Welcome Rebekah Johnson, New Executive Director
Welcome Rebekah Johnson, New Executive Director In April, the school announced Rebekah Johnson as the new Executive Director at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. Rebekah, a graduate [...]
Interview with Academy Graduate Shayna Stringer, MAc
Shayna Stringer, Class 35 What is the most valuable thing you learned during your studies at the Academy? I learned to have more confidence in myself and my [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hints of Spring
It seems a little insensitive, if not indecent to talk about the coming spring when each succeeding week in February has brought a new storm-turned-blizzard warning for the majority [...]
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 [...]
Expectations of Summer
After two months of pleasant warmth in North Florida, someone seems to have finally flipped the switch to turn on the summer heat. The hot season has begun! As [...]
Acupuncture and Cake
We've been eating a lot of cake lately at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. Our AFEA community is populated with a lot of foodies- most of our students love to [...]
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 [...]