Today we’d like to introduce you to Nina Jung.
Hi Nina, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I think the best way to describe my journey is that finding acupuncture and East Asian medicine—and eventually creating JungWay—has been an evolution alongside my own life.
I came to this work through movement first. Long before acupuncture, I was immersed in strength training, bodywork and studying how the body adapts, heals and communicates. That curiosity eventually led me to East Asian medicine, where I found a framework that finally brought everything together: the physical body, our emotions, our environment and the seasons of our lives are not separate.
I became a licensed acupuncturist and continued studying fertility, reproductive health, pregnancy and postpartum care, nervous system regulation, strength, facial rejuvenation and face reading. I’ve always been drawn to the overlap between disciplines rather than fitting neatly into one box.
As my own life changed, my practice evolved with me.
Becoming a mother was a major turning point. My experiences with pregnancy, birth, loss, postpartum recovery and raising young children gave me a much deeper understanding of what women’s bodies carry—physically, emotionally and professionally.
It also made it even clearer that fertility, hormones, nervous system health, strength, beauty and emotional well-being are not separate conversations. They’re different expressions of the same whole person.
Now, as I move through another season of womanhood, I’m increasingly focused on vitality—what allows a woman not just to function, but to feel strong, vibrant and fully alive in her life.
That’s what JungWay has become.
Today, my work sits at the intersection of reproductive health, beauty and high-capacity womanhood and motherhood, supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause and everything in between.
Cosmetic acupuncture and whole-body facial rejuvenation have naturally become a larger part of my practice. From the outside, it may look like a shift, but to me it’s a continuation of everything I’ve always studied and believed.
In East Asian medicine, beauty is never separate from health. The face reflects vitality, emotion and what’s happening within the body. That idea also connects me back to my Korean upbringing, where beauty, food, health and daily rituals of care were deeply intertwined.
JungWay continues to evolve as I do. I don’t think I’ll ever stop studying or refining how I understand women’s health.
But the thread has always been the same:
How do we help women cultivate enough health, strength and vitality to fully live the lives they’re creating?
And at the heart of it all:
Beauty begins beneath the skin.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Definitely not. I think one of the biggest lessons for me has been learning to allow both myself and JungWay to evolve.
There’s so much pressure in business to figure out exactly what you’re known for, choose a lane and stay there. But women’s lives don’t work that way, and neither has mine.
The practitioner I was before becoming a mother isn’t exactly the practitioner I am today. Motherhood, pregnancy, loss, postpartum, moving and rebuilding my practice in a new community have all changed me. They’ve changed the questions I ask, what I study, how I define health and how I care for the women who come through my door.
I’ve had to learn that evolution doesn’t mean I lacked direction. Sometimes it means I’m paying attention.
Building a business while raising young children has probably been one of my greatest teachers. There is always more I could be doing, but motherhood has forced me to get very clear about what actually matters.
It’s also changed my definition of success.
I want to build meaningful work, be excellent at what I do and create something that has an impact in my community. But I also want to be present for my family. I’m no longer interested in creating a version of success that looks impressive from the outside but requires sacrificing the life I’m building it for.
That hasn’t always made the road easy or linear, but it has made JungWay much more intentional—and much more reflective of who I am today.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
JungWay Acupuncture & Integrative Wellness is my private acupuncture and East Asian medicine practice in Poway. We focus on women’s health and the seasons of life that ask the most from us.
My work sits at the intersection of reproductive health, beauty, and vitality—supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, cosmetic acupuncture, nervous system regulation, and strength.
Rather than viewing these as separate categories, I see them as deeply connected.
A woman might come to me while trying to conceive, recovering after birth, navigating hormonal shifts, holding tension in her jaw, feeling depleted by the demands of motherhood, or simply noticing in the mirror, I don’t quite look or feel like myself lately.
I’m interested in what’s underneath those experiences.
East Asian medicine offers a rich framework for understanding the whole person. I blend that traditional foundation with modern research, strength and movement practices, bodywork, and years of focused study in women’s health.
My cosmetic acupuncture and whole-body facial rejuvenation work reflects this integrative approach. Rather than treating wrinkles or focusing only on the face, we look at circulation, facial muscle tension, skin health, the nervous system, and the body as a whole. Depending on the person, treatments may also include facial techniques, gua sha, cupping, body acupuncture, or face reading.
I often say beauty begins beneath the skin because I want women to know that caring about how they look and caring about their health are not separate pursuits.
What I’m most proud of is that JungWay gives women permission to hold multiple truths at once. You can care deeply about your fertility and your career. You can be grateful to be a mother and still feel depleted by motherhood. You can be strong and still need support. You can prioritize your health and want to feel vibrant in your appearance.
Women are complex. Their healthcare should reflect that.
Ultimately, I want JungWay to be known for helping women understand what their bodies are communicating—and for giving them the support and tools to move through each season with greater health, strength, and vitality.
Do you have any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
Some of my favorite childhood memories are the ordinary ones.
I remember watching my mother and grandmother at their vanities, moving through their beauty rituals. There was something quietly ceremonial about it, though I wouldn’t have had the language for that as a child.
Growing up Korean, care was expressed through everyday rituals—food, tending to the body, looking after family, and the small, consistent ways women cared for themselves and each other.
It’s interesting to look back now, given how much of my work centers on the relationship between beauty, health, vitality, and the way wisdom is passed between generations.
I don’t think I understood the significance of those moments then.
Now I do—and I think that’s part of why I’m so drawn to this work. In many ways, I’m still there, just in a different way: helping women return to themselves through the same kind of quiet, intentional care I once watched.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://jungway.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninamjung?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
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