Arya Nielsen
Dr. Nielsen, PhD, has been an acupuncturist for over 45 years and authored the definitive textbook on traditional East Asian gua sha. She has a doctorate in interdisciplinary studies, integrative medicine, and health research. As an Assistant Clinical Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Nielsen […]
David Cohen
David Cohen began practicing acupuncture in the mid–1980s, just as the AIDS epidemic was hitting Los Angeles with full force, and he became deeply involved in treating a disease for which the only medicines available at the time were extremely toxic. He learned a lot about the treatment of complex viruses with acupuncture and Chinese […]
Heidi Lovie, DACM, LAc.
Dr. Heidi Lovie, DACM is a New York City based Chinese medicine practitioner and educator. Her clinical work focuses on women’s health, autoimmune conditions, and perimenopause, with particular attention to how endocrine shifts influence immune expression and long-standing patterns. Beyond her work with Hashimoto’s, she is known for integrating modern lab data, including comprehensive thyroid and […]
Holly Guzman, OMD, LAc.
Holly Guzman, OMD, LAc, has been in practice and teaching Chinese medicine since 1983. She began learning at age 13 in Afghanistan, with the help of the Chinese Embassy. After an independent study in acupuncture at UCSC, her foundational teachers included Dr. Tin Yao So, who founded the first school of acupuncture in the USA; […]
Michelle Gellis
Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. She is on the Faculty at Yo San University, Doctoral Program, and a former Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She has been teaching facial and cosmetic acupuncture classes internationally since 2006. Michelle Gellis holds a Bachelor of Science […]
Misha Cohen
Misha Ruth Cohen, DOM, LAC, has practiced traditional Asian medicine and integrated Chinese medicine for the past 45 years, and is renowned as a senior teacher, mentor, and leading expert in these fields. She trains medical doctors as well as Chinese medicine practitioners and has presented at numerous conferences and symposia. She is the Clinical […]
Nell Smircina
Nell Smircina, DAOM, LAc, DiplOM, is the Director of Development for the American Acupuncture Council, and an advocate, educator, and practitioner with a focus on the integration of acupuncture into America’s standard of care. She is the Immediate Past Chair of CSOMA, California’s oldest state acupuncture association, and is Vice Chair of Public Policy for […]
Randine Lewis
Dr. Randine Lewis, author of The Infertility Cure (2004), The Way of the Fertile Soul (2007), The Spirit of the Blood (2022), and Birthing the Tao (2023), has become a leading expert in female health with Chinese medicine. She founded Houston’s Eastern Harmony Clinic, created the Fertile Soul Method, and teaches acupuncturists through her Continuing […]
Rick Gold
Dr. Richard Gold, PhD, MSTOM, LAc, graduated from Oberlin College in 1972 and the New England School of Acupuncture in 1978. Ever since, he has devoted his career to the study, practice, researching, teaching, and publishing in the field of East Asian medicine. Dr. Gold has pursued advanced studies in China, Japan, and Thailand, and […]
Shana Chivon Green
Shana Chivon Green, an ordained pastor, Usui reiki master, and veteran, is a highly sought-after speaker and anti-racism educator. She provides education, resources, and training to create diverse and inclusive spaces for radical wellness and trauma-informed community care. A writer, theologian, and doula, she is also the founder of the REAL (Relationships. Equity. Anti-Racism. Liberation.) […]