J. R. Worsley

J. R. Worsley (September 14, 1923 - June 2, 2003) is credited with bringing five element acupuncture, also known as 'classical acupuncture' or 'traditional acupuncture' (to distinguish it from the more widely-known Traditional Chinese medicine ("TCM") style of acupuncture), to the West. [Eckmann, Peter, In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor] For many years he resided in England, where he opened a school of acupuncture, which trained many of the leading five element practitioners practicing today, including Dianne Connelly and Bob Duggan, who now head the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He was also responsible for starting the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture ("AFEA") in Hallandale, Florida, and had ties to the acupuncture training school in Boulder, Colorado. Today, his wife, Judy Becker Worsley, carries on the five element acupuncture tradition, training and certifying practitioners in schools she endorses. J. R. Worsley's influence was widely cited by others within the five element tradition, including Peter Eckmann, author of "In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor."

There are several schools worldwide which teach the principles of five element acupuncture, including those listed above, as well as private training programs administered by Judy Becker Worsley and those approved by the Worsley core group, including Neil Gumenick.

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* [http://www.kiteclinic.co.uk/ Kite Clinic -- London, England]
* [http://www.worsleyacupuncture.com/jr_obituary.html Worsley Acupuncture site]
* [http://www.acupuncturist.edu/ Academy for Five Element Acupuncture -- Hallandale, FL]
* [http://tai.edu/ Traditional Acupuncture Institute -- Laurel, MD]
* [http://www.itea.edu/html/institute.html The Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture -- Boulder, CO]
* [http://www.sofea.co.uk/content.asp?page=about School of Five Element Acupuncture -- London, England]
* [http://www.lifea.co.uk/index.php London Institute of Five-Element Acupuncture -- London, England]
* [http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=28270&MERCURYSID=b671659554ca40a277615a68a5c70a0d Oriental Medical World Mourns Passing of Professor J. R. Worsley (article)]
* [http://fivelement.com/find_a_practitioner.htm List of Five Element Acupuncture Practitioners Worldwide]
* [http://5element.org/ Five-Element Institute of San Diego - Allen A. Stovall L.Ac.]

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