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My relationship with acupuncture began with a friendship.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to have a vibrant, enthusiastic, amazing neighbor who just happened to be the co-owner of Urban Acupuncture Center.\u00a0 One day, my back went out while picking up my 3-year old son.\u00a0 My neighbor, Susan Bowlus, offered to treat me with acupuncture.\u00a0 After 2 treatments, my pain was completely gone, I had full range of motion, and subsequently, I became an acupuncture advocate.\u00a0 When she later mentioned that they were looking for someone with a business background to help with office duties, I volunteered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before coming to work at Urban Acupuncture, I spent 20 years as a Recreation Therapist, camp director, training director, adventure & outdoor educator, and wilderness trip leader.\u00a0 I began my college career as an art major at Kent State University, but ended up with a degree in Commercial Recreation & Tourism and a minor in business management.\u00a0 I followed that up with a Mater\u2019s degree in Recreational Therapy from SUNY Cortland.\u00a0 A common thread in both my educational and occupational experiences has been a passion for helping people build the skills, confidence, and habits necessary to live a functionally independent and fulfilling life.\u00a0 Working the majority of my life outdoors, I have learned that in all things there must be balance.\u00a0 Acupuncture helps people to maintain physical and emotional balance in their lives.\u00a0 I am grateful to be part of a phenomenal community organization that assists people on their journey toward holistic well-being.<\/p>\n
When I am not at Urban Acupuncture, you can find me outdoors, playing with my children, traveling, creating art, running, reading, or relaxing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Larissa Kopestonsky Bio” _builder_version=”3.19.3″] About Us – Larissa\u00a0Kopestonsky My relationship with acupuncture began with a friendship.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to have a vibrant, enthusiastic, amazing neighbor who just happened to be the co-owner of Urban Acupuncture Center.\u00a0 One day, my back went out while picking up my 3-year old son.\u00a0 My […]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" My own experience of dealing with chronic headaches first led me to discover acupuncture and Eastern Medicine. Simply put, it was the right treatment for my malady. This prompted me to move to Santa Fe, New Mexico and begin my studies at Southwest Acupuncture College; I completed them at the American Institute of Alternative Medicine in 2006. Since that time, I have both maintained a private, acupuncture practice as well as worked as an acupuncturist at Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital as part of an integrative clinic that treats chronic pain in children and adolescents.<\/p> Further learning opportunities under the tutelage of both Susan Johnson (Master Tung\u2019s Acupuncture) and Richard Tan (Balance Method) exposed me to the ideas of distal point and community acupuncture treatments. And, the Community Acupuncture Model of treating multiple patients in the same room and charging each of them less to allow acupuncture to be received more frequently as the therapy that it is intended to be, immediately appealed to me. It opened up the possibility of acupuncture to more people all the while circumventing the insurance industry and our ailing healthcare system which seems inherently broken; services and beautiful buildings exist, but accessibility and affordability simply do not.<\/p> A \u2018chance\u2019 meeting with Sue Bowlus struck up an immediate friendship, and her contagious enthusiasm propelled us forward to explore the idea of bringing Community Acupuncture to Columbus, Ohio. A road trip (every good story has one) that involved a boat, to Detroit, Michigan with fellow acupuncturist Linda Chun joining us, solidified Urban Acupuncture into existence. And, as they say, the rest is history, baby.<\/p> Thanks for joining our Community ;)<\/p>","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2220","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Steve](\"http:\/\/www.urbanacupuncturecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Steve-240x300.jpg\")
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