Alaine Duncan
Alaine Duncan has a unique approach acupuncture that integrates polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of the self-protective response with ancient healing principles of Chinese medicine. This clinical fascination has carried her heart to places and people she never imagined when she graduated from acupuncture school in 1990, and completed Somatic Experiencing training in 2007. Alaine […]
Belinda (Beau) Anderson
Dr. Anderson earned her PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Sydney (Australia), and her Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA, Boston, MA). Dr. Anderson has over 20 years of administrative, clinical, research and teaching experience. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at Albert […]
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 […]
Brandon Hoffman
Brandon Hoffman is the Market Development Executive for American Acupuncture Council. Coming from a family of Allied Health professionals, he has been exposed to acupuncture and chiropractic throughout his life. Since joining the organization full-time in 2015, Hoffman has lectured on risk avoidance, practice management, and professional ethics alongside Marilyn Allen and Dr. Nell Smircina, […]
Bridgette Shea
Bridgette Shea is a NYS licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner. She is the owner of Ageless Healing Arts and Wellness Education Center, where she combines Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines with yoga, energy medicine, and visualization practices. A practitioner and teacher of yoga and the healing arts for over 25 years, Shea is also the […]
Camilla Yu
Camilla Xio Yu, MSc, LMHC, LPC, NCC, is a licensed psychotherapist and a trainer and clinical supervisor for counseling and social work interns. She is an advocate and a lecturer with expertise in trauma, cultural humility, equity, diversity and inclusion and LGBTIQA+ awareness. Her work focuses on collective healing of the Asian communities across the […]
Cari Schaefer
Cari Schaefer, DACM, LAc, has been nationally board-certified in acupuncture and Chinese herbology since 1999. In private clinical practice, she has focused on women and family health through integrative holistic nutritional medicine and a blend of muscle testing, lab analyses, and clinical evaluation. Schaefer’s Amazon bestseller The Food Solution, released in 2016, educated the public […]
Clayton Shiu
Clayton Shiu is an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist with over 19 year’s experience practicing acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a NCCAOM and New York State licensed acupuncturist. Clayton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology from Boston University and a Master’s degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of […]
East Phillips
With a commitment to helping others actualize their full potential and wellbeing, Dr. East Phillips has been a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of integrative medicine since 1999. Her private practice has focused on the use of East Asian medicine, nutrition and aromatherapy in the treatment of anti-aging/rejuvenation, sports therapy, fertility enhancement and over-all well-being. In […]
Gary Strauss
Gary B. Strauss, MS, RPP, PWE, has trained thousands of teachers and students throughout the US, Europe, and Asia for the past 30 years. He is the founder of the Holding Space Method™, which is the result of his experience in energy medicine, nutrition, and natural healing. He is also the cofounder and director of Life Energy Institute, […]
