Carolyn M. Cohen, L. Ac.
I have practiced and studied TCM and the Daoist philosophy that informs it for 40 years, and my appreciation for its healing effects and wisdom deepens every day. The ancient Chinese doctors and sages understood experientially so much of what modern science is discovering and confirming about the body, energy and consciousness,
I have a general TCM practice, so I see people with all types of disharmonies, from chronic internal disorders (especially gynecologic), to infections, to musculoskeletal pain. But I look for the root causes or consequences of disease in the spirit (one of the most profound chapters in the Nei Jing, the ancient and still-used medical text is called Ben Shen, or Rooted in Spirit).
This is the practice of Three Treasures Medicine—healing the body, energy and spirit.
In addition to my acupuncture practice, I have developed a unique process for completing and clearing emotional energy patterns and building resilience that is based on TCM concepts of mental health, Daoist nature philosophy, modern trauma theory and my personal qigong experience. I call this work Clear QiNG; qing is the Chinese word for emotional energy.
(For more info, see CQ section on website)
My tools are needles, Chinese herbs and the Healy, a German frequency-correcting micro current device. I also teach qigong from time to time.
My training began in the UCLA psychology department, which opened the door to a lifelong study of mind and the search for equanimity through pragmatic spirituality.
This was expanded by our travels in Asia and when we came home I earned my Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine degree at Emperors College in Santa Monica CA.
I have taught the TCM way of mental health for several decades, to many acupuncture students at Yosan University, as well as to fellow acupuncturists.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, UCLA
California Acupuncture College
Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine, Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
David M. Cohen, L. Ac.
I began practicing acupuncture in the mid 1980’s, just as the AIDS epidemic was hitting Los Angeles with full force and became deeply involved in treating a disease for which the only medicines available at the time were extremely toxic. I learned a lot about the treatment of complex viruses with acupuncture and Chinese herbs, but most importantly I learned how critical the human spirit is in dealing with chronic illness. Some time later I became the lead acupuncturist at the Moonview Sanctuary in Santa Monica where we specialized in addiction and recovery, and this deepened my conviction about the role our emotions play in our physical well-being. I can express my healing approach quite simply: warmth, humor and authenticity.
I have been a teacher most of my life; that was my mother’s legacy to me. I have lectured both locally and internationally. In the mid-eighties, I taught at Samra University in the Rampart district of L.A.,where I also served as Director of a TCM clinic that actively served that largely Hispanic community. It was there that I designed and ran my first HIV study, in conjunction with the Institute for Traditional Medicine in Portland. I was one of the original faculty at Yo San University, where I taught for over thirty years, serving as Clinic director, and chairman of the TCM faculty, and, finally as Professor Emeritus in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Education:
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1968
Acupuncture Certificate, California Acupuncture College, 1985