A foundational TCM session.
Needles, cupping on request, herbal formula if indicated. 60 minutes.
Bastian Medicine · Palm Springs
Medicine rooted in the body.
Medicine rooted in the body.
Practiced in the desert.
Dr. Bill Bastian, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture, somatic work, and herbal formulation — with over 30 years of practice.
01 · The Practice
One room. One doctor. A single-line approach to a medicine that takes a long time to learn.
Bastian Medicine is a solo clinical practice at the foot of the San Jacintos. Dr. Bill Bastian holds a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine — an earned doctoral credential that places his work alongside functional and integrative medicine, not adjacent to it.
Treatments are scheduled to last as long as they need to last. A first visit includes a full intake, pulse and tongue diagnosis, and the first treatment. No rush. No template.
02 · The Method
The Somatic Shen Method.
A ninety-minute integration of acupuncture, breathwork, and somatic release — developed over a decade of clinical practice in Palm Springs. Shen, in Chinese medicine, is the animating quality of a person: presence, spirit, the thing in the eyes. Somatic Shen is the method Bill built for working with that layer, in the body, without metaphor.
03 · Services
Acupuncture, breathwork, guided meditation — each available on its own, or as part of a longer course.
Individual sessions are offered for patients who know what they want. For patients still deciding, the fifteen-minute discovery call is free.
A structured, one-on-one breathing session.
For patients working with stress, trauma history, or nervous-system dysregulation. 60 minutes.
A clinical meditation session.
One-on-one, tailored to the patient's current state. Often prescribed alongside acupuncture. 45 minutes.
04 · The Program
The 4 Pillar Monthly Program.
A structured monthly membership for patients who want to work with Dr. Bastian over time rather than session-by-session. Four pillars: acupuncture, somatic work, breathwork, and prescribed herbal formulas. Designed for the chronic conditions that respond to consistency.
05 · From the Dispensary
Formulas Bill prescribes, sourced through Fullscript.
The dispensary is an extension of the practice, not a shop. Formulas are curated by Dr. Bastian and fulfilled through Fullscript. Access is available to active patients — a formula is a prescription, not a product.
06 · Begin
Start with a fifteen-minute call.
Free. By phone or video. A short conversation to decide together whether the practice is a fit — no commitment, no intake forms.
Schedule a 15-minute call
Or call the practice directly: 760-992-0108