Testimonials

" My treatment with Collyn was incredibly effective - I was delighted and surprised that my pain and swelling was completely gone the next day! I had never had such powerful results with acupuncture until I went to see Collyn. "

-Sarah Manolson, Montreal, QC, Canada

"I've had lots of acupuncture and stopped it years ago because it was so painful. Now I've changed my mind. Collyn's touch is so light and sure that I receive all the benefit without pain. She's amazing!"

-Asha Clinton, MSW, PhD

"Collyn is a practitioner of tremendous skill and intuition. I trusted her immediately and felt that she was able to go deeply into the places in me that needed healing, but cared for me so tenderly that I was not left feeling too raw. The work she does is a brilliant combination of skill and intuition and guidance. She knows how to listen to my words but also to my body. In turn, I always feel extremely cared for and set right again after my sessions with her."

-Arianne Shaffer, Toronto ON

"Collyn has a very subtle and powerful way of healing. I have always liked deep, intense body work, shying away from anything too gentle, but even when she hardly touched me, collyn had such a deep healing force and presence that I felt transformed. I don't know exactly what it is she does, but she's amazing!"

- Batinah Dawdy, Portland OR

"I went to the ER after days of debilitating foot pain, they assured me that is was not broken; but there was nothing else that they could do to help. I then went to Collyn for a treatment, my pain was completely gone by the next morning. Since then I've been telling my friends that I am a believer!"

- Mark Lively, NYC

“Every once is a while on this planet you meet someone who has discovered their higher purpose, Collyn is truly one of these Souls. Her inner gifts have restored my peace and health.”

- Dee Mayers, Denver CO

"Collyn has been a great support in increasing my quality of life, and I feel that everyone would greatly benefit from her treatments."

-Dana Epstein, Burlington VT

“I have been to healers from all over the planet, and the treatments I get from Collyn are simply amazing. She is very good.”

- Deepa Patel, UK

“Collyn Brown was integral in my survival, helping me through a near-fatal blood clot and then surgery for a benign tumor in my pancreas. I had been extremely ill for some time, couldn't travel, and she came to the house with her box of needles and Chinese medicine. I didn't really know what to expect - I'd just heard marvelous things about her. She was magnificent; her outlook, her questions that directed my attention to healing, her gentle and positive nature, her mind-boggling knowledge of her subject and also of people, gave me confidence that I could heal. I had an extremely long and complicated surgery, and she was a crucial part of the healing team; she came to my surgery and stayed until she knew I was okay. She talked with the surgeons so that she could…”

Diane Huling Reed, NEK, VT

“Collyn is a source of incredible light and positivity. I spent most of my adolescence struggling with my weight. This continued into adulthood. I was no stranger to exercise or a healthy diet. I got to the point, however, where what I was used to doing wasn't effective anymore. That's where Collyn came into the picture. She opened my eyes to a whole new world of medicine and nutrition. Collyn approaches her work with a healing love and energy that I had not experienced. She listens attentively to every need, every concern, every question and puts 100% of herself in every minute she spends with you. I found great success with my weight loss through Collyn's guidance.…”

Jen Cardoni, NYC

Japanese Acupuncture

Japanese Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian Therapy

Japanese Acupuncture in Burlington, VermontWhile studying Traditional Chinese Medicine in Denver Colorado, Collyn had the great fortune to also learn the art of Japanese Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian Therapy. This is not something that is taught as part of the core curriculum in the United States, but rather is an aspect of Oriental Medicine that she learned in workshops and internships outside of school. Collyn was immediately drawn to this method of acupuncture and moxibustion after having had profound healing experiences in receiving it from one of her professors.

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What’s the difference between Japanese and Chinese Acupuncture?

Japanese acupuncture is a lot more comfortable to the client than Chinese (TCM) acupuncture.


  • Japanese acupuncture needles are thinner and sharper than Chinese – that means that the needling itself is pain-free or nearly pain-free.
  • In Japanese acupuncture, the needling is very shallow: Only 1-5 mm as opposed to 10-50 mm in Chinese acupuncture.
  • The sensation elicited when an acupuncture point is ‘activated’, is much gentler and more subtle than that required in Chinese style needling
  • In Japanese style acupuncture, treatment with warmth – moxibustion- is used more widely.

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For current news on acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan please visit:
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For more information on Japanese Acupuncture approach to painless needle insertion and Meridian Therapy please see this article from Acupuncture Today: Acupuncture Today
In the spirit of refinement, here is an article on the more subtle applications of Japanese Acupuncture:
Acupuncture and Moxa