ShinKyu University

08/29/2026

Japanese acupuncture is not simply another collection of techniques to add to your toolbox. The deeper shift happens when it begins changing how you observe, palpate and respond to the person on the table.

If you want to develop those hands-on skills with guidance, you can book an interview for ShinKyu University here: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

You can understand a concept intellectually and still need time for your hands to catch up. Someone can explain what lighter palpation feels like or show you exactly how a technique is performed, but your own sensitivity develops through repetition and feedback.

The more you practice, the more you begin noticing things that were easy to miss before. You feel smaller changes. You become more thoughtful about how much stimulation you use. You begin reassessing instead of assuming the treatment needs more.

Eventually, it becomes less about remembering a Japanese technique and more about developing a different relationship with the patient’s body.

That is the part of this medicine I find so powerful.

08/28/2026

You can know a great deal about acupuncture and still feel uncertain when a patient presents in a way you weren’t expecting. That uncertainty does not always mean you need another point prescription or another technique to memorize.

If you want to develop the clinical judgment behind Japanese acupuncture, you can book an interview for ShinKyu University here: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

One of the shifts that happens as you go deeper into this medicine is that you begin paying closer attention to what the patient is showing you throughout treatment. Palpation informs the treatment, but so does the change you feel after an intervention. The amount of stimulation matters. The patient’s sensitivity matters. The way the body responds matters.

Instead of feeling like you have to find the perfect answer before you begin, you learn how to make a thoughtful choice, observe what happens and adjust from there.

That kind of confidence comes from practicing clinical decision-making repeatedly, not simply collecting more information.

*Picture credit to my amazing students Urszula and Heather

08/27/2026

You don’t need to be “advanced enough” to join mentorship. If Japanese acupuncture has been catching your attention but you keep thinking you should know more before you explore it seriously, that belief may be keeping you from the very support that would help you grow.

If you’re curious about ShinKyu University, you can book an interview here and talk with me about where you are in your practice and what you want to develop: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

Mentorship isn’t designed for practitioners who already have everything figured out. It gives you a place to build your skills with guidance, ask the questions that come up in clinic and begin developing the hands-on sensitivity that can be difficult to learn from courses and demonstrations alone.

You don’t have to arrive already confident in Japanese acupuncture. You simply need to be willing to learn, practice and receive feedback as you develop.

Sometimes being ready doesn’t feel like confidence. Sometimes it just feels like curiosity that keeps asking you to go a little deeper.

08/26/2026

You don’t need to be “advanced enough” to join mentorship.

If you’re curious about Japanese acupuncture but still building confidence, you’re welcome here. Mentorship is designed to meet you where you are and help you develop your skills with guidance, practice, and encouragement.

You don’t have to know everything before you begin. You just need a willingness to learn.

Book an interview to see if ShinKyu University is the right fit for you: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

08/21/2026

08/19/2026

Let’s be real: acupuncture school can give you theory, but not always the hands-on confidence to apply it in a busy clinic. That gap is why the ShinKyu University Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion mentorship program was created.

Whether you’re a student or a professional acupuncturist, you’ll build practical foundations in palpation and hara diagnosis, needling, moxibustion, bloodletting, live points, posture, Iyashi No Michi, and shonishin.

You’ll learn through foundation videos, monthly live study groups, technique demonstrations, feedback, case discussion, in-person workshops, an active community, and lifetime access to ongoing mentorship.

While workshops open the door: mentorship helps you keep developing through seeing, feeling, practicing, correction, and clinical application.

You’re not doing it wrong. You may just be missing mentorship.

ShinKyu welcomes practitioners at every level. Book an interview to see if it’s the right next step for you: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

08/05/2026

How long should you stay with one style of Japanese acupuncture before deciding it isn’t right for you?

This conversation reminded me of an older video I made about how to study acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan.

It may be a throwback, but the questions it addresses: where to study, how to begin, and how to find a meaningful direction: are still just as relevant today.

Watch it here:

▶️ https://youtu.be/rL4QVz3kBkI

There is value in exploring different styles. You need enough exposure to recognize what resonates with you and what kind of practitioner you want to become.

But there is also a point when exploration becomes avoidance.

A style of Japanese acupuncture is not simply a collection of techniques. Its deeper lessons are found in how it teaches you to observe, palpate, interpret what you feel, treat, and confirm whether the body has changed.

You cannot always understand that after one seminar.

How do you know when you need more time with a system: and when it is genuinely time to move on?

08/04/2026

Do you have to study every style of Japanese acupuncture before choosing one?

If you're trying to figure out which path fits you, you can book a call with me here: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

When I first started learning Japanese acupuncture, I didn't choose Iyashi No Michi because I had carefully compared every style and made a perfect decision.

I chose it because something about the way the practitioners observed, palpated, treated, and reassessed the body made sense to me.

It matched the kind of practitioner I wanted to become. Over time, I realized that choosing a style is not only about techniques.

It is also about how you want to think, how you want to learn, what kind of teacher you need, and what kind of relationship you want to have with the medicine. Some people need a highly structured system.

Some are drawn to abdominal diagnosis, meridian therapy, moxibustion, subtle needling, or immediate feedback through palpation. The important part is not finding the best style.

It is finding a path you are willing to stay with long enough for it to change how you practice. What helped you recognize that a style or teacher was the right fit for you?

08/04/2026

Have you ever believed you had to keep showing up exactly the same way, even when your life had completely changed? To join ShinKyu University and receive ongoing mentorship in Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion, book your interview here: https://shinkyuuni.org/booking

I haven't posted on social media for more than two weeks. A huge life change required my attention, and for a while, something had to give. Social media was that thing. As I find my way back,

I keep thinking about how much we ask of ourselves as practitioners. We show up for our clients, our families, our practices, and our professional responsibilities, often without stopping to ask whether we are also showing up for ourselves.

Taking care of yourself does not mean that you care less about your patients. It means recognizing that you are part of the treatment environment too.

The condition you bring into the clinic affects how you listen, observe, touch, and respond. Sometimes showing up for yourself means continuing forward.

Sometimes it means stepping back long enough to recognize what you need.

Both require awareness, and both are part of becoming a sustainable, present practitioner.