Teachers

David graduated from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine with his masters in 2007, and again with his doctorate in 2016, having spent many years studying directly under Alex Tiberi, widely considered to be the foremost expert on pediatric acupuncture and herbalism in the Western world. Part of this training included developing painless, needle-free alternatives to acupuncture, and safe, healthy, and tasty herbal formulas for a wide variety of conditions. David travels extensively in Korea and China furthering his studies in pediatrics. David is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, the nation's educational leader in Traditional East Asian Medicine. He also supervises acupuncture students at the Integrative Medicine program at Rady's Children's Hospital of San Diego. David believes that all children deserve every chance at a healthy and happy life, and has devoted his life to helping them achieve their highest potential. While he specializes in pediatrics, David also treats adults for a wide range of ailments. 

Dr. Wolf, DAOM, MAOM, L.Ac. Dipl. OM., is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine specializing in neurological disorders, concussions and traumatic brain injuries.She is a faculty member of the Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, and has taught doctoral program courses in neurology as an adjunct faculty of the AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, and American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.She is an international speaker and educator on functional neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurological exam techniques, and neuro-rehabilitation utilizing acupuncture and Chinese medicine. She also teaches advanced courses on the management of patients with concussions and TBI.Dr. Wolf is the co-host of the podcast Life After Impact: The Concussion Recovery Podcast, providing people with actionable information on healing from concussions.

Brendan Kelly LAc is an acupuncturist, herbalist, author, and professor who has been practicing Chinese medicine full-time since 2004. He currently practices at Jade Mountain Wellness, the clinic he co-founded in Burlington, VT USA. He is on the faculty teaching graduate Chinese medicine students at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in FL and has taught at Daoist Tradition in NC and Northern Vermont University in VT. He also lectures  regularly at colleges and  universities around the US including Swarthmore College, Yale University, Middlebury College, and University of Vermont. He also speaks at a diversity of conferences around the US and Europe including those on western herbal medicine, Chinese medicine, sustainability and organic food. For the past 17 years he has been integrating clinically the potency of local, western herbs with the older, historical traditions of Chinese medicine. His first book “The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis” uses the lens of Chinese medicine to look at the bigger and deeper issues of global warming.

Dr Raman Kapur, MD medicine, Dipl. Acu. Beijing university. Founder of Kapur Acupuncture Clinic and Institute of Acupuncture and Natural Medicine in New Delhi, is an internationally recognized Acupuncture practitioner, specializing into Pain management and Emotional health issues since 1982. Raman has treated and helped patients suffering from chronic debilitating pain conditions and psychosomatic issues. Using a combination of acupuncture, exercise, diet modification and life style changes Raman has helped patients to navigate through stressful situation and also avoid major surgeries in many cases.   He is author of 3 books on acupuncture -“A guide to acupuncture and tissue cleansing system”; “Soft lasers in medical practice”; “Acupuncture cure for common diseases”.  He is the head of department of Medical Acupuncture at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi and the president of the society of medical acupuncture in India. He also heads the committee formed by the government on recognition of medical acupuncture as independent system of healthcare.  Raman teaches professional seminars to medical doctors on advances in acupuncture and use of needle-less forms of acupuncture and has published articles in international journals. Raman lectures at conferences and conducts regular researches in association with specialists of various fields.   In his spare time he loves to sing and have nice food. He loves to travel with his wife Dr. Sunita Kapur.

Stephen Cowan MD is a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of clinical experience working with children. He has a subspecialty in Developmental Pediatrics and is a member of the American academy of medical acupuncture. Dr Cowan is author of Fire Child Water Child and has developed a unique holistic approach to evaluating and treating children struggling with chronic physical, emotional and cognitive disorders.

Moshe Heller is a graduate of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego. He is the former academic dean and chair of the department of oriental medicine at Pacific College, New York. Moshe has been practicing and teaching Chinese Medicine for the past 24 years. He taught at the Hebrew University, Medicine College, and the Israeli College of Complementary Medicine. He has been teaching Pediatrics at Pacific Collage, NY and developed a postgrad program for Chinese Medical Pediatrics and lectured at the Pacific Symposium in San Diego.  Moshe currently maintains a busy practice in NYC.

Starting in 1998, Ward studied Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture at Cougar Mountain Sino Therapy Centre, Canada – a world ranked retreat for the treatment of advanced illness. He completed his International Instructors diploma in Specialized Kinesiology from Buchberg, Switzerland, in1997.   He has been running his own private clinic, All Body Care Ltd., in western Canada since 2001 where he has done over 2500 clients a year since 2008, in a solo cash practice. The clinic has received numerous awards both locally and in 2018 an international from the UK. Because of the clinic, he has been interviewed on TV, National Radio, Newspapers and magazines.   Ward started Barefoot Practice Management Ltd, to teach and demonstrate how others in the field can be more successful in the clinic and personally. He also holds certificates in professional coaching.  Prior to his near fatal motor vehicle accident, he ran large businesses, in the USA and abroad, dealing with millions of dollars and hundreds of staff.  Ward’s goal is to guide Acupuncturists to success in life and practice.

Shelly Weber-Tompkins (formerly Krahn), L.Ac, C.F.M.P  Is an Integrative Wellness Expert, Licensed Acupuncturist, and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner specializing in women’s health, fertility, and pregnancy, as well as postpartum, and immune conditions. She is passionate about supporting couples trying to conceive, and loves helping them through their pregnancy and postpartum time. Her focus is also finding the deeper issues with their health that may be impairing their ability to conceive. She also works with patient integrating both Chinese medicine with Functional medicine, finding that some lab work can discover difficulties that may not be obvious otherwise.    Shelly is a licensed acupuncturist, and certified practitioner of Functional Medicine. She has been in private practice for 36+ years and a professor at Pacific College of Health Sciences (then PCOM) for 24 years. There at PCOM, she taught courses in OB/Gyn in TCM, as well as Treatment for Couples Infertility. She was a private practitioner there as well as clinical supervisor.   Shelly also had the privilege of working with the midwives at UCSD's Perlman Clinic in San Diego. She practiced there for 4 years, where she treated women for infertility,  perinatal, and postpartum related issues. She continues to have a private practice in San Diego, CA.  She just finished writing a book, "Conception Secrets: A Couples Guide to Getting Pregnant After Struggling with Infertility or Miscarriage."  The book was launched on Amazon, August 5th, 2024 and available on Kindle or paperback purchase.  Over the course of her career, Shelly has helped thousands of families in their fertility journey at her clinic, Fertile Lifestyle Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine. She is well known for her ability to help couples overcome their fertility obstacles, and then help them throughout their pregnancy and postpartum recovery. ?Shelly, is very passionate about her studies in both Asian Medicine and integrative medicine therapies, finding them both great tools in finding the answers needed for the best results.

Dr. Regan’s journey in natural medicine started with a desire to find larger truths behind the quantitative science she pursued while earning a Doctorate in Neurobiology from Harvard University. She worked on the curriculum review committee at Harvard, but in the end said she “just felt that straight science wasn’t full enough, it didn’t give a complete picture of what was important.”  The missing pieces started to fall into place when she came to NUNM to study homeopathy in 1993 and discovered that classical Chinese medicine embodied the spiritual aspects of healing that she was seeking. Academically, she focused on earning a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, but her personal interest in Chinese medicine led Dr. Regan to join Dr. Heiner Fruehauf and NUNM students on annual trips to China to learn from master practitioners and healers. She took classes in classical Chinese medicine, and became a qigong instructor; after graduating, she taught classes in neuroanatomy, physiology and pathology at NUNM, and remained active in curriculum development.  “Medical students and patients are looking for alternative ways to treat illness, especially chronic disease. They are seeking a path to wholeness and wellness,” she says “I want to gain more visibility for our program and for the medicine.”

Professor Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), C.T. (Adv.), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM) is the Founder, Director, and Chief Instructor of The Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Inc. and has been in private practice since 1981. He holds three degrees, including Master of Acupuncture (UK) and Advanced Teacher certification from The College of Traditional Acupuncture (UK), awarded by Professor J.R. Worsley. Neil was a ten-year participant and senior coach in the Worsley Institute Master Apprentice Program™.  He has served as Professor at Yo San University, Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine and SAMRA University, guest instructed at UCLA and USC Schools of Medicine, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine, Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture, TAI Sophia, Pacific Rim College, New England School of Acupuncture, and SCUHS. Neil has been a featured presenter at the Pacific Symposium, CSOMA Expo, AOM Alliance, AAMA Symposium, Southwest Symposium, Supply Center Expo, SCHUS Extravaganza, Canadian Oriental Medical Symposium, and the Five Element Acupuncture Symposium.  Neil has been published in the European Journal of Oriental Medicine, California Journal of Oriental Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine, Meridians Magazine, T’ai Chi Press, L.A. Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, and has been a columnist for Acupuncture Today since 2000, with over 70 articles published to date. Neil received the AAAOM award: Pioneers and Leaders in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2007.

Dan has a long-term interest in Chinese and Chinese medicine, having obtained a diploma in Chinese medicine from the Macau Institute of Chinese Medicine in 1975, a Masters in Classical Chinese from the University of Washington in 1996, and a Doctorate in the Discussion of Cold Damage from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in 2006.  He also graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathy from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1982, where he was a research assistant for John Upledger. He has studied with many notable osteopathic practitioners, including Robert Fulford and Jean-Pierre Barral.  In addition to teaching for both professions, he has been working on utilizing the connections between osteopathy and East Asian medicine for over thirty-five years. He is currently a medical editor at Eastland Press and has a private practice in Seattle.

Carly is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist in Maine.  She has taught gua sha, cupping, Eastern bodywork, and ethics workshops for professionals and students since 2014. Gua Sha Foundations and Strategies is available now as an online training course.  She served as secretary and chair of the continuing education committee for the Washington Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association from 2018-2020.  After working in hospice for many years she developed the Hospice and Home Health Acupuncture course.

Bob Quinn, DAOM, L.Ac. has been a full-time Associate Professor of Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland since 2009; before that, he taught and supervised at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He first entered acupuncture practice in 1998 with a master’s degree from OCOM, and later returned to earn his doctoral degree in Chinese Medicine in 2008.  Since 1999, Bob has been studying various Japanese styles of acupuncture, bodywork, and moxibustion. He has published many articles in his field, as well as book reviews and interviews with noted authorities. In his practice Bob is committed to the gentle approaches developed in Japan; he finds in these styles a good match for patients suffering from chronic illness, and he enjoys the challenge of helping these patients recover. He has studied shiatsu, traditional Thai massage, Sotai, and qigong tuina. His style of acupuncture is informed by all these studies in bodywork, giving him a very gentle, hands-on approach. At the end of a treatment, his goal is for a patient to feel renewed and transformed in mind and body.

David Lloyd, a distinguished R.Ac, R.TCMP, and D.Ac, brings over 22 years of clinical expertise and academic excellence to Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Renowned for bridging the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with modern scientific principles, David creates comprehensive Continuing Education courses that empower practitioners with both traditional and contemporary perspectives.  David’s approach is rooted in a deep understanding of TCM’s core theories, integrated with modern electrical physics, biochemistry, and biology. His courses illuminate the mechanisms behind acupuncture, herbal medicine, and Qigong, providing practitioners with the scientific evidence to enhance their clinical practice while remaining true to TCM philosophy.  As a peer-reviewer for the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ECAM) at Oxford University Press, David contributed to the evaluation of research in complementary medicine. He has also served as a scientific advisor for leading Chinese herbal companies, including Infinitus International, ensuring the efficacy and safety of herbal formulations and showcasing his expertise in clinical application and product development.  David’s teaching philosophy emphasizes clarity, depth, and accessibility. He has taught thousands of students globally through professionally produced courses designed to inspire practitioners to explore the interplay between ancient wisdom and modern science. Whether explaining the bioelectrical pathways influenced by acupuncture or the molecular interactions of Chinese herbs, his lectures are grounded in peer-reviewed research and practical relevance.  As the founder of a successful online school, David has cultivated a social media presence of tens of thousands of followers and a popular blog focusing on explaining Qigong and Chinese herbal medicine with peer-reviewed scientific research. His courses, available at Net of Knowledge, are a cornerstone for practitioners seeking to enhance their understanding of both Eastern and Western healthcare paradigms.  David has served as a peer-assessor for his regulatory college in Ontario and taught Continuing Education Units (CEUs) that demystify TCM’s foundational concepts using modern science. He is particularly recognized for his work on topics such as mitochondrial function in Qigong, neuroendocrine effects of acupuncture, and integrating traditional psychological theories with neuroscience.  David’s dedication to advancing the field is evident in his ongoing course development on energetics, menopause, mental health, and Chinese medical psychology. His courses delve into classical theories and their practical application in modern healthcare.  David Lloyd’s unique blend of expertise, clarity, and passion makes him a sought-after educator and thought leader in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, inspiring practitioners to honour TCM’s roots while embracing modern scientific possibilities.

Robison Godlove has spent over three decades as a researcher, cultivator, breeder, educator and cannabis business executive. Formally trained as a 7th Generation Royal Style Tuina practitioner at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Robison has worked clinically with cannabis and Tuina since 2013. Robison also studies and teaches Taijiquan in the lineage of Zheng Manqing. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Purdue University's School of Technology. 

Douglas Wingate has has been in private practice since 2011 in Portland, Oregon and began working in the neurology department of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) hospital in 2018. He received his doctorate in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University and post-doctoral studies in clinical neuroscience from The Carrick Institute. He specializes in the use of acupuncture, herbology, massage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and medicinal mushrooms in the treatment of neurological conditions in children and adults including acute and chronic pain, stroke rehabilitation, PTSD, concussions, and traumatic brain injuries. He has lectured extensively to practitioners and patients around the world and is a published author of multiple books on the subject. Douglas Wingate finds much reward in offering his patients relief in treating these types of conditions in his work.  In his spare time, Douglas enjoys spending quality time with his child who is an avid roller skater. When he gets time to himself, he is also an artist and enjoys reading, writing, brewing honey wine, live music, and the outdoors.

I grew up with a passion for learning, teaching and traveling. My mother, born and raised in Brazil, could speak seven languages. She was my inspiration for studying foreign languages.   I did my undergraduate studies at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; my goal was to become an interpreter in the United Nations. As it turns out, I became an interpreter of body language, mapping and interpreting energy fields to support the bodies innate ability to heal itself.   In the 80's, I visited China, Japan and Hong Kong, and studied Shiatsu and Hara Diagnosis in Japan.  Shiatsu is a type of massage, sometimes referred to as:“needle-less” acupuncture.  Like acupuncture, Shiatsu uses meridians and points to balance the body,  mind and spirit, using touch as opposed to needles.   The Japanese call the "Hara", or “gut”, the second brain- I actually believe that through gut reactions we receive our deepest information; and what I so love about animals. They are totally gut driven, intuitive beings.  In 1993, I graduated from a three year post- graduate training in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York. This two thousand year old system examines the relationship between nature, humans, animals, using the Five Element paradigm or “Five Elements” of Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood.

Much of Brenda’s CM education was earned in China: first with a degree in CM from the Beijing U of CM; followed by a PhD in Daoist Philosophy from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; finally followed by a Post-Doctorate in Chinese Medicine from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine under Professor Deng Tie-tao. During the more than 20 years she spent in China gathering this education, she worked with Chinese Medicine doctors outside the academic setting as well as studying with practical adepts of Daoist and Buddhist meditation. Once returned to North America, she started a stint as a professor at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR which lasted 8 ½ years. Presently Brenda is in private practice in Canada, she is working on translating and writing.

Reverend Dr. Natalie Vail brings over 30 years of experience as an Energy Medicine Practitioner to her diverse and comprehensive practice. A double-board certified Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Dr. Vail is accredited by both the California State Board and the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She earned her Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) from Pacific College of Health Sciences in 2011 and completed her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) in 2016. Furthermore, she graduated with highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley, where she also earned membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Society.  Dr. Vail’s education includes a significant international component; she studied at the TCM University of Beijing in 2010 and participated in a specialized internship in Acupuncture for Labor and Delivery at NYU in 2016. Beyond her training in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, Dr. Vail has traveled the world in search of personal growth and spiritual development. Her spiritual journey includes an ordination as a Spiritualist Minister, certification as a Psychic-Medium, and initiation as a Shamanic-Priestess. She is also a Reiki Master, Feng Shui Consultant, and co-author of the book "21 Days to Love: A Practical Guide to Manifest Your Greatest Love."  Dr. Vail’s expertise and insights have been recognized on a national level, including a feature on the popular television show "90 Day Fiancé" on TLC. She operates a trauma-informed private practice in San Diego, California, where she specializes in acupuncture and other modalities to address physical, emotional, and spiritual imbalances. She is dedicated to providing compassionate care and creating sacred space for individuals to heal their wounds and find peace.

The most important thing I’ve learned in my 20+ of practicing Chinese medicine is that acupuncture works from the inside out. Our work with needles puts nothing into a person, but rather calls forth a response from them. Learning to invite the body’s vitality to bring people into a deeper sense of coherence and wellbeing is something that becomes more intriguing to me as the years pass.  I’ve had the good fortune to travel a little, to study in Taiwan and China, translate some materials that I found interesting, and to run clinics in a number of different of locations. I’ve been at this long enough to see how my ideas, beliefs and methods have changed over time. So gradually have become a bit less dogmatic and at the same time made peace with what methods work for me and which do not. Chinese medicine is an invitation to ever inhabit our growing edge. We are constantly challenged by the limits of our understanding and the necessity to update what we think we know.  These days I split my time between clinical work, writing and hosting the Qiological podcast.

Rebecca is a senior lecturer, clinical supervisor and teaching clinic director at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, UK.  Soon after qualifying in 2001, she spent 4 years working alongside and assisting Giovanni Maciocia in the writing of Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine.  After studying paediatrics with Julian Scott, in 2012, she founded an acupuncture centre for the treatment of children in Oxford – the Panda Clinic - and her clinical work is now entirely with children.  She is the author of the textbook Acupuncture for Babies, Children and Teenagers: treating both the illness and the child.  She teaches paediatrics in the UK, online and internationally.    Her mission is to train more acupuncturists to feel confident in treating children, to educate parents about the benefits of acupuncture for children and to enable more children to have access to treatment. She blogs for parents about all aspects of childhood from a Chinese medicine perspective.

I was introduced to acupuncture in 1996 while undertaking studies in Korean language and culture in Seoul, South Korea. One acupuncture treatment with a few needles on the opposite leg of the knee that I had injured during martial arts practice took away my knee pain instantly and completely. This experience changed my life around - from the first needle I had a new destination. I had to learn acupuncture.   After returning to Copenhagen, Denmark, from Korea, I started studying TCM. I went into private practice immediately after graduating, but didn’t find the TCM style of acupuncture a good match for me so I started looking at different styles of acupuncture and Japanese Meridian Therapy showed up on my radar. I was very fortunate to be accepted as a student of Ikeda Masakazu Sensei. He instilled in me a deep respect for the classics and showed me how to think in terms of basic principles and how to be pragmatic about them. I really owe him my practice.  Now I practice acupuncture based on Meridian Therapy diagnostic- and needling techniques, guided by the classics and incorporating the very powerful protocols of Korean Saam acupuncture. ...and after 17 years of practice I am still having fun in the clinic every day.

Dr. Deb Davies, DACM, L.Ac. is passionately following her calling to support families in a natural way throughout their fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journeys.  Deb is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine, licensed acupuncturist, birth doula, an online educator & faculty at a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) University called Eastern School of Acupuncture & Traditional Medicine in New Jersey, and a best-selling author. She has spent over 20 years passionately following her mission of supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. She also empowers other licensed practitioners by teaching CEU classes online and in person.   Over the course of her career, Deb has helped thousands of families in their childbirth journey at her clinic, PUSH San Diego. She has renowned expertise in helping families overcome fertility obstacles, support high-risk pregnancies, maintain healthy full-term pregnancies, prepare for optimal birth experiences, and recover optimally. Deb’s birth doula service provides support prenatally, during labor and birth with acupuncture, acupressure, and massage therapy, and is highly skilled in postpartum recovery care and optimizing C-section recovery time. She’s had the honor and privilege to share hundreds of births with families over the years supporting them with the TCM and birth doula knowledge.  Deb brings a remarkable degree of empathy to her practice and teaching. Her first daughter, Mia Belle, was stillborn at term from an umbilical cord accident in March of 2001. Her second daughter, Lauryn, was born a year later. Both girls instill Deb’s work with an unparalleled degree of inspiration and passion.   Even outside of Deb's work teaching & clinically at PUSH San Diego, Deb continues to follow her passion for integrative medicine. In 2006, she founded the Integrative Medical Discussion Group to bring together Eastern and Western medical students. She also served as the director of Alumni Services and Community Education at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego and as the Community Partnership Committee co-director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. She’s a former event coordinator and continuing education provider for licensed acupuncturists and was recognized as an Alumni Leader in the field of Chinese Medicine and Integrative Medicine from Pacific College of Health & Sciences in 2009 and again in 2019.

Dr. Juli Kramer earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction and Counseling Psychology. She holds a diploma in Chinese Medicine Nutritional Therapy and multiple certificates in Chinese medicine and face reading.  Dr. Kramer is also a certified qigong instructor. Chinese medicine was not something she set out to study and teach from a young age. In fact, she discovered its incredible healing and wellness benefits later in life when she needed them most. Even more transformational, when Dr. Kramer lived in Shanghai from 2016-2018, she found herself immersed in a culture that lived and breathed Chinese medicine principles all around her. And now she dedicates her time and energy to spread the concepts and tools of these healing practices to others.

Derrick McBride has over a decade of experience as a strength and conditioning coach working in sports medicine and performance facilities. After becoming a Licensed Acupuncturist, he set out to bring the worlds of movement and acupuncture together. Alongside, his private practice in Denver CO that works with many professional athletes, Derrick has worked as one of Whitfield Reaves' teaching assistants, taught at Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and presented at Sports Acupuncture Conferences. He specializes in bringing orthopedic testing, muscle testing, movement assessments, and corrective exercise programming to Acupuncturist in a systematic, digestible, and clinically effective way.  Derrick’s formal education and certifications include: Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Fascial Stretch Therapist(expired), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, MS in Acupuncture, BS in Rehabilitation Science, Minor in Fitness, Certificate in Pathokinesiology, Functional Movement Screen Certified, Y-Balance Test Certified, Selective Functional Movement Assessment Certified, 6 Month Apprenticeship in Sports Acupuncture, Rocktape Basic and Performance Certified, Teaching Assistant to Sports Acupuncture Apprenticeship Program, Presenter at Sports Acupuncture Conferences.  Patients include many professional and elite level athletes including NFL, NBA, and UFC athletes  Over 10 Years of Experience as a Personal Trainer Specializing in Corrective Exercise

Dave Shipsey is a Registered Acupuncturist, author and teacher. He has been practising acupuncture in Dublin since 2001 and has been specialising in Abdominal Acupuncture since 2002. Dave completed a “Train the Trainer” program in 2011 to learn the best and most up-to-date methods of communicating knowledge.  Dave Shipsey has designed his own Abdominal Acupuncture (AA) training program (CPD accredited) for qualified and final-year student acupuncturists. He has run the program in Ireland, the UK and France; each course has received great reviews and testimonials from participants. The courses have evolved organically over the years and Dave feels that he has now found the perfect balance of theory and practice.  In October 2015, Dave Shipsey published his book “Mastering the Art of Abdominal Acupuncture, A Concise Guide to Treating Numerous Painful Conditions."  This peer-reviewed book is the first of its kind to be published in English on Abdominal Acupuncture. It is intended as a teaching manual for qualified acupuncturists and students of acupuncture.

CT Holman is an international speaker and has authored two textbooks, Treating Emotional Trauma with Chinese Medicine and Shamanism in Chinese Medicine. With over 20 years practicing Chinese medicine, he operates a busy general family practice in Salem, Oregon. He trained with several leading teachers in China and the USA. To emphasize the effectiveness of music in medical treatments, he recorded and produced a CD/MP3 titled Resonating Vitality – Chinese Medicine Drum Treatments. CT teaches at the Oregon College of Chinese Medicine for its doctoral program, maintains the position as the Director of Development for the Lotus Institute of Lillian Bridges, offers virtual facial diagnosis internationally, conducts a mentoring program at his clinic, and has several video courses available on his website.

Kristin has been steeping in everything Saam since Toby Daly began teaching this tradition and is now his teaching assistant. She was the original moderator for the Saam forum on Qiological for 2 years and now has her own Saam mentorship program in the White Pine Circle where she helps guide students through cases and the basics of Saam practice.  She graduated from PCOM San Diego in 1999 and has been practicing in southeastern Massachusetts since. Before Saam, she practiced in the traditions of Kiiko Matsumoto, Wang JuYi, received sports medicine acupuncture certification with Matt Callison and has been studying with Sharon Weizenbaum for more than 20 years.  She enjoys translating the beautiful world view of our medicine into results-oriented practice.

Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., has been working in the field of sports medicine since he first began practice in 1981. He earned a Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree in 1983 that included a thesis entitled Acupuncture and the Treatment of Common Running Injuries.   Whitfield’s experience in sports medicine includes the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as well as numerous track and field, ski racing, and cycling events nationally over the last 30 years.  He has been in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, and lectures in North America and Europe.  He is the author of The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain.

Matthew began his full-time practice of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in 1986 after several years of studying Taoist history and philosophy with a 74th generation Taoist Master. Matthew has worked with several acupuncture organizations in the U.S. as well as serving as an Expert Witness in both California State and private cases. Matthew has authored dozens of articles and two books and he has a passion for educating people about acupuncture believing it to be a responsibility of those who understand how it works to share this knowledge with those who don’t. He serves as the President of the Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF). He currently heads-up the ANF's campaign to educate people about acupuncture as a front-line treatment for Peripheral neuropathy. 

Dr. Sonia F. Tan, BA, BA(H), DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, is an educator, author, health practitioner and consultant. A second-generation Chinese metaphysician, she has been helping guide people in the Chinese Medicine and metaphysical world since 2006. She is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM degree-USA), a Registered Acupuncturist, a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner, and a Chinese Astrology & Feng Shui practitioner. Dr. Sonia Tan obtained her clinical research Doctorate degree from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Los Angeles, California. She is also a graduate of the five year Doctor of TCM program from the International College of TCM Vancouver.   Dr. Sonia F. Tan is one of few certified Gold Level practitioners of the late Dr. Richard Tan. His most advanced level courses after all Balance Method levels, were first completed by a group of 16 senior students. Sonia was among those 16. Dr. Sonia F. Tan is a Master and award-winning teacher of Balance System Acupuncture. With the blessings of fellow senior students to pass on the Balance Method legacy, Dr. Sonia Tan developed and created the very first Balance Method/System Acupuncture Certificate program at an accredited public post-secondary institution–Langara College–launched in 2018. She continues this Balance System Acupuncture evolution, legacy & certification through the founding of her private school, the Tan Academy of Balance Inc, which is dedicated to education in the San Cai areas of Chinese Metaphysics & Classical Chinese medicine. Dr. Sonia Tan is the author of The Foundations of Balance Acupuncture: A Clinical Reference Manual.   In 2010, Sonia was honoured to be named as a part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Medical Teams. Teaching & keynote speaking since 2013, Sonia began her career in health with a BA in Honors Kinesiology (Athletic Injuries) from Western University, Canada. She continually studies under Master Jeffrey Yuen and other lineages in advanced Chinese herbal medicine. Sonia has also completed many other adjunct courses, such as Sound Healing, Clinical Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, and Master Jeffrey Yuen & Dr. Yvonne Farrell’s Eight Extraordinary Vessels approach, that she continually uses in her practice.   Following in her grandfather’s footsteps, the Tan lineage, and classical Five Branches studies, Dr. Sonia Tan completed apprenticeships in Chinese Metaphysics in the areas of Chinese Astrology, Face Reading, and Classical Feng Shui under various masters. She has been certified since 2011 as a Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui practitioner. Sonia is also an ongoing practitioner of a variety of external & internal Martial Arts since 1995 and is currently a Level 2 Certified Teacher of Taiji Qigong Shibashi. Sonia is grateful to her late Shifu Johns for her external martial arts foundation, and current Laoshi Piche for continued enlightenment.   Sonia thoroughly enjoys educating & inspiring others!

Lisa Nicholson, L.Ac., is a California licensed and nationally certified acupuncturist in private practice for over 20 years in San Diego. She is a skilled nutrition counselor and wellness coach, with a passion for helping people experiencing physical and emotional pain to reconnect with their zest for living. As a breast cancer survivor, Lisa is particularly devoted to helping other cancer patients get through their treatment and restore their health through acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, lifestyle modification, and medical cannabis. She completed Medical Cannabis Coaching certification through Holistic Caring, Inc., and regularly geeks out on all things medical cannabis with influencers in the field.   Lisa is a former substance abuse counselor turned passionate educator and medical cannabis advocate, and is dedicated to restoring Da Ma to it's place as a "superior herb" as described by Li Shizhen in his apex materia medica. Her love for this special herb began with a meeting with a medical cannabis doctor in 2017 who referred her to a "bud tender" for instruction on how to best use this plant in conjunction with chemotherapy. Instead of relying on someone with no medical education to guide this process, Lisa dove deep into the medical literature and used what she found to support her own healing. She now uses this knowledge to help others safely and intelligently incorporate cannabis into their wellness routines.  Lisa's publications include "Cannabis in Chinese Medicine: Modern Interpretations and Integrations", JCM October 2022, and "Acupuncture for Treatment of Post-Radiation Skin Lesions in a Stage-4 Triple Positive Breast Cancer Patient: A Case Study", JAIM Fall 2022. She has been a guest on various acupuncture and holistic health podcasts and radio shows talking about cannabis in Chinese medicine. She is also a group expert for a variety of on-line breast cancer support groups for topics including sexuality for breast cancer patients and cannabis during and after breast cancer treatment.   When she's not in the clinic or deep into a MedLine search, Lisa can be found cooking with her husband, designing jewelry, hanging out with her cat, or riding crazy distances on a bicycle.

After graduating from Seattle Pacific University with degrees in Psychology and Anthropology, Cameron sold his car and bought a one-way ticket to Japan. Where he lived and worked for four years studying healing and martial arts. He obtained black belts in Aikido and Heiho Nitenichiryu, (the double sword style of Miyamoto Musashi). In Japan he was introduced into Japanese Acupuncture arts. Upon his return to the United States he attended and graduated Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) with a Masters in Acupuncture. He obtained his Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine specializing in Women’s Health and Pain Management. Which included working in several hospitals and clinics in Japan, China, and the USA.   Cameron has been in full time acupuncture practice for over twenty five years in South Florida where is saw over 100 patients a week.  He is a popular teacher in many acupuncture venues. He has taught Japanese Acupuncture classes and served as a table translator for national conferences in the USA, Japan and Europe.   At Pacific College he developed the popular Integrative Pain Management class and Integrative Case Management.  He has a passion for teaching and strives to make his classes practical and growth provoking. He has been teaching over 25 years at Atlantic College of Oriental Medicine including TCM Gynecology, Modern Medicine, Internal/External Medicine, and Japanese Acupuncture techniques.

Dr Kevin Ryan is AHPRA registered in Australia, to practice both Acupuncture and Osteopathy. He practices in Melbourne, Victoria. He was born at an early age in 1949. He has a continuing full time clinic practice of over 47 years.  He has particular interests in the treatment of muscular-skeletal dysfunction, pain and neurological conditions, compromised fertility, mood disorders, inflammatory arthritis and endocrine disorders. He maintains a practice with a significant number of babies and children and disability patients. He was fortunate to study with the now world famous Geelong Osteopath Thomas Ambrose Bowen during the final 3 years of his life. Kevin returned the favor in some measure, by keeping Tom's practice operating for three months while it was on the market. Tom held a free monthly clinic for disability clients for much of his 35 years in practice. This clinic was kept running for some 12 years after tom's death. Over the last 18 years, and following his exposure to the Master Tung system of acupuncture, Kevin has developed his own unique approach to  the use of  gentle finger tip contact of acupuncture point pairs to treat muscular skeletal presentations. This is now known as Dao Ma (Coupled Point) Posture Method. These Methods have been developed sufficiently to present the approach in both face to face workshop and online formats. The Dao Ma and Bowen Methods may be used with needling and most Tui na and Shiatsu techniques. Kevin has a long and continuing role in Program Advisory Committees in University courses in both TCM and in Osteopathy. He is former and founding member of the Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee of the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration.   Kevin is a well respected and accomplished practitioner of Natural Medicine specializing in Constitutional Homeopathy. He is an active presenter at Acupuncture Association Conferences.

Dr Julian Scott  is the world's most eminent Paediatric Acupuncture Specialist with 40 years experience treating babes and children with acupuncture, dietary advice and western herbs. He is author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, Natural Medicine for Children and Natural Medicine for Women, Acupuncture in the Treatment of Eyes, as well as specialising in number of techniques, notably the ‘Gentle Needle’.

Grace Stojanov graduated with a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine in 2009 from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She is licensed in the state of California and is a nationally Board-certified Chinese Herbalist. Before becoming a Chinese medical practitioner, Grace found her footing in healthcare as an open-water lifeguard and First Responder. Pursuing this avenue of service, she worked as an EMT in an Emergency Department and Hyperbaric chamber. Expanding her knowledge, she became an Orthopedic Technologist, Certified. She assisted orthopedic surgeons for several years in the clinic and in surgery. It was during this time that she recognized the healthcare need for more extensive non-emergent, non-invasive medical options. While pondering the question, if a condition does not respond to medication or physical therapy, and waiting for surgery is the presumed last option what else may be done, Grace discovered the practice of Chinese medicine—Eastern nutrition, bodywork, meditative exercise, acupuncture, and herbalism. She embarked on this path and never looked back.  Over the years her diagnostic skills developed, and she expanded her practice to include internal medicine, women's health, and reproductive medicine. She benefited greatly from the mentorship of Dr. Deb Davies from whom she underwent extensive pregnancy and birth training, including becoming a birth doula. Grace now works with couples and individuals seeking to support their fertility and nurturing them through all stages of their parenting journey—preconception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Through this experience she has come to understand just how significantly the way a person feels contributes to their expression of health and how important addressing human psychology is for harmonious wellbeing. Face reading is the psychological branch of Chinese medicine and has been used in practice since this medicine’s inception. Grace was fortunate to have studied extensively with Lillian Bridges, attaining the rank of Master Face Reader through Lillian’s legacy, the Lotus Institute. She brings this knowledge into every session with her patients, adding rich layers of meaning to their experience and understanding.

1. Working Experiences 01/2023~ Chief of Heyttu Clinic 08/2017~ AkupunkturAkademiet Denmark, Lecturer and Acupuncturist 6/2016~08/2017 University Clinic of CDUTCM (Chengdu), Physician and Acupuncturist 10/2012~07/2017 Chengdu Xinlin Chuntang Clinic, Physician and Acupuncturist 07/2012~07/2017 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Teaching Faculty 07/2012~07/2013 Sichuan Acupuncture School Part-time Teacher 06/2011~06/2012 Cancer Department, Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Chinese and Western Medicine Residency Doctor 06/2009-10/2010 Cancer Center (Head and Neck), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Internship  2. Education and Training  09/2014~06/2017 Ph.D of Clinical Medicine (Chinese Medicine) Chengdu University of TCM, China 09/2012 Training Program: Diagnosing Sleep Disorders, Beijing, China 09/2009~07/2011 MA, Clinical Medicine (Oncology) Chengdu University of TCM, China 10/2008~06/2009, learned TCM Dermatology with Professor Wu Jun (??) 06/2006/~12/2007, learned TCM Gynecology with Professor Qi Suzhen(???) 09/2004~ 07/2009 BA, Chinese Medicine Chengdu University of TCM and Sichuan University, China  3. Clinic and Specialties   Hui Zhang applies various acupuncture methods depending on the individuals condition, including TCM acupuncture, WHO Standard Scalp Acupuncture, AAP (arm acupressure point), Master Tung’s Acupuncture, Military Pingheng Acupuncture, pestle needles (Taoist Acupuncture), Heat Sensitive Moxibustion, Tui Na (Chinese Medical Massage), Guasha, Cupping, Electricity Acupuncture, and Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine Psychology, etc. He also uses Evidence-based methods in practice.  He has good experience in treating the following disorders:  (1) Skin Disorders e.g. acne, chloasma, eczema, urticaria, itching, psoriasis, solar dermatitis, neuro-dermatitis, neuropathy (2) ENT, Eye, and Mouth Disorders: otitis, tinnitus, pharyngitis, allergic rhinitis, eye inflammation, dry eyes, retinopathy, aphtha, toothache, mouth and tongue ulcers, etc. (3) Cancer and Cancer Treatment-Related Disorders: pain fatigue, low immunity, depression, angst, insomnia, side events after chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and operation. (4) Pain: neck pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain, tennis elbow, sciatica, knee pain, PMS, etc.  4. Publication (1) Bamai Qigong. Aarhus: Heyttu Academic Publishing, 2020 (2) Extraordinary Acupoints: Atlas of Applications. Aarhus: Heyttu Academic Publishing, 2021 Dr. Zhang has published over 50 research papers in Chinese, English, and German. A full- list of publications can be seen on his blog www.zhang.ac

Catherine Austin earned her Master’s Degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1998. She has been a Licensed Acupuncturist in private practice for 23 years in both Northern and Southern California and in South America, specializing in digestive disorders, allergies, auto-immune diseases, and women’s health. Ms. Austin has done extensive studies in Chinese herbs and founded the first organic Chinese herbal pharmacy in Sonoma County in Northern California.  She began teaching at Pacific College in 2005 because of her long-time interest in promoting Integrative Medicine. She lectures on respiratory, gastro-intestinal, and endocrine disorders, and supervises in the on-site clinic. She served as Chair of the Clinical Department of Pacific College from 2007 to 2009. In 2011 and 2012, Catherine was involved with the design and implementation of the Acupuncture services portion of the new Integrative Medicine track in Family Medicine at UCSD. In 2012 and 2013, she began additional training in Ayurvedic medicine and herbs while working with top neurologist Dr. Chaudhary at Wellspring Health in La Jolla. Catherine completed her Doctoral Coursework at PCOM in 2011, and is now teaching at several colleges in the US at both the Masters and Doctoral Level.  She is also currently completing a book on Auto-Immune Disorders for publication in summer 2024.

Heiner Fruehauf is the Founding Professor of the College of Classical Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon, where he has been teaching since 1992. As a practitioner, Dr. Fruehauf focuses on the complementary treatment of difficult and recalcitrant diseases, including cancer, chronic respiratory and digestive disorders, and inflammation of the nervous system.   His scholarly endeavors include an ongoing research project on the holistic cosmology of Chinese medicine, in essence a decoding of the ancient symbolism that once correlated the macrocosm of the natural world with the microcosm of the human body. In addition, Dr. Fruehauf founded Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas over a decade ago in order to bring the formulas used in his clinical practice to a more accessible form for clinicians. The endeavor has also allowed him to maintain control over ingredient sourcing, procurement, and processing in mainland China, including supporting small family farms who grow, harvest, and process many of the raw ingredients. Dr. Fruehauf is also the director of the Heron Institute, a nonprofit institution for the research and preservation of traditional life science. In this capacity, he has been leading the Sacred Mountain Retreat for three decades, a semiannual study tour to the mountains of southwest China that focuses on qigong and other aspects of classical Chinese medicine. He lives in the beautiful Columbia Gorge in Oregon with his wife, Sheron, their kids, 5 goats, 2 cats, and 11 chickens.

Dr. Haunani Chong Drake, [houW-nuh-nee] Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner in the United States, an international Yoga and Ayurveda educator, facilitator, and mentor, and adjunct faculty in the A.A.S Yoga Studies program at Pacific College of Health Sciences (PCHS). She is a bridge builder and connector by nature who has served her local, national, and international communities with heart, mind and body wellness for over 20 years. She completed her Ayurveda Wellness Counselor training from the Kerala Ayurveda Academy under Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, B.A.M.S, in 2010.  Since then, Haunani has taught Ayurveda workshops for yoga spaces and trainings and is currently teaching Ayurveda for the Yoga Studies program at PCHS. Because of her unique ability to cross-talk between East Asian Medicine and Ayurveda she is sought out by her colleagues for her unique perspective on both systems of healing and medicine. Haunani regularly gives workshops on topics of stress management, Yoga, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, cultural stewardship, and professional practice and ethics that integrate movement, breath, self-inquiry, neuroscience, and trauma-informed healing processes. Haunani is proud to be a mixed-Asian American born in Hawai’i, a mom of two, and globe-trotting military spouse to an active duty Marine Corps Infantry Officer. She has a reputation for being a passionate and infectious teacher who makes complex topics and theories easy to understand and applicable for life’s complexities. As a clinician who is also involved with her state and national Acupuncture organizations, she is passionate about health equity, supporting underrepresented voices, rebelling against diet culture, and dignity centered medicine. When she’s not geeking out on all things healing and medicine, you’ll find her spending time with her family in nature, traveling, connecting with her Hula Halau, finding the best ramen in town, reading, or listening to podcasts.     Haunani holds a B.A. in Sociology with honors from Whitman College (2002), a M.S. in Traditional Oriental Medicine from PCHS (2011), and completed her clinical Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from PCHS (2023). She received her NCCAOM Diplomate of Oriental Medicine in 2011 and is board licensed in California and Virginia.

Internationally recognized Chinese Medicine practitioner and scholar Dr. Paul U. Unschuld is professor and director of the Horst-Goertz Endowment Institute for the Theory, History, and Ethics of Chinese Life Sciences at Charité-Medical University Berlin and author of several influential books on Chinese medicine, including Medicine in China: A History of Ideas, What Is Medicine? Western and Eastern Approaches to Healing, and The Fall and Rise of China: Healing the Trauma of History. He is one of the foremost sinologists working today, a leading scholar of the history and ideas that underlie acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and one of the first Western scholars to examine Chinese medicine in a systemic and rigorous way.

Ellen Goldsmith, licensed acupuncturist is a recognized educator, health advocate, practitioner of Chinese medicine and author of the book Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine: + 175 Recipes for Optimal Health.   For over 25 years Ellen has shared her passion for cultivating health, practicing Asian medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, Chinese herbs and body-mind health supporting thousands of people on their path to reduced pain, stress, and regained vitality.  As long time faculty at National University of Natural Medicine’s College of Classical Chinese Medicine and the School of Graduate Studies she teaches Chinese Dietetics and its application in Western society. She is also faculty for the Academy of Integrative Health in Medicine teaching integrative medicine fellows. Previously, she taught at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in the Drama department where she developed a distinct method for cultivating body/mind health for emerging performing artists. Her international teaching has trained hundreds of health professionals in the field of Asian Bodywork, self-transformation, and End of Life Care as co-facilitator in The Passage, a 5 day retreat for people experiencing difficult transitions or for those who want to work with the dying.   She regularly presents on the value of understanding food as medicine from a Chinese medicine point of view at conferences, universities, schools and on various media platforms.   Ellen was co-host of Healthwatch a regular program on Pacifica radio and the creator of Health Currents Radio, a podcast created to inspire, motivate, and connect people to resources that empower them through health.  Ellen’s commitment to increasing the public’s access to naturopathic and Chinese medicine is highlighted by her 8-year tenure on the Acupuncture Advisory Committee of the Oregon Medical Board and  her 12 years of service on the National College of Natural Medicine’s board of directors, functioning on the Executive Committee, as chair of the board for 2-years.  Ellen is a graduate of the National University of Natural Medicine’s College of Classical Chinese Medicine program, with a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. She practices in Portland, Oregon and virtually throughout the world.

Dr John McDonald PhD is an Australian acupuncturist, lecturer, academic, writer, researcher, mentor, conference speaker and advocate. Beginning his studies of acupuncture in 1971, Dr McDonald has been an active participant in the educational and professional development of the Chinese Medicine profession in Australia for over 50 years, leading to Australia being the first Western nation to introduce national registration of Chinese Medicine as a health profession, including acupuncturists and Chinese herbal medicine practitioners.  The many roles Dr McDonald has played include Founding President of the Australian Council for Chinese Medicine Education, Dean/Head of Faculty of Traditional Chinese Medicine at a number of colleges, Course Assessment Panel Member and Degree Monitor for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, member of the Acupuncture Expert Reference Group for the Accident Compensation Corporation (New Zealand), temporary advisor to the World Health Organisation Western Pacific Region Office on the Acupuncture Point Location Standardisation process, Vice President for Research for the Acupuncture Now Foundation (California), Director and Research Committee Chair for Acupuncture Now Australia Ltd.  Dr McDonald has been an invited speaker at World Acupuncture Day and World Scientific and Cultural Dialogue on Acupuncture in Paris in 2018, and at numerous conferences around the world including Estoril, Portugal; Boston, Kansas City, San Francisco, USA; Wellington, Auckland and Taupo, New Zealand; Bologna and Milan, Italy; and Seoul, South Korea. He also briefly taught Do’in and Tai Ji Quan in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Dr McDonald’s three great passions are acupuncture history, acupuncture research and Brazilian music.  Dr McDonald's PhD research was on immune system changes in response to acupuncture in adults with persistent allergic rhinitis, a study which published two narrative reviews on the anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperalgesic effects of acupuncture, as well as a randomised controlled trial. Dr McDonald is co-author of Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment (also published in Portuguese), the Acupuncture Evidence Project and author of Acupuncture Point Dynamics (Vols 1,2 & 3). Dr McDonald is a peer reviewer for several journals and Editorial Board Member for Perspectives on Integrative Medicine.

Leta Herman is an Alchemical Healer, Chinese Medicine teacher, Podcast host of the Inspired Action Podcast, as well as author of Through the Mystery Gate, The Energy of Love, Connecting Your Circle, and The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book. She is the founder of the Alchemy Healing Center, a very active Chinese Medicine clinic in Northampton, MA dedicated to helping clients find their true potential through Alchemical transformation. She is the driving force behind the new Alchemy Learning Center, offering online classes and live events related to The Five Elements, The Nine Palaces, and Alchemy.  She has immersed herself in the philosophies of Daoism, Alchemical Healing, and Chinese Medicine for over twenty years. She is a long-time student of Master Jeffrey Yuen, an 88th generation Daoist priest and Chinese Medicine master. She is also a graduate of Eliot Cowan’s Plant Spirit Medicine studies program and has studied intensively with well-known teachers and former students of J.R. Worsley, who brought Five Element Acupuncture to England in the 1960s. A Smith College graduate and past nationally syndicated journalist, Herman is a world explorer who speaks multiple languages, loves life, her family, and a challenging game of Boggle.

David Hartmann lives in Brisbane, Australia and has been a practicing acupuncturist since 1997. He upgraded his qualifications with a Masters of Acupuncture in 2009, and has a PhD pending. David is the Module Leader for Chinese Classics at the Northern College of Acupuncture in York, UK. He has been a Head of the Chinese medicine department and lecturer at various schools since 2000.  David has written two textbooks on Chinese medicine – 'The Principles and Practical Application of Acupuncture Point Combinations' (published with Singing Dragon in 2020) and the 'Acupoint Dictionary 2e' (published with Elsevier in 2009).   David has presented at conferences and done his own stand-alone seminars in ten countries around the world. He also has online workshops with six different webinar companies internationally. David has published in journals and shares his research results in blog articles on his website.

Toby received his undergraduate degree in Food Science from the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. He began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with a Korean monk trained in the Saam tradition. He earned his master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China.  During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. In 2013, he developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom. In 2016, he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen. In 2021, he developed the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts.   His current focus is on sharing his 25 years of clinical experience with the Saam tradition.

Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. She has been a Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (formally the Tai Sophia Institute) since 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Seton Hall University School of Business in Computer Science, and a Master of Science Degree in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute.  Ms Gellis holds the distinction of being one of the very few acupuncturists in the US certified to teach Facial Acupuncture certification classes on an  international level to other acupuncturists.  In addition to Cosmetic Acupuncture, Michelle teaches classes on facial cupping, gua sha and treating neuromuscular facial conditions such as Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis , Trigeminal Neuralgia, TMJ, and Bells Palsy with acupuncture.  She has been published in The Journal of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture Today, the Maryland Acupuncture Society Newsletter, The Acupuncture Desk Reference as well as featured in Her Mind Magazine, Howard County Business News and Be Well World Magazine.

Since completing his studies in Chinese Medicine at the Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and graduating as Doctor of Chinese Medicine in 1987, Mazin has been running a very busy clinic which is entirely devoted to three main areas of practice – autoimmune disease, allergic disease and skin disease.   He lectures widely all over the world on these subjects and over the past 16 years has run a complete Dermatology Diploma programme in both Europe & North America, with all graduates automatically becoming members of the International TCM Dermatology Association  He has developed the unique Dermatology-M range of topical products and herbal cosmetics from Chinese herbal ingredients to address many common skin disorders. He is the author of numerous articles and co-author of the international textbook A Manual of Acupuncture

Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release. He leads regular dissection for students, both within SMAC and in other venues. Brian is also a veteran tai chi and qigong instructor, teaching local, regional and online classes. In addition to teaching, he owns and operates Ideal Balance Center for Sports Medicine Acupuncture in Tampa, FL.

Dr. Nell Smircina, DAOM, L.Ac., Dipl. OM is an advocate, educator and practitioner with a focus on the integration of acupuncture into America's standard of care. Dr. Nell is the President of CSOMA, California's oldest state acupuncture association and serves on the Advocacy Committee for the American Society of Acupuncturists. As the Director of Development for the American Acupuncture Council, she actively works to support the profession through many strategic initiatives, including work with WHO to further develop ICD11 codes which include Traditional Medicine diagnostics.  Clinically, Dr. Nell specializes in acupuncture for optimal post-surgical recovery, an area she researched during her doctoral program. As the Founder of PIQUE Health, an integrative concierge medical practice in Beverly Hills and Scottsdale, she provides an elevated healthcare experience for patients.  Dr. Nell values mentorship, and had taught in many AOM schools on the topics of practice management, professional development, and messaging. She believes being able to effectively communicate our medicine's value to the public is critical to the growth of the profession. Through teaching and coaching, she assists students and practitioners looking to have thriving businesses while helping as many people as possible.   Dr. Nell has been featured as an SME on Good Day LA and Good Morning Arizona; and her work has appeared in Thrive Global and Acupuncture Today. She is a passionate international speaker on the topics of the integration of medicine and the constantly evolving healthcare industry.

Dr. Jaime Rabin is a sought-after wellness space and programming advisor; Feng Shui, intentional design, and meditation teacher; designer of some of Deepak Chopra's renowned healing centers and experiences' and the creator of the Illuminista Method, her signature system of intentional home design.  She is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a certified Feng Shui practitioner, a certified meditation instructor, a certified Ayurvedic lifestyle instructor, a well-being advisor, an aesthetic alchemist, a conscious leader, and—perhaps her favorite title of all—a magical realist.   Following the role of Campus Director at the largest acupuncture school in the United States, Pacific College of Health and Science, she has had the privilege of joining the C-suite at Deepak Chopra's global wellness brand, where she designs and programs luxury wellness spaces and experiences alongside the nation’s top architects and hospitality partners, which has fed her personal passion for aesthetics and design. Dr. Rabin has married that passion with her extensive study in Chinese Medicine, Feng Shui, and other wisdom traditions, to turn intentional design into a tool for transformation and healing.  She is currently in the process of publishing her first book on the dynamic art of intentional home design, in which she shares an inner and outer path to authentic expression and luminous living. In the book, she presents her signature 5-pillar process, the Illuminista Method, giving readers a practical playback to create their ideal home – a home that offers the support and encouragement to express themselves more authentically and generously in the world.  You can learn more about Dr. Jaime Rabin and her work at www.illuministaliving.com.

Dr. Levy is a primary care physician with twenty-eight years of Chinese Medicine experience. He uses his diverse skill set to provide expertise in topics including age-related cognitive decline, supportive care for cancer patients, auto-immune diseases, and chronic illness. Levy believes that, while Western medical treatment is often essential for severe diseases, little is available for restorative care to reestablish the body’s balance, harmony and recovery. By complementing traditional medicine with Japanese acupuncture and Chinese herbal formulas, nutritional supplementation, and diet, Levy seeks to offer the best of both worlds.

July 17th, 1994 is a dividing line in my life. It’s my sober date. By that point I had been studying Chinese medical and martial arts for 6 years, had just gotten my 1st license in Oriental Bodywork and was in the 2nd year of a 4 year’s masters program at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine. I was looking forward to a new future and one that was driven by the question, “How does holistic medicine get & keep people sober?”  That was a complete U-turn from what had driven my previous incarnation. I was a relocated New Yorker in Hollywood, California, where I lived hand-to-mouth in the world of big hair, loud guitar, rock ’n roll. This provided the perfect setting for me to perform the last half of my 17 years worth of “personal field research” in the arena of addictions. It also gave me invaluable “hands on experience” that I couldn’t imagine getting any other way.    The last two decades on this sober side of that dividing line have been spent searching for direct answers to that original question. And because no one has been able to do that for me, I’ve been forced to find it on my own by exploring what I love. My search has given me the privilege of studying with some of the most revered leaders in the fields of Traditional Chinese & East Asian Medicine, shamanism, martial arts, cranio-sacral therapy, movement therapy, psychology, mythology, poetry and writing. From this, I have synthesized a clear, concise model of holistic treatment for addiction that I call Alchemist Recovery.  As part of this work I have: - Treated tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and in all stages of addiction? - Served on staff at hospitals, medical centers and addiction treatment centers? - Created a successful private practice? - Written books & articles in national publications? - Taught my material to thousands all across North America and beyond?  I greatly look forward to seeing what’s next along this path, as I share it with my wife, partner and brilliant colleague in the Medicine, Dr. Dana Leigh Lyons, and leave notes from the experiences along the way answering, “What exactly does dad do?” for my son Tyler.  Whichever side of that dividing line of sobriety I have found myself on, I have lived by and found solace in the choice offered by this declaration:  “There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein

I am crazy keen acupuncturist and super enthusiastic lecturer, who, by chance, have discovered and loved the cosmology and numerology inherent in Chinese Philosophy and Medicine. I was lucky to study at the International College of Oriental Medicine, the oldest acupuncture college in the UK, which teaches all the acupuncture points, as well as philosophy and theory, based on Five Phases, wuxing ??, and Stems and Branches, wuyun liuqi ????. My course was a 5 year long extravaganza, and I came out the other side, exhausted, changed and driven. Since then (more than 20 years ago) I have not stopped treating, teaching and studying: these three activities interact fruitfully with each other, allowing me to deepen my understanding and practice of this amazing approach to health, the body and the cosmos.   As I am the daughter of academics I took what I was taught and read around the subjects, to immerse myself more fully in ancient Chinese culture. I continue my education in classical Chinese medicine and philosophy and have studied classical Chinese for over 15 years. I may not be able to ask for soup, but I can make a stab at translating very obscure classical Chinese texts! This immersion alongside reading, studying and teaching has allowed me to apply my ‘apprentice' style learning to my practice. I thoroughly appreciate and love what I do and am grateful daily for the opportunity to learn more and more and so be able to help my patients and students ever more!

Kamala is a Chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncturist and bodymind counselor who has a passion for the depth of spirit that can emerge from focused inner work and the richness of classical Chinese medicine methods.  She has a private practice in Eugene Oregon where she specializes in using an integrated body-mind-spirit approach to help her patients heal from physical and emotional pain. She is well known in her community for this work.  Kamala loves to show fellow professionals how to make their job easier and more effective with key attitudinal, relational and energy-based focusing methods that create a specialty and enhance the healing potential they can offer clients.   You can contact her for online individual and small group mentoring and case consultation. She has taught her "Heartmind Solutions" methods to acupuncture and Asian bodywork professionals for more than thirty years in the US, Canada and Italy.   After graduating from NUNM in Portland, OR in 1998, she became an avid qigong practitioner and teacher who supports a thriving qigong community in Eugene. Her mentors include Heiner Fruehauf, who is a leader in the field of classical Chinese medicine, and qigong masters Wang Qingyu of the Jin Jing Gong lineage and Wu Zhongxian of the Mt Emei lineage.  The energetics of qigong are a part of the "Heartmind Solutions" integration.  With the Hakomi Institute for Mindfulness-Based Somatic Psychotherapy, Kamala learned how to direct awareness to the felt sense of present moment experience. She studied with its founder Ron Kurtz, senior trainer Jon Eisman, and many others. Kamala is a certified Hakomi therapist and was a member of the teaching staff for 25 years. She specialized in the integration of Hakomi's mindfulness-based methods with the metaphors, points and magic of acupuncture and acupressure.   Acupressure and the use of therapeutic touch is a part of this method. Kamala is a senior authorized instructor for the Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Foundation, and a certified instructor of the American Organization for Body Therapies of Asia (AOBTA).  She has published many articles on the subject of bodymind awareness, and authored the clinical guide, "Heartmind Solutions: Direct Awareness to Transform the Roots of Pain and Stress in Soma and Psyche."

Having suffered from eye amblyopia at birth and recurrent allergic rhinitis, Dr Sahil personally experienced the limitations of conventional medicine and was drawn to acupuncture as therapy. After an MBBS from Goa Medical College, he pursued a degree in Anaesthesia and Critical Care from Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS), Indore, and a Post-Doctoral Certificate Course in Pain Management from Banaras Hindu University. Committed to helping others like him recover from chronic conditions, he came to Acupuncture in 2016, pursuing a Certification in Acupuncture from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. He has since been practicing at the Kapur Acupuncture Clinic. It is his core belief that involving patients in their recovery goes a long way in maximising the healing process and improving outcomes.  Dr Sahil is a Member of a number of associations, including the Indian Society of Pain Physicians, Indian Society of Pain Clinicians, Indian Society of Anesthesiologists, Indian Society of Medical Acupuncture and the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies.

After studying Medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, in 1982, Dr Sunita Kapur chose to specialise in Paediatrics. An intimate, personal experience with acupuncture, however, transformed the course of her professional life. Having benefited from the life-altering benefits of acupuncture, she decided to study acupuncture at Hongkong, Beijing and Nanjing (China) and learnt from teachers of TCM in USA, Canada, Korea and Australia.  Intense engagements pushed her to embrace not just a new system of healing, but to trust her instincts and pursue acupuncture in hitherto unexplored fields, especially women's health - from conception to birth and after. She trained with world renowned experts - Jane Lyttleton, Debra Betts, Randine Lewis, in the field of infertility and gynaecology. She started private practice in 1990 and joined Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, as a consultant in 2002, and made many breakthroughs through her clinical interventions. Through her practice, she treats a variety of ailments every week.  Driven by a deep passion for academics, she set up IANM in 1992, with the desire to share the history, philosophy and techniques of acupuncture with a greater number of doctors and infuse lives with hope, change, happiness and well-being. Dr Sunita remains actively engaged in pedagogy and has so co-authored three books on acupuncture - A Guide to Acupuncture and Tissue Cleansing System, Soft Lasers in Medical Practice and Acupuncture Cure for Common Diseases.

Joseph J. Carter aka Acudude  *California Licensed Acupuncturist (1988) Private Practice (Chronic Pain, PTSD) & Teaching (Acupressure, Tui Na, Essential Oils, CBD & Cannabinoids) *Ecologist (UC Berkeley 1982)/Acupuncturist/Plant Alchemist *AcuAroma Therapy Institute - founder/teacher/facilitator. Teaching enlightened self-care to regular folk & health care folk *5 Rhythms Dancing is my medicine of choice, that and cannabinoids and selected terpenes and dark chocolate.

Elisa Rossi is a PhD, MD, Psychiatrist, Acupuncturist and Licensed Psychotherapist.  In 1983, after a 3-year Course in Acupuncture in Milan, Elisa attended the Training Course of TCM in Beijing. She went back to China 7 more times gaining clinical experience in the TCM Departments of Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Jinan. In 1994 Elisa co-founded the School of TCM “MediCina”.   From 2006 she is member of Milan Medical Board for Non-Conventional Medicine. Elisa volunteered with Agopuntura Senza Frontiere (Madagascar-2008, Laos-2010, Tanzania-2012).  Since since 2005 she runs Xiaoxiao, a Chinese Medicine  Childrens' Centre. She lectured in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, UK, USA.  In English she published: “Shen – Psycho-Emotional Aspects of Chinese Medicine”, Churchill-Livingstone, 2007; “Pediatrics in Chinese Medicine”, Donica, 2011. “The Therapeutic Relationship in Acupuncture”, NOI edizioni, 2023.  Articles are published mainly on European Journal of Oriental Medicine (1995, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2019) and Journal of Chinese Medicine (2007, 2010, 2017, 2023).

Dr John R. Nieters L.Ac, DAOM, CFMP started his studies in Oriental medicine with Tai Qi and Qi Gong training starting in 1972.  John then continued his studies in internal martial arts, Asian bodywork and herbal medicine and started teaching Qi Gong and Tai Qi in 1985. John studied internal martial arts with YC Chiang, Tsuei Wei and world martial arts champion, Peter Ralston.   John received his MSTCM from ACCHS in Oakland, CA, the 3rd oldest acupuncture school in the USA, and he later became the President of ACCHS. He continued his studies for his DAOM at Five Branches University and at Zhejiang University in China. John studied herbs with the legendary Wu Bo Ping and received certifications in Advanced Diabetes Care and Gynecology.   John has been teaching a combination of TCM and functional western medicine for over two decades in Masters and Doctoral programs in the western United States.  John has done weekly radio and webinars since 2005. Many of these can be found on www.TheBalancingPoint.net. John has his television interviews available on Vimeo. He is the author of “The Sweet Spot: Increase Longevity Through Innovative Understanding of Blood Chemistry Labs.”

With a commitment to helping others actualize their greatest potential and well-being, Dr. East has been a licensed acupuncturist since 1999 and a professor of Chinese Medicine, Radiant Aging, and Advanced Nutrition at the Pacific College of Health Sciences since 2004.  Specializing in MIE: Motivation, Inspiration, and Encouragement, Dr. East helps practitioners make more money, doing what they love while working less. In 2019 she published the book More Than a Treatment which held the Amazon bestseller's list in Practice Management for several weeks.  She currently resides in Del Mar, CA with her husband and two kids and continues to help patients, students, other practitioners, and the general public with her lectures, workshops, books, events, coaching programs, and well-being-related products.

Jeffrey Yuen, is an 88th generation Daoist Priest of the Yu Qing Huang Lao Pai (Jade Purity School, Yellow Emperor/ Lao Tzu Sect), ordained by Master Yu Wen, and 26th generation of the Quan Zhen Long Men Pai (Complete Reality School, Dragon Gate Sect), ordained by Master Lu Xin-Xu. Mr. Yuen is recognized internationally to be a Master of Classical Chinese Medicine, Taoism, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Tai Ji Chuan, and Qi Gong. He has served as a Guest Lecturer at Rockefeller University, City University of New York, San Francisco State University, Vassar College, and is the only non-M.D. acupuncturists on faculty for the American Association of Acupuncture Physicians. Mr. Yuen was the first recipient of the Oriental Medicine Educator of the Year Award presented by the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 1995. Currently the President of the International Tai Chi Institute, he is responsible for the development of programs to preserve and promote the teaching of Tai Chi Chuan and other Chinese healing arts in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Yuen was the Dean of Academic Affairs at the Acupuncture and Oriental Medical Studies program at the Swedish Institute of Health Sciences, New York. He was a key figure in the development of the first Ph.D. program in the field of Classical Chinese Medicine, now offered at the American University of Complementary Medicine in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Yuen willingly shares his knowledge of Classical Chinese Medicine through lectures nationally and internationally.

Steve Clavey studied classical Chinese language in Taiwan, and learned Chinese medicine in Taiwan and the PROC in the 70s and 80s. He has been practicing Chinese herbal medicine in Melbourne Australia for over 30 years. He is the author of Fluid Physiology and Pathology in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the co-author (with Dan Bensky and Erich Stoeger) of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica 3rd Edition. Steve is also an editor of The Lantern, an international hard-copy journal of Chinese medicine, with three issues each year.

Robin Ray Green is a master in the art of pediatric acupuncture and one of the world's leading experts in that field. She provides training for acupuncturists and licensed health professionals to be successful in helping children. As a Pediatric & Family Health Specialist at Detox Rejuvenation, she helps children address the root causes of their chronic illnesses when Western medicine isn’t enough.  Robin has shared the stage with notable speakers such as Dr. David Perlmutter, Jack Canfield, Dr. Pedram Shojai, Dr. Elisa Song, Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, Dr. Steve Cowan, Katie Wells of Wellness Mama, and many more.   She is the best-selling author of Heal Your Child From The Inside Out: The 5-Element Way to Nurturing Healthy, Happy Kids. This Hay House published treasure offers practical tips for parents seeking lasting solutions to their child's health issues.  When she’s not working with kids, writing or speaking you’ll find her hanging out with her boys, her dogs, reading a good book, hiking, and enjoying all things magic, especially Harry Potter!

Nora Franglen has a degree in modern languages from Cambridge University and has devoted many years of her life to the practice and teaching of five element acupuncture.  She is convinced that an understanding of this particular branch of acupuncture should be passed on to as many practitioners and lay people as possible.  She studied under Professor JR Worsley over many years, first as an undergraduate student at his U.K. college in Leamington Spa and then further as a postgraduate student.  She has run a busy acupuncture practice in London for many years and was the Founder and Principal of the School of Five Element Acupuncture (SOFEA) in London, where she trained many students in the principles and practice of five element acupuncture.  Nora has written 7 books on five element acupuncture with her 'Handbook of Five Element Practice' having been translated into Mandarin selling over 40,000 copies in China.   All of Nora's book below are available from Singing Dragon Press:   - Keepers of the Soul - The Five Guardian Elements of Acupuncture   - Patterns of Practice - Mastering the Art of Five Element Acupuncture   - The Simple Guide to Five Element Acupuncture   - A Five Element Legacy   - Blogging a Five Element Life    - On Being a Five Element Acupuncturist    - Handbook of Five Element Practice  Nora continues to teach and run seminars in the UK and regularly travels to China to teach large groups of Chinese acupuncture practitioners.  Nora writes regularly of five element acupuncture and clinical practice, available on her website.

Thea Elijah, LAc, has been a student of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture for over 30 years. She is the former director of the Chinese Herbal Studies Program at TAI Sophia Institute and the Chinese Herbal Studies Program at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture.  She has apprenticed and studied with some of the most influential Chinese medicine teachers in the West. Thea is also a Master Teacher of the Shadhuliyyah Sufi Order, and a teaching assistant at the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism.  Thea maintains a private healing practice, incorporating her Chinese medical knowledge and heart-centered healing. At the request of her clients and students, she has developed a series of workshops teaching Whole Heart Connection (formerly Medicine Without Form). These open the student to “healing” situations outside of formal health care contexts, including family life, classrooms, activism for social change, and work within organizational structures. She currently teaches Chinese Medicine, Sufi Healing, and Whole Heart Connection across the United States. Thea is based in Southern Vermont, where she lives with her family.

Gali Stoffman, MD, graduated Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, in 1997. She then studied Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as Theory of Stems and Branches, and specialized in Pediatrics.  At present, Dr. Stoffman practices integrative pediatric medicine and is head of the pediatric unit in Refuot-Meditaf clinic of Dr. Yair Maimon, in Tel Aviv, as well as a private integrative pediatric clinic in Rehovot, Israel.   In addition to her clinical activities, for the past eleven years, Dr. Stoffman has been teaching Pediatric Chinese Medicine in various academic institutions, including the Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University Schools of Medicine. In the past few years, she has led and taught an intensive 1 year post-graduate course for the treatment of children using TCM, along with Mr. Julian Scott.   Until recently, Dr. Stoffman has served as chairman of the Pediatric Section in the International Congress of Chinese Medicine (ICCM), in Israel. She is a member of the Board of the Israeli Association for Traditional Chinese Medicine, and was previously head of the National Board Examination Committee.  Dr. Stoffman has written a chapter about Pediatric Insomnia for a book titled "Behandlung von Schlafstörungen", along side Dr. Y. Maimon, Dr. S. Englert and Dr. H. Montakab, published by Verlag Müller & Steinicke München, published in Germany.

Evan Mahoney is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Author of the Saam Medical Meditation Book series and Korean Kinetic Acupuncture Trigger Point Acupuncture series. Dr. Evan Mahoney is a joint graduate of Samra University / Emperor's College in Los Angeles California where he earned his MSOM and DAOM. Since 2011 he has been in private practice with his wife in SW Florida.

David W. Miller, MD, LAc, is dually board-certified in pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics) and Chinese medicine (NCCAOM – National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine).  Dr. Miller received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Vassar College, Dr. Miller received his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Vassar College, his M.D. from the Brown University School of Medicine, and completed his internship and residency in Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. He then completed his Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine with the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago.  Dr. Miller hails from the Chicago area where he led a successful private practice for the past 15 years. He has designed curricula in masters and doctoral programs in integrative physiology, pediatrics, medical communications, and public health and is an active participant and leader in numerous state and national medical associations.  He is the founding Chair of the national organization the American Society of Acupuncturists and immediate past Chair of the NCCAOM board exam development committee on Biomedicine. He participates actively with the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, the Illinois State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Integrative Health Policy Consortium, and other state and national groups. He has served on the Illinois state regulatory board for acupuncture and has passed legislation related to the practice of acupuncture in Illinois, and has also lobbied nationally.  He is a peer reviewer for Meridians: The Journal of the American Society of Acupuncturists as well as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine.

Cait Donovan is one of New York City’s leading burnout experts, host of “Fried – The Burnout Podcast,” and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World". Her master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine enables Cait to combine Eastern wisdom with her natural practicality. After performing more than 25,000 acupuncture treatments, Cait added 1:1 coaching, corporate workshops, and keynotes for companies such as PTC, Lululemon, Nexthink, Teradata, Vedder Price, Marsh and Mclennan, and Workplaceless – all with a focus on ending burnout culture.  She has been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “NPR”, “The New York Post”, “Thrive Global”, as well as quoted in Oprah Magazine.  Cait and her husband spent 12 years living in Europe, but now make their home in New Jersey. When Cait is not speaking or coaching on burnout, you can find her and her husband hiking, walking with Flora (their white fluffy dog), rowing, golfing, or cross-country skiing.

Susan graduated from the ACTCM in San Francisco, in 1984, and was licensed to practice TCM, in 1985. She has studied extensively with Drs. Miriam Lee and Young Wei Chieh, both students of Master Tung Ching Chang. Susan Johnson, L.Ac., is in private practice in Santa Cruz, California, and teaches Tung's Points internationally and throughout the United States. Her style is clear and detail-oriented. Though she may utilize other acupuncture systems and techniques occasionally (like KHT and scalp acupuncture), Susan has been practicing Tung's Points for thirty years and predominantly uses them in treating her patients. She lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and also enjoys studying Classical Chinese Medicine, Taoist Qi Gong, Japanese brush painting, gardening and playing music.

Dr. Saeks became interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in 1975, and spent many years learning on his own about this multidisciplinary field. When he and his family moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2000, he enrolled in the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine where he completed his formal training in TCM. Prior to that he received his PhD in Clinical Psychology and completed a 2 year Postdoctoral Internship at the Menninger Clinic, where he worked on staff for an additional 10 years.   Steve’s initial interest in TCM was in traumatology — the understanding and treatment of physical injuries — and sports medicine. Over the years he expanded his study of TCM to explore the role it could play in the treatment of stress, addictive behaviors, and other psychological conditions. In his practice, he still does traditional individual psychotherapy, TCM, and in certain situations, he integrates acupuncture into his psychotherapy process for issues such as depression, insomnia, anxiety and trauma. Throughout his professional career, Steve has taught at a number of medical institutions and universities. as well as international conferences on group and individual treatment approaches.

Imran has over 20 years experience as a Clinician, Teacher and Mentor.  He is a Chinese  Herbalist, specialising  in Shang Han Lun and Jing gui Yao Lue medicine, and practitioner of Neijing style acupuncture.  His Biomedical degree from King College London informs his practice and teaching.  Imran is passionate about helping and supporting fellow practitioners understand and critically apply both Biomedical and Chinese medical systems to empower practitioners and patients for healthier communities.  An example of Imran's community project work has been an award winning project in one of London's most deprived areas.  This helped to gain the 'Integrated Health Futures Award 2005' from the Prince of Wales Foundation of Integrated Health, combining to a major health research project.

A graduate of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Eric Brand, L.Ac. is a fluent Chinese speaker with extensive experience studying in mainland China and Taiwan. Eric completed a prolonged internship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, and he has participated in numerous projects related to Chinese medical translation, herbal research, and TCM politics. He is the author of A Clinician's Guide to Using Granule Extracts and the Concise Chinese Materia Medica, and he has edited a variety of modern and classical texts.  Eric has a passion for Chinese herbal pharmacy, and he travels extensively to study with experts in the field of herbal authentication and quality discernment.  Eric is a TCM advisor to the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and the Co-Chair of International Affairs for the AAAOM.

Paul Movsessian has been in practice since 1986. After graduation he moved from Australia to the USA to further his studies. His interest was in the Japanese style of acupuncture and moxibustion where he initially trained under Stephen Birch & Junko Ida, learning the treatment techniques of Dr. Manaka and Meridian Therapy. He also studied extensively with Kiiko Matsumoto, and was exposed to a wide variety of styles taught in Japan from various practitioners. From 1989 until 1996 he maintained a busy practice, lectured and undertook constant postgraduate studies. Some of his training included the study of Dr. Shen's pulse methods under Dr. Leon Hammer, Sôtai & Shiatsu from Kikuko Zutrau Miyazaki, and various Meridian Therapy styles. He continued his training in the Toyohari system of Meridian Therapy under the guidance of such teachers as Akihiro Takai, Shuho Taniuchi, Koryo Nakada, Shozo Takahashi, Akira Fukushima, Hideki Sagawa, Haruo Amano, and Toshio Yanagishita visiting Japan and Europe regularly. He was encouraged by Stephen Birch, that on his return to Australia he should continue teaching the material he so generously gave, hoping that Japanese style acupuncture and Dr. Manaka's work could begin to receive exposure and acceptance there. Since returning to Australia, Paul has been lecturing extensively across the country, and established a post graduate certificate course in Dr. Manaka's protocols.  He continued to lecture in the USA, Canada, New Zealand bringing the foundations of the Japanese styles to Australia in 1997. In 2002 he established the Australasian Branch of the Toyohari Association for Australia and New Zealand with the collaboration of Dr. Ted  Pearson and Michael Hook. He was the President for many years and then Academic Dean, Registered Academic Practitioner and a qualified teacher with the Toyo Hari Association of Japan until retiring from the Association to pursue the establishment of broader programs.  He has had the privilege of being able to continue studying in Japan over many years under the guidance of some of the greatest teachers in various styles. In the Moxibustion Tradition this includes Shinma Hideo, son of Fukaya who is one of the greatest moxibustionists of Japan and inventor of the use of the bamboo tube. Hirato Motoshiro who developed the slotted bamboo tube and shield moxa technique. Sakmoto Koichi a fifth generation moxabustionist who has 150 year tradition in his family. Fukushima Tetsuya skilled in Fukaya style, Hata Minae who developed the Nepal Moxa Method, Yashikawa Masako who has developed the Yin Yang Taikyoku method, Sugiyama Isao a classical acupuncturists, and various other teachers that he has continued to study and learn from. Currently, Paul is running a successful clinic in the Blue Mountains in Australia and lecturing extensively to practitioners sharing many new treatment strategies and skills to integrate within their practice and produce powerful clinical results.

Marla Moss is Owner and Founder of Raging River Media, specializing in HIPAA-compliant digital marketing for acupuncturists. She helps practitioners grow thriving, sustainable practices with customized automation technology that protects patient privacy while liberating busy healers from the grind.  Marla tried acupuncture for the first time at Berkeley Acupuncture Project, the first ever community acupuncture clinic in her hometown of Berkeley, CA. Smitten from the start, Marla leveraged her experience as a copywriter for local nonprofits to build an advertising agency just for acupuncturists.   Entering the field of medical marketing, Marla noticed something was missing - almost no one in the industry was following federal guidelines for patient privacy. Having had multiple experiences on the patient end of healthcare privacy violations, she committed to HIPAA compliance in her business.  Raging River Media is currently the only HIPAA-compliant digital marketing agency serving exclusively acupuncturists. Clients tend to stay long-term, as results are consistent and have proven effective even through global crisis. She loves seeing acupuncturists become untethered to tech with the use of automation, more able to focus on treatment and life outside of work.   With a dual focus on practice growth and HIPAA compliance, Raging River Media has helped dozens of acupuncturists add hundreds of thousands of dollars to their practice revenue and avoid millions of dollars in fines. As a former classroom teacher, community education is Marla's favorite part of her work, bringing her sunshine even in long rainy winters.  Marla's mission through Raging River Media is to secure and fortify the acupuncture profession with sustainable growth and top-notch cybersecurity. In true holistic spirit, Marla believes that patient privacy IS healthcare, knowing from experience how HIPAA compliance impacts treatment outcomes. She sees continued advancements in practice technology as vital to the industry's future.   As a newly-minted frequency medicine practitioner, Marla also enjoys introducing holistic health providers to the wonders of biofeedback and other remote treatment modalities that complement the use of needles and herbs. She is passionate about helping practices navigate and continue to thrive through changing times, and has many resources to offer acupuncturists ready to try something new.

Master Zhongxian Wu, lifelong Daoist practitioner, was born in a traditional fishing village on China’s eastern shore, where the sunlight first touches the Chinese mainland. At an early age he committed himself to the pursuit of the ancient arts of internal cultivation: Qigong, Taiji, internal martial arts, Chinese medicine, Yijing   science, FengShui, Chinese astrology and cosmology, Chinese calligraphy and traditional Chinese music.   Since 1988, he has instructed tens thousands of students throughout China, North America and Europe. In 2001 Master Wu was recruited by the National University of Natural Medicine (USA) to help develop their Classical Chinese medicine program. He served there as Senior Instructor of Qigong/Taiji and was sub-investigator of a 2003 Qigong research program sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.  Master Wu synthesizes wisdom and experience for beginning and advanced practitioners, as well as for patients seeking healing, in his unique and professionally designed courses and training programs. He has authored numerous articles and 15 books (5 in Chinese) on China’s ancient life sciences. In addition to workshops and training programs, he also offers one-on-one sessions for serious students interested in External-Qi Healing; Yijing, Fengshui, or Chinese astrology consultation; and/or traditional Daoist cultivation practices.

Education: - Apprenticeship Dr. Annemarie Schweizer -Arau. Founder of SART (systemic autoregulation therapy) treatment for endometriosis and infertility. - TCM Expert in Reproductive Medicine. German Society of Reproductive Medicine. DGRM. (2010-11) - Hunyuan Fertility Certification Course. Classical Chinese Medicine focused on Chinese Phytotherapy and Xin Fa. Dr. Yaron Seidman, Connecticut, USA. (2010-14) - Clinical Seminars with Dr. Tran Viet Dzung. CENAC. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Naturopathy School. (2007-2008) - International Master Degree TCM with special emphasis on gynaecological problems and infertility. Dr. Tran Viet Dzung, Dra. S. Tahan, Prof. Dr.  P. Unschuld, Dr. D. Basmadjian and Li Ping, Dr. J. Taillandier, Stephen Birch, Bow Flaws, Mazin Al-Khafaji. (2005-2007)  Professional Experience: - Codirector naturISTHAR. Naturopathic Centre for integrative fertility care. (2007-2019). www.naturisthar.com - Founder of Herbfiv. Chinese herbal prescriptions registered as nutritional supplement for fertility care. - President FENACO (Catalan Delegation) - Spanish Naturopathic Association. (2017-february 2019) - Chair for Acupuncture FENACO Spain. Spanish Naturopathic Association. (2017-february 2019) Col. FENACO 3170  - Member of the European Expert Team for Integrative Reproductive Medicine. (Special Interest Group - SIG) University Bonn, Germany. Chairman Mrs. Prof. Dr. med. Katrin van der Ven (2011-2019) - Collaborator with various IVF clinics in Barcelona, Spain. BcnIVF, Fertilab, IVI, CIRH Corachan, Cefer. (2009-2015) - Speaker at Biocultura, International fair of organic products and responsible consumption. Barcelona, Spain (2008-2017) - Organizer and speaker at the First European Hunyuan Medicine Congress. Barcelona, Spain (2013) - Speaker at the international Chinese Medicine Congress in Rothenburg, Germany. (2012-2013) - Speaker at the annual conference of the European Expert Team for Integrative Reproductive Medicine. University Hospital Bonn, Germany. (2012) - TCM Teacher – Chinese Herbology and Dietetics. CENAC. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Naturopathy School. Barcelona, Spain. (2008-2012)  - TCM Teacher – TCM Foundations and Theory. KENG RAK. Shiatsu and TCM School. Barcelona, Spain. (2009-2013)   - Herbology and nutraceutical health food store. Barcelona, Spain (2010-2012) - Naturopathist, TCM Practitionner, Shiatsu Specialist since 2000 with own Health Care Centre.  SHIATSU KIREI (2000-2007)

Robin Marchment  BA (Hons), BHSc (Acup), Adv Dip HS (TCM), Cert Gyn (China), Dip Lang (Chinese)  Robin is a registered herbalist and acupuncturist, having completed internships at Chinese hospitals in Guangxi and Xi’An where her focus was on gynaecology. She has over 20 years’ clinical experience, running a private practice that centres on women’s and children’s health and attendance in childbirth. She has lectured in Chinese medicine at major Australian universities and colleges, and worked in various capacities for Australian government authorities in the regulatory area of health practice and Chinese medicine.   She is the author of Gynaecology Revisited, a text addressing the need for Chinese medicine practitioners to better understand Western medical approaches to gynaecology and obstetrics whilst maintaining the integrity of the Chinese medicine paradigm. She also authored Chinese for TCM Practitioners and co-authored Shang Han Lun Explained, which is a translation and discussion of the seminal text on Chinese medicine written by Zhang Zhong Jing in the 2nd century AD.   Robin is passionate about supporting women through every phase of life, sharing her advanced knowledge and clinical experience in the field of Chinese medicine, and advocating for the profession.

Peter Deadman has been involved in the so-called 'alternative health' field for 45 years. In 1971 he co-founded Infinity Foods - a natural, organic and macrobiotic food store - in Brighton, England. He then trained in Chinese medicine (acupuncture and herbal medicine) and practised for 30 years. He founded The Journal of Chinese Medicine in 1979 and has had a long career writing about and teaching Chinese medicine all over the world. He is co-author of the best-selling A Manual of Acupuncture and author of Live Well Live Long : Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Tradition. He has practised qigong and other forms of the Chinese internal arts tradition regularly sine 1993 and has taught qigong for many years.

Dr. Neil McKinney has been practicing since 1985. He has extensive experience in Naturopathic Oncology as well as Naturopathic Medicine for a variety of health concerns and ailments.  Graduating with a degree in Biosciences from Simon Fraser University, B.C., Dr. McKinney has done extensive work in biophysical (radiation) cancer research.  He studied kinesiology at the University of Waterloo and graduated as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1985.   Furthermore, he also trained for 3 years in TCM at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.   Dr. McKinney has had many teaching roles that have included being a microbiology lab instructor at UVIC and NCNM; he has also taught at schools of Traditional Chinese Medicine, massage therapy, and he is also a professor at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in New Westminster, British Columbia.  As well, Dr. McKinney has served many roles in the regulation and advancement of the profession, which have included being a Registrar at the BC College of Naturopathic Physicians, and also taking on a role as an accreditation evaluator for the CNME. Dr. McKinney also founded the BC Naturopathic Association, www.bcna.ca , and is a founder of the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic  Medicine,  www.binm.org.  In terms of other organizations Dr. McKinney is involved with, he is also a member of the Oncology Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, which is a medical speciality society of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.       Currently, Dr. McKinney is a Professor of Naturopathic Oncology, and the author of textbooks on Naturopathic Care in Oncology;  three books he has written include Naturally There’s Hope, Naturally There’s Always Hope, and his newest publication released in 2011, Naturopathic Oncology: An Encyclopedic Guide For Patients & Physicians. He also mentors and lectures to doctors internationally, and contributes to publications both for professionals and the public. Dr. McKinney is well known for his generous sharing of time to mentor students and peers. Furthermore, he has also received a number of awards for contributions to advancing the scope and standards of the naturopathic profession. Based in Victoria, B.C., Dr. McKinney continues to practice with a focus on integrative oncology.

Mary McCullough, B.S., DACM, L.Ac., Dipl.OM is a Classical Five Element Acupuncturist (CFEA) and teacher. She's practiced and taught both acupuncture and TCM herbal medicine and CFEA since 2009, most recently as Senior Faculty at the Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture in California. She serves as mentor to many CFEA graduates and has a passion for developing new content and teaching methods while maintaining the tradition and integrity of our beautiful medicine. Mary maintains a full time private practice in Santa Monica and Long Beach, CA, USA, and can be reached at https://www.classical5element.com.

Diane Gioioso is an acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and intuitive healer. She has a concentration on fertility, pregnancy and postpartum care. Her work emphasizes healing as a developmental process. Diane enthusiastically teaches courses to the Chinese medical and birth communities around the country. She has been a student of Master Jeffery Yuen for two decades. She formerly served as Chinese herbal and doctoral faculty at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is the founder of Nine Stars, a company producing high quality Chinese herbal remedies.

Raised in Palo Alto, California, Ian Armstrong developed a desire for health, fitness, and outdoor activities at an early age. Wishing to maintain close proximity to the outdoors, Ian started off at Humboldt State University and later transferred to the University of New Orleans to study his other passion – jazz music and performance. After several enjoyable years in New Orleans, Ian decided to relocate to San Diego to pursue a Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) where he graduated in 2009 with an emphasis in sports/orthopedic injuries.  Ian has a long history of working with Matt Callison, first as an assistant in his clinic from 2006-2009, then later as a teaching assistant in AcuSport Education. He has been certified in Sports Medicine Acupuncture since 2011 and is now the instructor for the Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise class in our Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program.  In his private practice, Ian has extensive experience treating athletes in rehabilitation and performance. He has spent years working with the elite athletes at Invictus as part of the rehab team at both Regional and CrossFit Games, including their 2014 Affiliate Cup gold.  In addition to his private practice, Ian is the instructor for both orthopedic disorders (TOD) and Advanced TOD at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is the current supervisor at the RIMAC center at the University of California San Diego where he supervises acupuncture students in treatment of UCSD collegiate athletes working along side the athletic trainers.  Ian is passionate about continuing his craft and education. He is focused on expanding his background in movement, biomechanics and rehabilitation studying a variety of methodologies, some that include: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), Postural Respiration (through the PRI institute), Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), and the Eldoa Method by Guy Voyer.

Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD, L.Ac. is considered an exciting and well-prepared teacher of Chinese herbal medicine and Japanese acupuncture. Known for emphasizing clinical relevance in his talks, he is sought-after as a teacher at national and state conventions and acupuncture colleges.  Dr. Fratkin trained in Korean and Japanese acupuncture since 1975, and Chinese herbal medicine since 1982. He spent a year in Beijing hospitals specializing in internal disorders and pediatrics. He is the author of Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines: A Clinical Desk Reference, a compendium of 1250 Chinese herbal products, Essential Chinese Formulas, and he is the editor-organizer of Practical Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is the recipient of Acupuncturist of the Year (1999) from the AAAOM and Teacher of the Year (2006) from the American Association of Teachers of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AATAOM).

Howard Chen, MD, FAAMA, ABOIM, is the founder and director of The Chen Center for Integrative Medicine in Reno, NV, where he treats patients in a membership model using a blended approach of Western and Eastern principles.  Dr. Chen was also the founding Medical Director of Renown Health’s Medical Acupuncture Clinic and their subsequent Integrative Primary Care Clinic. A devout apprentice and assistant of Dr. Richard Tan since 2010, his primary Chinese Medicine techniques include Balance Method Acupuncture and BaZi Birth Chart Analysis. He additionally incorporates YiJing analysis, Muscle Channel Technique, Worsley Five Element, and Chinese Scalp Acupuncture in his diagnosis and treatments. He holds an Executive Practitioner Certification with the Academy of Acupuncture and is certified as a BaZi Consultant by Dr. Tan.  Dr. Chen is a Board-Certified Family Physician, Board Certified by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, the American Board of Integrative Medicine, and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno, and has lectured internationally on Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine.

British acupuncturist Oran Kivity trained in Europe, China, and Japan. He ran a busy London practice from 1987 to 2004, and in 2000, he was a founder member of Toyohari UK, the British branch of the Toyohari Association of Japan.   He lectured in acupuncture at the University of Westminster in London from 1994 to 2004 and was a teaching assistant for Stephen Birch, one of the foremost authorities on acupuncture, both in Europe and in South East Asia. Oran’s workshops are lively and informative, with a focus on hands-on practice.  In 2005, Oran moved to Malaysia, and in 2020, to Taiwan, where he practises and writes. Passionate about Japanese acupuncture,  he continues to teach internationally and online with workshops in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the UK, France, Spain, Croatia, Israel, USA and Brazil.He is the author of Moxa in Motion with the Ontake Method, and Hirata Zone Therapy with the Ontake Method.

Subhuti Dharmananda established the Institute for Traditional Medicine and Preventive Health Care (ITM) in 1979 to promote education, research, and charitable works in the field of traditional medicine systems, for which Chinese medicine became the primary area of concern.  The Institute has two clinics, An Hao Natural Health Care as a model of integrative methods and Immune Enhancement Project (IEP) Clinic to provide low cost acupuncture and Chinese herbs for difficult diseases in support of standard medical methods.   He comes from a science background (Ph.D. in Biology) and is not directly involved in delivering the health care services, but helps organize the clinical format and, for many of the IEP participants, provides the clinical outline for attaining therapeutic goals and offers details of the treatment protocols, having had prior experience, primarily as an herb prescriber, in treating patients.  As a result of reviewing several types of literature, Subhuti  has produced articles on subjects of traditional medicine concepts, herbs, formulas, diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases, and safety issues, which are posted on the ITM website.

Dr. Shellie Goldstein, DACM, is widely considered one of the worldwide experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She is the author of Your Best Face Now: Look Younger in 20 Days With The Do-It-Yourself Acupressure Facelift and creator of Touch+Glow: The Do-It-Yourself Acupressure Facelift Kit.  As a leading authority and educator of cosmetic facial acupuncture, Dr. Goldstein founded the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, which has recently partnered with the Pacific College of Health Sciences to present the Facial Applications of Cosmetic Enhancement  Training Program (aka the FACE program). The FACE program offers a flexible combination of virtual interactive classroom learning and hands-on, intensive clinical mentorship and training.   Ms. Goldstein has been featured on major television and cable networks and in the press. She is also a columnist for Acupuncture Today news.

Dr. Weidong Yu, Dr. TCM, L.Ac., B.M, MPH, graduated from Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983, where he studied both Traditional Chinese Medicine and western medicine for five years, to earn a Bachelor of Medicine degree. In 1991, he earned a Master's degree in Public Health from the School of Public Health, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.  Dr. Yu has practiced both Traditional Chinese Medicine and western medicine at Binzhou Medical College Hospital as a resident physician. He also worked as an Assistant Research Fellow at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, the best research institute in Chinese medicine in China. Dr. Yu has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine in Belgium, the United States and Canada.  Dr. Yu is the author of more than 30 publications in both Chinese and English medical literature, and lectures internationally. He is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of California, United States and a Registered Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.   See Wellspring Clinic for Holistic Medicine for more information: https://tcmrp.com/

Dr. Armin Koch, M.D., received his teaching certificate from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland in 1978. He then went on to pursue Medical studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Berne, Switzerland and completed his Medical Board Exams and Ph.D in 1986. Dr. Koch has been a general practitioner (FMH) since 1993, and completed his Master’s Degree Equivalency in Acupuncture and Herbology from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine (IICM), Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 2001.  Dr. Armin Koch has a practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sarnen, Switzerland, and he teaches Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Universities of Zurich and Berne. In addition, he is a well-known speaker at different national and international congresses. As a professional teacher, Dr. Koch is especially adept at explaining and illustrating the complex connections involved in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Christopher M. Estes, MD, MPH, IFMCP is a dedicated and compassionate physician whose career has evolved from extensive experience with medically complicated patients. He became frustrated seeing people get passed from one specialist to the next without ever addressing the source cause of their medical problems.  He now works to discover those causes for a broad array of medical conditions, no matter how complex. His practice at Miami Beach Comprehensive Wellness Center involves an integrated array of therapies for women and men, including functional medicine evaluations, intravenous and ozone therapies, platelet rich plasma and stem cell therapies and quantum biofeedback.  In addition to these Western modalities, he integrates herbal medicine, Acutonics® and energetic medicine into his daily practice. His specialties include management of mold, Lyme and other environmentally acquired illnesses, gastrointestinal issues and dysbiosis, autoimmune diseases, natural approaches to fertility, hormonal management and comprehensive detoxification programs. Dr. Estes has extensive experience in the field of medical education and has won local and national awards for his teaching and mentorship efforts.  His current educational focus is to encourage healthcare providers of all types to incorporate complementary modalities from multiple schools of thought to enhance their ability to care for their patients.

Emily T. Rowe, MD, AP, IFMCP graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 2005. After a brief time in the field of Internal Medicine, she became frustrated with the Western approach to illness. She realized that she was being trained to treat the symptoms of disease and its end-stage complications, while failing to address its root cause. Inspired to find a comprehensive and definitive way to heal her patients, she went back to school and completed her Master’s Degree in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in 2008. Dr. Rowe’s practice melds Chinese herbal medicine and therapies (acupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping) with modern Western diagnostic evaluations, nutritional supplementation, dietary and lifestyle modifications. She specializes in treating patients who have exhausted or failed Western medical therapies for chronic conditions, including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and thyroid disorders. She is an expert in the treatment of acute and chronic pain due to injuries and repetitive stress. Dr. Rowe has worked with numerous professional and amateur athletes to maximize their performance capabilities and speed their recovery following injury and surgery.

Physiotherapist since 2002 with specialization in acupuncture, exercise physiology and global posture reeducation.  Traditional Chinese Medicine professor at several schools in Brazil and coordinator of the post-graduate course in acupuncture at Instituto Educacional Veronesi (IEDUV). Also acts as a national and international speaker.  Author of 3 Chinese Medicine books:  - Alimentação Terapêutica Chinesa - Editora Inserir (2018) - Manual Definitivo de Auriculoterapia Chinesa - Editora Inserir (2019) - Ventosaterapia Clínica - Editora Inserir (2020)  Founder of the Chinese Medicine Knowledge Portal Facilitando Acupuntura, with worldwide representation.  Provides clinical services in acupuncture and associated techniques and also in physical therapy.

Andreas Kalg, doctor of Chinese medicine (PR China), naturopath since 1993, in his own practice in Herborn, Hesse.   Studied TCM at the Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, PR China, with a Master's degree in TCM in 2009 and a doctorate in TCM in 2014.  2013 Foundation of the Jing-Fang-Institute Germany together with Prof. Huang Huang and Dietmar Wohl for the research and dissemination of classical Chinese medicine  - Since 2009 numerous publications and teaching activities in Germany and Switzerland  Publications: - Huang Huang’s Handbuch „Die Klassischen Rezepturen der Chinesischen Medizin in der modernen Praxis“, Müller & Steinicke, 2010 - Chinesische Heilpflanzen – Wesensmerkmale und klinische Anwendung, Elsevier, 2009 - Andrologie-Kapiel in: Claudia Focks (Hrsg.) „Leitfaden Chinesische Medizin“ 6. Auflage, Elsevier, 2010 - TCM PHYTOMAGISTER, Computerprogramm für Chinesische Heilkräuter - Behandlung von Schilddrüsenerkrankungen mit Chinesischer Medizin, Praxisreihe Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin Band 5, Müller & Steinicke, 2019

Deirdre Courtney lectures and teaches at Conferences and Schools around the world on her areas of expertise: Yang Sheng; Facial Diagnosis; Chinese Nutrition; Spirit Points that work with Shen, Jing and the Emotions. She has been an Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Nutritional Counsellor and Chef, specialising in health foods for over 30 years. She is the author of the book, Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way:  Nutrition and Lifestyle Advice from Chinese Medicine, published by Singing Dragon in 2019.  In addition, she is the  Education Director for the Lotus Institute and is involved in the Master Face Reading Certification Program. She received her Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from YoSan University in Los Angeles and maintains a private practice in Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland.

In family practice for over 20 years, Dr. Toni Krehel, AP specializes in the treatment of persistent illnesses & chronic inflammation (Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and Microcurrent Therapy). As the Florida director for the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) since 2001, Dr. Krehel advocates/educates for medical freedom and informed consent rights for doctors & patients, and she has been instrumental in changing policies in the State of Florida to advance and protect these rights. Author of numerous articles and two continuing education courses on post vaccine syndromes, Krehel educates patients, students & the public on the side effects & pathways of chronic disease progression post vaccination per TCM principles of immunology.

Dr. Mason Bresett ND studied human movement in Thunder Bay, Ontario and then studied naturopathic medicine in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic (BINM) Medicine. His internships in Vancouver included sports medicine, chronic illness, immune disorders, HIV, and mental health focused care.   During naturopathic medical school Mason was approached to work with St. Francis Herb Farm, an organic herb company growing herbs in Central Ontario. He went on to receive extra training in herbal medicine through various conferences, mentorships and clinical cases. His role was around educating health care providers across British Columbia on how to effectively and safely use herbal medicine. He became the Western Canada medical consultant for St Francis. He was also involved with research studies and applied herbal medicine training for students at BINM. While at BINM he also organized an experiential conference exploring the philosophy behind naturopathic medicine.  While immersed in herbal medicine research and education, Mason gravitated towards the unique qualities of the adaptogen class of botanicals. While researching and prescribing adaptogens in his practice, he started to notice how many medicinal mushrooms were grouped into this group of natural therapeutics. From here he started to take courses and attend conferences rooted in mycology and medicinal mushrooms.  Mason has a general family naturopathic practice in Sarnia, Ontario -The Health Creation Lab. He uses medicinal mushrooms, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, nutrition and mind body medicine in his clinic to support his patients. He continues to provide up to date research and education for Real Mushrooms Practitioners - a group of health care professionals (MD’s, ND’s, DC’s etc) using mushrooms in their practices. He is also actively working with medical doctors and oncologists setting up research studies using medicinal mushroom extracts.

Matt Callison uses his experience and education as an acupuncturist and athletic trainer to contribute to the development of blending Sports Medicine and Chinese Medicine with the intention of helping others.  Matt Callison’s unique ability to blend Chinese Medicine with Sports Medicine for over 25 years is demonstrated by his excellent reputation. This is particularly evident in his educational program, the “Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program”, which is attended by acupuncturists worldwide. He has over 20 years experience in cadaver dissection that has helped him to further broaden and deepen his educational program for the acupuncturist. Mr. Callison has had a clinical practice for over 26 years and is well known for developing innovative and successful treatment protocols for musculoskeletal injury. He has published many articles including a clinical study on acupuncture and tibial stress syndromes (shin splints) as well as an article on Sports Related Muscle Tension Headaches in the Journal of Chinese Medicine. Furthermore, Mr. Callison is well-known for his work with professional athletes. Mr. Callison is also the creator of the Motor Point and Acupuncture Meridian Chart as well as the author of three publications, The Motor Point Manual, Motor Point Index and in press: The Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook.  Matt Callison earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education/Sports Medicine from San Diego State University in 1985. He worked in the Sports Medicine field at Alvarado Sports Medicine clinic in San Diego and Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA for 6 years. In 1991, Mr. Callison received his Master’s Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, where the class he developed is still being taught- “Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders”. Mr. Callison serves as Pacific College’s supervisor of acupuncture interns at the University of California’s San Diego Sports Medicine RIMAC Center, where they treat athletes with his guidance in Sports Medicine Acupuncture. Mr. Callison continues to guest lecture in many acupuncture doctoral programs across the United States.

Dr. Patricia Baley, DVM, PhD, CVA, CVH, FAAVA, graduated from Texas A&M University’s School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999 and then became certified in animal acupuncture through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society in 2001.  She also studied Chinese Herbalism, Tui-Na, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Food Therapy through the Chi Institute, based in Florida.  Dr. Baley currently practices Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine on dogs, cats, birds, exotic animals, and horses at her mobile practice based in Hockley, Texas.  To learn more about Dr. Baley and the work she does, you can visit her website – http://www.tcvmforanimals.com

Peter Firebrace (FBAcC) began his acupuncture studies in 1980 at the International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM) in England, then did further studies with the European School of Acupuncture in Paris and the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu, China. He has also studied Chinese language and philosophy with the Ricci Institute in Paris. Past Principal of ICOM (1985-1990), he was a co-founder of Monkey Press, publishing the Chinese Medicine from the Classics series. Co-author of A Guide to Acupuncture, he has produced educational videos on The Roots of Chinese Medicine, The Jingluo Meridian Network and The Circle of Ren and Du Mai, a book of poems, Cloud Falls Rap, and two albums of songs and music videos on Chinese medical and Daoist themes, Sea Gong and Chinese Medicine Blues. He teaches internationally and now lives, writes and practices acupuncture by the sea in northern Denmark. Peter is in the process of setting up Guan Academy of Chinese Medicine for online teaching.

Peter Torssell works clinically and teaches Food as medicine and classical Chinese medicine with the motto "Take as much as possible into consideration and make it as simple as possible, and from that use simple and daily measures to get good results for an individual and empower the patient"  Peter has been in clinic since 1988, treating patients using Acupuncture, food regulation and herbs. Peter received his Bachelor of Chinese medicine 2005 from Jiangxi university of TCM.  Peter is the head of Akupunkturakademin in Stockholm as well as a teacher there. Peter is the author of book on Chinese food therapy (first edition year 2000) and on DIY Dao. Peter also lectured as guest lecturer in Swedish universities, and in different countries such as Belgium, Ireland, England, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Poland on how to regulate health with Chinese food therapy - Yinyang & Four types.   His experience also includes clinical practice of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in Nanjing, 1989, and clinical practice of herbal medicine in the pediatric department with mainly Dr. Yang Menglan and xiao er tuina in Beijing 1992. Peter has studied Classical Chinese medicine under sinologist Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee since 1995.

Tom Corbin is an Acupuncture Physician and Ph.D.; he specializes in Auricular Acupuncture. In addition to using auricular acupuncture in a Veterans Hospital in South Florida, he is a consultant with many western institutions looking to add acupuncture in their treatment system. The VA Chronic Pain program was the first of its type in the USA, and because of its success, the Veterans Hospital system has added 20 more clinics using acupuncture. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute, and he received his advanced training in body acupuncture in Nanjing PR China as well as using German Auricular Medical techniques since 2000. Dr. Corbin has researched and specialized in the use of auricular medicine for pain and addictions. In addition to being a Registered Trainer for the National Acupuncture Detox Association, he also teaches at TCM colleges as well as The University of Miami Medical School Complementary Medicine Department. He has researched Auricular acupuncture in drug courts, HIV clinics, Hepatitis C as well as being the acupuncturist in two National Institute of Health research projects. Dr. Corbin also consults with German manufacturers of low level lasers and microstimulation auricular pointfinders. Advancing the treatment, and finding newer and better ways to treat patients’ suffering, has been his life’s work.

Sue Nelson B.A, B.TCM has been a passionate researcher in a range of eclectic healing therapies since her Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) training in the 1980s. Describing herself as a ‘country girl’, Sue has been in continuous clinical practice in the Noosa hinterland for the best part of 3 decades.   Teaching accomplishments include the delivery of several TCM subjects at 2 prominent Brisbane Acupuncture colleges in the mid-1990s. Sue was the foundation lecturer for the first intake of Acupuncture students at the Australian Institute of Applied Sciences (AIAS) in 1995. Her compilation of curriculum lesson plans for the year 1 and 2 TCM subjects formed the foundation for all subsequent lecture material at the college.  Sue’s clinic style remains a mix of traditional and musculo-skeletal approaches incorporating Acupuncture, Infrared heat therapy, Chinese Massage and Chinese Herbal formula prescribing. She also offers cell detoxification protocols based on Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis charts and other cross-pollinating disciplines.  Sue’s other passion is writing, both fiction and non-fiction. She is looking forward to completing her book on Thyroid function, written from an holistic viewpoint incorporating historical, western medicine, chinese medicine and naturopathic perspectives, with surprising conclusions.    Being a teacher with the Net of Knowledge team represents a wonderful opportunity to share practical and innovative insights with a worldwide audience of like-minded practitioners.

Dr. Suzanne Robidoux has lived in China and Taiwan for the last 17 years studying with various masters with a focus on classics and clinical practice. She started by spending three years in the south of Taiwan to master mandarin while learning with masters. Then she moved to Nanjing and completed her Ph.D. in acupuncture at the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in 2007. During her doctorates, she focused her studies and research on treating neurological disorders and psychological disorders as well as severe depression. One of these masters was Dr. Lu Qian at the Neurological Hospital (direct lineage of doctor Jiao Shu Fa). During her apprenticeship with Dr. Lu, Suzanne learned the most effective ways to treat severe cases of post-stroke coma, paralysis, hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis, Meniere’s diseases and so on. Over 90% of the patients would receive cranial acupuncture with body acupuncture. The second master, Dr. Tao Kun, is famous for his needling technique and his moxibustion techniques and efficacy on post-stroke paralysis and various musculoskeletal diseases.  Suzanne came to Beijing in 2007 and worked with several masters all over China to bring their life’s work to the printing press and make the knowledge available to the West. She translated and edited over 20 professional Chinese medical textbooks related to acupuncture and Chinese medicine, during which she had the chance to work with Dr. Shi Xuemin, specialist in neurological disorders and famous for getting the best results with his needling technique. In the West, he is known to be the treating doctor from Tianjin in the documentary “9000 Needles”.  Suzanne is now the chief acupuncturist of the Neurological and Post-Stroke Department at the Yanda Health City in Beijing. She also works at the Suicide Prevention Center in Beijing to contribute to the benefit of society providing acupuncture treatment severe cases of depression and suicidal tendencies. On her free time she continues to research classical texts such as the Zhou yi and the Zhenjiu Dacheng as well as the Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue.

Dr. Yair Maimon, (OMD, Ph.D., Ac.), integrates Complementary and Chinese Medicine in a western medical set-up. He was formerly the head of the Complementary Medical Unit, and currently heads an integrative oncology research center (Tal Center) at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, the largest medical center in the Middle East. He is also the director of the eLearning platform TCM Academy.   With over 30 years of clinical, academic, and research experience in the United States, Europe, and Israel, Dr. Maimon is an internationally renowned figure in the field of Integrative and Chinese Medicine and teaches from his unique experience of treating oncology patients both in the hospital and in clinic.  He is a graduate from schools of TCM in Europe, USA and China, with postgraduate specialization in pediatrics, gynecology, and oncology.  Dr. Maimon heads the Israeli Center for Research in Complementary Medicine (a Non-Profit Organization), and serves as Chairman of the International Congress of Chinese Medicine in Israel (ICCM). He is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of LifeBiotic, a company for research, development and implementation of Chinese herbal formulas for immune and cancer support, and still devotes most of his time to clinical practice at "Refuot" Integrative Medical Center.

Will Maclean, M.Sc.Chin. Med, Dip.TCM, Cert. Chin. Med, graduated from the Sydney College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1987, trained in China at the Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital and completed a Master of Chinese Medicine degree from the University of Technology (Sydney) in 2004. He has practiced acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for 25 years. In addition to practice, Will teaches in Australia and internationally, and is the principal author of The Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine series (in three volumes), The Clinical Manual of Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines and the Clinical Handbook of Chinese Herbs: Desk Reference.

Daun Jeong, a Korean medical doctor, and a licensed acupuncturist is the founder and CEO of Beyond Acupuncture Institute. He is providing practical courses on acupuncture for back pain, shoulder, knee, neck, and peripheral joints. Daun is an author of the book titled Systematic Acupuncture for Back Pain, and Korean Medical Diagnosis and Treatment for Upper Limb disorders in Korean. His course is not only interesting containing his long time experience as a back pain patient, but also practical to enable hands-on application in daily clinic.

Dr. Keown received a degree in medicine from Manchester University in 1998 and has worked continuously as a registered doctor since. He currently works in the Homerton hospital in Hackney where he is in the process of introducing acupuncture to the Emergency department.  In 2008 he completed a degree in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture from the College of Integrated Medicine affiliated with Kingston University, and has been a member of the British Acupuncture Council since. In 2010 he studied alongside the renowned Dr. Wang Ju-Yi at the Institute of Channel Diagnosis in Beiing. Currently Dr. Keown uses a form of acupuncture that is based heavily on the work of Dr. Wang Ju-Yi. He has found this to be the most consistent form of acupuncture and has often amazed his medical colleagues with the results this can give.  Dr. Keown is the author of the popular, newly-released book The Spark in the Machine: How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine.

Dr. Dan Lobash, Ph.D., L.Ac. practices KHT (Korean Hand Therapy) and Traditional Oriental Medicine in California and travels extensively teaching KHT internationally. He began his acupuncture career in 1980 and his practice of KHT in 1988. He is a graduate of the Univ. of Minnesota; United States International University; Five Branches Institute and College of TCM and received his PH.D. from the California Institute for Human Science.  He has taught KHT seminars for many organizations including the American Association of Oriental Medicine, California State Oriental Medicine Association, Northwest Regional Oriental Medicine Conference, Pacific Symposium, Minnesota Institute of Herbal Studies, Minnesota College of Oriental Medicine; Acupuncture Foundation of Canada; Samra University of TCM; Emperors College, International Institute of Chinese Medicine, Southwest Acupuncture College, Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, First National University of Naturopathy, East-West College of Natural Medicine, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Pain Management, Michigan Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Texas Nurse Practitioners, among others.  He is published in the California Journal of Oriental Medicine; Pain Management: a Practical Guide for Clinicians, 6th Edition; and Acupuncture Today.  Prior to his career in Oriental Medicine, Dr. Lobash has served as a Licensed Psychologist; Director of Management Training; Strategic Planning Consultant; and Engineer.

Diana Mossop is a scholar of Complementary medicine and the acclaimed creator and guardian of Phytobiophysics®. She is the author of seven Practitioner Text books and has created the remarkable and unique mobilisation therapy called Podo-Rhacidian as well as researching the astounding healing properties of flower and plant essences to create her ranges of Flower Formulas.®  Complete Harmony is a range of 20 Flower Formulas which follow the principles of Vibrational medicine, Chinese acupuncture, the Chakra system, colour and the philosophy of emotional trauma. These Phytobiophysics® Flower Formulas have the capacity to stabilise and harmonise the deep trauma, which occur in modern society on all levels of consciousness.  Her more advanced research has led to the creation of the Superfit range, these are powerful Tree Formulas which support on a deep spiritual level and enable healing and recovery on a deep level.

Denise Wiesner L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., founder of the Natural Healing and Acupuncture Clinic in West Los Angeles, is an internationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, specializing in the Whole Systems Chinese medicine approach to women’s health, sexuality, and fertility. Since 1994, Denise has treated and helped women manage challenges from menstrual disorders through menopause, and from infertility to pregnancy. Using a combination of acupuncture, diet and lifestyle counseling, nutritional supplements, and Chinese herbs, Denise  has helped thousands of couples navigate the tricky, and often stressful, journey toward fertility, without losing their loving connection. She is the author of the book, Conceiving With Love, A Whole-body Approach to Creating  Intimacy, Reigniting Passion and Increasing Fertility.  She has a Bachelor’s of Science  in Exercise Kinesiology (UCLA), an Master of Arts in traditional Chinese medicine (Emperor's College),  and is a certified sex coach. She is board-certified by the State of California and the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM), and a charter member of the Fertile Soul: Clinical Excellence in Fertility program.  Denise teaches professional seminars to medical doctors, OB/GYNs, and nurse midwives on the application of Chinese medicine in obstetrics and gynecology and has published articles on acupuncture and infertility.. In addition to a thriving private practice, Denise lectures at conferences, works closely with reproductive endocrinologists , and is a professor in the doctoral program in Chinese Medicine, Fertility, and Women’s Health at Yo San University. Denise enjoys leading  groups for individuals and  couples to help their fertility journey incorporating breath, meditation, and education.  In her spare time, she relishes practicing yoga, dancing, and  playing guitar.  She loves to travel and  hang  out with her two sons, Noah and Ethan.

Aaron Zizov graduated studies Chinese medicine studies on 2004 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He specialized in Gynecology, Dermatology and Cosmetology at the Zhejiang university and in the provincial hospital of T.C.M, Hangzhou, China.  Aaron enjoys investigating the personality in TCM according to the tongue map and Ba Zi chart. In his private and public practice he is treating more than 100 patients a week with fertility problems, emotional disorders, pain issues, and anti aging treatments.  Aaron taught in Medi-Cin and Meirav Colleges of TCM in Israel, today he is teaching mainly professional seminars in Europe, U.S and Israel focusing on Chinese cosmetology, tongue diagnosis and Ba Zi-Chinese astrology.  He is the author of the books: Beauty secrets of Chinese medicine- a professional Guide to Chinese cosmetology. And tongue diagnosis in five elements model- a Clinical guide for physical and emotional diagnosis according to the tongue map.

Dr. Christine Chang is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a Licensed Acupuncturist in California. She is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Dr. Chang currently serves as a faculty member at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, where for the past decade she has been teaching classes on Herbal Formulas, Chinese Nutrition, Chinese Medical Language, Chinese Patent Medicines, and is a clinical supervisor in the student clinic and local Venice Free Clinic. She had held the position of pharmacy director at Emperor’s College, supervising the herbal pharmacy while concurrently training students on herbal dispensary practices. Since 2003 she has located her private practice in Santa Monica, CA.  Since 2004, Dr. Chang has been the interpreter for the lectures of Dr. Wei Chieh Young, the last living direct disciple of Master Tung Ching-Chang, one of the foremost authorities on the Shang Hun Lun and I-Ching and one of legendary TCM doctors.

David Bray, CMD, D.Ac. & Dipl.C.H.,  trained at and graduated from the Guangzhou University of TCM in 1980. He did his post-graduate specialist studies in TCM Gynecology at Hunan Regional Hospital in Changsha, China.  David maintains a very busy private practice in Toronto, Ontario focusing specifically on women’s health issues and principally reproductive wellness and fertility, and has been in continuous clinical practice since completing his studies. David is active in the development of regulatory standards for TCM.  He has been a student and instructor of Chinese internal martial arts and therapeutic exercise for over 35 years.

Greg began studying Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in the early 1990s. The first school attended was a Five Element School and the second school was a Traditional Chinese Medicine school. The two schools empowered Greg to have a variety of acupuncture, tui-na (Chinese massage) techniques in addition to a strong comprehension of Chinese herbal formulas. In 2011 Greg published his first Chinese pulse diagnostic book, The Pulse Atlas. It is an illustrative guide to Chinese pulse diagnosis formatted to make it easier for students and practitioners of different learning styles to better comprehend the pulses whether you are a Visual, Audio or Kin-esthetic learner. In addition to treating clients his passion for teaching has brought him around the world teaching seminars on Auricular therapy, Tui-Na and Pulse Diagnosis for almost two decades.   More recent additions to his education and healing toolbox are Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Coaching/Change Coaching.  His successes with these tools continue with smoking cessation, relieving PTSD, Stress reduction, Helping patients alleviate and manage anxiety to name a few! His second more comprehensive book on Pulse diagnosis, Eagle Catches Fish, Pulse diagnosis made simple, posters of all the pulse qualities, and three pulse practice plates which are a tactile experience of the pulse.  All available on the website www.coloradoacupuncturist.com.

Dr. Greg Sperber is currently a practitioner of Chinese medicine and host of Sperb’s Herbs Podcasts. Previously, he has been Vice Provost at Bastyr University California, Dean of the College of Eastern Medicine at Southern California University of Health Sciences, clinical chair and director of clinical services at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego (PCOM), and a clinical supervisor and professor at several colleges and universities. He is co-author of Integrative Pharmacology, Combining Modern Pharmacology with Integrative Medicine and Playing the Game, A Step-by-Step Approach to Accepting Insurance as an Acupuncturist. Dr. Sperber received a masters and doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine from PCOM, San Diego, a medical degree from Flinders University of South Australia, and a master of business administration from National University. He has been a past president of the California State Oriental Medical Association and has spoken at many conferences about Chinese medicine, business, drug-herb interactions, pharmacology, and ethics and professionalism.

Intimacy Educator and Holistic Healer: Felice Dunas, Ph.D., is an international professional speaker, consultant and executive coach who has used her understanding of behaviour, the human body, and Ancient Principles to enhance the lives of individuals, couples, families, and corporate and health care industry CEOs for over forty years.  Felice brings her patients, clients and audiences better health, happiness and quality of life through erotic and intimacy education, alternative medicine and marriage coaching. She also serves as a consultant to corporations and hospitals seeking to lower health care costs with acupuncture and alternative medicine.  Medical Professional: The basis of Felice’s teachings stem from ancient Chinese Medicine, and have been adapted to fit the modern needs of her patients, clients and audiences.  Born in Los Angeles and raised in a medical family, she showed an early interest in her field. Before earning a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/International Health Care from UCLA, Dr. Dunas served a three-year apprenticeship with noted Japanese and Korean acupuncturists. She completed her doctorate degree in Clinical Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology in 1988.  Felice Dunas is among the first non-Asian acupuncturists in the United States. Having worked in her field since 1974, Felice is a senior practitioner who has developed an extensive private practice in the Los Angeles area utilizing both Western and Oriental medical techniques. She recently won the coveted “Acupuncturist of the Year” award, the highest honor given by her profession, for her clinical and teaching skills and for single-handedly introducing the subject of human sexuality to the Oriental Medical profession in the United States.  Established Health and Relationship Expert: Felice is the author of the best-seller Passion Play: Ancient Secrets For A Lifetime Of Health And Happiness Through Sensational Sex, now published in nine languages.  Her work has appeared in many periodicals including: Ladies Home Journal, Brides, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Glamour, Prevention, Marie Claire, Women’s World, Living Fit, New Age Journal, Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. Additionally, Felice is a veteran media guest and has appeared on numerous local, national and international television and radio programs.

Born in Paris in 1949, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee studied philosophy, literature and classics at Paris University where she completed her Master's degree in Classics and in Philosophy, and then in Chinese.  Elisabeth met Claude Larre s.j. when she was 20, while he was working on his PhD thesis on the Huainanzi and translating the Laozi. As a result of his influence, she began to study Chinese, working with him on Chinese classical texts. Elisabeth also studied modern Chinese with a native speaker and spent a year in Taiwan (1974) to further her studies.  In the early 1970's, Father Larre met Dr. Jean Schatz, a western physician with an interest in oriental medicine He was an acupuncturist with a special interest for the classical medical texts. At this time, Elisabeth began to embark on her study of Chinese medicine, and together with Dr. Schatz and Father Larre, began the first study group of the classical medical texts in Paris. This lead to the founding of the European School of Acupuncture in Paris in 1976.   From this common work, Father Larre, Dr. Schatz and herself co-authored A Survey of Chinese Medicine, published in 1979.  Under the auspices of the Ricci Institute in Paris, Father Larre and Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee offered lectures, seminars and conferences on Chinese classical thought and in the mid 1980s, she began to accompany Father Larre on his teaching engagements in both the UK and US.  Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee also worked closely with Father Larre on the Grand Ricci dictionary, completing the first publication  in 1999.   Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee continues to teach worldwide, working with both medical and philosophical Classics. She has worked with wonderful individuals such as Sandra Hill for the editing and publication of books in English through Monkey Press, Peter Firebrace for teaching in London with Orientation; Ken and Jessica Rose in the US with whom she co-founded the Three Spring Institute, and many others in different countries and languages.  Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee believes that the real knowledge of the Chinese vision of life is useful not only to understand Chinese medicine from a scholarly point of view, but also to deepen one’s practical approach and clinical skill. This is the reason why she always reads, translates and explains texts which present a precise pathology and its diagnosis treatment or a reflection on the nature and meaning of human life or anything in the between.

In 1972, age 13, Holly studied acupuncture with help from the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan where she lived. There, she was given a booklet on curing deaf mutes. A few years later, Holly traveled to the Guang Zhou School for the Deaf Mute in China to see the successful acupuncture protocol in action. She also witnessed acupuncture anesthesia in major surgery, and national health care programs utilizing Chinese herbs.  In 1979, Holly attended NESA, and a year later assisted Ted Kaptchuk to open an acupuncture program at a state hospital, a first in 1980. In 1983, Holly joined the first graduating class of ACTCM. Concurrently, she assisted Miriam Lee, (who treated 10 patients an hour, 8 hours a day) and studied with Yat Ki Lai, expert on herbal safety, from Lai’s lineage treating royalty. Lois Johnson M.D., an oncologist, is Holly’s mentor for advanced western herb studies, and Daoist Jeffrey Yuen inspires her applications of Chinese spiritual aspects in health. She has been greatly influenced by Kiiko Matsumoto, known for unsurpassed acupuncture results, with whom Holly continues studies www.KiikoMatsumoto.com.  In 1985, Holly became one of the first faculty members of Five Branches University. She returned to the Orient for 7 months in 1987, to continue her training in Chinese medicine including doctorate studies at the Hefei TCM Hospital #1, Beijing TCM Hospital, and, with Kiiko, Manaka Hospital in Japan.   Holly regularly lectures at major Chinese Medicine symposiums, one of the very few unpublished speakers with this honor. She is a contributing author in Acupuncture in Practice, The Natural Health First Aid Guide, and Breast Cancer/Breast Health. Holly has practiced in Santa Cruz, CA since 1983, specializing in women’s health, pediatrics, immune issues, cancer, and epilepsy. She currently teaches for the Masters, Doctorate, and Extension programs at Five Branches and offers students clinical training externships at her private practice. Her hobbies include growing Chinese and Western herbs, surfing and beekeeping. Holly Guzman teaches in the Department of TCM Acupuncture.

Hamid Montakab graduated from the Medical School of Paris, did his residency in surgery as well as completing a 3-year education in acupuncture in France and further clinical training in China. After practicing for 5 years in America he founded the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts in Switzerland in 86 and was co-founder and president of the Swiss Professional Organization for TCM (SPO-TCM) in 95. Hamid was commissioned by the Swiss National Science Foundation to conduct a research study on Acupuncture and Insomnia. He has been lecturing in Europe and the US and is the author of: (1) Acupuncture and Insomnia/ Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine; 2011  (2) Bridging the Gap/ Acupuncture Point and Channel Energetics; 2014  (3) Chinese Medicine Revisited / A Western View of Chinese Medicine; 2015  (4) Acupuncture for Headaches, Eyes and ENT Pathologies; 2019  (5) Acupuncture for treating the Hidden Roots of Disease; 2020

Jenny Allison is an acupuncturist and a graduate of Acupuncture Colleges Australia and the Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China. She has a BA in languages and a diploma of secondary teaching. Jenny is an acupuncturist whose passion for the last 25 years has been women’s health, studying, teaching, and working with women and mothers using acupuncture and Chinese medicine. She has trained in this area with traditional practitioners in London, Sydney, Nanjing and Hangzhou. Her interest in the care of mothers after childbirth began after she graduated, gave birth to her first child and discovered the postnatal traditions of her own multicultural family. She began talking with mothers and grandmothers from other parts of the world, and realised not only the importance of good care for the mothers and babies in these societies, but that her training in Chinese medical theory was indispensable in interpreting their practices.  She decided to record her experiences so that women from all over the world could share their knowledge and learn from each other, and in 2016, she published the book ‘Golden Month, Caring for the World’s Mothers after Childbirth.’  Jenny continues to interview mothers and midwives from different cultures around the world as part of her commitment to preserving this heritage of women’s wisdom and improve the care of all mothers in the post partum. Jenny has two grown-up children, is a grandmother of new twin girls and practices acupuncture and Chinese medicine in Auckland, New Zealand.

Josephine K. Spilka, M.S. L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist, practicing since 1994 with a Master’s degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Samra University in Los Angeles. Shortly after graduating, she was introduced to the synthesis of classical teachings and the modern practice of Chinese medicine by Sharon Weizenbaum and Jeffrey Yuen beginning in 1996.  Josephine teaches, mentors and consults in Chinese medicine and Buddhist meditation. Additionally, as a former faculty member of Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts in Asheville, North Carolina, she taught core curriculum courses utilizing classical systems such as Divergent Meridians, Luo Vessels, and Eight Extraordinary Vessels as well as supervising students in the college clinic and conducting case reviews. Combining deep study with practical application, Josephine aspires to share the benefits of putting the classical teachings into clinical practice with her students and other licensed professionals.  In all that she does, Josephine is focused on investigating the relationship with essence in its many forms. Growing and innovating from her foundation in Chinese medicine, she teaches on essential oils and Chinese medicine, shares contemplative photography, and serves others in finding and mining their own essence. With pith and passion, Josephine brings together many streams of teachings to offer an inspiring and practical application of ancient wisdom.  For individual consults about your health go to https://www.josephinespilka.com/

Medications of Parkinson’s disease: Once Upon a Pill; and Recovery from Parkinson’s.  She’s had articles about her Parkinson’s disease research published in major English language journals of Chinese medicine including the Journal of Chinese Medicine and The American Journal of Acupuncture, and her “commentary” on Parkinson’s medications research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  She lectures internationally and maintains a private practice in Santa Cruz, California, but beats a retreat to the Vancouver, BC, area as often as possible.

Karin Kalbantner-Wernicke is a qualified Shiatsu teacher (GSD) and Physical Therapist with additional training in children´s physiotherapy. She is Program Coordinator and Lecturer for University Certification Program for Developmental Support.  She has devoted herself to research that combines the: Western medical framework - incorporating child development from a psychomotility perspective, with developmental physiology and child education therapy, and Sino-Japanese philosophy and training.   Based on this research she developed together with Thomas the energetic development concept. Since over 30 years her work as a lecturer in Shiatsu for adults, children and babies takes her abroad on a regular basis to many European countries, to the US, Japan, and Australia. She developed the Samurai Program which found its way into schools, kindergartens, and elder people´s home in more than 10 countries inside and outside of Europe.  As an author of over 100 publications and numerous textbooks, some in several languages (Engl., French, Dutch, Hungarian, Span., Russ., Japan., Arab.), she is a pioneer of a shiatsu for babies and children adapted by the current state of scientific knowledge

Kiiko Matsumoto is a licensed acupuncturist, internationally recognized for her scholarly work interpreting the Chinese Classics and her unique and practical acupuncture style.  She is the author of numerous texts on acupuncture in the United States, including the recently acclaimed Kiiko Matsumoto's Clinical Strategies Volumes 1 and 2, and a regular contributor to the prestigious Japanese acupuncture magazine, Ido-No-Nippon.  In addition to her private practice in Boston, Massachusetts, Ms. Matsuomoto is frequently asked to teach around the world. She is well-known for her ability to integrate the work of important Japanese masters including Master Nagano, Master Kawai, and Dr. Manaka in a straightforward and practical way.  Her passion for the Chinese Classics and powerful teaching style are her trademark.

Renowned author and lecturer, Lillian Bridges is best known as the foremost authority on Face Reading and Diagnosis, introducing both it and Five Element Feng Shui to the West and bringing them back into the field of Chinese Medicine.   For over 30 years, she has taught Facial Diagnosis to both health practitioners and business people alike.  She is the founder of The Lotus Institute, training students in her apprenticeship program and at continuing education courses at universities and colleges.    Lillian is a featured speaker at conferences, conventions, and symposiums around the world, and has been on numerous television and radio shows, and has written for many publications.  A contributor to several books on Chinese Medicine, her own book, Face Reading in Chinese Medicine, is a best seller in the genre.