Julie Bear Don’t Walk’s greatest passion is helping people feel better in their bodies and their lives. Julie decided to study acupuncture and integrative health after experiencing the profound healing effects of acupuncture and herbal medicine on her own anxiety, depression and hormonal imbalances. With over 25 years of experience in mind-body health, meditation practice, and healing, she is passionate about sharing her wisdom. Some of her areas of expertise include: hormonal and reproductive health, anti-aging, fatigue, perimenopause and menopause, mental health, chronic, complicated conditions, dermatology, and cosmetic acupuncture.

Julie received her Master’s degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Chicago. During her six years of coursework, she completed 3,000 hours of training. Julie also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative History of Ideas, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture, both from University of Washington, Seattle.

Julie’s last name, Bear Don’t Walk, comes from her husband, Scott Bear Don’t Walk, an American Indian and a member of Crow Tribe of Montana.

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Seth is an avid problem solver in everything he does, but is particularly gifted at figuring out and treating health issues with his patients. Seth’s curiosity about how systems work, and how they can function well together, informs all of his work with patients, and helps them get sustained, systemic, and profound results. Seth understands that systems work together to form a whole human being, and he is deeply committed to helping people and their systems flow in vibrant health again. Seth has a particular interest in women and children’s health, infertility, auto-immune, and neurological conditions. He is also very adept at treating pain, insomnia, hormonal imbalances and digestive issues.

Seth was introduced to acupuncture after a serious accident which left him in poor physical and mental health. He was seeing many different specialists, but wasn’t getting any significant improvement–physically or mentally. His aunt was receiving acupuncture for the side effects of chemotherapy and mentioned to him that acupuncture might be the kind of treatment his body and being needed. After his first treatment, he felt the best he had in a long, long time. With that, he was hooked, and decided to study Chinese Medicine (after some encouragement from his wife!).

The light of Seth’s world is his family–his wife Kari and two young children, Knox and Estes. Seth is also an avid lover of all things outdoors and loves teaching his kids all about signs of nature, like types of plants and animal tracks. He enjoys gardening, hiking, and animal watching, in particular birds of prey. Seth is voraciously curious, and by his own admission “I tend to have a lot of hobbies and too many going on at any one time!”

Seth is deeply passionate about Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. The variety of conditions that are able to be treated effectively never ceases to amaze him. Seth graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder Colorado, and has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development from James Madison University in Virginia. Seth recently returned to Kansas to be near family, after living in Tennessee and Colorado for several years.

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Sarah’s goal every day is to help someone live their life more comfortably and to help those who have lost hope or have been told they “just have to live with it.”  She believes a diagnosis should not be a label but rather the beginning of a journey to greater health. Sarah treats all ailments and has a special fondness for nervous system disorders and pain.

Sarah was born in Iowa and grew up in a small town.  Her mother is a nurse who showed her the value of a caring heart and her father who is a mechanic taught her that anything can be fixed if you have the right tools, knowhow and some perseverance.

Her first experience with acupuncture was as a 19 year old suffering from interstitial cystitis. She had a complete resolution of symptoms with acupuncture and herbs, and has been fascinated by the holistic and effective nature of Chinese Medicine ever since.

She graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College in 2017 with a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist in Kansas and a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico.    Sarah spends as much time as possible with her husband, two children, and pets.  She knows endless amounts of odd animal trivia as she was a veterinary technician prior to becoming an acupuncturist. She collects books, refinishes furniture, and is perpetually in search of more knowledge–because as she says “the world needs nerds, too”.

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Michelle’s great joy in life is helping people feel better. The moment someone comes in and says “I can’t believe how much better I feel” is music to her ears—and precisely why she practices Chinese Medicine. Michelle is committed to getting to the root of the issue, so that symptoms disappear as the body remembers how to function efficiently. Michelle is most passionate about treating women’s health—infertility, menstrual issues, hormone balancing and perimenopause. She also loves getting rid of pain, clearing up digestive issues, and helping people breathe better by treating allergies and asthma. Michelle has years of clinical experience, getting fantastic results.

Michelle is a native Midwesterner, born and raised in rural Wisconsin. After living in Chicago, Austin, and Albuquerque, she is thrilled to be back in the kindhearted Midwest. The other landscape Michelle delights in is the world of books and reading—she is always learning, exploring and discovering. Michelle also loves spending time with her husband and their collection of exotic pets.

Michelle started her undergraduate career at the University of Chicago, and graduated with her Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. During her time at AOMA, Michelle studied in China, doing rounds in multiple hospital departments. She is nationally board certified in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology.

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