Inner Nature

性 xìng

One's inherent nature or character.

Literally 心 heart + 生 birth, the heart one is born with.

The Practice

Acupuncture • Breech Body Balancing • Birth & Lactation Support • Cranial-sacral • Massage Therapy

Inner Nature is a holistic acupuncture and bodywork practice led by Dena Gold, LAc, LMT, offering gentle, individualized care for people navigating pregnancy, birth, pain, and life transitions.

Care that listens to the body — supporting breech babies, pregnancy, and whole-body balance. Dena is known to some as “The Breech Lady,” specializing in helping breech babies turn through an integrative approach that blends acupuncture, targeted bodywork, and Spinning Babies®–informed techniques. Her work supports both baby and parent, creating space for balance, alignment, and ease.

Dena utilizes an array of techniques to tailor treatments to each individual patient, condition, and presentation. To learn more about services and techniques Dena uses, click below. If you are unsure what treatment methods would make most sense for you, feel free to reach out to discuss your concerns and the different options.

Offerings

Breech Body Balancing & Prenatal Support

Dena offers specialized, extended breech sessions designed to support optimal fetal positioning. These sessions may include acupuncture, trigger point and myofascial work, cranial-sacral techniques, and movement-based bodywork—always tailored to the individual body, pregnancy, and baby.

This work is gentle, non-invasive, and rooted in a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology, and birth biomechanics.

Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

Using traditional Chinese medicine alongside modern clinical insight, Dena supports:

Women’s and uterine health

Fertility support and cycle regulation

Prenatal and postpartum care

Pain management

Fatigue syndromes

Psycho-emotional balance

Trans and gender-diverse health

Treatments are never one-size-fits-all. Each session is customized to respond to your unique body, condition, and lived experience. Herbal support, when appropriate, is thoughtfully formulated with safety and individual needs in mind.

Bodywork & Cranial-sacral Therapy

Dena’s bodywork practice weaves together multiple modalities, including:

Cranial-sacral therapy (Dynamic Body Balancing), for all ages and stages, specializing in infants

Prenatal and therapeutic massage

Trigger point release and deep tissue

Shiatsu and Thai yoga massage

Arvigo®/Tul'ix abdominal massage

This work is especially supportive during pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and for those living with chronic pain or stress.

Birth & Lactation Support

Dena’s clinical background deeply informs her birthwork. She brings a grounded understanding of the physical mechanics of pregnancy and birth, alongside compassionate, evidence-informed education.

As a full-spectrum doula and certified lactation counselor, she supports families with clarity, respect, and the belief that each family is the ultimate authority in their own choices.

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