From Olympian to Acupuncturist
BSc acupuncture student Sandra Wright shares with us her journey from winning medals to treating patients. I’m Sandra who trained in late life to fulfil a childhood dream. I’m actually 1 of 8 kids originally from North Manchester. From Olympic athlete, to Police Officer to Physio I bring my...
How about changing your perspective on nutrition and transform your career prospects?
That’s what second year MSc in Nutrition Science and Practice student Hannah Weaver found when she began studying nutrition at the NCA. But why did Hannah choose to start studying nutrition in the first place? Here she tells us why…. From my teenage years, I’ve always been fascinated by...
“I don’t want to believe. I want to know.” ~ Carl Sagan – blog contributor Sandro Graca
As a child, I once received a set of miniature tools (back in the day before health and safety!) with all the tools I needed to do something I loved: open up my toys to see how they worked. Fast forward to my late teenage years and after a...
A search on Google led to a life change with acupuncture
We’ve all done it…..feeling unfulfilled and searching on google to find some answers! This was exactly the case for Melanie Bryan, her googling led her to the NCA. Our acupuncture course ticked all the boxes and now she is a successful practitioner about to expand her business, but what...
What is it really like studying Chinese Herbal Medicine at the NCA
We asked a couple of our students, Sam Hamilton Stent and Pavlinka Fialova to share their stories with us…… Update….. watch what Sam has to say about her recent studies Samantha why did you choose to study herbs at the NCA? It took me about 5 years all told...
Taking the leap from the corporate world to acupuncture
If the last year has taught us anything it’s that time is precious and if an opportunity comes along to grab it with both hands. That’s exactly what NCA graduate Kate Morris-Bates did, she made the life changing decision to leave behind her successful career in the corporate world...