Restoring the Natural Flow of Health
What is sickness and what allows for healing? Students at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture may find themselves asking these questions again and again. The clinical residency [...]
Summertime Thanks for an Amazing Year
We celebrated the Summer Solstice this week at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. According to the laws of nature, summer has officially begun, ushering in the season of the [...]
Spring Has Sprung at AFEA
All across the country we've been experiencing the abnormal weather patterns. Here in Gainesville, we hit 90 degrees in early March and stayed there most of the month. Since [...]
What Makes Five Element Acupuncture Memorable?
Our Twitter feed this week asked the following question: "What was your most memorable acupuncture treatment?" I had to sit with this question for a bit to think about [...]
Perceived Obstacles in the Path of Would-Be Five Element Acupuncturists
One of the conversations that I often have with prospective students goes something like this: Student: "I'm a more mature student than you're probably used to. I did my [...]
Students of Nature
For those who already practice Five Element Acupuncture, may you forever remember to be students of the medicine. For all of you students of Five Element Acupuncture, may you [...]
What Makes a Good Five Element Admissions Essay
The new admissions cycle for the August 16th Master of Acupuncture class has begun, and already we’ve had numerous calls and emails from interested students. It seems that the [...]
The Admissions Interview: Remembering the “Why”
'Tis the end of the admissions season and all the applications are in for the January class. We have a rolling admissions policy here at Academy for Five Element [...]
The Mission of Five Element Acupuncture Interns
The last several weeks have been an extremely busy time for the students and staff here at AFEA. Having two clinic classes in session, one class at the end [...]
Exam Day
This past Sunday, as you already know, was the 10th anniversary of September 11th. Here at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, we honored the day with Year One exams. [...]