Los Angeles, CA: Leona Marrs
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, digestive conditions, musculoskeletal pain, women’s health Styles: Auricular acupuncture (ear), NADA, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I studied biology and literature as an undergraduate, and then after graduation moved to my mother’s homeland, Japan. I went there to teach English and experience [...]
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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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Los Angeles, CA: Jennifer Hoger
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Allergies, cosmetic care, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Facial rejuvenation acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? While growing up in a family of Western medical doctors, I always believed there had to be another way to treat maladies besides using antibiotics and pharmaceuticals. [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Kathleen Port
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, facial rejuvenation, insomnia, musculoskeletal pain, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, pulse balancing, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I became an acupuncturist because I felt so much better after being treated myself, beyond what I sought treatment for. My practitioners were attentive, kind [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Yvonne R. Farrell
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, depression, insomnia, women’s health, psycho-emotional conditions Styles: Classical Chinese medicine, Secondary vessels Why did you become an acupuncturist? I became an acupuncturist after being helped by an acupuncturist when Western medicine offered me no effective treatment. I have always been interested in non-invasive approaches to health and wellbeing. [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Laura Drago
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, digestive conditions, general wellness, menstrual conditions, stress Styles: Herbal therapy, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? To help people feel better. I am passionate about healing and Oriental medicine offers simple but deep solutions for real-life problems. I love what I do, [...]
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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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