breathe in & drink deep

come home to yourself

Return to life with authenticity & wholeness

Deep Roots Acupuncture

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Five Element Acupuncture

Acupressure, Shiatsu & Energy Work

Qi Gong

Creating healing space in Iowa City since 2015

Providing Care For

Health & Wellbeing

You feel more and more run down and you are less able to connect with the things you love to do. Recently your health has felt off in some kind of way and you ...

Head, Back, Shoulders, Hips, Neck

You used to be way more active and fit, but recently aches and pains seem to be acting up way more than normal and it’s getting harder to feel like you can make the healthy choices you ...

Stress Management

The lists and responsibilities seem to just get longer and longer. You make progress here and there, and you know you are really good at what you do, but it seems like more and more often things are falling off the list ...

Emotional Regulation

Lengthen your fuse, allow steadiness into the heart, find glimpses of hope through despair, carry grief tenderly - and show up to your life with grace, with heart...

Recovery from Trauma

You are so practiced at showing up to where you are needed, with what's in front of you. Your attention doesn't need to be focused on those old stories anymore. But your body is having a hard time catching up...

Pregnancy, Menstrual, & Menopausal Health

From fertility to regulating menstrual cycles, to peri-menopause and beyond, you are at the mercy of the careful regulation and balance of your hormones. Some ease and regulation for balance would be a welcome change...

Since 2004, the World Health Organization has recognized acupuncture as a successful form of treatement 

​for more than 100 symptoms and diseases

Meet Lucy, the Acupuncturist

Lucy Marsh, LAc, raised on a small sheep farm east of Solon, IA, returned home to Iowa City and opened Deep Roots Acupuncture in June of 2015.

Her compassion and attunement has brought transformative relief to many in the community.

Located in the heart of a residential neighborhood, just around the corner from Hickory Hill Park on Rochester Ave, she invites you in to strip away all that is getting in the way of your stepping into the fullness of your healing.

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Get In Touch

Please reach out with questions. I'd love to hear from you!

Blessings, Lucy

Monday 1:00 - 5:30

Tuesday 10:00 - 1:30

Wednesday 10:00 - 5:30

Thursday 10:00 - 7:00

Tuesdays 11:30 - 1:30

2nd Saturdays 10:00 - noon (1st Saturday alternate schedule)

4th Thursdays 4:30 - 6:30

1222 Rochester Ave, Iowa City, IA 52245, USA