Acupuncture, Snow Blossom Acupuncture Anchorage, AK Practitioners

Kristen Taylor Wood, LAc, LMT

Kristen was born and raised in Anchorage, AK. She has ventured into the Lower 48 and beyond on several occasions but has always returned to her home. She was co-owner of Pure Massage Therapy (formerly Bliss Massage Therapy) in Anchorage from 2003-2006. In 2006, she decided to further her massage practice by studying the ancient arts of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She attended the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in Portland, OR for three years. She graduated with a Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2009. Immediately, following school, she traveled to China to study in OCOM's sister university's hospital. Here Kristen studied Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) intensely for five weeks under the tutelage of several famous Chinese TCM physicians. Kristen is licensed in acupuncture in the State of Alaska and by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

Seth Wood, LAc

Seth is originally from western North Carolina. Before he began to study acupuncture, he was professionally trained and worked as a chef for many years. Indeed, it was a severe case of tendonitis from years of chopping vegetables that led him to his first acupuncture experience. About the same time, he began to study Chinese martial arts, Qi Gong and meditation. Soon, a whole new world of awareness opened up to him, and he decided to pursue acupuncture as a career. Seth attended the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine from 2006 to 2009, where he received his Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. After school, he moved to Alaska with Kristen to set up Snow Blossom Acupuncture. Seth is licensed in acupuncture in the State of Alaska and by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

Madeleine Morrison, ND

I am Dr. Madeleine Morrison, a licensed Naturopathic Physician with a primary care family practice. I believe that health care should be wholistic. We are not a sum of parts but unique individuals, with unique symptoms and paths to healing. This journey can be complex or it can be brief, requiring a few weeks. I work to find and treat the root cause of illness, utilizing a variety of labs and imaging to find the cause and well-researched and safe methods of natural treatment to provoke a healing response. For me, health is restoring balance to the biochemical, physiological, structural, emotional and energetic body.

My philosophy is to bring about a healthy world through healthy families. Through my training in life and school, I have come to realize the importance of educating families so that our kids grow up healthy. My training in Naturopathic obstetrics and pediatrics allows me to work with all family phases, from preconception, pregnancy to postpartum and pediatrics.

I treat each patient individually. I work with infants, children, teens, adults and seniors with a variety of acute and chronic conditions. I offer health options to raise the quality of life for all people, utilizing lifestyle coaching, counseling, nutrition, Homeopathy, Western and Chinese botanical medicine in my practice. I have advanced training in environmental medicine, gynecology and obstetrics.

When necessary, I work with other medical personnel as well as specialists to provide the best care possible.

Please click on the following link to learn more about Dr. Morrison:

Dr. Madeleine Morrison

*You can contact Dr. Morrison at Snow Blossom Acupuncture 907-245-7669

Tish Wiley, LMT

Massage Therapy has become a passion for me. Every patient is a rich learning opportunity. I am priviledged and honored to be apart of helping to restore the traditons of healing touch. Through my work I wish to express a focused awareness of the body, while bringing to the treatment a creative open-minded attitude. My treatments vary from person to person wether the individual is in need of recovering from musculoskeletal pain syndrome, scar tissue treatment, prenatal massage, or your looking to find a deeper since of balance for your body and mind. Snow Blossom Acupuncture provides a beautiful atmosphere for both providers and patients to be inspired and in awe of the healing attributes of bodywork and natures healing resources.

Tish Wiley, LMT

*You can contact Tish Wiley, LMT at 907-884-0355 or

email at aktish@gmail.com

~ Pictures from studying in China ~

Traditional Chinese Medical hospital in Nanjing, China. Kristen & Stephanie Worth with acupuncture interns

Kristen Taylor & Sara Bublitz with a life size Acu-point doll

This ear model shows many of the acupuncture points located & used in the ear

Seth Wood getting his pulse and tongue checked by a seasoned Doctor of Acupuncture in Beijing China (checking the pulse and looking at the tongue are a couple of diagnostic tools that we use)