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About Me

I grew up in the beautiful state of Ohio and lived in the Cleveland area. At the time of my childhood, the water and air quality was poor there due to industry, but there was a marvelous park system that surrounded the Greater Cleveland area. One could bicycle many miles using multipurpose trails or hike through wooded, Riparian areas. I am still enjoying nature as a true place of personal and spiritual nourishment and value maintaining such places for generations to come.

In my life, I have been drawn to service professions, whether in the field of teaching, community work, or health. Meaningful work that helps others has always been my focus. Since my early twenties when first exposed to acupuncture, I have been studying the fascinating and historically rich field of Asian Medicine. Currently, I am studying Medical Qi Gong, one of the arms (another being acupuncture) in the field of Chinese Medicine. I also maintain membership with the California State Oriental Medical Association.

I have been employed with Kaiser Permanente since early 2000, though substituted since 1998. Prior to this, I worked in private practice within Sonoma County and San Francisco. Here at Kaiser Permanente, I enjoy working as part of a team, especially with the high quality employees who are found in the Chronic Pain Department. I also appreciate being able to care for such diverse patients, and those trying acupuncture for the first time to help with chronic pain management.

I practice acupuncture and related therapies utilizing styles and techniques from various traditions and countries, in addition to my original training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am strongly interested in the mind-body connection.

Often patients ask me how I got into doing acupuncture. While a young adult, I attended a friend's acupuncture treatment. I thought it quite strange, but considered trying it a year later. Finding acupuncture very helpful, I decided to casually study the philosophy and theories about it. Then, at a time when I was contemplating a career transition, it became clear to me that acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is what I wanted to do.

I appreciate the teachers, masters, and practitioners who taught and/or treated me during my life. Over the years I have added some of what I have learned in continuing education classes to my practice techniques.

Licensed Acupuncturist

Licensed on 8/27/85 by the State of California Medical Board of California Acupuncture Committee. Licenses are renewed every other year with the completion of 50 units of continuing education classes.

Education

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, 1985 San Francisco, California

San Francisco State University Master of Arts in Comparative Healing Systems (A study of alternative and worldwide healing practices) San Francisco, California

Antioch College Bachelor of Arts Yellow Springs, Ohio

Family and Friends:

Because my undergraduate college training involved internships throughout the United States, I developed friendships with people who live in various states. I still maintain some of these. I also have relatives in five states and Europe. My adult son is currently a college student. My parents immigrated to the United States from Europe after World War II. They had to abandon their homes and farms and flee to Germany prior to coming to this country.

Interests:

I enjoy being out in nature. Depending on the season, I engage in hiking, kayaking, bicycling, swimming, and camping. There are various types of music and other festivals and fairs I attend annually. I also like to read and maintain a spiritual practice. When in high school I participated in a 700 mile bicycling trip around the state of Ohio. Each day we would bicycle 30 to 70 miles and then camp. The terrain varied from relatively flat to quite hilly. It was an incredible way to see and feel--really get to know--the state. At the end of the three weeks I was muscular, sun-tanned and mature in a new way.

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