National Acupuncture Day- Clinic Open House
Get your free health screening- Tongue and pulse diagnosis and blood pressure readings by student interns Enter a raffle for free acupuncture treatments or a Chinese herbal first aid [...]
The Six Extraordinary Fu with Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee
Besides the five zang and six fu which form the twelve viscera in charge of the organism, there is a series of six functions, called the Six Extraordinary Fu [...]
Windows of the Sky with Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee
This class will elucidate the meaning of the series of points known as Windows of the Sky (Tian You, Heavenly Windows), to give a better understanding of these remarkable [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here’s to Not Worrying About the NCCAOM Exams
The interns seem to have arrived at THAT time of clinic. And I'm not talking about "senioritis." I'm talking about that moment when the big hurdles of clinic have [...]
For the Love of Herbs
The January flurry has come and gone. The Class of 2016 has finished their first intensive and they have headed home to begin integrating what they learned into their [...]
“He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.”
Yesterday we welcomed to newest cohort to Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. The winter class of 2016 began their first acupuncture intensive this week, starting Monday with a day [...]
Clinical Impressions: Part I
Welcome back everyone! I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving recesses. Here at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, we welcome back our intern class, as well as the Class of [...]
Skepticism vs. Compassion in Health Care
The clinic at Academy for Five Element Acupuncture is thriving. This community isn't spending much time worrying about how acupuncture works because they experience it firsthand, and then they [...]