In this episode, we talk about the tools and resources one can use to support family building, starting from the journey of fertility and conceiving. Ali Vadber Baan, a master acupuncturist whose passion for whole health, provides an integrative style of care to help her patients achieve their unique wellness and fertility goals.  After years of unexplained medical symptoms from stress and hormone imbalance, she set out to resolve her issues through integrative medicine. She is here to share her knowledge about how acupuncture can support and nourish the fertility and pregnancy process. Ali provides the tools and resources to help navigate the stressors of fertility, conceiving, and family building through holistically healing and aligning our bodies. By implementing customized plans based on individual needs, and by offering online coursework to empower individuals to support their own wellness and fertility, Ali incorporates acupuncture and important lifestyle changes, to increase the success of fertility goals. Lastly, Ali emphasizes the significance of finding a community of supporters, to share the highs and lows of the fertility journey, discovering a new meaning to the question “what is family?” https://www.storkdpodcast.com/season2 In This Episode:  [ 2:17 ] Ali shares her story about acupuncture and launching her business, Yintuition  [ 4:10 ] The medical community is changing its perception around acupuncture in how it relates to fertility  [ 5:16 ] How do acupuncture and fertility go together? [ 7:15 ] How Ali supports clients who want to build a family during the stress of a pandemic [ 8:42 ] The difference between acupuncture and acupressure [ 14:05] Determine your fertility type from Ali’s online quiz [ 17:56] Using your fertility type to implement a customized plan [ 23:21] Providing support mechanisms for anyone undergoing medical assistance with fertility. [24:00] Conceiving Zen Program during the IVF Process [33:15] How participating in family building has changed the way Ali thinks about family [35:13] Finding your tribe/community during the process of conceiving [36:00] The importance of finding your tribe and empowering resources and tribe during the fertility process.  [37:20] How Ali defines the term family [38:59] Where to find Ali and her program Takeaways: Using acupuncture and implementing lifestyle changes to align yourself with what your body needs during the fertility process Different fertility types outlined in Ali’s online program offerings Defining the term “family” as it relates to community Knowing your body and your cycle and body can help you with a deeper sense of understanding as you go through the phases. Acupuncture can support your body through each of these phases. Using acupuncture and acupressure can help give you a valuable tool to help you in your family planning & fertility journey. With the Conceiving Zen course, you can even choose to use it at home or in a clinic.  Finding your tribe of people during your fertility treatment can help you not feel so alone and can actually empower you along the way. Meet Ali Vadber Baan Ali graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in Psychology.  After working in psychiatric research at Brown University, she decided to pursue a career in which she could have a more direct impact on the health and well-being of her patients.  She received her Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest accredited institution for Oriental Medicine in the United States. She completed over 700 hours of clinical internship in Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine with renowned Chinese medical practitioners, Winnie Chow and Yan Ping Jin.   Ali continues to enhance her practice with extensive post-graduate continuing education training in Women's Health, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Pain Management.   Disclaimer: The podcasts available on this website have been produced for informationa