Response to Asian-American Hate
Dear Academy Community, On behalf of the Governing Board and administration, I am writing to express our deep sadness and outrage for the growing violence against the Asian [...]
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 inspires [...]
The Quiet of the Holidays
Truckee River Near Lake Tahoe, California Here at the Academy, we are preparing for holiday break. The clinic will be closed and the interns will get some [...]
Medicine with Heart
Acupuncture wasn’t my first career. I started out in the arts, another field entirely, but after a while I decided I wanted something different for myself. I wanted to [...]
Letting Go- and Starting Something New
Autumn is upon us, even here in Florida. The light of the sun is changing from the heavy, rich and round feeling of late summer to the sharper, clear [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]