L.Ac., DAOM
Marston St John, L.Ac., DAOM graduated from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, Ca for Acupuncture, Herbs and Traditional Chinese Medicine and received her undergraduate degree from Brown University in Providence, RI. She is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of North Carolina.
As a Debbie Doubter chronically afflicted by skepticism, acupuncture was not on top of her list of chosen professions. In fact, when Marston decided to do an independent study in Ecuador for her coursework at Brown, she had very little understanding of complementary medicine and even less tolerance for the idea of seeing anyone but an M.D. for healthcare. Fortunately, her experience working with a shaman for college credits led her to realize that the possibility of effective medical treatment outside of or in conjunction with the current medical system was very real.
Marston went on to take a year off of school travelling around the world observing different healing modalities. While studying Tibetan medicine in Kathmandu, Nepal she witnessed the beneficial effects of acupuncture on the Tibetan refugees who were crossing the Himalayas and in need of healthcare. Seeing is believing and Marston was able to overcome her skepticism and go on to become an acupuncturist and herbalist herself.
When Marston founded St John Acupuncture in 2009 it was her priority to give result-oriented treatments that would improve the lives of her patients. As her private practice grew, she realized that it could deliver much more than pain relief and freedom from anxiety, digestive disorders and even hormonal imbalances.
Today, St John Acupuncture is a family and community oriented clinic that not only seeks to continue dish out amazing results, but also to cultivate a holistic lifestyle and a few pearls of wisdom along the way.
She works with many other types of practitioners and doctors, utilizing the most cutting edge research to offer her patients the safest, easiest and most effective forms of treatment available.