Albuquerque, NM: Jane Townsend
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: General wellness Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, community acupuncture, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Why did you become an acupuncturist? After months of back pain with no relief from various Western treatments, I saw a flier from a nearby acupuncture clinic. I decided to give it a try, hoping for relief [...]
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New York, NY: Matthew Yee
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Chronic pain, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries Styles: Community acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? For many great reasons, I decided to become an acupuncturist and make these studies a huge part of my life. But the main reason was that [...]
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New York, NY: Jane Terrana
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Allergies, digestive conditions, menstrual conditions, sports injuries, women’s health Styles: Community acupuncture, motor point acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I saw how effective acupuncture and herbal medicine were while working in wellness centers through college. Many people who came through the doors had [...]
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New York, NY: Yuka Hagiwara
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Anxiety, depression, general wellness Styles: Community acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was exposed to healing arts as a young girl when my mother, a shiatsu practitioner, taught me about meridian theory, and how to massage certain points to feel better. [...]
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Philadelphia, PA: David Schiman
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, back pain, sports injuries, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, community acupuncture, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Why did you become an acupuncturist? In the 4th grade, at the age of 10, I began to meditate. Not because I came from some long line of healers, but because [...]
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Toronto, ON: Naomi Frank
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, general wellness, pain, women’s health Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was living in Hong Kong in 1996, and a couple of acupuncture visits got me out of some serious pain. That caught my interest [...]
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Rochester, MN: Deah Kinion
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Allergies, autoimmune conditions, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, community acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I felt acupuncture’s effectiveness when I first had it in 1978! Long story. Though I am from Minneapolis, I was living in San Francisco and [...]
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New Westminster, BC: Fiona Lampman
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Anxiety, depression, general wellness, stress Styles: Community acupuncture, Five Element acupuncture, herbal therapy Why did you become an acupuncturist? In my experience, life leads you along certain paths for a reason. I truly believe that the way I fell into my passion for acupuncture is proof of this. I [...]
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New Westminster, BC: Tara Akuna
Fast facts Practice type: Community acupuncture Specialties: Anxiety, depression, general wellness, stress Styles: Community acupuncture, Five Element acupuncture, nutrition and dietary supplementation Why did you become an acupuncturist? In many ways I feel like this field chose me. Growing up macrobiotic and practicing yoga as a child with my grandmother, I had been exposed to [...]
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Las Cruces, NM: Ryan Bemis
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Addiction, emotional health, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, auricular (ear) acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, herbal therapy Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was only able to afford acupuncture because I found Alberta Street Acupuncture in Portland, OR, which offered sliding scale services. They helped [...]
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