Help Us Build A Beautiful New Sign
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture is delighted to announce our newest project and how you can be part of a growing tradition! Based on the Five Element philosophy of the cyclical flow of vital energy, [...]
Are You Ready for Graduate School?
Written by Angela Xistris, reposted from 2012 Ah, Spring Break. There are no intensives in session and Class 27, our resident interns, headed for their respective hills last Friday. Their plans ranged from everything to [...]
Needles as Symbols of Love
[reposted from last year, by request] A recent email from one of our faculty members reminded me that Spring is quickly transitioning into Summer, the season of the Fire element. It is the season of [...]
Be a Part of Our History
We are so excited to announce our newest project at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture and how you can be a part of it! We have decided to replace the sign in front of the [...]
Prescribing Herbs: Which Way is Best?
By Carrie ChauhanAssistant DirectorChinese Herbal ProgramThere are many questions and some debate around choosing which way to prescribe herbal medicine, especially for the Interns during their clinic year. I urge the Interns to try different [...]
Learning from the Unknown
Learning from the Unknown Catherine A. Hollingsworth When I enrolled in AFEA two years ago, I expected initiation into a precise field of knowledge that I would soon be using to treat patients for diseases [...]