Heart's Ease
Traditional Acupuncture

Natural Approaches to Healing

I offer different ways of thinking about health and illness

to expand your possibilities for healing.

I offer a variety of different approaches including Acupuncture, Medical Qigong, Qigong Meridian Therapy, and Dragon’s Way Qigong®.

All healing is self healing. Learn how you can help yourself using practical techniques for supporting your health and well-being.

Prevention is the Best Cure

Partnership in Healing

We all need help in this life.

I am here to support you on your healing journey whether it be on the Body, Mind, or Spirit level.

I have helped people with a wide variety of concerns, among them:

chronic illness, sports injuries, allergies, anxiety, depression, migraine headaches

anger, grief, sadness, excessive worry, digestive issues, acute pain, chronic pain,

breathing difficulties, as well as physical and emotional trauma.

Whatever the modality of healing, patients benefit most when they are open-minded, curious, brave, trusting, and committed to healing themselves. All healing is self-healing. I support your body's innate ability to heal itself.

What you will get from me is a dedicated partner in healing

who will listen deeply, meet you where you are,

and always support your highest and best.

Feel Better.
Improve Health, Improve Function

Energy Healing at the Deepest Levels

Be Healthier. Be Stronger

The words we speak become the house we live in. ~Hafiz~

My Philosopy

I believe there is possibility for healing in every moment of every day. I have faith in our ability to heal ourselves on every level. I am here to remind you of your inherent healing power.

In the "age of the expert" we offen surrender control of our well-being to a system of medicine that, while very helpful and necessary in many instances, often neglects the "whole of who we are."

Through a lens of "Health Consciousness," I offer different perspectives to help you understand what your body is saying and you have everything you need to be well. There is great healing power within you waiting for you to claim it.

 There is power in what we say about ourselves and our lives. If you choose, I can help you become aware of stories that may be limiting your potential or creating unnecessary suffering. 

These language tools or skills, combined with acupuncture and Chinese medicine, help to balance and harmonize your Qi, or "life-force." With this new 'tool box" or "medicine pouch" you will develop your capability to heal yourself on the body, mind, and spirit levels and live a more healthy and peaceful life.

What They Are Saying

Jefferson has been that next push, step, that I needed to help with my health and balance in life. He is very knowledgeable of his craft and continues to learn and add tools to help individuals across many spectrums. I have personally received so many benefits in working with Jefferson to heal and grow. I would highly recommend his services for any aspect of your life!

Janelle C.

Jefferson is a practitioner that sees the whole picture, and the whole person...
Prior to working with him, I had been suffering from a bad knee and I had been diagnosed by an orthopedist who recommended surgery. After only one treatment, prior to which I had not told Jefferson of my knee problem, all pain and symptoms disappeared, and I now have full functionality with my knee.
My subsequent treatments with him have also been invaluable. And I whole heartedly recommend him to anyone.

Robert P.

Jefferson Breland is a walking welcome! Over the course of 35 years he has been a loving, supportive, inspirational force in my life. His sense of power and self are expressed gently with wisdom, humor and a wealth of lived experience. He has masterfully woven multiple career paths together to create a rich, deep practice in acupuncture and Dragon's Way Qigong. No matter where you are in life, Jefferson respects and believes in your ability to heal.

Gina Pierleoni, Artist, Educator and Creative Consultant

How I Got Here

Acupuncture and Me

    I came to acupuncture as a patient in 1991. After a two-month-long bout of bronchitis, I had symptoms of asthma. My doctor gave me two inhalers to help me breathe and told me I would be a pulmonary cripple for the rest of my life. This statement scared me and enraged me at the same time.
After about six months of carrying this “cripple” story around, a friend suggested I see her acupuncturist. I had a crush on my friend so I went.
   Long story short (details upon request), my symptoms decreased as I continued to receive acupuncture treatments over time as I moved from Baltimore to Pittsburgh to Seattle to Boston to New York and back to Baltimore in 2002. Sometime in that 11-year period, I stopped having any symptoms of asthma. I have not had an inhaler for almost 20 years. Since then I have received regular acupuncture treatments for health maintenance and to address the various health concerns that show up from time to time.
   How I came to be an acupuncturist was not exactly a straight line. I have followed my heart time and time again gathering a very diverse set of experiences that led me to study the most beautiful form of medicine I know. Though a confluence of brilliant teachers and opportunities, I decided to spend the rest of my life learning and practicing a medicine that encompasses the full breadth and depth of human experience.

I am a Nationally Board Certified (NCCAOM) acupuncturist currently licensed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. I received my Master of Acupuncture Degree from Maryland University of Integrative Health (formerly Tai Sophia Institute). I continue to study Chinese Medicine as a student of Dr. Nan Lu of the TCM World Foundation and Tao of Healing School.

(By the way, my friend became an acupuncturist in 2001 and we got married in 2003.)

Get in Touch

Let me know how I can help you.
Contact me at 410-336-5876 or jeffersonacupuncture@gmail.com

Heart's Ease Traditional Acupuncture