By James Woodward. I first discovered acupuncture through my interest in Japanese reiki. A few books I had read gave me hints that some of the more traditional techniques were based on Chinese medicine. That was ten years ago and I was volunteering at the support therapies centre in Canterbury hospital, a centre for patients…
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A year after graduating from CCA – a life in practice
By Anne Fallan, CCA graduate summer 2016 It has been quite a year since I graduated from the City College of Acupuncture! I took 3 weeks off before taking the plunge and worked for a local practitioner who was taking that August off to go travelling. I had observed them during my 3 years training…
A Graduate’s Experience at CCA
By Rosy Hawkins, 2016 Graduate Studying acupuncture at CCA was probably the most rewarding experience of my life to date. I count myself lucky in having experienced a many wonderful and varied chapters in life, but this opportunity really tops most. Class numbers at CCA are kept small which means your student-teacher ratio is kept…
Success by choice not by chance: an Interview with Amanda Banks
Success by choice not by chance: an Interview with Amanda Banks by Farrah Riaz I’ve been working at The City College in the Old Street area of London for 12 years now in a variety of roles, currently as the Director of Assessments. During this time I’ve seen many developments in our educational portfolio all…
“If you’d said 10 years ago I’d be an Acupuncturist, I’d have laughed at you”
Ten years ago I was a Metropolitan Police Detective veteran with 25 years police service, leading a team investigating murders in North and West London. If you had said to me, “In 10 years time you will be an Acupuncturist “ I would probably have used some colourful words and laughed at you and the…
I love my job!
I do, I really do.I have a fantastic job. Two fantastic jobs, actually. Read More!
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