Providing Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in Pasadena, Los Angeles

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The Emphasis of Five Element Classical Acupuncture is to pin-point your constitutional Causative Factor to address the underlying cause of imbalance. Five Element Acupuncture considers the whole person: body, mind and spirit to trigger the innate healing response that every person possesses.

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My early background is an international upbringing, attending the International School of Kenya, with regular travel to China as a child. After 15 years in Kenya, I left to attend Yale University, graduating with a BS in Biology (ES93). After a couple of years of cell biology research, I was strongly drawn to Chinese medicine and have not looked back ever since. I started my post-graduate studies at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (Manhattan campus), graduating in 1998 with a Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine (MTOM) degree. Training included complete grounding in acupuncture, herbology, nutrition, Oriental Medical theory, diagnosis and evaluation, as well as basics in Western medicine (physical exam, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology). All told, the degree represents 3,428 hours of training, of which over 950 hours are clinical hours, directly working with patients under supervision. In addition to this degree, I am nationally certified in herbology and acupuncture (Dipl

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Animas Oriental Medicine practices the full spectrum of traditional chinese medicine including Tui Na, Eastern Nutrition, Qigong, acupuncture, herbal medicine, auricular, cupping, gua sha, moxa and other heat therapies. With a special focus on orthopedics.

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