your health, back in your hands

I assist with many conditions through a powerful, straightforward form of acupuncture that meets the body on its terms - providing fast relief and a clear pathway back to balance.

  • Lasting relief

  • Natural, chemical-free solutions

  • Substantial health shifts

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Offerings

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Acupuncture is an exceptionally versatile treatment modality. As such, I like to offer a variety of formats to suit one’s needs.

  • An hour long session dedicated to your private treatment. Predominantly an acupuncture treatment, with cupping and other bodywork methods offered to achieve best results.

  • Exploring the age-old format of community acupuncture, this treatment involves 45 minute session.

    Often, having multiple people present receiving treatment leads to a compounding effect, a collective flow through acupuncture’s access to the profound power of Chinese Medicine.

Patient Testimonials

  • Anthony

    "I can’t thank Ed enough, he’s been such a huge help over the past few years. Always supportive, encouraging, and genuinely caring. Thanks to his expertise and knowledge in acupuncture, I feel stronger and more confident. He’s a great guy who truly makes my journey easier."

  • Vicky

    “I have been seeing Ed for over a year now and have noticed changes in my body. My anxiety levels are much better, my blood pressure is now back down to within normal range, and my perimenopausal symptoms have lessened over time such as the heart palpitations, mood swings and the feeling that I think I'm losing it is far less frequent. I feel my body has more balance and is less blocked. I would highly recommend Ed.”

  • Karl

    “Highly knowledgeable of his practice, I felt he was really listening to understand why I had come and wanting to help. I left feeling considerably less blocked and calmer. I will be returning again soon. I appreciated how he was cheerfully able to explain as he went, which I found reassuring as it was my first time.”

  • Flavio

    “As someone who had never tried acupuncture before, I had a fantastic experience during my first couple of sessions at Drala.

    Ed is incredibly professional and was able to put me at ease during the treatment. explaining everything that he was doing, didn’t even feel the needles going in! After the first session, I walked out of the clinic feeling more relaxed and grounded than I had in a long time. Thanks Ed :)”

  • Jane

    “I have received treatment from Ed several times and he's a great practitioner. He takes time to ask questions and understand your health and wellbeing issues. I have found Ed's treatment plans have helped me a great deal, particularly with sleep and grief issues following bereavement. No, the needles don't hurt, the experience is relaxing and releasing. Highly recommended.”

  • Gabriel

    “Having received many sessions of accupunture with Ed i have always found that his calm and gentle professional manor makes it an extremely relaxing experience. By taking his time to listen to me enables me to in turn to fully trust his judgement in the areas which he decides to treat at each individual session. Everything is explained so clearly and any questions answered Never do i feel rushed. Following each session i feel extremely relaxed and the positive effects have certainly helped me cope with my life and i always look forward to the next session.”

Common Questions

  • Not really—though you might feel a sensation. The needles are ultra-fine and most insertions feel more novel than painful. Pain is never the goal; comfort is. Many people find treatments surprisingly relaxing, and some even drift off during sessions.

  • Yes. When performed by a fully accredited practitioner (like a BAcC member), acupuncture is extremely safe. I use sterile, single-use needles and follow rigorous hygiene protocols during every session.

  • For thousands of years, acupuncture has been profoundly effective at treating a vast spectrum of conditions. This ranges from physical pains such as sciatica, lower back pain, tennis elbow etc. to deeper more systemic issues like fibromyalgia, hormonal conditions, chemotherapy side effects etc.

    Stress and tension have been shown to be a large factor in the body’s tendency to accumulate pains and disorders. Fundamentally, acupuncture is a powerful relaxation tool. It encourages the body to release deep patterns of tension, expanding the breadth with which we operate on a day to day level. To the extent that the pains and struggles that we experience in life are caused by underlying stress and tension - acupuncture can help.

  • One of the reasons many people turn to acupuncture is its ability to create meaningful clinical results with very minimal risk. Side effects are uncommon and, when they do occur, are usually mild—like light bruising or brief soreness at the needle site. Most clients leave feeling calm, clear, and often more energised.

Ed Nicholls Lic. Ac MBAcC

In my early twenties, a period of sustained stress and anxiety brought me to the limits of understanding life purely through the mind. What I had thought of as something to manage or overcome began revealing itself as a call from the body — an insistence to be felt, recognised, and included.

That experience reshaped the way I saw everything. I came to realise that our sense of ease, clarity, and purpose is inseparable from the condition of the body itself. When the body is neglected, life contracts; when attended to, it opens and becomes workable again.

Over time, this inquiry led me to Chinese medicine — a clear and coherent way of understanding the relationship between body and mind, and a set of powerful, practical tools for working directly with that relationship. My passion lies in delivering acupuncture in its purest, most potent form, while continuously deepening my understanding of the principles that underpin it.

Alongside my private practice, I am actively engaged in community and international projects that explore acupuncture's role beyond the clinic — bringing the medicine into underserved settings and diverse cultural contexts across the world. Most recently in Kerala, India, where I ran a community clinic treating over 400 patients. This work is ongoing: an evolving inquiry into what acupuncture can offer when it meets people where they are.

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