Regina Walsh, D.Ac.

Five Element Acupuncture

I’ve been in the community for 30 years practicing Acupuncture and other forms of healing medicine. My practice has always centered on providing alternative approaches to help people deal with the challenges in their lives, whether body, mind or spirit. When I was first treated with acupuncture in 1988 it changed the direction of my life. I had been introduced to Tai Qi by a high school teacher. That began my curiosity with traditions other than my own. Then as I looked for deeper answers to my many questions for a happy and healthy life, I looked to both west and east for answers. Mindfulness, a wholistic balanced lifestyle, and resolving the emotions of the past with acupuncture as body, mind, spirit medicine. I then devoted myself to offering the same safe, non-judgmental healing relationship to others in need of personal care and attention to help guide them through often challenging life, and medical decisions and conditions.

I am in Service to Health and Healing.


Education:
Doctorate of Acupuncture from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, New York, NY

  • Masters degree from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia, MD with emphasis on Taoist Five Element Acupuncture

  • College of Traditional Acupuncture of the United Kingdom, advanced clinical rounds with Professor JR Worsley in Classical Five Element Acupuncture

  • Apprenticed with Niki Bilton, M.Ac. (UK) founder, Ongiara College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Ontario, Canada.  

  • Certified in Aroma Acupoint Therapy, use of essential oils by Peter Holmes, LAc, MH

  • Certified in Chinese Herbal Medicine by Jeffrey Yuen, 88th generation Daoist Priest, in a two-year Chinese herbal medicine program.

  • Certified Acupuncture Substance Abuse Detoxification Specialist from the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA).

  • Supervised treatment in the Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Programs at Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore City Women’s Detention Center

  • Certified in Zero Balancing, a hands-on approach to balancing body energy and structure, founded by Dr. Fritz Smith. 

  • Shamanic healing with Dr. Theo Parades, Poqen Kanchay, Cusco, Peru

Leadership:
In addition to clinical practice, Regina Walsh has provided leadership to the profession’s national and state organizations.  

Connecticut Society of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine  — Past President, lobbied for improved state licensing legislation
American Society of Acupuncturists — Past State Representative
National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance — Past Board Member
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine — Past Board Member
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine — Clean Needle Technique Examiner
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Site visit team member for college accreditation
- First Professional Doctorate Degree task force member
Acupuncturists Without Borders
- Hurricane Katrina emergency relief work in New Orleans
- Established a trauma treatment center in Sandy Hook, CT

Regina Walsh was a Training and Development Consultant for New York Telephone and a Management Administrator. She received a Bachelors Degree in Speech Communications with emphasis on photography/fine arts from Ohio University.