treatments in. The relaxation I feel is enough to keep me going. I know this is going to work for me! Did I mention the staff is absolutely amazing, caring and wonderful!

Pathways to Wellness is such an amazing resource! Pathways does wonderful work in its community and provides very affordable access to acupuncture, shiatsu, Chinese herbal medicine, etc. They also have a community room for group acupuncture (lower cost and just as good as a one-​on-​one treatment).
Jeff Miller (one of their main acupuncturists) is GREAT! Not only is he one of the best acupuncturists I have ever been to– he also just has this calm, centered, healing presence about him. He’s *that* good. I don’t think Jeff does any of the community sessions anymore, but you can schedule an individual acupuncture session with him. You’ll thank me that you did!
I’ve also participated in Pathways’ Friday herbal intern clinic. For something like $ 10 (plus the cost of the herbs) a whole team of people (guided by a Chinese herbal medicine master) will make a preparation of Chinese herbs to help you with a persistent cough, or whatever may be ailing you. Such a great value! (Hope they’re still offering it…)
What a great place!

Pathways to Wellness offers acupuncture, non-​needle acupuncture (moxabustion, press pallet therapy, magnetic therapy), shiatsu, cupping, tui na, and chinese herbs.
They have a community style acupuncture clinic for those who are on a budget with a sliding scale payment plan. The acupuncturist goes over your medical info with you and creates a plan. (make sure to download these forms and fill out before you go cuz it is extensive. You sit/​lie in a room with a few other people (3 – 6). There is relaxing music playing as the acupuncturist inserts minuscule needles into you. You are left to relax for about an hour before his assistant removes the needles for you.
There are many different things that acupuncture can help with including body pain, stress and anxiety. I found the experience to be very calming and left with a sense of well-​being. I was told that i need to come back for treatment once a week for eight weeks. I will definitely go back, although may not be able to make it once a week.
If you haven’t tried acupuncture before this is a great and affordable way to start.

This is the perfect place to get a massage if you are really hurtin’. And I was really hurtin’. I woke up one morning, feeling like I’d mangled myself in my sleep, and I guess I had. When I tallied up all the things I was worried about, it was no wonder the stress had hit me physically.
But all it took was one session (which is covered by many major health insurance HMOs and PPOs to one degree or another) with Edye, and I could walk and turn my head again, yay!
Edye is pleasant, affable, and very committed to making you feel better. Her shiatsu technique is firm, but not rough, and she uses her strength well. There were a couple of times where she elicited a grunt, but afterwards, I could tell that she knew where to put extra pressure to make the knots un-​knot.
Besides being incredibly theraputic, it’s also very casual. Her room is spare, but contains the necessities. Very pleasant music plays quietly in the background, and you keep your clothes on. Wear something loose and comfortable. No squelchy oil to wash off, no getting naked in front of strangers. Just theraputic shiatsu kickassity.

I have been going to Pathways to Wellness since they were located near Club Café in the South End. Now they reside within the South End Community Health Center. I have only received the massage therapy service by Edye — who I am sure is a genius at making you feel whole and happy. But, you have to let her know to ease up because she will really work your muscles if you don’t say anything… I often keep quiet and a tear because afterwards I feel incredibly light and good. This is a massage with your clothes on — wear something comfy.
Cool staff, attentive, and respectful. Facilities are clean. If you are low income or make under a certain amount (I forget) you can get a discounted rate! Oh, also no tipping because they are a non profit but you can donate your tip to the organization.

I see Edye twice a month for Asian Bodywork (a combo of shiatsu and tui na among other things). It is handsdown the most rejuvenating and relaxing experience around! I also see Christina for Acupuncture and she uses mostly Japanese technique but they have a variety of acupuncturists to suit your own preference. Whitney and Leo from the front desk staff are very warm and nice.

I started acupuncture treatments a couple of years ago to help with my recurring ezcema. The acupuncturist I see has always been professional, courteous and warm. After a treatment, I always feel like I am walking on a cloud. They have a sliding scale for payment and accept some of the major health plans (i.e. 25% off for BCBS members). I like that they are now housed within the South End Community Health Center — its a great fusion of East/​West medicine!

I know Unilocal files this place under «Acupuncture» but the Shiatsu massage is what I was after and I can report it was excellent. Edye, whose name I have likely misspelled, is their shiatsu-​ist and she combines deep tissue massage with shiatsu and the experience is terrific. I very balanced afterward, only that hour went by too fast! Actually, it was more of a 45 minute massage, and the reason why I was watching the clock is because hubs was watching the baby bundle and you know I was clinging to that massage table with every fiber of my enslaved-​to-​baby self.
The new facility at the South End Community Health Center is very nice and clean. The staff were not unfriendly, but seemed preoccupied.
If nothing else, it’s a good excuse to find yourself at Flour Bakery next door, before or after, or both.

Alternative medicine: accupuncture, herbalists, massage with a mission to promote access for everyone. Read, sliding scale and/​or free services for those who are really in a pickle. It’s like, ‘puncture with the proloteriat, dig?
I adore the accupuncture services. They are wildly effective for fixing what ails me, the staff is friendly, compassionate and funny. The facility is quite nice, & all practitioners have good sterile technique.
Kudos and highest recommendations!