Effective Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine with a gentle touch--at the Ruah Center

Karen is a graduate of the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago and received a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine. She is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Illinois as well as a National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) certified herbalist. She is also a certified Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) and provides ear acupuncture as a part of a comprehensive model of care to help with addictions, PTSD, and behavioral health. She enjoys working with a variety of conditions such as emotional, stress-based conditions, anxiety, depression, digestive disorders, and women’s health. She believes in building partnerships with clients to promote their better health and optimal well-being through compassionate care to achieve an individual’s balance of mind and body.

Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies in collaboration with St. Petersburg Health & Wellness provides a broad base of holistic health care options that can be tailored to your needs. Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture & Massage, herbal apothecary, Functional medicine, IV nutritional therapy, hormone therapies and much more. We also have a reduced rate acupuncture and herbal student clinic two nights a week. Every November we start our 2 year clinical herbal program and our ongoing lecture series and events. Not sure what services you need? Just stop by and check out the place or ask for a quick meeting with one of our practitioners.
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Our husband and wife dynamic duo have been practicing Traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine and acupuncture since 2001. The couple has been voted Best of Boise and Top Doc of Eagle many years in a row. They treat all difficult, chronic, illnesses, pain, injury and women’s health including: infertility, miscarriage, hormonal imbalances, menopausal challenges & any and all pain syndromes. They take the most difficult infertility cases in the U.S. through telemedicine with their mastery in sophisticated and complex herbal medicine, functional medicine testing and nutraceutical therapies. The Burrises have had nearly 700 babies born from their work and have been featured as medical authorities and experts in the Idaho Statesman, The San Diego Union Tribune, USA Today, Fox News and NPR radio. Doctors of TCM and acupuncture , who once treated infertility, now refers all of her infertility patients to the Burrises due to their unprecedented depth of knowledge, experience and success. Reproductive endocrinologists have referred their own wives for a natural approach to their own infertility. Ms. Burris is completing her dual doctorate in 2024 in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Mr. Burris has two additional years of training in martial arts, meditation and medical massage from the Taoist Sanctuary in San Diego. Ms. Burris was featured as “The Babymaker” on the cover of HERLIFE magazine and was honored by Evergreen herbs as one of their Top doctors in the U.S.. Both of the happily married couple taught graduate students at their alma mater, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine now known as Pacific College of Health Science in San Diego in a variety of classes and Mrs. Burris was the first person to be honored by their alma mater as as success in the field of TCM and acupuncture .

Dr. Vyvyen Le is a chiropractor and registered acupuncturist who has been practicing in the greater Toronto area since 2005. Dr. Le seeks to identify and address the cause of distress in the body, rather than treating the symptoms. Each patient’s treatment is personalized using a combination of chiropractic adjustments, mobilizations, soft tissue therapy, physical modalities and acupuncture. Dr. Le is committed to providing holistic and evidence-based care to the community.