Joni Renee Zalk, MSc, LAc

Joni Renee Zalk, MSc, LAc, completed her Master's degree in Chinese Medicine at Middlesex University in London. Along with a part-time practice, Joni provides business consulting for clinics and offers several seminars on natural childbirth options. You can find her at www.DivineAcupuncture.com.

Previous Articles

Streptococcus: A Bacteria That Can Cause Multiple Infections
June 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 06)
The Challenges of Integrating Eastern and Western Medicine
May 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 05)
Recreational Cannabis Use and TCM
April 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 04)
Acupuncture for Spiritual Growth
June 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 06)
Emotions and Fertility
August 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 08)
Bedside Manner in a Healing Clinic
August 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 08)
Ways To Market Outside the Box
May 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 05)
Business Acumen in a Healing Practice
March 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 03)
Business Acumen in a Healing Practice
February 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 02)
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Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process
Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process

The most important relationship I seek to nurture in the treatment room is the one a patient has with their own body. We live in a culture that teaches us to override pain, defer to outside authority, and push through discomfort. Patients often arrive hoping I can “fix” them, but the truth is, we can’t do the work for them. We can offer guidance, insight and support, but healing requires their full participation.

Aiden Jakob Seraphim, DACM, LAc
Healthcare / Public Health
From Needle to Knife
From Needle to Knife

Chinese medical theory details each meridian’s functions and associations, which can be extrapolated for metaphorical significance. For example, the Large Intestine (LI) meridian expels physical and emotional waste, supporting systemic purification and renewal. Its anatomical trajectory, which traverses the index finger, upper extremity, shoulder, neck, and terminates at the contralateral nasolabial groove, also serves as a narrative metaphor, eloquently illustrating my journey from acupuncturist to colon and rectal surgeon.

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Vanessa Hortian, DO, MS, LAc, CHSE
Chronic / Acute Conditions
Transformational Work With Anxiety (Pt. 1): Panic Attack
Transformational Work With Anxiety

When we are in the grips of an anxious pattern, it dominates our brain and nervous system, and we lose our normal body-mind regulation. In this and subsequent articles, I present effective mindfulness-based method* via case study, that we can add to our acupuncture treatments to help clients consciously stop the dysregulating cascade of events and bring “distressed parts” into coherent body-mind-spirit integration.

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Kamala Quale, MSOM, LAc