Galway College of Integrative Acupuncture Linda Heffernan

Linda Heffernan is one of the longest practicing lecturers of Acupuncture in Ireland. She commenced her training in 1979 in the U.K in the Royal College of Traditional Acupuncture in Leamington Spa, where she learned the ancient system of 5 Element Acupuncture under the tutelage of the late Professor J.R. Worsley. She then went on to study Traditional Chinese Medicine, eight principles approach, in London with Giovanni Maciocia, Julian Scott, Vivienne Brown and Peter Deadman. Giovanni Maciocia is the renowned author of the major Acupuncture Textbooks used in Western Acupuncture Colleges. Acupuncture Man

Linda went on to study Chinese Herbalism, firstly with Ted Kaptchuk, Giovanni Maciocia, Michael McIntyre and Dr. Ke. She also studied with Efrem Korngold and Harriett Bienfield, authors of Between Heaven and Earth. Dr. Cai Song practiced with Linda for 1 year and Dr. Feng from China also worked in her practice. Linda practices Acupuncture and Herbalism in Galway since 1984 and with her experience, set up The College of Integrative Acupuncture in 1996.

I work on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels in my practice and I integrate all the different approaches. I practice Chakra balancing, using the Elemental Acupuncture points. I use a Japanese Energy system called Jin Shin Jyutsu which is an organ flow system. The teaching of Jin Shin Jyutsu is part of the College Curriculum. I find it very useful for children and for people who can not have treatment regularly, it is very helpful to release repressed emotions. I use the Edgar Cayce remedies and readings. Edgar Cayce accessed the super conscious of the person coming for a reading via hypnosis and the Akaskic records. He gave readings in relation to health at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels and stressed the importance of osteopathic Treatment. In Jin Shin Jyutsu, the twelve thoracic vertebrae relate to an internal organ, the energy of the corresponding organ keep the vertebrae in place. I studied the treatment of Substance Abuse in San Francisco. I teach an integrated system of Acupuncture, incorporating the ancient system of 5 element acupuncture and the more widely known 8 principles system, which encourages the student to obtain a deeper understanding of Acupuncture.

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