Ana Williams Acupuncture
The goal of Five Element Acupuncture is to enable each individual to fulfil their highest potential physically and emotionally
A bit about me…
I am from Los Angeles, California and have been living in London since 1994, practicing Five Element Acupuncture since 2003. I practice in Balham, London.
Trained at the College of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa and with a BA in Traditional Acupuncture from Oxford Brookes University.
Member of the British Acupuncture Council.
Certified teacher in Classical Five Element Acupuncture through the Worsley Institute.
For 7 of these years I worked closely with Gerad Kite, the leading fertility expert, at the Kite Clinic in London.
Certified in the Foundation of Core Processing Psychotherapy from the Karuna Institute.
There are various explanations of the Five Elements throughout most cultures in history.
Before we invented science, people observed the elements of nature and the energetics of the seasons to begin to understand their place in the world.
Simply put, we can see that Fire has a very different energy, feeling, and look to say, Water.
Wood
Spring, Liver, Gallbladder.
Energetic: upward, moving
Fire
Summer, Heart, Pericardium, Triple Burner, Small Intestine.
Energetic: Open, vulnerable
Earth
Late Summer, Stomach, Spleen.
Energetic: Round, gathering
Metal
Autumn, Lung, Large Intestine. Energetic: Deep, dropping
Water
Winter, Kidneys, Bladder.
Energetic: contracted, still
Emma K - Client
“I don’t know where I would be without Ana. Many acupuncture practitioners have a one-treatment-treats-all approach, but not Ana. Each time I see her I know I’m in good hands and every treatment is personalised to me and where I might need support. With difficult times i.e., grief, horrible break ups, ill health, jet lag and various aches and pains, Ana always helps me to feel stronger. I think of her as my safe space, which is why I've continued to see her for close to 30 years. I cannot recommend her highly enough and I’m grateful she is in my life. ”
For over two decades, my work in Five Element Acupuncture has been helping a wide range of clients
Abi T - Client
Ana has been an incredible source of support through various stages of life, from helping me regain focus and perspective through difficult emotional times, to treating me through 2 rounds of egg freezing, ensuring I got the best chances possible, and most recently to getting my body and mind ready for IVF. Her support went a long way to ensuring that my mind was strong, and that the body was prepared to accept and nurture the coming life... and it was a success! I continue to see Ana throughout my pregnancy, and for as long as she'll still see me :)
Alex L - Client
I cannot recommend Ana more highly - she’s helped me throughout my fertility journey - from the early stages when I was having problems getting my cycle back after stopping the pill, through IVF for both my children and throughout pregnancy. A very calming influence and I always came away from her feeling more balanced and better equipped to cope with what I was going through!
John S - Client
I have been a client of Ana for almost twenty years, and from the outset it was in order to manage my general well being. She has been a mainstay throughout the many challenges, and crises, that life has thrown at me, diagnosing where I have been out of sync with my best self and treating me accordingly, shifting me out of unhelpful patterns and habits and basically keeping me on track. I could not recommend her too highly – and my returning for two decades to the same treatment couch is testament to that.