The Desk Reset
30-minute express acupuncture for desk-related tension
A focused treatment created for busy professionals who spend long hours sitting, typing and working at a screen.
Step away from your screen. Enjoy a restorative pause. Return to your day feeling refreshed.
🌿 30 minutes
📍 Bellenden Therapies, Peckham
🗓 Thursday appointments
£45
Designed to fit into your working day.
Feeling the effects of desk life?
Long hours sitting, typing and focusing can leave your body holding tension.
You may notice:
Tight shoulders
Neck stiffness
Upper back discomfort
Tension headaches
Feeling stressed or tense
Feeling like you need a moment away from your screen
Your workday reset is just around the corner.
If you’re living with pain, whether from an injury, posture, tension or long-standing discomfort—acupuncture offers a natural way to find relief. This is a hands-on, focused approach that helps ease pain, release tight muscles, and support your body’s own healing response.
What It Can Help With
Back or neck pain
Joint or muscular pain
Sciatica
Shoulder or hip tightness
Desk-related tension
Knee pain
Generalised aches and stiffness
Tension headaches
Postural tension
Recovery support after injury
A reset for your body & mind
This 30-minute acupuncture session is designed to ease feelings of tension, encourage relaxation and bring a sense of calm — leaving you feeling refreshed and ready to return to your day.
Created for those who want to look after themselves but don’t always have time for a longer appointment.
Whether you’re working from home, locally, or from a nearby co-working space — The Desk Reset fits into your day.
How It Works
Before we begin treatment, I carry out a body and posture assessment to identify which muscles aren’t functioning optimally. This helps us get to the root of the issue—instead of just treating the symptoms.
I use the EXSTORE system, a hands-on method to scan key muscle groups in the upper and lower body to detect motor inhibition (where a muscle isn’t firing properly).
Once we identify the issue, I use techniques such as electroacupuncture or manual soft tissue release to restore function, followed by targeted treatment of the specific area of pain.
This structured approach avoids guesswork and focuses on what your body actually needs, often reducing pain more quickly and effectively.
A modern approach to acupuncture
Your session brings together different styles of acupuncture, allowing your treatment to be tailored to you.
Medical Acupuncture
A modern approach informed by anatomy, physiology and an understanding of the body.
Dry Needling Techniques
Focused techniques commonly used when working with areas where people experience muscular tension.
Traditional Acupuncture Principles
A whole-person approach considering your lifestyle, stress levels and overall wellbeing.
What happens during your 30 minutes?
Your initial appointment includes a detailed assessment and scan, followed by a full acupuncture treatment tailored to your needs. This may include:
Arrive & settle
A short conversation about where you feel tension and what you would like from your session.
Your acupuncture treatment
Relax while your treatment is tailored to you.
Return to your day
Head back to your afternoon feeling refreshed.
We’ll also discuss what might be contributing to your pain and how we can support recovery step by step.
What to Expect in Your First Session
Your initial appointment includes a detailed assessment and scan, followed by a full acupuncture treatment tailored to your needs. This may include:
Electroacupuncture
Manual release
Cupping therapy
Heat therapy
We’ll also discuss what might be contributing to your pain and how we can support recovery step by step.
Designed around modern working life
Perfect for:
☕ Lunch breaks
🕑 Between meetings
🏠 Working from home days
💻 Long laptop sessions
🌿 Anyone wanting a restorative pause in their week
No need to take hours out - Just 30 minutes for yourself
Your workday reset — just around the corner
The Desk Reset is available every Thursday at:
Bellenden Therapies
Bellenden Road
Peckham
A calm treatment space in the middle of your working week.
Meet your practitioner
I’m Sarah, an acupuncturist and naturopath passionate about helping people make wellbeing part of everyday life.
I created The Desk Reset after seeing how many busy professionals were struggling to find time to prioritise themselves.
This session was designed to offer a restorative pause that fits realistically into a working day.
Registered with the British Acupuncture Council
Registered with the British Medical Acupuncture Society
Registered with the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners
Registered with the General Naturopathic Council
Acupuncture Lecturer and Examiner
FAQs
Your appointment is 30 minutes, making it easy to schedule around your working day.
Comfortable clothing is recommended, but the session has been designed with busy professionals in mind. If you need to remove your top to treat the upper back, I will provide you with towels to make you feel at ease.
No. It may suit anyone who spends long periods sitting, using screens or feeling the effects of a busy lifestyle.
Most people find acupuncture very relaxing. You may feel a slight warmth or tingling as the needles go in. Certain points might feel sensitive, but it shouldn’t be painful. If we are treating trigger points, these can be tender, but trigger point acupuncture is optional, and I will discuss this with you. That said, the temporary tenderness after trigger-point acupuncture is worth it. I always feel like I am no longer carrying a brick on my neck once I release my upper traps!
Yes. The Desk Reset is a focused 30-minute appointment.
My standard acupuncture appointments allow more time for a detailed consultation and broader health support.
As a registered member of the British Acupuncture Council (mBAcC), my treatments are recognised by many health insurers. Check with your provider first, and see my Health Insurance page → for more info. However, as this is an express treatment, I would ask you to pay for the treatment on the day, and you can get it reimbursed by your insurer with your invoice.
“In the first session, Sarah helped me understand what acupuncture could achieve and how we’d approach it together. It helped me progress to a point where I am pain-free.”
— Eduardo P.
“I went in with pain in my hip and leg, unsure if acupuncture would work. After treatment, I noticed real improvement. Sarah is very experienced, and I’m so grateful.”
— Rebeca C.
“Sarah is a really talented, dedicated practitioner. She treated my costochondritis effectively, and it’s no longer a problem. I now return for general wellbeing.”
— Bristena M.
“In the first session, Sarah helped me understand what acupuncture could achieve and how we’d approach it together. It helped me progress to a point where I am pain-free.”
— Eduardo P.
“I went in with pain in my hip and leg, unsure if acupuncture would work. After treatment, I noticed real improvement. Sarah is very experienced, and I’m so grateful.”
— Rebeca C.
“Sarah is a really talented, dedicated practitioner. She treated my costochondritis effectively, and it’s no longer a problem. I now return for general wellbeing.”
— Bristena M.
Ready for your Desk Reset?
30 minutes
£45
Thursday appointments
Bellenden Therapies, Peckham
Your workday reset — just around the corner.