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Laura Bradburn received her professional training in Seattle Washington. She holds a
Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine from the Northwest Institute
of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) and received her Diploma in Massage Therapy
from the Brenneke School of Massage. She has done specialty training in both
Western and Eastern maternity care and specialty training in the treatment of
Fertility. Additionally, Laura apprenticed for five
years with Shiatsu master Yasuo Mori.
She has been practicing in the Auckland region since 2003, following a successful career in Seattle, practicing since 1996. She specialises in helping couples conceive naturally, and helping women continue on to have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. She also enjoys treating emotional issues such as anxiety, depression and stress related illnesses. Laura has been a Zen Meditation practitioner for 12 years, and has practiced Yoga for 9 years. She is also a trained Accelerated Healing practitioner.
| Acupuncture Experience | Acupuncture Private Practice: Auckland, Oct. 2003 - present Certified and Registered in both NZ and USA. Modalities include Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Moxa therapy, Nutritional counseling and Massage therapy. Specialties include: infertility treatment; maternity care; musculo-skeletal pain and/or dysfunction, internal medicine, depression and anxiety. Locum for Acupuncturist/Herbalist: Uptown Pharmacy , Auckland, March - Oct. 2003. Private Practice, Seattle, WA, 1996 - 2003. Established and operated solo Acupuncture and Massage practice in an urban setting. Washington Center for Reproductive Medicine , Bellevue, WA ; Jan. 2001 - 2003. Integrated Chinese medicine with Western medical treatment for infertility. |
| Specialised Training | Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine: Chronic Fatigue clinic at Harborview Hospital; Drug & Alcohol Detoxification clinic at NERF; General Practice at Country Doctor Community Clinic, Seattle; Internal Medicine, Ion Pumping Cords specialty clinics, NIAOM; HIV specialty, NW Family Center, Seattle; Maternity specialty clinic, NIAOM; Trauma Medicine, NIAOM; Infertility with Cindy Micleu, Seattle; Infertility with Jane Lyttleton, Auckland; Five Element Acupuncture with David Ford, Auckland. |
| Massage Experience | Private practice, Seattle, WA, USA & Auckland, 1996 -
present. Specialising in Shiatsu and Fertility massage.
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| Teaching Experience | Clean needle technique, NIAOM & Bastyr University,
2000-2002.
Shiatsu level 1 at Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine (SIOM); co-taught weekend workshops in Seattle and Yakima, WA 2001-2003 |
| Clinical Training | 1,250 supervised patient contact hours, Acupuncture and
herbal medicine clinic
800 hours Western and Shiatsu massage training. Four years didactic tuition TCM Theory & Practice |
| Education | Masters in Acupuncture & Herbal Certification,
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NIAOM),
Seattle, WA
Massage Certification , Brenneke School of Massage, Seattle, WA B.A. Social Sciences; The Colorado College, Co. Springs, CO |
| Continuing Education | Acupuncture: Toyo Hari: Naso & Muno with Junko Ida;
Specialised Bloodletting Techniques (Shiraku) with Stephen Birch; “Twelve &
Twelve in Acupuncture” and “Twenty Four More” with Richard Tan; Research Questions in
Acupuncture. 5 Element Acupuncture with David Ford. Treatment
of Infertility with Jane Lyttleton. Treatment of Infertility and
Menopause with Cindy Micleu.
Massage: Five years Shiatsu apprenticeship with Yasuo Mori of Nagasake Japan, One year Tui Na with Dr. Lincoln Wang of Beijing, China. |
| Other | Former Chairman, Board of Directors , NIAOM; Founding
member, Maternity Acupuncture and Massage Associates
Founding member, Seattle Family Acupuncture, Member: NCCAOM, AIMA. Registered Acupuncturist in both NZ and USA. |