Todd Turetsky, L.Ac.
I’m not going to pretend to know where this is going. What I do know is that if I’m putting energy into building something at this stage of my life, it can only come from the aspiration to create something beautiful.
Starting over at 55, reentering the world after three years living at a retreat center, is not exactly my idea of a good time. To be honest it kind of freaks me out.
I was talking about this with a good friend recently. He offered a perspective that shifted something: if you’re going to do it again, and apparently that’s what you’re doing, don’t focus on making a living. Focus on creating something beautiful. Create something beautiful and leave it at that, allowing the rest to sort itself out.
I liked that. A lot. And just sitting with it, feeling into it, something opened up. There’s no room for the freakout when beauty is the orientation. The freakout only blocks it.
So what is this beautiful thing I’m referring to?
It starts with what seems like an obvious fact right now — most people are struggling. Uncertainty fills the air. Demands from every direction. Nervous systems pushed past their limits. And beneath all of it, a quiet longing to find their way back to something steady, something real.
That’s what this work is about.
The Approach
It’s almost habitual to focus on what hurts. Rather than seeing pain, tension, and exhaustion as problems to be gotten rid of, I orient toward seeing them as patterns, intelligence pointing the way back toward health.
My work is hands-on and engaged. I stay present throughout the session, feeling, engaging, sensing change and then engaging again. A palpation-rooted conversation with your system.
“I might not always know where the lion is. But I know how I’m going to go about finding it.”
“A more open way. A way of flow. At least that’s the aspiration — and the direction that, on a good day, is inherent in the beauty of this work.”
What This Work Supports
This isn’t a list of conditions treated. It’s an orientation toward genuine well-being — not just physically, but in how life is being lived.
People come with pain, stress, exhaustion, digestive issues, headaches, a nervous system that won’t settle. When we get to the table I tune into the overall ecosystem of the person. The forest rather than each individual tree. It is my hope that what someone experiences through this work, beyond relief from pain and suffering, is a sense of realignment. A sort of return to themselves.
My work is generally a good fit for people looking for collaboration — a working together to cultivate well-being rather than simply be fixed.
The Blend
Rather than assembly line medicine, my work is tailored to meet each individual’s unique expression of life force aspiring to find its way in the world.
Acupuncture & Manual Medicine
One-on-one treatment sessions in Olympia, WA. Initial and follow-up appointments available. Dana-based options for those who need them.
Cultivating Refuge
A 90-minute workshop blending breathwork, Qi Gong-inspired movement, meditation, and live harmonium. The next gathering is May 30th in Olympia