“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...
Getting straight to the point! Or should that be needle point, with the addition of a new acupuncture multi-bed clinic at the NCA.
But why now? Lara explains ‘Running a multi-bed clinic in the college has been an ambition of ours for a long time as many of our graduates will go on to work in high volume community settings. The need to increase the capacity in the clinic after lockdown has...
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...
From toddlers to acupuncture – a change in direction during unprecedented times….
First year Acupuncture student Sarah Simpson reflects on her life changes during the pandemic and what she’s looking forward to in 2021…. Hi, I’m Sarah and I start this blog with anticipation as to what this year will bring us… for many it will probably involve the words ‘wanting...
Combining nutrition with acupuncture – why it became clear that offering nutrition was an essential part of my treatment package, by Sabine Green
NCA acupuncture graduate Sabine Green shares with us how and why she made the decision to return to the NCA and study the MSc in Nutrition Science and Practice. I first came to the NCA in 2007 to start my training as an acupuncturist. At the time, the NCA...