Michele Salinas L.Ac, Dipl. OM, RN Blake Faulkner L.Ac, Dipl. OM 

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Michele Salinas, MSOM, LAc, Dipl. OM, RN

I have been a healthcare professional for over 20 years. I obtained my Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in 1998 and have practiced Oriental Medicine ever since.

I am licensed by the state of North Carolina to practice acupuncture, a member of the American Association of Oriental Medicine, and have National Diplomacy in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. I am also the local representative of the North Carolina Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCAAOM).

Before becoming an acupuncturist, I was a Registered Nurse, working in diverse areas such as farm worker camps, public health clinics, and psychiatric health centers, including an addictions center.

My love and passion has always been in qualitative health, the art of healing, and education as well as compassion. I see our whole interactions within ourselves, each other and the natural world as the basis of all disease and discontent. My aim is to help those interactions become healthier ones. In short I aim to create peace through health care.

Blake Faulkner, LAc, Dipl. OM

I have been interested in health for a very long time, notably in my work in the natural food industry, and my years of study in qi cultivation and movement arts. This naturally culminated in my study at Daoist Traditions, a Master's degree program in Chinese medicine. Here I was privileged to study with a world renowned master of classical Chinese medicine, and as a result I am able to bring a unique, classical acupuncture approach to caring for patients. This well- rounded background helps me to teach health care as I give health care.

I am a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac.) and a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM.)

I use herbal medicine to customize my care for patients, and enjoy preparing herbs in tincture form, which is not only very effective, but also convenient for the patient as well. See me also for essential oils: I blend them into my treatments, with great results.