About Me
I was born the son of a Asian Healer dressed in sheep's clothing. I am a mix of Lab and Border Collie, always seeking the balance of my feline friends!
And for those of you looking for something more relevant...
I was born in Northern California, in the shadow of Mount Shasta. I grew up on a cattle ranch with siblings and attended a boarding school on the Monterey Peninsula for high school. In 1980 I received a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Stanford University and I tried out corporate opportunities before realizing I had to find something else to do. I became a professional bartender to earn a living, and I enrolled in Acupuncture School to feed my desire to serve others.
I've been practicing acupuncture since graduating from Five Branches Institutute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1991. I split my time between bartending and patient care for 17 years while building my practice.
In the early 2000's I witnessed some unusual things in my practice that led me to realize our food supply and our environment are challenging the body's natural ability to heal itself, and at that point I started to integrate whole food nutrition and nutritional counseling into my acupuncture and herbal healing practice.
In 2008 I went full time into my acupuncture practice, and I've enjoyed the ups and downs of full time self-employment ever since. I see my patients in two locations: Monterey and Prunedale, California.
In 2013 I met my Business Manager, Bryan Canary. He came in as a patient with a small collection of health issues. He needed my help badly, and as it turns out, I needed his about as bad, although it took me longer to figure that out. We've been working together regularly now since late 2014 and it's been a good thing for all of us.
If I was in the world to accumulate lots of money, I would have stayed in the Corporate World and followed an easier path. I'm here for something else.
I look forward to meeting you.
Ric
And for those of you looking for something more relevant...
I was born in Northern California, in the shadow of Mount Shasta. I grew up on a cattle ranch with siblings and attended a boarding school on the Monterey Peninsula for high school. In 1980 I received a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Stanford University and I tried out corporate opportunities before realizing I had to find something else to do. I became a professional bartender to earn a living, and I enrolled in Acupuncture School to feed my desire to serve others.
I've been practicing acupuncture since graduating from Five Branches Institutute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1991. I split my time between bartending and patient care for 17 years while building my practice.
In the early 2000's I witnessed some unusual things in my practice that led me to realize our food supply and our environment are challenging the body's natural ability to heal itself, and at that point I started to integrate whole food nutrition and nutritional counseling into my acupuncture and herbal healing practice.
In 2008 I went full time into my acupuncture practice, and I've enjoyed the ups and downs of full time self-employment ever since. I see my patients in two locations: Monterey and Prunedale, California.
In 2013 I met my Business Manager, Bryan Canary. He came in as a patient with a small collection of health issues. He needed my help badly, and as it turns out, I needed his about as bad, although it took me longer to figure that out. We've been working together regularly now since late 2014 and it's been a good thing for all of us.
If I was in the world to accumulate lots of money, I would have stayed in the Corporate World and followed an easier path. I'm here for something else.
I look forward to meeting you.
Ric