Rosa N. Schnyer, DAOM, IFMCP, LAc

Rosa N. Schnyer is a doctor of Chinese medicine (DAOM) and certified functional medicine practitioner (IFM), passionate about the transformative potential of natural therapies. She brings the wisdom of over 35 years of clinical experience to her vision of empoweringand supporting individuals own inner ability to heal by partnering in a collaborative relationship that focuses on awakening the will to get well and stay well. She serves as a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin, and is former adjunct faculty to several DAOM doctoral programs. Dr. Schnyer is the author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression; A Manual for Practice and Research and Curing Depression with Chinese Medicine, and lectures extensively on mental wellness. She has served as past co-president and sits on the board of the Society for Acupuncture Research; and has participated as a research consultant to Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, The Beijing Children’s Hospital and the New England School of Acupuncture. She maintains a private practice in Austin, Texas, focusing on the management of complex chronic illness and stress=related disorders. Contact: DrRosa@rosaschnyer.com.

Previous Articles

Distress and the Human Heart-Mind: The Other Pandemic
March 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 03)
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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.