Training and Licensing
My training has been a combination of formal education and intensive personal study.
- Formal Oriental Medical Studies
- Formal Yoga Training
- Board Certifications
- Licensure
- Professional Lectures, Positions, and Papers
- Formal Non-Oriental Medical Studies
- Informal (Personal) Studies
- Physical Training
Curriculum Vitae
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Formal Oriental Medical Studies
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, OR
Doctoral student, 1,200 hour, post-graduate clinical doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (D.A.O.M.)
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, CA
250 hours of post-graduate doctoral training in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, CO
Three and a half years, 2,500 hours, of graduate study in Traditional Chinese Medicine, M.S.
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture, CO
Six months of study in Classical Five Element Acupuncture
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, CA
One year of graduate study in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing, CA
Six month program in acupressure and Tui Na (Oriental medical massage)
Jin Shin Jyutsu, CA and CO
Multiple 'practitioner training' seminars in this style of acupressure
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Formal Yoga Training
-- Completed a ten month, 265 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program at
PranaYoga and Ayurveda Mandala, studying directly under
Karin Bustamante, E-RYT500.
This program is from
the Kripalu tradition and was created by Hansa Knox, E-RYT500, LMT, Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. (PranaYoga, and this program, are registered with Yoga Alliance, and approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational School Board, whose mission is to "provide standards for and to foster and improve private occupational schools and their educational services, and to protect the citizens of this state against fraudulent or substandard private occupational schools.")
This program well exceeded the necessary two hundred hours for certification and covered the full gamut of yoga
philosophy and practices, including asana (postures), pranayama, meditation, mudra, mantra, the cosmology of yoga and the study of yogic scriptures (Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita). As part of the certification requirements, I completed a research project on the parallels of Taoism, its adjunctive exercises, and yoga theory and physical practices: Taoism and Yoga: Parallels in Meditation Philosophy and Practice and Adjunctive Physical Exercises (797KB)
-- Completed a five month, 140 hour advanced teacher training module on Cakra, Tantra, and Esoteric Anatomy at PranaYoga and Ayurveda Mandala, with Hansa Knox, E-RYT500, LMT.
-- Completed a 300 hour Yoga Therapist Certification program at the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda, having studied Yoga and Ayurveda with Sarasvati Buhrman, PhD, Structural Yoga Therapy with Mangala Warner, MS, E-RYT500, Certified Structural Yoga Therapist, and Yoga Nidra with Swami Brahmananda and Swami Dharmavati, both initiated by Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda
-- Currently, a student of PranaYoga and Ayurveda Mandala's four-year, 1,200 hour Yoga Therapy training program, studying under Hansa Knox, E-RYT500, LMT, Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher.
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National Board Certifications
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) Diplomate (board ceritified) in Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.) and Chinese Herbology
(Dipl. C.H.). All NCCAOM certifications are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
Granted after completion of graduate-level program in Traditional Chinese Medicine and successful completion of Comprehensive Written Examinations (CWE) in Acupuncture, Point Location, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Biomedicine ("Western" medicine).
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License
I currently hold an active license to practice Acupuncture in Colorado (license #919). (My license status can be verified through Colorado's Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Department of Registrations - www.dora.state.co.us/registrations/Verification.htm).
I am a Certified Yoga Therapist (Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda).
I am registered with Yoga Alliance as a Regestered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500).
I am a Ceritifed Practitioner (Acupressure and Tui Na), by the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA).
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Professional Lectures, Positions, and Papers
I have lectured on acupuncture and Oriental medicine, theory and practice, to both students of Oriental medicine at the Colorado
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as traditional Western medical and nursing students at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
I have held the position of Assistant Clinic Director and Assistant Clinic Supervisor at the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
I have had numerous papers published in the journal of the state acupuncture association, covering numerous topics on the theory and clinical practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
As an extension of my private practice, I offer seminars on diet, exercise, meditation, etc. as a way of empowering my patients to attain, maintain, and maximize their personal health and experience of life.
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Formal non-Oriental medicine related studies include
University of Maryland, European Division - A.A.
Metropolitan State College of Denver - ongoing, currently 126 credits towards B.A. in
Psychology/Philosophy
Emergency medical training
(1995-1997) - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification, Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, Basic Life Support (BLS)
Instructor
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Informal (personal) studies
The following are passions to which I dedicate a considerable amount of time and energy. Their inclusion here reflects the profound influence they have on my practice and ongoing study and understanding of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
Taoist theory and practices - Specifically those of the 'Complete Reality' school and the
teachings of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lu Tung-bin, Chang Po-tuan, and Liu I-ming
Traditional Shaolin Kung fu and Tai Chi Chuan, theory and practice
The lay study of modern physics - Specifically quantum mechanics, theoretical physics, particle
physics, and the scientific revolution occurring in the 20th century.
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Physical Training
The effective practice of acupuncture and Chinese medicine is largely dependent
upon the practitioner's overall health and, specifically, their personal 'qi
practice', or daily training regimen. As the practice of this medicine is
rooted in sensing, interpreting, and manipulating qi, it is important the
practitioner trains their own qi every day.
My studies and training in traditional Chinese exercises (qi gong, Tai Chi, kung
fu, etc.), began in 1993. I studied qi gong as part of the curriculum at Yo San
University and the Institute for Psycho-Structural Balancing, in California.
While in California, I also had the honor of receiving qi training from the
Dragon Gate sect of Taoism.
In Colorado, I studied qi gong and Tai Chi at the Colorado School of Traditional
Chinese Medicine. I studied Pa Kua Chang with Marcus Brinkman and qi gong with
Master Hong Liu. I have studied Tai Chi at the Taoist Tai Chi Society and, most
recently, I have studied traditional Shaolin kung fu under the instruction
of Elder Masters David and Sharon Soard, at the
Chinese Shaolin Center . (The Chinese
Shaolin Center curriculum incorporates an incredibly diverse collection of qi
practices, including several 'internal' arts that focus specifically on the
cultivation of qi.) I have also studied Aikido at
Nippon Kan under Gaku Homma Sensei,
the last uchideshi (live-in student) of the founder Morihei Ueshiba.
My studies and training in yoga began in 2003, as part of conditioning for kung fu. My sadhana has primarily been a daily home practice of asana, pranayama, and meditation.
Along with the above physical training, I have spent hundreds of hours in
intense study of the foundational classics of qi arts and yoga.
My daily practice includes meditation, yoga, and Tai Chi practice,
usually over multiple sessions.
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For specific information on setting up an appointment, please visit my private practice page or simply contact me.
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