Buddhism and Acupuncture: Healing Mind, Body and Soul

Qiong Wang was born in Wuxi, China in 1974. She began her acupuncture journey at only 6 years with her grandmother as her mentor. After years of at-home experience, she would then decide to expand her knowledge in medical school. When she had completed her MD in China, she decided to come to the United States. Dr. Wangs first destination was Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles she completed her Masters in Acupuncture and then a PhD in Oriental Medicine. Upon the completion of her degrees, she took her licensing exam and received her NCCAOM Certification (The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine). Following her certification, she was awarded best student by CAAM (California Alliance of Acupuncture Medicine) for having the top test score on the licensing exam. After her time in California, she decided to move to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr.Wang then became a Pennsylvania LAc (Licensed Acupuncturist) and opened her own practice right here in Perrysville.

Robin Clarke (she/her) is a writer, EMDR-certified trauma therapist, and Usui/Holy Fire® III World Peace Reiki Master. Her first book of poems, Lines The Quarry (Omnidawn, 2013), won the Omnidawn 1st/2nd book prize for poetry, judged by Brenda Hillman. With the poet Sten Carlson, she co-authored a chapbook of poems entitled Lives of the Czars (nonpolygon, 2011). An excerpt from her memoir, Those Little Anodynes, won the 2016 Tupelo Open Prose award, judged by Nick Flynn. Her poems and prose have been published in Conduit, Denver Quarterly, Fence, jubilat, LABOR, Puerto del Sol, Tupelo Quarterly, Verse, and elsewhere. She lives with her family in a garden-based co-housing community in Pittsburgh.