My long journey through my health and wellness education started as a
personal quest to get my life back. Before declaring my major in my
undergraduate work, I began to experience blinding migraine headaches
and severe neck and back pain. My doctor kept telling me I was fine, so
I decided I would use my education to help myself.
For this reason, I
began studying Nutrition and received my Bachelor's Degree in that area
in 2006 from Oklahoma State University. However, changing my diet d...
My long journey through my health and wellness education started as a
personal quest to get my life back. Before declaring my major in my
undergraduate work, I began to experience blinding migraine headaches
and severe neck and back pain. My doctor kept telling me I was fine, so
I decided I would use my education to help myself.
For this reason, I
began studying Nutrition and received my Bachelor's Degree in that area
in 2006 from Oklahoma State University. However, changing my diet did
not seem to make a difference in my pain. In addition, the long hours of
studying for my degree had made my pain worse.
I was beginning to
think I would have to resign myself to a long life of getting worse and
worse because western medicine had not been helpful so far. Then, while
looking at graduate programs, I found Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Master's Degree Programs throughout the United States. Although, I had
never had the opportunity to experience alternative medicine while in
Oklahoma, I decided this was the next path in my journey to regain a
happy life.
I then spent the next 5 years learning Acupuncture,
herbal medicine, Shiatsu, Qi Gong, Yoga, fire cupping and many other
alternative therapies. My fellow students and I received many treatments
from each other throughout this time and I had the luxury of the
reasonably priced student clinic as a resource. To my great surprise and
relief, I began to see progress through my pain. Acupuncture, massage
and yoga were the main contributors to my success. I graduated from
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 2011 with a Master's Degree in
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a passion to take this medicine to
anyone who needs it.
The only barrier to getting this medicine to
any and all who need it was the cost. Acupuncture treatments can be
prohibitively expensive. Then I found the Community Acupuncture
Movement. This network of practitioners took me under their wing and
taught me how to deliver this miracle of healing in a low cost manner.
Now I am here to help and I am grateful for the opportunity.
Master's of Science in Acupuncture and Eastern Asian Medicine