Grace

Grace Rollins, MS, LAc

Years ago, my positive experiences as a patient of acupuncture inspired in me a belief that health care could be about so much more than the disparity, inefficiency and alienation rife in the modern medical environment. A co-worker had recommended acupuncture to me; I went and quickly had success with chronic back pain, skin problems, and fatigue. Working on a profound level, acupuncture also helped me to feel clearer about my path and more in tune with my environment. Here was a practical, safe and inexpensive medicine that dealt with the whole person. Clearly it had endured through the ages because it worked. Soon I knew I wanted to study it on the deepest possible level.

Background and skills
After a private apprenticeship in shiatsu, in 2005 I enrolled at Tristate College of Acupuncture in New York City. There I earned my Masters of Science in Acupuncture with a focus in classical Chinese acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture and myofascial trigger-point needling. During my intensive graduate studies I also took advantage of a one-month externship in China and gained experience treating pain and trauma in the Brooklyn martial arts community.

Before arriving in Bucks County, I ran a busy acupuncture clinic down under the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2009 I moved Bridge Acupuncture to Doylestown, PA and have been serving patients here ever since as both a practitioner and, as we have grown over the years, as clinic director.

I'm grateful to have had a number of wonderful teachers since embarking on my career, especially the world-recognized acupuncture master Kiiko Matsumoto, with whom I apprenticed for over a decade. As a close student, I've been given the opportunity to teach her style in the US and abroad. I find Master Kiiko's energy, spirit, and profound clinical genius to be a true inspiration.

I also had the privilege of helping her organize annual international acupuncture seminars in Osaka, Japan since 2012, during which I studied with other amazing Japanese masters during annual trips, including Kazuto and Yukari Miyawaki, Matsue Koshiishi, and Dr. Yoshito Mukaino.

In 2017, I embarked on additional specialization in acupuncture neurology, which has included certification under the Neuroacupuncture Institute, valuable study with Dr. Ayla Wolf and direct training and mentorship under the masterful Dr. Clayton Shiu.

Ongoing training
I'm constantly honing my skills as I strive to offer the best possible care. I typically attend several continuing education seminars a year in addition to ongoing clinical apprenticeship, annual study in Japan, personal study and teaching. To me, being an acupuncturist means lifelong learning-- it is truly a journey!

For over two decades, I have dedicated myself to rigorous self-cultivation practices including Zen meditation, Qi Gong, martial arts and yoga. I believe deeply in cultivating a connection with our inner and outer nature and staying physically active in order to optimize our human potential. In this way, my identity as a healer encompasses activities like hiking and backpacking, cycling, strength training, gardening and cooking. Maintaining a healthy, centered mind-body is an important part of my personal ethics and I hope it makes me a more effective acupuncturist.

Specialties:
• Neurological disease, injury and rehabilitation: migraine, post-concussive disorder, neuropathy, neurodegenerative disease, post-stroke, autonomic disturbance
• Sports medicine and musculoskeletal injury
• Nutrition and metabolic health
• Hormonal balance, anxiety and wellbeing

Quick Facts:
• Bachelors Degree, Yale University, Magna Cum Laude, 2001
• Masters of Science in Acupuncture with Honors, Tristate College of Acupuncture, New York, NY, 2008
• Board certified, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Ten years of direct apprenticeship with master acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto; teacher of Kiiko Matsumoto Style under Yuyao Society; annual study with acupuncture masters in Japan
• Ongoing training in Xing Nao Kai Qiao - Nanopuncture stroke and neurological rehabilitation under Dr. Clayton Shiu
• Neuroacupuncture Level 1 Certified, 2017
• Third-degree black belt in Aikido; over 20 years of yoga practice
• Certificate, Nutritional Therapy Association, 2012
• Completed course of study, Beijing, China Traditional Medicine Training Center, World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 2007
• Certified in Clean Needle Technique, CCAOM
• Licensed acupuncturist in Pennsylvania

About Grace

Grace Rollins, MS, LAc