Rhonda Sapp Armero, L.Ac., M.Ac., NADA-certified:
Hello, my name is Rhonda
Sapp Armero. I am an acupuncture practitioner here at About
Chi Acupuncture Center. I hope I can answer any questions you may
have concerning acupuncture services. I received my Master’s of
Acupuncture at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia,
Maryland. [TAI is now called the Tai Sophia Institute.] I was a member
of the February class of ’97.
The type of
acupuncture that I practice is called Five-Element Acupuncture (also
known as Five Element or Classical Acupuncture). It
is a safe, simple, very powerful form of acupuncture. In Five-Element
Acupuncture (again, Five Element or Classical Acupuncture), the focus of treatment is on the person, not on the person’s
symptoms. This holistic form of medicine is an extremely gentle
nurturing way to take care of yourself. This is not to say that I
minimize the presence of a symptom, I simply use the symptom as it
changes to help me track how treatment is affecting the body. The
type of philosophy I adhere to when I am practicing acupuncture is that
I am one half of the healing relationship that is established with the
patient. Both the patient and I have very important roles; the patient
has the responsibility to communicate with me honestly, to try to
perhaps adjust parts of their lifestyles and to observe the phenomena
that occur within their body, mind and spirit. My responsibility is to
help the patient build and efficiently move their energy in a way that
will enhance all aspects of the body, mind and spirit. Within treatment
we also talk about ways that the patient can achieve the same effect
while they are not necessarily in that acupuncture treatment room.
Please contact me
with any questions you feel that I have not addressed here. You
can reach me by email at Rhonda AT AboutChi DOT com or you can reach me
by phone at (443) 570-3710. Thanks and have a
wonderful, chi-filled day.
-Rhonda
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