New York, NY: Heidi Kothe-Levie
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Autoimmune conditions, cancer support, general wellness, HIV / AIDS, women’s health Styles: Herbal therapy, Master Tung acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? While living abroad in Japan, my own health journey had a life-altering course correction by a Japanese acupuncturist. I knew I wanted [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Elen Lauper
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, HIV / AIDS, musculoskeletal pain, stress, trauma Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Classical Chinese acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I first stumbled upon acupuncture through a book I read in the 70s. It made so much sense to me, that there was a blueprint for [...]
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New York, NY: Karen Carlson
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Back pain, HIV / AIDS, insomnia, stress, women’s health Styles: Herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was trying to make it as an artist in New York City. With all that was happening in the world after 9/11/01, making [...]
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Mesa, AZ: Natascha Hebell-Fernando
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Anxiety, depression, general wellness, headaches / migraines, HIV / AIDS Styles: Herbal therapy, scalp acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I chose to become an acupuncturist because I always wanted to help people live healthy and “disease-free” lives. I come from a family of [...]
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San Francisco, CA: Misha Ruth Cohen
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: HIV / AIDS, women’s health, cancer support, liver disease, viral hepatitis Styles: Complex integrated Chinese medicine consultations, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? When I was young in the 1950s, my grandmother was a health-food advocate and yoga teacher, and I was imbued [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Russell Brown
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Stress, general wellness, HIV/AIDS Styles: Secondary vessels Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was working in the film industry on such award-winning fare as “The Fast and the Furious” and “Cruel Intentions” when at breakfast one day, I eavesdropped on the table next to me where a woman [...]
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