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ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE
ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE
SKIN ISSUES & REJUVENATION
SKIN ISSUES & REJUVENATION
WOMEN'S HEALTH
WOMEN'S HEALTH
MEN'S HEALTH
MEN'S HEALTH
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
PAIN RELIEF
PAIN RELIEF

Mackay Acupuncture Natural Medicine
Dr. Mark McAuliffe
At Mackay Acupuncture Natural Medicine, we understand that your journey to well-being is deeply personal, and we want you to feel truly cared for every step of the way. Our experienced Oriental Medicine Doctor (O.M.D), Dr. Mark McAuliffe, with his remarkable 45 years in the healing arts, is here to gently guide and support you. He is highly respected as a master acupuncturist, and his extensive knowledge, including his time as a Senior Lecturer of Acupuncture at the Australian College of Natural Medicine, reflects his commitment to this profound practice.
Dr. McAuliffe’s approach is all about understanding and working with your unique energy. He focuses on helping you find a deeper sense of harmony within yourself – connecting your body, mind, emotions, and spirit in a way that feels natural and right for you. Acupuncture, as he practices it, is a tender way to encourage your subtle energies to find their natural balance, which can help clear away discomfort and support the flow of your body’s vital pathways. This gentle process can lead to a wonderful feeling of being present and well in your own being.
With his skilled touch, Dr. McAuliffe utilizes Neoclassical Acupuncture, a time-honored method refined by Master Slate Burris. This gentle yet effective approach, with roots going back to 1100 A.D., often involves just one delicate needle to bring about significant positive shifts. It’s a unique way of working with your body’s energy, allowing for a very personalized experience.
We are here to support and care for you in many aspects of your health, whether you’re navigating women’s, men’s, or children’s health concerns, recovering from sports injuries or work-related issues, or seeking support for pain management, cancer care, skin health, or fertility journeys, including IVF. Our clinic also offers a wide selection of traditional Oriental herbal remedies, carefully chosen to complement your healing process.
Dr. McAuliffe’s dedication to providing the best possible care is evident in his memberships with the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA). He has mastered gentle yet powerful techniques like Neoclassical Acupuncture, which uses a comforting body palpation method to understand your needs and guide your treatment through different levels – Meridian, Organ, Obstacles, Symptomatic, and Elemental.
Since 2009, he has also embraced Tung’s Extraordinary Acupuncture System, a precious tradition passed down through generations since the 13th century. Over the years, Dr. McAuliffe has explored many ways to support your well-being, including Trager Therapy, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Structural Alignment, Reiki, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Cupping Therapy, Body Harmony, Bodymindtune, Remedial Massage, and Sacrocranial Technique. He continues to learn and deepen his understanding of the amazing capacity of the human body and spirit.
As the Australian and Oceania representative for Neoclassical Acupuncture Training with Dr. Slate Burris, Dr. McAuliffe is committed to sharing this gentle and effective approach. His personal journey with meditation, beginning with Reiki and deepened through Vipassana retreats and his long-term studies with the respected Dzogchen Master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, has given him a profound understanding of energy, presence, and the power of our inner nature.

Mackay Acupuncture Natural Medicine
Bethrene McAuliffe
As the “other half” of this husband and wife team, Bethrene is the clinic Practice Manager. She initially trained as an Aesthetician in 1982. Bethrene has been a business woman all her working life and has founded several businesses in areas of health and beauty, as well as interior design.
Bethrene has been a Reiki Master for many years, has a long-standing interest in Buddhism, meditates and utilizes contemplation daily.
She is the smiling voice that you will first hear when you book into the holistic family clinic and she will take great care of your needs while you are visiting. This tranquil clinic is “your place to rest, relax + heal”.
Mackay Acupuncture Natural Medicine Library

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Stress - Anxiety and Depression
Stress can impact on our daily life by affecting our general health and wellbeing over time. Acupuncture with western medicine may give great improvement for people suffering with anxiety or other emotional disorders using balance method and shen harmonisation. It may also help addictive patterns. We also use the NADA protocol for ear and body acupuncture for these disorders.
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Weight Loss program
You can easily lose 3-5kg or more in the first week and then a 0.5-1kg a week until you have reached your goal body size if you stick to the behealthy food program. Naturally the weight loss will vary for every individual.


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Quick Pain Relief
We use proven ancient medicine Acupuncture methods that often give quick pain relief for the following areas: joints, upper back, lower back, elbows, knees, shoulders, ankles, wrists, migraines, headaches, plantar fasciitis, jaw pain, stomach pain and bloating, ball of foot pain, eye pain headaches, sciatica, itching skin, lung problems, ear and tooth pain.
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NCA - One Needle Acupuncture
Neoclassical Acupuncture (NCA) is a revolutionary, palpatory style of Oriental Medicine which provides immediate feedback with each needle placed. What has made it one of the fastest growing styles in Australia, USA, Europe and Mexico is its immediate efficacy using 1 needle only with advanced training, with no need for ‘recipes’ or ‘point prescriptions.’ Diagnosis and treatment can involve up to 5 different levels: Element, Obstacle, Organ, Meridian. When treated on the three dimensional Elemental or Branches level , a persons internal awareness can activate, which often clears all levels immediately, instantly taking away symptoms with them. The clearing of each of these levels can be immediately verified via palpation and feedback from patient.
One of the keys to the system is the incorporation of the sixth element (often referred to as Ministerial Fire and previously considered as a branch of Fire) which brings into play a more ancient motor of elemental interaction, allowing results which often seem amazing.
Recognizing the remarkableness of this system of acupuncture, Dr Mark has been organising courses, for the founder Dr Slate Burris out to Australia every year since 2022, to train this revolutionary system to Australian Acupuncturists in live Foundation and Advanced Masterclasses. See website- Neoclassical Acupuncture Training Worldwide

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Our Customized Therapies for Pain Management

Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatment is used with great success in pain management of the body. It can be used to ease a painful neck, back, shoulders, hips and other…

Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese Herbal Medicine is usually customized to fit a person’s unique condition and needs. Chinese herbs for pain treatment are often used as formulas.

Nutritional Therapy
Each patient receives nutritional guidance that is tailored to their condition to reduce inflammation and toxicity from continual poor food choices.
Acknowledgement of Country
Mackay Acupuncture Natural Medicine respects the traditional custodians of the lands that make up our region, the Yuwibara people. We also acknowledge all other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who call our region home.
In context with the traditional medicine practiced at our clinic, we also acknowledge the ancient wisdom of India, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Tibet for the many forms of natural medicine and healing that are integrated in our practice today. We give thanks for all the ancient and current teachings of medicine.
We service Mackay locally and the Whitsunday region – North Mackay, West Mackay, East Mackay, South Mackay, Andergrove, Beaconsfield, Blacks Beach, Bucasia, Cremorne, Dolphin Heads, Eimeo, Erakala, Foulden, Glenella, Habana, Hay Point, Grasstree Beach, Koumala, Mackay Harbour, Marian,Moranbah, Mount Pleasant, Nindaroo, Ooralea, Paget, Racecourse, Richmond, Sarina, Shoal Point, Slade Point, Te Kowai, Walkerston
All of our skilled practices provide you with peace of mind when it comes to your family's health.
