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 […]

Bill Helm

Helm is the director and lead instructor at the Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego and the former department chair of the massage and bodywork program at Pacific College of Health and Science. He has been studying Chinese martial and healing arts since 1965, specializing in taijiquan, tui na, qigong, and herbal medicine. Helm is a […]

Dan Halpain

Dan Halpain, ABT, HHP, has been professionally involved in health and fitness for over 30 years. He is a former physical education instructor who has presented at workshops, designed curricula, and served as master teacher and mentor. He graduated from San Diego State University in 1984 with a degree in education and from Pacific College […]

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 […]

Eileen Han

During 15 years of immersion in her family’s acupuncture needle and Chinese medicine supplies business, Eileen Yue-Ling Han, PhD, LAc, received invaluable practical experience that serves as the foundation for her work today. In 1999, Han began her medical studies and apprenticeship with the late Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan, the internationally renowned author and leader […]

Heidi Lovie

Dr. Heidi Lovie, DACM, is an auto-immune and Hashimoto’s educator and “Hashi Posse” coach.  Heidi Lovie received her master’s and doctorate in Chinese medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, where she has been a faculty member and clinical supervisor for over a decade. Since establishing her New York City private practice in 2009, […]

Holly Guzman

Holly Guzman, LAc, OMD, 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 […]