Hi, I'm Dr. Jennifer Faigin

I help people who are tired of feeling stuck — in their pain, their stress, their sleeplessness — find their way back to feeling like themselves again.

cedar and sage acupuncture Scottsdale

Never tried acupuncture or fire cupping before?

You’re in exactly the right place. Most of my patients were uncertain the first time too —

and almost every one of them has told me they wish they’d come sooner.

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If You've Been Wondering Whether This Is Really for You

Maybe you’ve been carrying pain for a while — the kind that comes and goes, or the kind that just never fully leaves. Maybe you’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. Maybe your stress has become so familiar you’ve almost stopped noticing it, except for the way it shows up in your shoulders, your jaw, your stomach.

Or maybe you’ve simply heard about acupuncture or fire cupping and you’re curious — but also a little uncertain. Will it actually work? Will it hurt? Is this really something that’s meant for someone like me?

I’ve heard those questions hundreds of times. And I want to answer them honestly, the way I would if you were sitting across from me right now.

“Your body already knows how to heal. It sometimes just needs the right support to remember how.”

That’s not a tagline. That’s genuinely what I believe — and what I’ve watched happen, in real people, over more than three decades of practice.

For First Timers

What to Expect When You've Never Done This Before

I know that trying something new — especially something involving needles or fire — can feel like a big step. So let me pull back the curtain a little, because what most people imagine and what the experience is actually like are usually quite different.

Here’s what my first-time patients almost always say:

“It didn’t feel like I expected at all.”
Acupuncture needles are hair-thin — nothing like a syringe. Most people feel a gentle warmth, a subtle pressure, or a quiet sense of release. Many fall asleep on the table.

“Fire cupping looked scarier than it was.”
The sensation is closer to a deep, warm massage than anything uncomfortable. Many patients say it becomes their favourite part of the session.

“I felt different walking out than I did walking in. Calmer. Lighter. Like something had quietly shifted.”
 That feeling is real — and for most people, it deepens over time.

“I wish I hadn’t waited so long.”
That one I hear the most. Every time, I just smile — because I completely understand.

I take extra time with first-time patients. We talk through everything before I do anything. You are always in control, and nothing happens without your full understanding and your comfort. My job on your first visit is to make sure you leave feeling safe, cared for, and better — in every sense of the word.

My story

Why I Do This — And What Makes My Approach Different

I grew up watching medicine from the inside. Both of my parents were family practice physicians, and from a young age I understood what Western medicine could do — and what it couldn’t. I watched it save lives. I watched it intervene at exactly the right moments and give people back years they would have otherwise lost. I have never stopped being grateful for that.

But I also watched it fall short. Patients leaving with a prescription and no real understanding of why they were suffering. Chronic pain, fatigue, hormonal imbalance cycling through appointment after appointment without anyone looking at the whole picture — treating symptoms without real curiosity about roots.

That gap — between what medicine does brilliantly and what it leaves behind — is what set me on my path. I didn’t want to choose between conventional medicine and holistic care. I wanted to understand both deeply, and know when each was truly needed.

“I grew up watching Western medicine help just as many people as it fell short for. I knew both sides of that equation from the inside — and I knew that we could do better.”


Before I ever studied acupuncture, I spent more than 30 years as a Licensed Massage Therapist and holistic bodywork practitioner. Those years gave me something no academic programme could — a deep, felt understanding of the human body. I learned to read where tension lives and why. To sense the difference between a muscle tight from overuse and one bracing against something emotional. To notice where the body is quietly struggling before a patient has found the words to describe it.

Then I went back to school. I trained at PIHMA — the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture — and earned my doctoral degree, becoming a Doctor of Acupuncture (DAc), board-certified by the NCBAHM. What I bring to your treatment is thirty years of listening to bodies with my hands, combined with one of the highest academic credentials available in my field.

What I treat

I May Be Able to Help If You're Dealing With...

Acupuncture and fire cupping can address a much wider range of conditions than most people realize. I specialize in a persons whole health — including but not limited to these conditions. If you don’t see your concern listed, please reach out. Chances are we can talk through it together.

Allergies & sinus congestion

        Reduces inflammatory response and helps regulate the immune system’s overreaction to allergens.

        Activates the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering cortisol and producing a measurable calming effect.

        Stimulates the release of endorphins and reduces inflammation, easing persistent pain in the back, neck, joints, and beyond.

        Balances serotonin and dopamine levels, supporting mood regulation and reducing feelings of low energy and hopelessness.

        Supports gut motility and reduces inflammation, helping conditions like IBS, bloating, and nausea.

        Addresses the root causes of exhaustion — poor sleep, stress, and adrenal strain — rather than just the symptom.

        Reduces the frequency and severity of headaches by improving circulation and relieving muscular tension.

        Supports the endocrine system to ease symptoms of menopause, PMS, and thyroid irregularities.

        Regular treatment has been shown to strengthen immune response and reduce the frequency of illness.

        Promotes melatonin production and regulates sleep cycles for deeper, more consistent rest.

        Accelerates recovery from sprains, strains, and repetitive stress injuries by improving circulation to affected tissue.

        Calms the overactive threat response, reduces flashback intensity, and helps the nervous system feel safe again.

        Improves circulation to the inner ear and reduces nervous system tension, helping to lower the intensity and frequency of ringing or buzzing sounds.

My philosophy

I Don't Have a Protocol. I Have a Way of Seeing.

I don’t believe your body is broken. I believe it’s communicating. Pain, fatigue, anxiety, poor sleep, hormonal disruption — these aren’t failures. They are signals. And my job isn’t to silence them. It’s to understand what they’re saying and help your body address what’s actually driving them.

I work comfortably alongside your doctor, your physical therapist, your mental health provider. I’m not asking you to choose between acupuncture and conventional medicine. I’m asking how we can make everything work together — because that’s where the lasting results live.

I don’t rush. At Cedar & Sage, your appointment is structured around you — not a billing cycle. I ask the questions most practitioners don’t have time for. I notice things you didn’t mention. I make connections between symptoms that have always seemed unrelated. And I explain everything I’m doing in plain language, so you leave with both a treatment and an understanding of why.

“Many of my patients have seen other practitioners before finding me. What they say afterward isn’t that those providers were wrong — it’s that none of them had seen the whole picture. I try to see it from the very first conversation.”

My credentials

You Deserve to Know Exactly Who Is Treating You

Degree:

DAc – Doctor of Acupuncture — one of the highest academic credentials available in this field in the United States
MAc – Master of Acupuncture – Masters of Acupuncture

Studies:

PIHMA – Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture — doctoral training and clinical practice

Certifications and Licenses:

Board Certified NCBAHM — National Certification Commission
Arizona State Acupuncture Licensed
Certificate in Acupuncture Point Injection Therapy

LMT:

Licensed in Arizona & Texas

30+ years of hands-on holistic bodywork practice

Specialties:
General Well-Being · Pain Management · Neuroacupuncture · Women’s Health · Immune Support · Anxiety & Stress · Fire Cupping

Founder:

Cedar & Sage Wellness — Scottsdale, Arizona, founded by Dr. Jennifer Faigin

You Don't Have to Keep Feeling This Way.

DAc

Doctor of Acupuncture

NCBAHM

Nationally Board-Certified

LAc

Licensed in Arizona

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Licensed Massage Therapist in AZ & TX