Lisa Kate, LAc., Dipl.Ac., Wheaton, MD’s Classical Five-Element Acupuncturist
December 2021
Welcome to something different. This is how my acupuncture career began. I studied Classical Five-Element Acupuncture at the Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture, In Louisville, Colorado. This small acupuncture school, continuing to this day, teaches the exact curriculum as taught by the late professor JR Worsley.
I am dedicated to this way of seeing health and balance, so much so that I recently participated in an in-depth comprehensive teacher training led by ITEA’s current president, Hilary Skellon, JR Worsley’s daughter, and one of my primary supervisors. Hilary recognizes the challenges of bringing the classical five-element acupuncture curriculum forward by utilizing styles of teaching suited to today’s learners. She is brave enough to pull together experienced classical five-element acupuncturists and look forward, together, to what the needs of today‘s students and patients are. I credit my acupuncture training with helping me learn a deep understanding and respect for the integrity of the human body, mind, and spirit as it exists in nature. It is the mission of the school, as well as my mission, to contribute to the health and well-being of current and future generations. If you wish to take a further look at this school, please check out www.itea.edu. “Welcome to something different” is something of a tagline for the Institute of Taoist Education & Acupuncture.