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• David Bray

• Lillian Bridges

• Christine Chang

• Misha Cohen

• Holly Guzman

• Robin Kelly

• Steve Marsden

• Anthony Mossop

• Greg Sperber

• David Euler

David Bray trained at and graduated from the Guangzhou University of TCM in 1980. He did his post-graduate studies in TCM Gynecology at Hunan Regional Hospital in Hunan.  David is active in the development of regulatory standards for TCM. He has been a student and instructor of Chinese internal martial arts and therapeutic exercise for over 30 years. Back

 Lillian Pearl Bridges

Lillian Bridges is an internationally renowned author and lecturer whose fresh approach to integrated conscious living has helped thousands of clients unleash their spiritual potential and transform their lives. At the core of Lillian’s teachings is the belief that each of us can rediscover who we really are through Face Reading and Facial Diagnosis; that you can find your soul’s purpose through the Golden Path workshops; and you can align your life and your surroundings through 5 Element Feng Shui to support your future self. Her latest work involves a reinterpretation of ancient Taoist alchemy that gives insight into rejuvenation and longevity. For the past 25 years, her insights, warmth and humor have captivated audiences worldwide as she has championed for personal and corporate well being using a practical how-to methodology.

A Professor of Oriental Philosophy and Medicine, Lillian learned her skills from a long line of Chinese practitioners in her family. She received her formal education at UCLA, where she earned her degree in psychology. Lillian trains students from around the world and consults with major corporations and has been featured on numerous television and radio stations including NBC, ABC and Lifetime, and in national publications such as Newsweek, Natural Health Magazine, the LA Times and the Irish Times. A contributor to several books on Chinese Medicine, her own book, Face Reading in Chinese Medicine was published by Churchill Livingstone in 2003 and has been translated into German and Italian. Back

Dr. Christine Chang, L.Ac.

Dr. Christine Chang is a Board Certified and Licensed acupuncturist in the State of California. She maintains a private practice in Santa Monica, California.

Her specialties include the treatment of all types of pain, immune disorders, digestive disorders, treating children, stress and anxiety and women’s health.

She is well known for her vast knowledge and experience with Chinese Herbal Medicine. In addition to her busy practice, Dr. Chang was Pharmacy Director, and lectures on Chinese Nutrition, Herbal formulas, Chinese Medical Language, and Chinese Patent Medicines at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica. Dr. Chang serves as an Herbal consultant to KPC Chinese Herbal Manufacturer in the USA, as well as, the AAOM Board of Directors.
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Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD, L.Ac.

Misha Cohen is recognized internationally as a practitioner, lecturer, researcher and leader in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.  She has practiced Asian medicine for more than 32 years.  She is the author of The Chinese Way to Healing: Many Paths to Wholeness, The HIV Wellness Sourcebook, and The Hepatitis C Help Book.  She is Clinical Director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Research and Edication Chair of Quan Yin Healing Arts Center, Research Specialist at the UCSF Institute for Health and Aging, and Research Consultant to the UCSF School of Medicine Cancer Research Institute, all in San Francisco.  She is a principle investigator in herbal studies for viral-related cancers and cancer prevention in HPV, HIV and Hepatitis C.   Back

Holly Guzman, OMD, L.Ac. 

Holly Guzman was introduced to acupuncture in Afghanistan at the age of 13 by the Chinese Embassy's acupuncturist. By 1974 she was studying in San Francisco with one of the first graduates of Worsley's acupuncture programme, Efrem Korngold. In 1976 she went to China and observed commune hospitals, herbal pharmacies and herb farms, acupuncture anaesthetics and an acupuncture programme to treat deaf-mute school children in Guang Zhou. She studied with Dr. Tin Yau So and Ted Kaptchuk. She is also strongly influenced by Japanese acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto, whom she has been a life student with. Holly moved to California and studied Chinese herbology with Yat Ki Lai in the first class of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and also took up a tutorial with Miriam Lee. Since then, she has returned to the Orient to study pediatrics in Japan, to visit Kiiko's teachers, and to study in Chinese hospitals with a focus on epilepsy. Her private practice of the last 25 years in California specializes in pregnancy, childcare, and family health.

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Dr Robin Kelly, FRNZCGP. Reg Med Acup (NZ.)

Robin Kelly has practised acupuncture since 1981 and integrates Western, Eastern and modern mindbody concepts within his medical practice on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a past president and education convenor of the Medical Acupuncture Society (NZ) and a founding trustee of New Zealand’s MindBody Trust.

Since the 90’s his overriding interest has been in researching the roles consciousness and quantum theory play in the deep healing process. As a result, he has published two books released internationally, Healing Ways – A Doctor’s Guide to Healing (Penguin 2000), and The Human Antenna (Energy Psychology Press 2007.)

Over the past few years, Robin has introduced, alongside acupuncture, Energy Psychology techniques into his practice, and regards this as an important step towards people regaining full ownership of their healing. He lectures and runs workshops on acupuncture, the deep healing process, and the compassionate approach to health, both within New Zealand and overseas.

He is also a passionate singer/songwriter with 3 CDs of original songs released over the past 10 years.

Website: www.robinkelly.co.nz
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Steve Marsden, DVM, ND, MSOM, LAc, Dipl.CH, AHG

Steve Marsden is board certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbology by the NCCAOM. In addition, he holds a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine, obtained from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Marsden also received his doctorate of Naturopathic medicine from this same institution where he now sits on the Board of Directors. In addition to his expertise in the Chinese medical field, Dr. Marsden is world renowned as one of the foremost experts in Chinese veterinary medicine. He holds a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and is author of highly popular textbook Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine: Science and Tradition published by Mosby in 2003. Dr. Marsden makes his home in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he and his wife, Karen, founded one of the only clinics in the world designed and licensed to treat humans and animals under the same roof. He divides his time as a practitioner equally between animals and humans. Back

Anthony Mossop

Anthony Mossop has worked in London and at the Berkeley Clinic since 2003 treating with Phytobiophysics Health Analysis and also Podo-Rhacidian Cranio-Sacral therapy. He is qualified in live blood analysis since studying this interesting technique in 2005 with Han Van De Braak, B.Sc., ND. He currently practices in Jersey and London and lectures in the UK via Nutri, and worldwide with the Institute of Phytobiophysics both on Vibrational Medicine and Podo-Rhacidian Therapy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy.
In 1994 Anthony spent over a year extensively collecting and researching rare flowers for their vibrational properties in the Andes and Amazon of South America.

Greg Sperber, MD, DOM, MBA, BSc

After receiving a BS from UCSD, Dr. Greg Sperber earned a master of traditional Oriental medicine in 1997 and a doctorate of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2006 from PCOM, San Diego. He worked as a consultant to several businesses while getting his MBA at National University. He attended medical school at Flinders University of South Australia earning a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, the British equivalent to an MD) in 2002. In addition, while attending medical school, he established a practice and taught TCM, becoming the chair of traditional Chinese medicine at the Adelaide Training College of Complementary Medicine. Currently he is an instructor and clinical supervisor at Pacific College. He is president of the California State Oriental Medical Association and has recently published his first book, Integrated Pharmacology: Combining Modern Pharmacology with Chinese Medicine. Back

David Euler, Lic. Ac.

David Euler is a recognized authority on modern Japanese styles of acupuncture and their integration with Traditional Chinese Styles and Western Medicine. As Faculty and clinical supervisor David taught the Kiiko Style of Acupuncture for 6 years at the New England School of Acupuncture. He has worked in close collaboration with Kiiko Matsumoto for over 10 years and is teaching her style in many places around the world. In collaboration with Kiiko Matsumoto and Dr. Joseph Audette, David is teaching an acupuncture course for the Harvard Medical School, department of continuing education. This course emphasizes the Kiiko Matsumoto style of acupuncture and has a strong hands-on aspect.

Both Kiiko Matsumoto and David Euler work out of the Newton Acupuncture Clinic in and see an average of 140 patients a week. Their philosophy is that only through clinical experience one can attempt to teach others the art and medicine of Acupuncture. Kiiko and David are working on a comprehensive step-by-step clinical textbook in 2 volumes emphasizing the Kiiko Matsumoto style of acupuncture. This book will hopefully serve the acupuncture community as a clinical manual and inspiration. Back