About Zoë
Practicing this medicine gives me great pleasure. I enjoy working with people and learning from them about the wonders of life and the nature of healing.
My Background
My university background is in Anthropology and Psychology. I started my study of Asian medicine in 1976 at The College of Traditional Acupuncture in England from which I received three degrees ( Lic. Ac., B.Ac., M.Ac.). In 1984 I started my study of Chinese Herbal Medicine with a two year certificate course. Since then I have studied Chinese Medical Classics with the scholars Claude Larre,S.J. and Elisabeth Rochat de la Valleé in France and the U.S. And I began my study of Japanese acupuncture in 1989 and Toyohari and Japanese pediatric acupuncture in 1996 and have continued in the U.S., Japan and Europe.
Lecturing, Teaching and Writing
Obviously education and development are of great importance to me both as a student and as a teacher of many years. I have taught acupuncture theory and history, as well as Chinese herbal medicine and Chinese Medical Classics in the U.S. and Europe for many years. I am an internationally certified instructor of Toyohari Meridian Therapy. My lectures for the public have been varied and include the Smithsonian Institution, Women’s Association of Virginia and the Psychology Association of D.C. My interest in education goes also into the written word, contributing chapters to a number of books for practitioners and editing and writing books for the general public as well as articles in professional journals.
Research
Research has also been one of my interests and have done a very interesting pilot study of brain wave changes during treatment. I have been on research panels at the Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the NIH and at Beth Israel/Harvard Medical School.
Certifications
When each of the National Certifications in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (NCCAOM)were established, I was in the first group of practitioners to receive them. Also I was given the honor of being elected by my peers in the first class as a Fellow of the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.