Christian DiStefano is a board certified acupuncturist licensed in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island. He is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo and the prestigious Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York. He became interested in acupuncture after witnessing some of what he now recognizes as the everyday miracles that one gets to witness and experience in an acupuncture practice.

He entered the field with the philosophy that there is an innate healer in everyone, and the job of the acupuncturist is to find and awaken this healer. During his time practicing he has found this to be true. Perhaps the greatest reward in practice is treating a person that has nearly given up hope of help, and helping that person find the way to heal. He continues to be fascinated by the fact that insertion of ultrathin needles in one part of the body bring health, and relief to a distal extremity or organ.

The rigorous training at the Tri-State college requires mastery of 3 styles of acupuncture. Acupuncture Physical Medicine is a style developed by the founder of the school using meridian theory combined with the trigger point work of the late Dr. Janet Travell. Kiiko Matsumoto style acupuncture is an eclectic Japanese style acupuncture that incorporates the works of several Japanese masters of acupuncture, as well as a Japanese interpretation of 5 element theory. TCM is traditional Chinese Medicine. This is the most common style. It is the primary style practice in China today.

Chris has also takes extensive continuing education classes in acupuncture while practicing. These include Dr. Tan's style of acupuncture, Korean Hand acupuncture, and facial rejuvenation using acupuncture. His mastery of these different styles gives him depth of treatment. If one style is not producing immediate results, he will switch to another.

Christian is a member in good standing with the Foundation for Wellness Professionals. A national non-profit whose members devote their time educating the public through screenings and lectures on pertinent health issues. All workshops emphasize wellness and preventative care as the keys to good health.

Jill Chiorazzo graduated from Tri-State College with a Masters of Science in Acupuncture. At Tri-State she was educated in three different styles of Acupuncture along with different Chinese Medical modalities like moxa, cupping, gua sha, and tui na massage. Acupuncture Physical Medicine is a style developed by Dr. Janett Travel that helps greatly with pain conditions and chronic stress and fatigue. It utilizes the needles to release trigger points that have developed in the body with repetitive strain, injury and bad posture and alignment. Trigger points are tight bands of tissue that often cause and refer pain, if they are not release they often become fibrotic and may lead to chronic pain.

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Kiiko Matsumoto style are the two other styles she has studied. TCM style was developed in China and used for thousands of years to successfully treat a variety of conditions like pain, insomnia, illness and stress. KM is a Japanese style that is based heavily upon palpation of the abdomen and releasing reflexes. This style uses very small needles and uses very little stimulation. It's a great treatment for someone who is needle sensitive.

Jill felt drawn to Chinese Medicine as she found there was more to health than the western medical model where people were prescribed drugs to mask their symptoms and the underlying problem frequently went unaddressed. Through acupuncture and Chinese Medicine she has found that these problems can be addressed and patients no longer had to be told they were something they had to "live with".

Lisa Morrow specializes in Mental Wellness and Digestive Health, and has also treated gynecological and urological distress, and cancer related symptoms. Lisa began studying Eastern Healing Arts in 1995. She earned her Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Swedish Institute of Health Sciences, and is New York State Licensed and Nationally Board Certified by the NCCAOM. Her belief in education has led her to additional postgraduate studies in the use of Herbs, Stones and Essential Oils in Chinese Medicine with Jeffrey Yuen. For more information about Lisa please visit her website at www.lisamorrow.com.