Lorie Eve Dechar, M.Ac.

Lorie Eve Dechar, M.Ac. is an acupuncturist, psychotherapist and the author of Five Spirits: Alchemical Acupuncture for Psychological and Spiritual Healing. Lorie studied Five Element Acupuncture at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia, Maryland and with Professor J. R. Worsley in Leamington Spa, U.K. She has training in Gestalt and Jungian therapy and is a certified Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist. Her work is also influenced by her experiences as a gardener, environmental activist and student of Zen Buddhism.

Lorie is a member of the faculty of Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City. For the past ten years, she has been creating workshops, seminars and mentoring programs where she teaches acupuncturists, body workers, psychotherapists, nurses, doctors and other health professionals how to go beyond the limits of ordinary consciousness and begin to work with the body as an “alchemical vessel,” a cauldron for psychospiritual transformation. For more on Lorie’s background and work, visit www.fivespirits.com.

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