Profile

Lorraine Spring-Taylor, B.Ac.

• Born 1952 in Wales, UK
• Mother of 2 great children
• Acupuncture practice since 1980, specialising in the 5 Elements
  (recognised by health insurances + cantonal permission to practice)
• Feng Shui practice since 1997
• Yoga teacher since 1976

Education

• Diploma in Adult Education, Switzerland 2005
• Feng Shui studies with William Spear since 1995
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Diploma, Giovanni Maciocia. et.al. London, UK 1982
• Bachelor of Acupuncture Degree, College of Traditional Chinese, Acupuncture, UK 1981
• Postgraduate studies in Classical Chinese, Oxford University 1979
• Diploma Social Sciences, Oxford University 1977
• Yoga teacher Diploma, Oxford 1976
• State Registered Nurse, London, UK 1973

Teaching

• 5 Element Workshops, Bern, Switzerland
• Clinical Tutor, School for Natural medicine, Zürich, Switzerland
• 5 Element Workshops, Shiatsu Centre, Bern, Switzerland
• Clinical Supervisor, Acupuncture Group Practice, Zürich, Switzerland
• Yoga Teacher, Prisma School of Movement, Bern, Switzerland
• Acupuncture Skills Tutor, College if Integrated Chinese medicine, Reading, UK
• Principal Tutor, 5 Element Diploma course, Paramed, Baar, Switzerland

How I came to Acupuncture

During my training as a nurse I came to realise that the potential for healing was severely limited by our mechanistic view of the human-being.This view sees a person more like a machine to be repaired and does not truely consider the subtle interaction of body-mind and spirit in the process of health and dis-ease.

At university I had time to explore other avenues of thought and began to practice Yoga and Tai Chi Chuan. The experience of these practices showed me that the human-being is an energetic system integrally connected to nature. More than a machine we humans are like a garden that needs tending and nurturing for growth and health.

This attitude puts weight on caring for the body through exercise and diet, appropriate expression of emotions and the opportunity to unfold potential (ie nurture spirit). Chinese medicine embodies all these aspects and recognises that the link between these 3 aspects of ourselves- body, mind and spirit - has to do with energy. (Known as Qi/Chi in chinese).

As energetic bodies we are an inseperable part of nature herself and thereby linked to every other being on the planet. Harming the planet or another human-being ultimately hurts ourselves. This wholistic way of thinking addresses the cause of disease and is the path of true healing

Experiences that help me in my therapeutic work

Motherhood; bringing up 2 children has taught me flexibility , the importance of setting borders and the power of love.

Culture shock; learning to live in and understand a different culture helps me to realise my own values and traditions and understand the complex process of integration.

Yoga & Tai Chi showed me the potential we have as human-beings and how to unlock this potential.

Teaching gives me clarity and the opportunity to concretise my ideas

Patients, more than 30 years of practice have considerably deepened my understanding of relationships and given me invaluable experience and insights into the meaning of life.