| Lorie Eve Dechar, M.Ac.
Inspirational Speaker
Biography
Lorie Dechar’s intuitive work as an alchemical acupuncturist is supported by a strong foundation in practical experience and theoretical understanding, including:
- Twenty years practicing acupuncture; seventeen in private clinical practice in Manhattan and Nyack, New York
- Status of master practitioner, senior faculty member, and senior clinical supervisor at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City, one of the oldest and most highly respected programs in the United States
- B.A. in English and French Literature, Bennington College, 1973
- Master’s Degree in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia, Maryland, 1985
- Completion of a two-year program in Traditional Chinese Pharmacology with Dr. Ted Kaptchuck at Tri-State College of Acupuncture, 1993
- Training as a psychotherapist at the New York Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training
- Ten years in analysis and supervision with Jungian training analyst and expert on European alchemy, Dr. Nathan Schwartz-Salant
- Completion of a two-year psychotherapist certification program at the Focusing Institute in New York City
- Nationwide lecturing and workshop leadership
- Ordination as a Zen student of Zen Peacemaker Priest Claude AnShin Thomas and Board Member of the Zaltho Foundation
For the past eleven years, Lorie has lectured and led workshops nationwide, including:
- February 2007: Touching the Spirit: Emotional and Psychological Healing, ProD Seminars, Vancouver, British Columbia
- October 2006: The Fertile Soul Retreat, Austin, TX; Alchemical Healing for Couples with Benjamin Fox
- February 2006: Esalen Institute , teacher/lecturer
- June 2004: Tri-State College of Acupuncture, graduation keynote speaker. “The Creative Power of Chaos,” was subsequently published in The Meridian Times, the journal of the Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY)
- October 2003: Cambridge, Massachusetts, lecture and demonstration of acupuncture point location at the Center for Acupuncture Education & Research (CAER)
- April 2003: Esalen Institute, teacher/lecturer
- April 2002: Esalen Institute, spotlighted seminar leader
In addition, Lorie is:
- A founding and current member of the Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY)
- A diplomat of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with active certification since 1989
Lorie has published articles on the psychospiritual aspects of traditional Chinese medicine in Meridians Magazine, the Journal of the Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, and The Meridian Times.
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The Next Step
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