Harper\'s Bazaar USA - 12.2019

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WHEN THE ALLBRIGHT private wom-

en’s club from London hosted its opening

bash on Melrose Place in L.A. this fall, the

line to get in snaked around the block.

Inside, beef tartare, french fries, and Veuve

Clicquot were served; there was a Ladurée

macaron cart and a caviar bar. Cofounders Debbie Wosskow wore

Marchesa, and Anna Jones (former CEO of Hearst Magazines UK)

was dressed in Ba&sh. “The place was bumping,” says one of the

club’s founding members. Guests were treated to mini-facials by

Emilia Clarke’s facialist Georgia Louise and to percussive therapy

sessions by Theragun. There were also complimentary applications

of 24-karat-gold-plated ear seeds to relieve ailments ranging from

migraines to stress to indigestion. Mona Dan, the acupuncturist

on Goop’s “10 Wellness Gurus on Tools for Manifesting Positive

Outcomes” list, was there herself, dispensing the tiny magnetized

beads to the anxiety-prone ears of the social and swanky.

Dan is the Queen of Ear Seeds in L.A., adorning the outer ears

the outer ear to regulate and calibrate the

body’s and mind’s functions. They’re called

“seeds” because in traditional Chinese

medicine, seeds from the vaccaria plant

are used for this purpose. Acupuncturists

customize the placement of the seeds

based on a client’s ailments, such as addiction, pain, or insomnia.

Dan, who has a master’s degree in traditional Oriental medicine

from Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa

Monica, says the stimulation from the beads signals the reflex

centers of the brain, which then sends signals to the rest of the

body. Some are magnetic, which has a beneficial health effect too.

“Magnets have a strong pull and can shift the electro-frequencies

in the body, helping to balance our body and mind,” she says.

Style seekers are buzzing about ear seeds because they’re simple

to apply (you can even do it yourself) and seem to really work

(mine recently kept me well rested and balanced over a wild wed-

ding weekend). They’ve also gotten a fashionable upgrade from

EAR SEEDS

ACUPUNCTURE WITHOUT NEEDLES

Devotees of the trendy practice

of auricular therapy claim

it can treat ailments from addiction

to insomnia. Should you try it?

By Martha McCully

HEALTH

YULIA GORBACHENKO FOR

BAZAAR

. MODEL: AKIIMA

Loewe earrings.

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