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Nicholas Sieben, LAc

Nicholas Sieben earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology and the Philosophy from Brandeis University, and a Master's degree in Acupuncture from the Swedish Institute, under the direction of Jeffrey Yuen. Nicholas continues to study with Mr. Yuen, inspired by the wisdom of Classical Chinese Medicine. Nicholas practices acupuncture in New York City. For more information or to contact him, visit nicholassieben.com.

Previous Articles

Addressing Stubborn Fixations: Cultivating Awe With the Luo Vessels
March 1, 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 3)
Opening the Extraordinary Vessels (Pt. 2)
December 1, 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 12)
Opening the Extraordinary Vessels (Pt. 1)
November 1, 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 11)
A Return to Spirit: The Luo Vessels as Tools for Freedom
August 1, 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 8)
Cultivating the Channel Systems: Luo Vessels
April 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 4)
Understanding Mental Illness Through the Luo Vessels
January 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 1)
Extraordinary Circumstances: Cultivating Relationships With Chong Mai
June 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 06)
Unpacking Illusive Terms for Practical Use: The Extraordinary Vessels
March 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 03)
Using the Secondary Vessels to Explore the Mysterious Self
July 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 07)
Rectifying the Mind: The Importance of the Luo Vessels in Addiction Treatment
March 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 03)
The Strategic Relationship Between Herbs and Acupuncture: Mental Health Strategies
December 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 12)
Depth of the Points: Hidden Potentials Revealed Through Challenging Times
September 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 09)
Treating the Spirit: Acupuncture, Psychosomatics and Healing Via The Luo Vessels
April 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 04)
Treating Trauma: Lessons From Wang Qing Ren and the Luo Vessels
January 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 01)
Bound by Suffering: Using the Heart and Pericardium to Resolve "Heart Pain"
October 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 10)
Adapting to Change: The Evolutionary Consciousness of Yang Wei Mai & the Brain
June 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 06)
Strategies for Mental Health Treatment: The Importance of the Luo Vessels
March 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 03)
Explore the Extraordinary: The Clinical Value of the Extraordinary Vessels
November 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 11)
We Are the World: Cooling the Diaphragm to Create a More Peaceful Environment
September 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 09)
Bondage and Liberation—the Luo Vessels and the Consciousness of Disease
July 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 07)
Restoring What is Natural: Treating Mood Disorders With the Luo Vessels
May 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 05)
Treating Depression With the Secondary Vessels (Part 2)
March 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 03)
Diverting the Crisis Stages of Life: Yang Wei Mai and the Necessity of Change
January 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 01)
Depression & The Secondary Vessels
September 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 09)
The Exhaustive Quality of Latency: The Gallbladder's Luo Vessels
May 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 05)
The Luo Vessels (Part 3)
March 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 03)
Strengthening Our Stance, Opening Our Chest: Stress Management & The Luo Vessels
December 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
The Luo Vessels: Restoring Connectivity
October 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 10)
Penetrating the Mysterious: Strange Diseases & Hidden Qi
August 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 08)
The Mysterious Divergent Channels
January 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 01)
Illuminating the Hidden, Freeing the Source
October 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 10)
Constructing Our Reality, Part 2
August 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 08)
Constructing Our Reality: The Primary Channels and Perception, Part 1
May 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 05)
Happiness, Completion and Harmonization: Classical Keys to Health and Longevity in the Nei Jing?
March 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 03)
The Conscious Evolution of Healing: The Luo Vessels
January 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 01)
Learning the Transformative Language of the Channel System: The Sinew Channels
September 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
The Conscious Evolution of Healing, Part 2
March 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 03)
The Conscious Evolution of Healing: Importance of Opening the Sensory Portals in Classical Chinese Medicine
February 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 02)
Working With The Yuan-Source Level: Resonance and the Extraordinary Vessels
July 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 07)
Importance of Intention and Alchemy of Cultivation
November 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 11)
The Role of the Pericardium Primary Channel: An Ode to Transpersonal Awareness, Part I
August 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 08)
The Mind-Body Link
April 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 04)
Dealing With Change: Resistance, Acceptance and Forgiveness
March 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 03)
Chronic Degenerative Disease and the Divergent Channels
December 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 12)
The Capacity to Rectify the Qi: The Spleen's Primary Channel
November 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 11)
Creation of the Self: The Role of the Stomach and Spleen in Psycho-Social Development
July 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
Development of the Social Psyche: A Jing Luo Perspective - Part I
May 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 05)
Using the Channel Systems of Acupuncture to Unravel the Mysteries of Disease Progression
March 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 03)
Think Like a Philosopher: Psychosomatics and the Luo Vessels
January 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 01)
The Curious Concept of Latency: The Luo Vessels
October 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 10)
The Sinew Channels: A Lesson in Wei Qi
August 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 08)
The Spirit of Acupuncture: The Channel Systems of the Ling Shu
July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 07)
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