NESA’s Magazine for Alumni & Friends
Fall 2014
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2nd Annual White Coat
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Letter from the President
In this Issue
Dear NESA Alumni and Friends,
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This year the NESA Board of Trustees approved a new Strategic Plan for our college for the 20132018 time frame. This Plan evolved from the workings of a 16-member Core Planning Team made up of students, staff, faculty and alumni.
3 2014 Commencement Speaker 4 Jet Setters 6 Strategic Plan 8 2nd Annual White Coat Ceremony 10 NESA Visits Japan 12 NESA Alum Featured in Pain Medicine Journal 13 Patient Spotlight 14 Powered By Qi
Contributors Writers: Eric Brooks ’17, Lisa Conboy, Thalia De Jesus ’15, Nicole Gamer, Kai-Yin Hsu ’09, Emily Johnston ’16, Meredith St. John ’96, Valerie Smith ’00, Lynn Teo ’11 Design: Abigail Michaud
Board of Trustees Laura R. Studen, Esq. Chairman
Ian R. Cross, M.B.A. Vice Chairman
Susan C. Mellace, C.P.A., M.S.F. Treasurer
Loocie Brown ’93, M.Ed., M.Ac., Lic.Ac. Clerk
Kimberly Auvil ’15, B.S Daniel B. Carr, M.D. Daniel W. Chace ’14, B.S. Stephen Cina ’01, Lic.Ac., A.T.C.
The Core Planning Team was tasked with driving the initial analysis and framework for helping to steer our college in a new direction. By mid-2013 Strategic Objectives emerged that were approved by the Board of Trustees. Currently working teams are devising performance measures for each of these strategic objectives, and we plan to report annually on our progress. While working on the analysis and framework for the Plan, the Core Planning Team helped define Guiding Principles. These five Guiding Principles form the beliefs by which we as a community will work and study together as one family. Lastly, as we worked on this new strategic plan and the guiding principles over the past year and a half, the need for a new and updated Mission and Vision Statement grew, based on the doctrines by which NESA was founded and operates today: Education, Research and Public Service. My hope is that these new Mission and Vision Statements instill within you, a sense of pride and enthusiasm for our future and that each of our new Guiding Principles rings true for each of you. You can find out more about the behind the scenes work on the new Strategic Plan on page 6. Please feel free to contact me directly with your thoughts and comments at sgorman@nesa.edu or (617) 213-7319. Warm regards,
Robert H. Minetti, Ph.D. Michael A. Simons, C.P.A.
Sue Gorman President & CEO
Special Thank You NESA gratefully acknowledges our ongoing close association with Mrs. Isabel So, wife of NESA’s late founder, Dr. James Tin Yau So. On the cover...Students celebrate after receiving their White Coats. Photograph by Jeremy Baldwin Photography.
Introducing our new Mission and Vision Statements: Our mission is to be the premier source for medical education rooted in the traditions of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for the next generation of healthcare providers. While fulfilling our educational mission within our community of scholarship, research, and public service we advocate for patients and for our profession. We commit to a lifelong process of learning to provide excellence in clinical care that promotes wellness and relieves pain and suffering.
Commencement Speaker State Representative William “Smitty” Pignatelli We are honored this year to have as our commencement speaker, William “Smitty” Pignatelli, Massachusetts State Representative of Lenox, MA. Representative Pignatelli is known to many of you as the key sponsor of the latest acupuncture bill (H3972 “An Act Relative to the Practice of Acupuncture”) currently in debate and discussion at the MA state house. Given the Representative’s support for acupuncture and a believer in this medicine, we only thought it appropriate to invite him to speak to our graduates this year about advocating for their new profession and the importance of staying involved legislatively. Representative Pignatelli is a lifelong resident of Lenox, is a graduate of Babson College School for Financial Studies and was a master electrician, running his family business before entering politics. He was first elected to the Massachusetts legislature in 2006 and currently sits on the Joint Committees on Public Service, on Higher Education, and on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
Congratulations 2014 Grads! Master of Acupuncture Chinese Acupuncture Studies Ling Cheng Cassandra Daniels Djanikah Gloria Elysée Laurie Ghiz Joseph Manning Gray Phalla Heang Angela Jamal Elsa Marquez Katherine Murphy John Joseph Saia Jennifer Shea Lyndsey Walsh*
Master of Acupuncture
Chinese & Japanese Acupuncture Styles Daniel Chace Samantha Marie Cook Geoffrey Cox Joan Marie Dedian Mária C. Dewees Abigail Adams Friend Cynthia Marie Gallant Quyen Le Mary Maresca-Jay Crystal Meyers Karen Mui Raffaella Pasquale Susan J. Rovinski Lauren A. Smith Genevieve R. Valenti
Master of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
The Representative, who prefers to be called “Smitty”, was named after his father’s best friend, William Smith who was killed in WW II.
Legislative Update At the time of publication, we were notified that MA legislative bill H3972 moved successfully to the House Ways and Means Committee in June. The bill continues the review process while in the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) even though the legislative session officially ended on July 31, 2014. In a phone call this week, state representative Pignatelli was confident that CHIA would report favorably sometime in the October 2014 time period. Updates are posted regularly on the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Society of Massachusetts website at aomsm.org. Per the ma.gov website on CHIA: Our mission is to monitor the Massachusetts health care system and to provide reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
Chinese Herbal Medicine Qingping Bai Philip W. Barlow Lindsay Marie Coull Bok Nam De Gregorio Lauren Gordon-Fahn Tina M. Grinold Seung Han Julia P. Hatch Steven Hsu Feilei Huang Joanne Jean-huan Lau Marco Timothy Leclerc Byron Cheng-Han Lu* Jeri J. Steele
Master of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
Chinese & Japanese Acupuncture Styles & Chinese Herbal Medicine Lisa M. Blake Rolen Chom Michele Ann Heneghan Xuling Huang Slobodanka Lyons Meghan K. McGonagle Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Amanda M. Simmons Rosemary S. Tracy
*Master of Science in Pain Research, Education, & Policy, Tufts University School of Medicine
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Jet Setters Dr. Lisa Conboy and Kai Yin Hsu of the Research Department presented work at multiple national and international conferences this Spring.
The International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (IRCIMH) hosted their 2014 meeting in Miami, Florida this year. Over 320 poster presentations were made by researchers, clinicians, educators, and trainees from over 20 countries worldwide. Subjects included basic science, clinical research, education research, health services research, and research methodology. NESA researchers presentation included Dr. Lisa Conboy, and Kai Yin Hsu, LicAc., RN. Ms. Hsu presented the poster, “Who Might
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Benefit from Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Pain: Results from a teaching clinic,” in the clinical research section. Her report summarized findings that certain baseline subcategories (age, marriage, and confidence level of acupuncture treatments) were related to response to acupuncture treatment (using scores from a questionnaire “Measure Your Medical Outcomes Profile or “MYMOP”). Patients with more severe symptoms (higher baseline MYMOP scores) were more likely to have greater improvement with short-term acupuncture treatments. Having been given this opportunity from the IRCIMH and NESA was a wonderful privilege. It allowed the Research Department a great opportunity to share Ms. Hsu’s findings from the NESA teaching clinic and connect with practitioners of all different backgrounds (MD/DO, LAc, DC, NP/RN, Psychologists, PharmD’s, occupational & physical therapists, social workers, massage and Yoga therapists, Tai Chi trainers, herbalists, nutritionists, Reiki & meditation practitioners), all of whom share an interest in high quality research in complementary, integrative, and preventive medicine and health. Visit the congress’s website and learn more from the rich webcast of plenary sessions: http://webcast.ircimh.org/
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The Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) held its annual meeting in Beijing, China this year in coordination with the China Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAAM) (May 30-June 1, 2014). The theme was “Impact of Acupuncture Research on 21st Century Global Heath Care,” and included 16 oral and over 300 poster presentations. NESA was represented by Dr. Lu Weidong, Lic Ac, Dr. Lisa Conboy, and Kai Yin Hsu, LicAc., RN. Dr. Conboy offered an oral presentation, “Correlates of Symptom Response to Acupuncture: the Case of Gulf War Syndrome” and two posters, “Subjects’ Belief in Treatment Allocation Can Vary By Type of Acupuncture: The Case of IBS,” and “Social changes associated with use of Asian Medicine.” Kai Yin Hsu also presented a poster in which relayed the results of a project looking at herbal medicine use in our Newton clinic.
While in China, Dr. Conboy also gave two presentations of an overview of acupuncture research in the United States and our Army study results. These were presented to groups of students and faculty at two of the most prestigious schools of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and Hunan University of Chinese Medicine. She and NESA faculty member, Bing Yang also met with faculty at these universities to discuss research collaborations and resource sharing. Given the large patient base at these organizations, much clinical research is accomplished. Topics that are difficult to study in the US, including the effects of moxabustion, working with pediatric populations, and with acute ailments, are more easily researched. The NESA research department is planning on collaborating with researchers at Hunan University to look at the effects of pediatric massage on developmental issues.
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Education Research Public Service
Strategic Plan Initiatives & Objectives: 1. Academic Quality As the first acupuncture college in the U.S., NESA has had, for the past thirty-nine years, a solid reputation for excellence in education, research and public service. In order to uphold this standing, continuing to strive for academic excellence is a key objective of the strategic plan. 2. Research Over the course of the strategic planning process, it was agreed that an overwhelming differentiator of NESA’s is its nationally prominent Research Department. It was agreed that NESA will maintain a strong research presence in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine community. 3. Enrollment Building enrollment is a strategic objective, given the immediate increase in admissions activity created by a new admissions director. NESA has embarked on an outreach program with a “high touch” emphasis using current NESA students and alumni, and increasing outreach efforts to undergraduate colleges, all in effort to grow enrollment.
“I enjoyed being a part of the Core Planning Team tremendously. We laid the foundation for NESA’s guiding principles, but there were many others from our community who contributed to the final product. This entire process highlighted the level of pride and respect our community has for the college and the profession. NESA is moving forward and I am grateful to have been a part of defining this institution’s future.” - Phuong Nguyen ’12 4. Advocacy for the Profession NESA will take a leadership position in advocating and educating about the growing acupuncture profession. Our goal is to influence admissions, alumni relations, public awareness and usage of acupuncture. 5. Community It was agreed that greater outreach efforts are needed not only to attract prospective students, but to grow strategic alliances, expand awareness of acupuncture, and engage the community of over 1,700 alumni. 6. Institutional Positioning In conjunction with an updated mission and a renewed sense of purpose and success, the final objective is to update the NESA brand.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES These five core values form the beliefs by which we as a community will work, learn, and practice together as one family:
TRADITION ∙ EXCELLENCE ∙ INTEGRITY ∙ DIVERSITY ∙ COMPASSION
Town Hall meetings were held for the NESA Community to present the new Mission and Vision Statements.
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White Coat Ceremony Over 30 NESA Students Received Their White Coats At The Second Annual White Coat Ceremony. Thirty four NESA students attended the second annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday March 30, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Newton, Mass. NESA President Sue Gorman welcomed guests to this celebration and rite of passage marking the beginning of Clinical Internship. In addition to proud family members, clinical faculty and staff were on hand to congratulate the new Interns and welcome them to clinic. Student speakers Susan Neary and April Nieves recalled the hard work of the first two years of the program and spoke about the transition to becoming a healthcare provider. Faculty speaker Suzahne Riendeau ’99, who also serves as Faculty Chair, recalled with affection and humor many shared experiences in learning Chinese Medicine that served as milestones in the first two years of intense study. A second faculty speaker Maria Broderick ’08 inspired the new Interns with stories from her patients in the Pediatric service at Boston Medical Center, which illustrate aspects of the Oath of the Golden Principle. Katie Walker ’13, as a recent graduate, perfectly represented the goal for these new Interns that is now in sight: starting their own clinical practice. Katie’s success and enthusiasm for patient care were evident, giving confidence to all that clinical practice is the reward for all the work that precedes it.
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The Interns were formally bestowed their personalized white lab coats, and all the practitioners stood together and recited the traditional Oath of Chinese Medical Providers. Taken from the writings of Tang Dynasty Physician Sun Sumiao in about 600 AD, this oath is a promise of integrity and high standards that brings us together in a solemn moment, full of promise, and charged with responsibility. The Interns also received gifts of a framed inspirational quotation, selected by current Interns and faculty. Special thanks to President Sue Gorman, Director of Student Affairs Will Cribby, Vice President of Operations Sheila Carroll, Clinical Supervisors Marci Troisi ’04 and others, First Year Student Council Representatives, Frankye Reilly and Marlana Gallagher and staff members Cid Tamagno, Cynthia Ruth, Susan Ros, and Nicole Gamer.
The Bamboo Tree Bamboo is a Chinese symbol for longevity because of its strength, flexibility, and resilience, characteristics shared by successful practitioners. As one of the fastest growing plants in the world, it also reminds us of our own potential for continuous growth and life-long learning.
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NESA Visits Japan Thalia De Jesus I had the opportunity to travel to Japan for the very first time in April of this year and was absolutely thrilled. As a second year student and long time admirer of Japanese culture, I was more than ready to learn a thing or two about acupuncture. From the very first of our 10 days in Tokyo, we hit the ground running. At the friendly Hiroshi’s shop where we bought our supplies, and watched and participated in the Hirato (Moto) style okyu demonstrations. The Yamamoto Scalp acupuncture workshop opened up a whole new area of interest for me as we learned about its applications in various neurological issues and its efficacy in stroke patients, especially if treatment is started early. We visited the Kanto College of Acupuncture and Moxabustion where we had the opportunity to take an actual class and learn with Japanese students. With the traditional school bell ringing, we bowed and took our seats and listened to an amazing and informative lecture by Satoshi Sensei. Our professors emphasized the foundations of giving a Shakuju treatment and guided us through the crucial palpatory skills we would need.
delicious food, tea, gifts, information, a tour of the huge and immaculate facility, and the opportunity to take a class. There we learned the foundations of moxabustion and needling in the Japanese style. We lit our okyu on little temperature scales that told us how hot they were burning, and they demonstrated how to blend the raw herbs so we could see how exactly moxa is made. Their president emphasized the need for much more concrete research demonstrating the efficacy of acupuncture and how they struggled - even there - for acceptance in the allopathic, western medical culture. The Shakuju workshop with the amazing and talented Kobayashi Sensei and all his practitioners who were so generous with their time and knowledge, was a highlight of the trip for me. The small student to teacher ratio was invaluable to a beginner in the style like me. After the class, we unwound at fabulous ShabuShabu style dinners. I had no idea what I was eating half the time but that didn’t affect my enjoyment of the absolutely delicious, fresh and beautifully presented cuisine.
I could go on and on about the quality of my educational experience there and the wonderful hospitality and kindness of the people, so let’s just say this: If you’ve been thinkLater we visited Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and ing about whether you should go to Japan, be it for the Health Sciences (TAU), where we were welcomed with educational or vacation experience, do not hesitate. Go!
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Lynn Teo ’11 Featured in Pain Medicine Journal Lynn Teo, MAOM, MSc, graduated from NESA in 2011 and from the Tufts University School of Medicine Pain Research, Education and Policy Program in 2012. She is a review manager at the Samueli Institute, a non-profit research organization committed to exploring the science of healing, including complementary modalities such as acupuncture, meditation and yoga. Alongside her work as a researcher, Lynn is owner of Three Rivers Wellness in Bethesda, MD where she teaches yoga and practices JapIn 2010, the Army Surgeon anese-style acupuncture, Chinese herbs and shiatsu. She General’s Pain Management enjoys bringing her clinical expertise to her research work Task Force and the Institute of and applying the knowledge she acquires as a researcher Medicine recommended active to her practice. self-care complementary and integrative therapies that require minimal training for the References of the Army Surgeon General. Pain Management Task Force Final Report: management of chronic pain. This systematic review put Office Providing a standardized DoD and VHA vision and approach to pain management to out by the Samueli Institute sought to rigorously assess optimize the care for warriors and their families. Falls Church, VA: 2010 C, Crawford C, Teo L, Spevak S. Active Self-Care Therapies for Pain (PACT) the quality and effectiveness of these self-care strategies. Lee Working Group. An analysis of the various chronic pain conditions captured in a sysYoga, tai chi and music therapies yielded the most compel- tematic review of active self-care complementary and integrative medicine therapies the management of chronic pain symptoms ling studies in the treatment of chronic pain, with music for Pain Med 2014;15 (Suppl 1):96-103. therapy showing the best results. The report also sought to identify gaps in the literature, and to make recommendations for further research as well as steps for implementing programs to increase the practice of these complementary and integrative therapies. Lynn Teo ’11 is a contributing author to a recent special issue of the peer reviewed journal, Pain Medicine, “Are Active Self-Care Complementary and Integrative Therapies Effective for Management of Chronic Pain?: A Rapid Evidence Assessment of the Literature and Recommendations for the Field”.
Continuing Education Calendar 2014 - 2015 Sept. 20 - 21 Acupuncture & IVF: Effective & safe strategies to significantly improve pregnancy outcomes $350, 15 CAE’s w/ Lee Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc Oct. 25 $200, 7 CAE’s
Korean Hand Acupuncture w/ Patrick Mok, MD
Nov. 1 - 2 Insulin Resistance $350, 15 CAE’s w/ Paul Magarelli, MD, PhD
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Watch nesa.edu for details on the following courses as they are finalized! Dec. 13 - 14
Eight Extraordinary Vessels w/ Jeffrey Yuen, LAc.
1/24 - 25/2015
Lectures on Tung’s Acupuncture I w/ Henry McCann, DAOM, LicAc.
3/7 - 8/2015
Trauma Care w/ Jeffrey Yuen, LAc.
3/28 - 29/2015
Growing the Dao: Neurodevelopmental Considerations in Pediatrics w/ Stephen Cowan, MD
4/11 - 12/2015
Qigong and Meditation for Relaxation & Renewal w/ Dr. Steven Aung
5/9 - 10/2015
Lectures on Tung’s Acupuncture II w/ Henry McCann, DAOM, LicAc.
5/30 - 31/2015 Treating Trauma with Chinese Medicine: Untying the Knot w/ Lonny Jarrett LicAc.
Meet Matt Gilreath:
Recipient of a terms worth of treatments thanks to generous donors. 1. How long have you been receiving treatments at the NESA Teaching Clinic? I have been receiving treatments at the NESA Teaching Clinic for at least 4 years. My friend had an acupuncture practice in Arlington but moved away. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of treatment and care at the NESA Teaching Clinic. I feel there is no better value. 2. Do you have a favorite style of treatment? My favorite style of treatment is Chinese & Oriental medicine. I really appreciate the many different treatments I have received, and the adjuncts such as cupping, moxibustion, and bloodletting. The adjuncts are accessible because of the multiple ways in which they can be administered. I really enjoy how each practitioner and intern has their own personal style. 3. How has acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine benefited your overall health and well-being? Chinese herbal medicine has benefitted my overall health in many ways. One consistent effect is relief from stress & anxiety. I tend to feel more relaxed and less anxious both during the treatment and for days afterward. It has helped me with issues pertaining to digestion, back pain, and emotional balance. I appreciate that Chinese medicine does not over-medicate, in particular for issues relating to pain or stress management. Every practitioner and intern has made me feel welcome, important. It is apparent that their purpose is to positively impact a patient’s life.
The Pill Popper The NESA Chinese herbal dispensary has acquired a single punch tablet machine. This Chinese made machine is used worldwide for making specialized tablets from powder and for making specialized lab or experimental tablets. This machine will allow the dispensary to make tablets from powdered extracts for the benefit of patients that have poor compliance with liquid forms of Chinese herbs. The dispensary is still in the testing mode, working out which extract powders are most effectively made into tablets. We will notify you when we are ready to convert your formulas into tablets and provide another option for you and your patients convenience.
Thank You Donors C.J. Allen ’99 Scott Bendell ’02 Jeanette Blalock F. Gorham Brigham, Jr. Loocie Brown ’93 Daniel Carr, M.D. Ian Cross Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts Elizabeth Fukushima ’87
Please Note: This list reflects donations received October 30th, 2013 to June 30th, 2014
Anne Geraghty ’98 Richard Glickman-Simon Golden Flower Chinese Herbs, Inc. William and Donna Goode Susan L. Gorman S. Peris Gumz Eva Herdon Diane Iuliano ’92 George Leung ’08
Lhasa OMS Loren Lillis Jeanne Madden The Madden Family Susan Mellace Robert Minetti Marcia Misiorski ’04 Margaret Naeser ’83 Jennifer & Jason Powers
Dana Quinn ’83 Michael Simons David Sollars ’00 Jewel Sommerville ’02 Meredith St. John ’96 Laura Studen & Marilyn Campbell TCM Zone, LLC. Tronex Herbal Solutions LiMing Tseng ’01
Emily Johnston
Eric Brooks
Powered By Over 60 teams participated in the 35th Annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, which took place on and along the banks of the Charles River. With 20 members, Team NESA came together for the first time. With no experience needed, the Dragon Boat Race committee taught us how to stroke, where to sit, and how to prepare for the short, but exhilarating 500 meter sprint races. Although we never practiced as a full team, with the help of our good Qi, we certainly powered our boat down the racecourse.
The race began and we started with five quick strokes, ten hard powerful strokes, and then set in for the long hall. At the front of the boat was our commanding leader and drummer, Chris Tadeu ’16. It was his job to call out commands and keep the pace by banging the drum in his lap. With all of us rowing in unison, you could feel the
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boat swiftly gliding through the water. We began another power ten stroke and slowly started catching up with the lead boat. A spontaneous chant of “QI” began to reverberate through the boat on each stroke, “QI,” “QI,” “QI.” This chant gave us the energy and power to maintain our lead and come in second place. It was thrilling to be part of such a wonderful event. The original Dragon Boat Festival was held approximately 2,000 years ago to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan, a minister from the state of Chu, China. Now, every fifth day of the fifth moon on the lunar calendar, the festival is held to commemorate Qu Yuan’s life, patriotism and love for his countrymen. The NESA team certainly felt a sense of patriotism and pride in both Chinese and American cultures as the two blended on the Charles river. It was a blast on and off the water watching teams come together to participate in a historic tradition. Many thanks to our team sponsor and fellow competitor, Jim Guo ’04. As well as to our team captain, teammate and organizer Will Cribby, Director of Student Affairs. Next year we plan to practice as a team beginning in the spring. If you’d like to participate, all members of the NESA community are encouraged to build your paddling Qi and join us!
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NESA In The Neighborhood Members of the NESA faculty, alumni, student body, and friends have visited campus over the past few months to take advantage of free community lectures. Topics included Chinese nutritional therapy, healing environments for practitioners, and integrative marketing. Audiences walked away with a greater knowledge of keeping their body, mind, and practice healthy. In March faculty member and Flourish Boston’s Amy Jo Gengler shared her presentation, “It Starts With Food: Chinese Nutritional Therapy For Cultivating Vibrant Health” to 50 members of the NESA Community. Those in attendance learned the importance food has in relationship to our overall well-being and vibrancy. Also featured during the lecture was Whole Foods Market, who explained ways to navigate around your local grocery store and find the best food for your health. In the summer NESA hosted Janis Luedke of JALARTS who presented, “Creating a healing space: Nature & the healing environment for practitioners” to over 30 members of the NESA Community. Attendees learned tips to create a healing space for their clinic, office, or home through the use of color, texture, light, art and other nature-related elements. The latest NESA in the Neighborhood event featured NESA first year Andrew Tanner and Scott Kleinfield of LiveEdit. The pair presented, “Integrative Marketing for integrative medicine: Get your website working for you” to more than 45 NESA alumni and students. Participants learned the importance of a digital presence and how to become more visible online. Andrew and Scott detailed how practitioners can go about marketing their practice and to begin thinking as a business-savvy acupuncturist. *Stay tuned for more NESA in the Neighborhood events throughout the year. If you have a topic of interest or would like to join our mailing list contact Nicole Gamer, Director of Community Relations and Outreach, at 617-558-1788 x268 or ngamer@nesa.edu.
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