Meridian AcupunctureModern Ritual. Traditional Roots.
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Acupuncture in Brentwood & Murfreesboro, TN

Modern Ritual. Traditional Roots.

Meridian Acupuncture offers a curated approach to holistic wellness across Middle Tennessee, blending the time-honored principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine with modern self-care. From acupuncture and classical herbal medicine to advanced therapeutic technologies and personalized skincare, our services are thoughtfully designed to support your everyday well-being and elevated lifestyle.

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  • Open six days a week
  • Saturday appointments available
The Meridian Room: a long, quiet treatment space with warm wood floors and recliners along a textured stone wall

The Meridian RoomAn intentional, shared treatment space dedicated to fostering health and restoration.

Our locations

How care is delivered

Two ways to receive care, depending on what you need

Wooden doors with brass rings opening onto The Meridian Room

The Meridian Room

A shared, quiet space for consistent care

Studio acupuncture sessions take place in The Meridian Room, our thoughtfully designed healing space that engages the senses and fosters deep restoration. This shared, tranquil environment allows you to experience consistent, high-touch care that seamlessly integrates into your wellness rituals.

Ideal if you value:

  • Consistent, ongoing care
  • A calming, sensory-rich shared environment
  • Elevated, clinically focused care
  • 30 to 45 minute sessions
An individual treatment suite at the Brentwood clinic, with a made treatment table, wall sconce, and framed art

Individual Treatment Suites, Brentwood

More time, more conversation, more options

Our enclosed treatment rooms offer a more personal setting for care that benefits from additional time, conversation, or a broader range of techniques. You and your acupuncturist can look at your health concerns in more depth and shape a session around your individual needs.

This setting also suits specialty services that do not fit a shared room, such as fire cupping and advanced cosmetic acupuncture. It is also a good choice if you simply feel more comfortable one-on-one.

Private suites are available at our Brentwood clinic.

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The Meridian approach

Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, delivered with modern clinical care

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine offer comprehensive support across a wide range of health concerns.

  1. Women's Health & Life Stages

    Fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause.

  2. Pain & Muscular Tension

    General pain, tight shoulders, back tension, TMJ involvement, and sinus and jaw tension.

  3. Mental Health & Nervous System Regulation

    Anxiety, stress, sleep support, and deep relaxation.

  4. Internal & Chronic Conditions

    Autoimmune conditions, digestive disorders, headaches, and longevity.

  5. Hormonal & Systemic Health

    Hormonal balance, circulation, inflammation, and overall wellness.

  6. Skin Health & Aging

    Early signs of aging, skin laxity, acne scarring, texture irregularities, collagen depletion, and facial puffiness.

  7. Memberships and care packages

    Preferred pricing for consistent, ongoing care.

  8. TCM Concierge

    Private and in-home care, custom herbal formulas, and dedicated practitioner access through our concierge division. Visit TCM Concierge

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The story behind Meridian

A practice built by a family, for the communities it calls home

For Rachelle and Adam Poffenberger, Meridian Acupuncture is more than just a practice. It's the continuation of a journey they started together nearly two decades ago.

Long before founding Meridian, their journey took them across the globe to Chengdu, China. There, Rachelle completed an intensive clinical internship at an East-West integrative hospital while Adam documented the experience through film and photography. Immersed in a culture where Eastern and Western medicine breathe as one and Traditional Chinese Medicine is woven into the rhythm of daily life, something profound clicked. They witnessed a model of healing that honored ancient wisdom while fully embracing the present.

Where tradition meets modern ritual, and where healing is always personal.

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The lobby at the Brentwood clinic, with a white sofa, large plants, a patterned rug, and framed crane artwork
Rachelle and Adam Poffenberger standing together on the Great Wall of China
Rachelle and Adam on the Great Wall
A view of green mountains through a weathered stone arch on the Great Wall of China
A view through the wall

Our acupuncturists

Every practitioner is board certified

Each of our acupuncturists completes continuing education every two years, as designated by the State of Tennessee's acupuncture licensure and the National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM).

Meet the full team
  • M. Rachelle Poffenberger, MSOM, L.Ac.

    M. Rachelle Poffenberger, MSOM, L.Ac.

    Fertility, Pregnancy, Longevity

  • Dr. Sylvia Phillips, D.Ac., L.Ac.

    Dr. Sylvia Phillips, D.Ac., L.Ac.

    Pain, Aesthetics, Chronic Illness

  • Richard Vigorelli, L.Ac.

    Richard Vigorelli, L.Ac.

    Chronic Pain, Oncology, Mental Health

Guides

Plain answers to the questions people ask before a first visit

All guides

What Actually Happens at a First Acupuncture Appointment

A step-by-step walk through a first acupuncture visit: the intake questions, how thin the needles are, what people report feeling, and how to prepare.

6 min read

Does Insurance or Medicare Cover Acupuncture in Tennessee?

5 min read

Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture in Tennessee: What Differs

5 min read

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