
ELLE’s Modern Wellness Guide 2025
Learn about the various wellness trends for 2025 that ELLE has highlighted, including vagus nerve stimulation, as discussed by Gudrun.
Bubbles! Candles! Bath Bombs! Everything You Need for a Relaxing Bath, Backed by Aromatherapists
Gudrun discusses the benefits of aromatherapy in baths, explaining how different scents influence the body and mind. She emphasizes their role in relaxation, stress relief, and overall well-being, highlighting their connection to traditional Chinese medicine.
Ancient practices now used for beauty benefits
Gudrun Snyder explains that cosmetic acupuncture works from the inside out. While users may not experience the same type of results as Botox, they often get more subtle effects. She said that it is as if the patient has had the best possible night’s sleep.

Choose Your Own Spa Day
Everyone at this plant-dappled sanctuary, where library whispers are punctuated by the occasional gong from the adjoining sound bath studio, gets a tailored treatment.

Wellness-Inspired Gifts for the Metro Man
Whether your man is the ruggedly handsome outdoorsy type or simply sensitive to rapidly changing environmental conditions, he’s bound to benefit from the new Botanical-based Bug Repellent by Moon Rabbit Acupuncture.
Is a Lymphatic Drainage Massage Worth the Hype?
“MLD follows a specific sequence, starting with the body’s main drains, such as the lymph nodes in the armpits, neck, and groin,” says Gudrun Wu Snyder.
Emerging Gear
Snyder wanted to create protection against mosquito-borne diseases that doubled as a unisex perfume for everyday use.
Bridging Eastern Tradition and Modern Wellness, A Q&A with Acupuncturist Gudrun Wu Snyder
Inspired by her family's legacy in medicine and her own transformative experiences, Gudrun has created a holistic wellness center in Chicago, where she blends "ancient Eastern medicine with modern health modalities" to help her patients lead healthier, balanced lives.
How to Gua Sha, Plus a Quick History Lesson to Appreciate Its Origins
Gudrun Wu Snyder, founder of Moon Rabbit and expert in Medical Qigong, shared the literal translation of gua sha, "the word 'gua' means 'scraping', and 'sha' refers to the temporary redness or small red dots that can appear on the skin during the process."
How to Use Jade Rollers, According to Experts
“Jade rollers may seem like the newest trend, but they actually have been used in traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries,” says Gudrun Snyder, acupuncturist and founder of Moon Rabbit Acupuncture in Chicago.
Why So Many Olympic Athletes Are Into Cupping Therapy
Despite being popular among celebrities and athletes, Gudrun Snyder, founder of Moon Rabbit Acupuncture, told Salon cupping isn’t a new health practice — it’s a traditional Chinese medicine practice that has been around for thousands of years.
Acupuncture for Aging Skin
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat many ailments, but now it's being used to turn back the clock on aging. Acupuncturist, Gudrun Snyder, joined ABC Portland with information on how acupuncture is being used to reduce the signs of aging on facial skin.
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