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Gregory Schnabel Ac. – Has been studying and practicing Chinese Medicine for over 20 years. He first became interested after his injuries from a motorcycle accident were healed by a practitioner of diē dá (fall strike) medicine in Taiwan in 2001. In 2002 Greg met his first teacher Ron “Doc” Rosen OMD. After apprenticing with doctor Rosen and participating in his Barefoot Doctor classes for three years he enrolled in the Acupuncture program at the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Victoria B.C. (I.C.T.C.M.). There he studied directly under Dr. Wally Mui D.TCM for the three year diploma in acupuncture program. After his graduation from ICTCM Greg still felt something missing from his formal education. He discovered that missing element in the teachings of Jeffery Yuen. Greg travelled to New York in 2011 where he established a Community Acupuncture practice in Catskill, NY and studied with Mr. Yuen on the weekends at his center in Chinatown, NYC. He studied Chinese Herbs, Advanced Acupuncture, Chinese Dietary Therapy and the use of Essential Oils from the perspective of Classical Chinese Medicine. Most importantly he learned that real Chinese Medicine is rooted in the Spirit.
- Member of Ordre des Acupuncteurs du Québec (OAQ)
- Member of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
- Licensed Acupuncturist State of New York
It is important to recognize that traditional knowledge is delivered by a chain of transmission from teacher to student. If we do not honor our teachers people will get the wrong idea about what we are doing. The transmission of knowledge is never perfect. There is always some degree of change as each new generation is slightly different. Nevertheless, the transmission of authentic traditional knowledge is what differentiates traditional medicine from other types of healing. It gives us confidence and grounding in what we are doing. In an ideal lineage, each student should eventually surpass the teacher in skills and knowledge. In this way knowledge will continue to expand with each generation. If the student cannot surpass the teacher it is a sign that the lineage is deteriorating. I did not receive a full transmission of lineage from any of my three main teachers, and I am in no way a superior practitioner to any of them. However, I want to honor them here so that I can never forget or take for granted the amazing gift which I received from them.