“I love this medicine! Its profound effect on people’s health and awareness is a constant inspiration.”
Paul is a board-certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and is a licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico. Paul graduated from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in 2002, where he was trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has been practicing in Albuquerque since that time.
Paul has continued his training and education by delving more deeply into Classical Chinese Medicine, an antecedent to Traditional Chinese Medicine, that allows for a much greater breadth and depth of treatment and way of seeing human physiology. Paul follows the teachings of Jeffrey Yuen, an 88th-generation Taoist monk, and is currently studying Pulses and the Five-Channel Systems under Ann Cecil-Sterman, the author of Pulse Diagnosis: A Clinic Manual and a disciple of Jeffrey Yuen’s. Paul has also learned Will Morris’ Neo-Classical Pulse system and has two years of advanced training in diagnostic and herbal medicine under Sharon Weizenbaum of The White Pine Institute.
Paul came to study Chinese Medicine after many years of work in the mental health and healing arts fields. Paul studied fine art at the University of New Mexico earning a BFA in 1985 and went on to complete his master’s degree in art therapy in 1988. After approximately 20 years of work in primarily inpatient psychiatric settings as an art therapist, Paul began to seek more tools to address the complex illnesses of his patients. Noting that psychiatric illness was rarely if ever disconnected from physical illness, Paul began to investigate alternative medicines that might be helpful. Following his own treatment for a severe shoulder injury utilizing acupuncture, Paul was profoundly affected by the physical and emotional release of the treatments and decided to continue his education by pursuing Oriental Medicine.
A native New Mexican, Paul was raised in Corrales, and lives in Albuquerque.
IT’S NOT JUST FOR PAIN ANYMORE
Most people think of acupuncture primarily as a treatment for pain, and these contacts represent the main reasons that individuals seek out an acupuncturist. But acupuncture, since it works with the body’s own innate healing mechanisms, is very effective for a variety of conditions. In fact, the World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s ability to treat 43 common disorders, including:
Respiratory disorders such as emphysema, sinusitis, asthma, allergies, and bronchitis.
Disorders of the bones, muscles, joints, and nervous system such as arthritis; migraine headaches; neuralgia; insomnia; dizziness; and low back, neck, and shoulder pain.
Circulatory disorders such as hypertension, angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis, and anemia.