Fall 2026 · RSVP open
Listening to the Body · Fall session
Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
No.303 · Room 328 · 303 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA
Workshop · RSVP open
Listening to the Body
An Introduction to Patterns, Balance & Acupuncture
Hosted by Federica Mingotti, L.Ac. — a participatory evening in learning to read the whole system, not a needle demonstration.
with Federica Mingotti, L.Ac.
The body communicates before it demands attention. Acupuncture begins by learning how to listen.
This workshop is deliberately not a mirror of Understanding Your Skin at The Regenerative Studio. Where that program teaches the visible system — biology, behavior, and skin stewardship — this one teaches another way of observing yourself: signals, patterns, relationships, and regulation across time.
Federica is not primarily explaining needles. She is teaching participants to notice how sleep, digestion, temperature, tension, energy, and stress travel together — and how an acupuncturist begins looking for relationships among them rather than treating each complaint in isolation. You will leave with a simple pattern-mapping exercise and language for a steadier conversation with your own health.
Two seasonal gatherings at No.303 in downtown Richmond share the same 60-minute arc. RSVP below for Fall or Winter, share this page with hosts or community partners, and preview the participatory slide deck before you arrive.
RSVP · Fall & Winter at No.303
Same 60-minute arc, offered twice in downtown Richmond. Choose a session and submit your RSVP below.
Winter 2026–27 · RSVP open
Listening to the Body · Winter session
Sunday, February 21, 2027 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
No.303 · Room 328 · 303 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA
Two workshops · two dimensions
Complementary programs — not two wrappers around the same lecture.
| Skin · The Regenerative Studio | Acupuncture · Ming |
|---|---|
| Understanding Your Skin | Listening to the Body |
| Visible | Systemic |
| Structure | Pattern |
| Biology | Relationships |
| Skin anatomy | Whole-person observation |
| Aging and repair | Adaptation and regulation |
| Daily skin stewardship | Everyday body awareness |
| Professional skin treatments | Acupuncture |
| Regeneration | Regulation |
| Glowing Inside Out | Listening From Within |
Skin stewardship lives at The Regenerative Studio: Understanding Your Skin.
Participatory slide deck
Diagrammatic and room-facing — questions, pattern maps, and moments to pause before the next concept. Federica can share this link with hosts or anyone curious about the curriculum.
Full-screen view: Open presentation
Recommended reading
Further study from The Ming Library — curated titles with editorial rationale, not a generic shopping list.
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Robert M. Sapolsky
Excellent bridge when explaining what Chinese medicine observed experientially and what contemporary physiology can now describe in different language.
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Burnout
Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Helps patients understand regulation as a physiological process — useful alongside acupuncture, rest, and paced recovery.
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The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
Used selectively as background rather than making trauma discourse central to Ming’s positioning — embodiment without centering the practice on trauma branding.
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Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
Useful doorway into sleep and circadian health; individual claims should be checked against newer sleep literature before publishing patient handouts.
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Contact Ming Acupuncture to ask about private hosting or bringing a group.