Niloo Nikpour, MS

Niloo Nikpour immigrated to the United States from Iran with her husband and daughter in 1986. She worked as a gas station attendant to finance her master’s degree in economics, eventually becoming a corporate economist for nearly 20 years. Then, after picking up a book of Tao from a bookstore and experiencing a moment of clarity, she resigned from her corporate job. She began practicing yoga and meditation, spent the next 10 years learning from Lao Tsu, Chuang Tsu, Rumi and Carl Jung as her primordial teachers, and began studying TCM and herbal medicine at Emperor’s College. Together with her daughter, Catherine, they envision opening an acupuncture and wellness center for holistic healing, where people can receive love, hope, courage, and the power to heal their body, mind, and spirit. 

Previous Articles

Psycho-Emotional Treatment of Stress and Anxiety Disorder in TCM: A Case Study
December 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 12)
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Your Practice / Business
Three Reasons to Make the Switch to Online Appointment Scheduling
Three Reasons to Make the Switch to Online Appointment Scheduling

People today want convenience, whether it be from their bank, credit card, favorite retail store, or restaurant. They demand it from the companies who hold their loyalty, including their health care providers (you). They don’t want to call and possibly be put on hold, and they want to use an app or schedule an appointment on your website. Here are three reasons your practice can gain by switching to online appointment scheduling.

Antonio Arias
Chinese & Asian Medicine
Fire and the Pelvis
Fire and the Pelvis

While there aren’t any meridians associated with fire that cross the pelvis, that doesn’t mean the lower tan tien is void of fire. Fire has a more ethereal quality to it in relationship to the pelvis and can be connected through discussion of the lower tan tien, the lower san jjao, the ming men, and the bao mai. In this article, we’ll journey through the anatomy of subtle fire in the pelvic bowl and look a bit at how it is kindled, carried and cultivated.

Krystal Lynn Couture, DPT, LAc
News / Profession
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 2)
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S.

In 1997, the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health convened a multiday conference on acupuncture to evaluate its clinical utilization and mechanisms of action. The resultant document recommended acupuncture for a wide variety of clinical issues; and also recommended acupuncture be taught in medical schools and brought into mainstream medicine.Twenty-eight years later, acupuncture is far from integrated in the way that the document portends.

Clasina (Sina) Leslie Smith, MS, MA, LAc, MD, Dipl. Ac., FAAMA; Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac.