Neil R. Gumenick is founder and director of the Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture and has maintained a private practice in Santa Monica, CA since 1981. He has served as a professor at Yo San University and Emperor’s College and holds three degrees and an advanced teaching credential from The College of Traditional Acupuncture (UK), awarded by the late Professor J.R. Worsley. Gumenick was the recipient of the 2007 AAAOM Pioneers and Leaders in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Award, and is one of the world’s foremost practitioners, teachers, and writers on the topic of classical five-element acupuncture.
