Dodie Hemingway, L.Ac. has practiced acupuncture in Encinitas since founding her practice in 1998 at Circle of Life Healing Arts on Encinitas Boulevard, holding both California and NCCAOM national board certifications. Her post-graduate training at the TCM Orthopedic and Traumatology Hospital in Beijing, China, informs a Sports Medicine Acupuncture certification that treats rotator-cuff tears, ACL-recovery timelines, and competition injuries, while a separate Pediatric Acupuncture credential supports referrals from Believe Pediatric Therapy for needle-free Shonishin protocols. Pediatric cases involving asthma, eczema, and sleep disorders receive low-stimulation treatments without standard needle insertion for patients under twelve. The practice's signature method layers auricular ear-acupuncture with full-body meridian balancing and Tui Na manipulation in a single session, and volunteer oncology-support work at the San Diego Cancer Center in Encinitas adds chemotherapy side-effect management to the clinic's scope. Athletic recovery and performance-optimization cases pair naturally with the mental-performance frameworks at Sport Psychology San Diego. Complex athletic-injury protocols combine motor-point electroacupuncture with auricular battlefield-acupuncture point selections targeting acute inflammatory cascades in post-competition tissue damage.