11/18/24: Due to technical difficulties, our temporary office phone number is 401-537-7296.

Workshops & Events

Special wellness focused events are offered in our community room to help you live a healthy and balanced life.


Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture is one modality of Chinese Medicine which gets to the root of your health problem to help you feel better and stay well. At Emerging Energy, your treatment takes place in a serene, private treatment room, so you can relax and reset. We follow best practices when it comes to disinfecting, sterilization and safe operations for the highest level care. Our Doctors of Acupuncture are wel... Read More

Acupuncture is one modality of Chinese Medicine which gets to the root of your health problem to help you feel better and stay well. At Emerging Energy, your treatment takes place in a serene, private treatment room, so you can relax and reset. We follow best practices when it comes to disinfecting, sterilization and safe operations for the highest level care. Our Doctors of Acupuncture are well-trained with thousands of hours of training in many styles of Acupuncture including orthopedic Acupuncture (Dry Needling), facial acupuncture, Japanese, and Chinese style acupuncture. We also may use other techinques such as cupping, gua sha, ear seeds, far-infrared therapy, lifestyle recommendations, and chinese herbal medicine. You're in capable hands at Emerging Energy Acupuncture.


Cosmetic Acupuncture & Microneedling

We are experts in holistic skincare.


Holistic Esthetics

A holistic approach to skin care, with natural and organic products designed to improve the health of your skin and promote deep relaxation. Our highly skilled esthetician offers our signature Pearl Apothecary Gua Sha facial, facial reflexology, lymphatic drainage and more.


Massage and East Asian Bodywork

Holistic Bodywork, Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques of Cupping and Gua Sha, and specialized stretching and trigger point release improve blood flow, decrease muscle tension, and promote mind / body balance.


Infrared Sauna

Give your body an internal health boost through infrared rays that heat and repair the body from within, supporting a wide range of health benefits - lower blood pressure, aid in weight loss, renews the skin, wound healing, pain relief, and more. Equipped with near, mid and far infrared heaters, your entire body will be enveloped with healing heat for a renewed sense of vitality.

Our sauna is ... Read More

Give your body an internal health boost through infrared rays that heat and repair the body from within, supporting a wide range of health benefits - lower blood pressure, aid in weight loss, renews the skin, wound healing, pain relief, and more. Equipped with near, mid and far infrared heaters, your entire body will be enveloped with healing heat for a renewed sense of vitality.

Our sauna is made from high quality eco-friendly and hypoallergenic bass wood. Extend health benefits by enjoying infrared saunas to heat and relax your muscles prior to any massage therapy, acupuncture, or facial.


Community Acupuncture

Book any one of these wellness treatments in our community room, and feel more relaxed and energized.

Dr. Mary Claire Dilks founded Emerging Energy Acupuncture in 2004, is a licensed Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Rhode Island, and is nationally board-certified in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.

As a teenager with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, she learned how illness holds us back from doing the things we want to do. At this time, she began to study Eastern Philosophy and Meditation. With holistic medicine and nutritional support, she recovered and made it her mission to help people overcome illness. Dr. Dilks studied at Loyola University in Chicago where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. Always curious, this basis of theoretical thinking has proven invaluable in her practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Dilks entered the field of Integrative Medicine in 1999 while working at American Whole Health in Chicago. After experiencing the transformational power of Chinese Medicine, Dr. Dilks enrolled in the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, where she studied at both the Chicago and the New York City campuses. In total, the rigorous 4 year Master’s program involved over 3000 hours of clinical work, Chinese Medicine, and Western Medicine Sciences.

Dr. Dilks has completed several graduate mentorship programs for advanced Chinese Herbal Training, including a Diploma in Dermatology through a year-long program of study with the renowned Dermatologist from England, Mazin Al-Khafaji. She applies the theories of Classical Chinese Medicine to address many modern conditions. Dr. Dilks also uses modern neuroscience acupuncture and other acupuncture systems to effectively treat many complicated conditions. Over two decades later, it is still her mission to help people find renewed health and balance.

In her free time, she enjoys walking her standard poodle, cooking using local food, hiking with her family, gardening, making jewelry, and crafting natural skincare and aromatherapy products for her line Pearl Apothecary.

Dr. Mary Claire Dilks founded Emerging Energy Acupuncture in 2004, is a licensed Doctor of Acupun... Read More

Sarah Karsmarski is a board certified and licensed Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Rhode Island. She received her degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture from Five Branches University, in Santa Cruz, California where she is also licensed and had a private practice before moving to Rhode Island in 2016.

In 2012 Sarah completed an advanced study program at integrative medicine hospitals in Hangzhou, China, and has apprenticed with specialists in women’s health, mental health, pediatrics, and nutrition. Besides her private practice, Sarah has helped run community acupuncture clinics to provide services for those that otherwise might not have access to the healing power of Chinese Medicine. Sarah’s first degree is a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a second degree in Art and Psychology. After teaching for many years she believed there was a great need to better connect young people with their health, as well as the need for alternative treatments, and tools, for the many different challenges that had become so prevalent in schools, not only for students but for the staff. Always a lover of natural health it was then she discovered Chinese Medicine and fell in love with the gentle yet powerful techniques that could make an impact on someone’s wellbeing while taking into account the whole person without being invasive. Sarah has experience treating a wide range of conditions and is dedicated to providing personalized healthcare to help all her patients reach their wellness goals.

Sarah loves spending time with her son exploring and sharing in his wonder of the world. She enjoys the arts and collecting books. Sarah is passionate about fitness and yoga, supporting her local community, and learning about new discoveries in health and wellness

Sarah Karsmarski is a board certified and licensed Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in ... Read More

Charlotte King is a board certified and licensed Doctor of Acupuncture. She graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in Newton, MA, and is trained in Chinese, Japanese and orthopedic styles of acupuncture, as well as pediatric treatment techniques. Her post-graduate training has included extensive study in the treatment of chronic and acute back pain, as well as mental health disorders, insomnia, headaches, and women’s health.

Charlotte King is a board certified and licensed Doctor of Acupuncture. She graduated from the Ne... Read More

Jenn Swanberg, Ph.D. is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, work+life mindfulness coach, and university professor with over 30 years of studying the effects of work-life demands on well-being, and what workplaces can do to holistically support women. She maintains that for women to thrive in a healthy manner within our competitive culture requires intentional choices. Intentional choices about careers, relationships, family, health, lifestyle, and avocational activities. Living with intention requires presence, curiosity and courage.

Jenn believes in the power of mindful awareness to heal and reconnect us to our inherent sense of well-being and ease and is passionate about sharing its benefits with others. She offers work+life mindfulness coaching, mindfulness meditation classes, and 1:1 mindfulness meditation instruction. Her coaching integrates current knowledge on mindfulness, stress management, and the facets of work+life that optimize success. She helps to facilitate, guide, and support learning a new way to live a life that promotes contentment, well-being, and ease.

Stay tuned for future mindfulness meditation offerings.

Jenn Swanberg, Ph.D. is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, work+life mindfulness coach, ... Read More

Daniel Tague holds a Master’s degree in acupuncture and a certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine from The Won Institute of Graduate Studies, and is nationally certified through the NCCAOM. He has been trained in both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Worsley Five Element acupuncture. Along with acupuncture and herbs, he practices facial rejuvenation and other ancillary treatments such as gua sha, tuina, moxibustion, and cupping therapies. ​ Daniel also has a Bachelor’s degree from Tyler School of Art in painting and sculpture and worked for many years in childcare, teaching, and the arts. The art-making process develops one’s tactile senses in a way that lends a unique set of skills to Daniel’s practice, where he seeks to create a safe, comfortable, and fun healing environment for his patients.

Daniel Tague holds a Master’s degree in acupuncture and a certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine ... Read More

Alison Zagorsky is a holistic esthetician with training in lymphatic drainage, gua sha technique, and Dien Chan Zone Facial Reflexology.

She brings twenty-two years of experience as an holistic skincare practitioner and has worked in clinical settings, luxury five star spas and stunning ocean front hotels. Having struggled for years with chemical sensitives and acne, many of her treatments are designed for sensitive and very reactive skin conditions and utilize a “less is more” philosophy with an emphasis on increasing circulation for skin health and resilience. Her approach uses clean, natural and effective skincare lines and massage techniques such as lifting, sculpting, lymphatic work and gua sha to give instant results and visible shifts with regular application.

Alison takes great pride her her passion for a more holistic, sustainable process. She loves for clients to experience the immediate and lasting results of these effective, gentle techniques.

Alison Zagorsky is a holistic esthetician with training in lymphatic drainage, gua sha technique,... Read More

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