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David Ford
David Ford believes that the form of Taoist wilderness-based, Five-Element acupuncture he teaches is the shamanic foundation of our medicine. He graduated from TAI in Maryland and has been practicing and teaching Oriental medicine for 37 years. David studied acupuncture with JR Worsley, who told him, “To learn this medicine you need to observe nature and children, and forget about the books.” For 50 years, David has been living this profound advice as he explores the deep Alaskan and New Zealand wilderness's to truly understand the Elements and bring them back into his teaching and clinic practices to help illuminate the ancient roots of our sacred medicine
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David Berkshire
David Berkshire, L.Ac., is committed to unleashing his clients’ potential for health and well-being. Understanding health and illness as fluctuating states uniquely expressed by each individual, he is committed to assisting clients to transform their body, mind, and spirit into a unified state.
Rather than treating conditions, David approaches pathology as it presents itself in each visit. Treatments are chosen to move a client’s physiology toward balance and health. David focuses on helping clients who have struggled with chronic and recalcitrant illness. 5-Element Acupuncture is the corner-stone in which he looks at illness and through focusing on the individual’s landscape discovers a way to treate them. While using acupuncture, herbs, supplements, and homeopathy, he also encourages clients to identify and shift personal stories that limit their well-being. He guides them back to the basic natural elements that will reopen the path to their healing.
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