About Margaret Ryding M.Ac.

With over 25 years of experience, Margaret Ryding specializes in Five Element Acupuncture, a time-honored form of Chinese medicine that focuses on identifying and healing the root causes of imbalance in the body. Known for her warmth, insight, and dedication, Margaret creates personalized treatment plans tailored to each individual’s unique needs—helping patients feel truly seen, supported, and restored.When she’s not seeing patients at her Arlington, MA office, Margaret enjoys life on her scenic farm in Western Massachusetts. There, she tends to her garden, raises chickens, and cultivates a vibrant mix of flowers, fruit trees, berries, and vegetables—nurturing the land with the same care she brings to her practice.