Dr. Anne Shelton Crute & Dr. Adam Okerblom
Licensed Acupuncturists (LAc), Doctors of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM)
Acupuncture | Classical Chinese Medicine | Tibetan Medicine
Ayurvedic Herbalism | Chinese Polestar Astrology
Our work is to help you navigate health challenges and realize wellness goals.
We want you to feel like yourself again. Draw on the millennia of medical knowledge and wisdom
from the Chinese, Tibetan, and Ayurvedic traditions as we collaborate on your personal journey.
Practitioners
Dr. Anne Shelton Crute and Dr. Adam Okerblom
Anne and Adam are Doctors of Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine (DAOM) with decades of training and experience. They offer classical Chinese Medicine, Tibetan Medicine, Ayurvedic herbalism, and Chinese Polestar astrology.
Anne and Adam are public health educators offering various courses, workshops, and teachings locally and worldwide.
SERVICES
Ritual Health offers acupuncture and individualized herbal formula prescriptions based on traditional diagnostic methods like pulse and tongue examination. Chinese Polestar Astrological analysis is offered as a stand-alone service as well as a diagnostic tool for treatment. We utilize various hands-on therapeutics such as moxibustion and cupping.
Learn More HERE!
clinic
Ritual Health’s Berkeley office
We offer acupuncture at three clinic locations in the San Francisco East Bay Area. Our North Berkeley office is located off of Shattuck Avenue, in the heart of the classic Berkeley Gourmet Ghetto neighborhood. Our Albany office is located off Solano Avenue, close to Flowerland garden shop, excellent restaurants, and boutiques. Our Mill Valley Office is located on Miller St, right by Whole Foods, with a spectacular view of Mnt Tam from the parking lot!
UPDATES
Help Us Win!
Because of you, Ritual Health was nominated for several categories in the SFGATE Best of the Bay Area competition! We became finalists in three categories: Healing/Wellness Center, Holistic Health, and Pain Management! We’re so honored, thank you!
You Can Study Polestar Astrology with Dr. Anne Shelton Crute!
We have two live, online, mixed-level study groups for working through foundation theory and the practical application of Chinese Polestar Astrology with Dr. Anne Shelton Crute. One is for beginners which begins in September. The other is an ongoing class that began last year, but which has ongoing enrollment. This class includes lecture material, Q&A sessions, and review of case studies. This material is designed to support the development of the Chinese philosophical view necessary for global interpretation as well as refining technique.
Register: anne@ritualhealth.com
Find Dr. Anne Shelton Crute’s Yin Wood Snake 2025 talk recording HERE. For the article click HERE.
Our talk at Blue Willow was a success and you can now view it at home! Your donations for this event and beyond, support San Francisco SafeHouse. Donate HERE.
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