Our Story
Make Yourself Well was born from a belief in the body’s inherent ability to heal—and its continual movement toward balance and harmony.
In a world that often pulls us out of ourselves, this work is an invitation to return. To listen more closely. To feel more fully. To recognize the body not as something to fix, but as something to understand.
Healing, in this space, is not something that is given. It is something that is remembered.
This is an invitation to come back into relationship with your body.
To trust what it is communicating.
And to take an active role in your own healing.
Through an integrative approach that weaves together acupuncture, somatic bodywork, and nervous system support, each session becomes a collaboration—one that honors your body’s intelligence while encouraging autonomy within your own health journey.
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Philosophy
I believe the body holds an innate intelligence—one that knows how to heal when given the right support.
My role is not to override that process, but to work with it.
Blending Eastern and Western approaches, my work is grounded in both clinical understanding and intuitive care, meeting you where you are, and supporting where you want to go.
Meet the Founder
Make Yourself Well was founded as a reflection of a simple belief: the body is always moving toward balance.
Elaine’s work is grounded in the understanding that mental and physical health are not separate, but deeply intertwined—each shaping the other in visible and subtle ways. Her approach weaves together acupuncture, somatic bodywork, and nervous system regulation to support this relationship, creating space for the body to shift out of stress and into repair.
She began her studies with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Temple University, followed by hands-on training at the Baltimore School of Massage, an intentional step toward working with mental health through a somatic lens. This foundation shaped her understanding of how experience is held within the body, and how healing often requires more than cognitive awareness alone.
She later earned her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego, expanding her work into a fully integrative model of care.
Over time, her practice has evolved to become less about applying techniques and more about refining how she listens to the body, to subtle cues, and to what each person uniquely needs.
Dr. Elaine Soto, DACHMS, L.Ac, CMT
My Approach
My work is rooted in the understanding that the body is not separate systems to be fixed, but an integrated whole that responds to both physical and emotional experiences.
By combining acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and somatic practices, I approach each session with both structure and intuition—supporting not just symptoms, but the patterns beneath them.
Much of what we experience as pain, tension, or imbalance is shaped by the nervous system. When the body is stuck in stress patterns, healing can feel out of reach. By working with the nervous system directly, we create the conditions for real, lasting change.