Pulling Down the Moon

I started using PDtM services during my infertility journey. After going to some free informational sessions, I then worked with a nutritionist, tried acupuncture, participated in the fertility-​friendly yoga sessions, and met some fantastic ladies with the book club. I can’t say enough about the owners, the employees, the ladies that come here, and the atmosphere of support during such a difficult time. After years of struggling, we had a surprise natural pregnancy that I credit to PDtM!
The relaxation that I feel in the tea room with the incense and zen music is needed on a daily basis! I feel so «at home» here and I am so thankful that I became a part-​time employee to give back to ladies going through what I experienced.

I had never gotten acupuncture before coming here. It was suggested by my midwife when my husband and I were trying to conceive. I went mostly to Meg, but did go a few times to Anna as well. Both acupuncturists were amazingly attentive, compassionate, and caring. During a time of uncertainty and sometimes disappointment, Meg acted like more than just an acupuncturist. She was my therapist and my solid ground when I needed it most. I can’t recommend this place enough — they were my support system during a difficult time and although I don’t think it was the acupuncture that got me pregnant, it made the journey much more bearable.

Pulling down the Moon is amazing! I’ve tried many services they offer, and have always been happy! Anyone looking for an amazing acupuncturist and an amazing person to just talk with, I’d recommend Meg at Pulling Down the Moon! She was great through my fertility struggles! I’m happy to say I’m now in my third trimester, and I have Pulling Down the Moon and Meg to thank!

This place has been really wonderful. I’ve used them for massage and acupuncture and everyone has been very kind, compassionate and knowledgable. I love the front area where you can drink tea and relax and would always come a few minutes early before my treatment just to zen out and read their books. No matter where you are in your «journey» If you go there regularly, they get to know you too… I’ve had people email me to check on me and just take a personal interest in my health.
For massages, I’ve been to Margita and she is such a peaceful, healing presence! They have really creative and effective massages based on what your goal is.
For acupuncture, I’ve been to Meg and Anna and both are wonderful and know their stuff! I’ve also been to their Highland Park office and had a great experience there, too.
Oh, and make sure you always get tea — it’s delish!

One of the reasons I prefer services here is the understanding and camaraderie that I wouldn’t find in other holistic services unrelated to infertility. Some of the reviews point to a higher price tag for certain services, which is understandable, but I think the added value is its specific focus on a certain population which feels supportive and empathetic. During a sometimes vulnerable process, it’s nice to have the unspoken support of not only those who work there, but from the other clientele who visit.

I have had a really great experience with most of the acupuncture sessions that I have had at this location. I loved Lisa (who I think left), and Anna and Lexie are wonderful! It is very relaxing and I feel like they know what they are doing. When I needed to get squeezed in before and after transfer, they accommodated me.
So why 4 stars instead of 5: I feel like they try to sell you lots of stuff. Some of it might be beneficial but sometimes I feel pressured by it. Nick seems to do a good job at acupuncture and know what he’s doing, but he is awfully chatty.
All in all, I think it’s a great place to go if you are dealing with infertility.

I cannot say enough good things about Pulling Down the Moon. These women have empowered me through the uncertainty of infertility and miscarriage. My practitioners have given me knowledge and wholistic options to supplement the suggestions of my doctors.
I have been seeing Anna for acupuncture for over a year now and she is amazing… so knowledgable and kind hearted. Thanks to weekly acupuncture and some diet changes, we have gotten my irregular PCOS cycles to a fairly consistent 35 days! This probably took us about 6 months, but patience paid off.
I also enjoy the fertility yoga class and supplement my practice with PDtM yoga DVD when I can’t make their classes work with my schedule. I recently had a helpful diet consultation with their nutritionist, Breea, and can’t wait to see how her guidance enhances my results. I have experienced nothing but encouraging, helpful people in my year and a half here. I recommend PDtM to anyone pregnant (or even post-​partum) and those navigating infertility and/​or hormone imbalances.

I had a very bad experience with these guys. My husband and I went to their ‘yoga for fertility’ class. When I called and tried to find out if we both could go to the class together, they had said sounded positive. We went to try their first session in a series of 6. The yoga teacher Patricia seemed nice enough and she said that although it is unusual for men to come to this class, my husband was welcome and he must not let himself feel awkward because he was the only man in the class. We took the class and we told her we would sign up for the rest of the 5 sessions as we left. The next time week, when we went to the class, the receptionist told us that my husband could not take that class anymore because the other women in the class found it uncomfortable that there was a man in the class. They turned us away. I see this as discrimination.
There are several things that bother me about this. The first is the fact that women consider it a bad thing for a man to be in a yoga class with his wife while they are both together in the fertility journey. Did they expect to exclude my husband from the stress relief and calming that we were seeking through our journey? That does not seem fair at all. I wish they were more understanding and open-​minded. But everyone is entitled to their opinion, so I will leave it there.
The second thing is that the owners of this enterprise decided to give preference to the concerns of these ladies and exclude us from the class and gave not credence to the fact that we are their customers to and our needs are important too. This is like if you have some girls in a preschool class not getting along with some other girls and boys then the teacher excludes those girls and boys from the class to make these girls happy. It does not feel like the right thing to do. If the class was only meant for women, why were we invited in the first place and then asked to leave the next time? And if they could not accommodate us in this class, why did they not offer to give us other options to make up for it?
The third thing is that they waited till we got there for the second class and then told us we could not take the class. If they knew that this was the stance they were going to take, why did they not call us and inform us before we got there? The teacher Patricia knew we were coming back to the next class and they had our information. Why did they waste our evening and effort?
I will not be recommending this class to anyone else. I do not know if the yoga would be helpful but if they are unable to be fair and do the right thing, I would
not want anyone else to go through that.

Decent place, a bit hard to find at first but overall enjoyable experience. I signed up for a beginning yoga for fertility class here, which for the same amount of weeks as the prenatal yoga class, it was almost double the price which is one of the reasons why it’s getting 1 less star. Both the owners have gone through infertility and that’s why I’m not thrilled with the idea that they are capitalizing on the desperation of infertile woman.
The class was good, it was set up with the beginning being an informative discussion and group therapy part and then the second half was easy yoga positions. The best part was meeting the other women and the friendly teacher. I would suggest this class to others for sure but remind them that this place is a business first and foremost and not to buy into the hype.

I received 6 acupuncture treatments at Pulling Down the Moon to help me from going into preterm labor after I was put on bed rest for the last 7 weeks of my high risk pregnancy with twins. I really enjoyed my experience. The treatments were so relaxing it almost felt like getting a massage in a way, and the meditation CDs I listened to during the treatments were helpful in staying positive. The one problem I had was the long walk from the parking lot to their office. Since I’ve been on bed rest, my husband pushed me in a wheelchair to the office for my appointments. I’m getting ready for the birth of my twins now, after a successful time on bed rest. I don’t know if the acupuncture was the key to keeping this pregnancy healthy, but I know it felt good, I looked forward to it, and it couldn’t have hurt. I worked with several acupuncture practitioners and they were all knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful in being supportive during a stressful time.

I was really surprised to see PDTM had such a low rating on here. I have been going to PDTM for a year and have nothing but great things to say about them. I started seeing Kim weekly for acupuncture treatments last April as we had been trying for a while naturally to get pregnant without success. Kim was a wonderful support and so encouraging, and in addition to targeting infertility she worked on all my digestive issues during my sessions, too. I saw a lot of improvement with my overall health and seeing her once a week was hugely relaxing when the emotions of trying to get pregnant felt a little overwhelming. She also was a great sounding board when it came to all the things I tried – when temping (a la TCOYF) was driving me crazy, she encouraged me to take a break from it. She also recommended the PDTM Yoga for Fertility class, and I did a 6-​week session last fall and absolutely loved it. The class is about 20 minutes of instruction on using yoga principles to help manage infertility and then the rest of the class is a wonderful yoga session with special emphasis on areas for fertility (hip opening, etc). We were just starting to look into infertility treatments after 16 months w/​o success when I discovered I was pregnant in December! I continued acupuncture treatments with Kim up until the second trimester which really helped with nausea, and she also gave me good tips for keeping the nausea at bay throughout the week (ginger candies, not letting my stomach get empty, etc). I’m now almost 25 weeks along and am so thankful I had PDTM as such a big support throughout this process!
As far as the front desk staff goes, I’ve never had any problems with them. They’ve always been kind, super helpful, and flexible if I needed to change an appointment time.

This is tough to review this place as I am giving it a 1 star simply for the snotty attitude of some of the people at the front desk (non-​acupuncturists). As someone else said, they have this uppity attitude with no right to be like that. I also did not like the male acupuncturist as he also had an attitude and was very rude. However, I do like all of the female acupuncturists I have seen and think they are good and nice. If I could give a review for them it would be a 4 or probably a 5! However I hate dealing with the front desk people and their attitude. It’s just not really pleasant and it makes me wonder if the owners are like that too as these are the people that the customers remember… They are the face and voice of this place so their coldness unfortunately ruins in my opinion part of the good experience with the female acupuncturists. I also don’t like the location. An office right in the loop downtown would be so much better and convenient than their trying to be uppity location. Finally, I think Ana and Lisa are terrific acupuncturists as they are down to earth, nice, experienced, and good at what they do. Hey, maybe just wear headphones when walking in so as to minimize the experience with the front desk yo-​yos who know it all!!! Or just don’t say much at all so as to minimize contact with them. I was at least relieved to see someone else on here (yikes two others so its definitely not me) felt the same way as I did with them. I at least gave it a chance as I believe in acupuncture and thought it’s worth the pain in dealing with the front desk rudies for the benefits of acupuncture.
Owners– please hire better people at the front desk if you actually give a damn about your business and keeping happy customers. Your front desk people must be super nice to your face but behind your back are uppity snots to your customers. see the 2 other reviews. Honestly Lisa or Ana would be way better also doubling for front desk duties than the front desk people you have, just pay ‘em more!

Had a terrible experience with customer «service». More like customer unserviced! Girls there are uppidy and have an attitude of they’re better than you. They talk down to you basically. Looks like they’re there for all the wrong reasons. Bad karma when all you need is good, positive karma.

I’ve been seeing Anna for Accupuncture for 6 months now and could not ask for a better experience. She has fantastic bed-​side manner, is kind, not pushy, intuitive and compassionate. Anna answers all of my questions and concerns and never makes me feel rushed. I can’t say enough good things about the staff and the services. There are weekly updates from the meditation class and kindred spirits in the yoga classes. PDTM is an excellent place to visit to help relieve stress when trying to conceive or pregnant.

Lisa was my acupuncturist during my pregnancy and I had an invaluable experience with her. Her bedside manner, her intelligence and know-​how, her intuitive nature, and her compassion just made my pregnancy a great experience. She mentored me and helped resolve all of my ailments during my pregnancy, keeping me relaxed. She treated my migraines, acid reflux, sciatica, and was able to address all of my questions and concerns throughout my pregnancy. She helped prepare me in such a huge way both mentally and physically for a very successful and enjoyable birthing experience.

Pulling Down the Moon is a fantastic place to get centered about infertility. It is calming, spiritual, and healing. The practitioners are caring people who are extremely acessible and open to all questions. If you’re struggling — definitely check it out.

I am about 8 months pregnant right now and along with my long history of scoliosis, I struggled daily to keep my constant back pain in check. Seeing the immense amount of pain I was going through, my chiropractor recommended that I go see Meridith at Pulling Down the Moon for a pre-​natal massage. I did not really know what to expect initially because when I think of a massage, I think of people rubbing down your back with aromatic oils which is nice, but the massages I usually get at spas don’t really do too much to relieve my back pain. Meredith has completely changed my outlook on massages. She is extremely skillful at targeting areas that bother you and this kind of massage is not meant to be a simple ‘feel good while you are on the table’ massage. Her massages are deep, effective at pain relief and for the first time in months I am walking around pain free again and that is a fantastic feeling. I go to her weekly for pre-​natal massages and as I get heavier with the increasing weight of the baby, I am feeling much more mobile than before.
On top of that, Meredith is just a really wonderful, sweet person who really acknowledges your concerns and addresses them professionally. The staff at Pulling Down the Moon are amazing and I just really enjoy going there. I would definitely recommend anyone who is looking for REAL pain relief to go see Meredith because she is very skilled.

This review is long overdue. Pulling Down the Moon is THE place to go if you are trying to conceive, currently pregnant, or just want to regulate those female hormones naturally. The clinicians are caring, knowledgeable and compassionate, especially Lisa and Anna.
I went here while I was trying to get pregnant, and then during both of my pregnancies and I trust them completely. I have tried other acupuncture clinics in Chicago, and none of them can even compare to Pulling Down the Moon. I always leave here so relaxed.
They also offer fertility and prenatal massage with an amazing massage therapist, Meredith. Probably one of the best massages, if not the best, in Chicago.

Service is terrible, acupunturist did not care, neither do the owners. Would never return or recommend.