ABOUT ERIN MORAN

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Erin has been practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) since 2001. With an undergraduate degree in biology and one year of dental school under her belt, she brought plenty of skepticism to her training in Chinese medicine. After exhausting her teachers with questions about mechanisms of action and the need for tidy flow charts, she heeded their advice: "wait until you start your clinical training. You will see. It works."

Indeed they were right. Chinese medicine works. In many cases. On a daily basis, Erin was amazed to see that a certain protocol of acupuncture points, based on symptoms and tongue and pulse presentation, dealt with the problem with significantly more success than all of the other modalities a patient had tried. Her skepticism started to turn into intrigue and she felt the need for deeper study.

Through her training, Erin learned that TCM is excellent for treating the here-and-now physical manifestations of an internal imbalance. However, she felt something was missing in that TCM did not address the problems arising from mind and spirit imbalances.

This led her to Five-Element Acupuncture, (Five-Element blog post) which works at a deeper level to correct the root of the symptom. We are living in a culture where, for the most part, our basic needs are met: people are clothed and fed and have a roof over their heads. Many more symptoms arising are as a result of mind and spirit level problems. These are difficult to treat in conventional medicine and TCM. But the Five‑Element approach, with its gentle and subtle rebalancing, can be a game-changer.

Most importantly, Erin is results-oriented. If something is not working with the treatments, she is not afraid to refer to and/or collaborate with other health care providers. Often the best effects for complex cases are achieved when the approach is multi-faceted.

Read the longer story of Erin's path to Chinese Medicine here.

QUALIFICATIONS

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