Studied with Professor JR Worsley in the 1970’s, receiving a BAc and later his Masters in Acupuncture in 1985. He assisted in the production of JR’s Meridians & Points book and also the Meridians of Qi Energy Charts in the 1980’s. Alan taught at the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture UK 1980 – 1993 and 2005 – 2012, at all levels including Masters degree. He was visiting lecturer at AFEA in Florida and SOFEA in London. Alan is a practitioner and international teacher of Zero Balancing bodywork which was developed by one of JR’s students, Dr Fritz Smith. Alan has also studied Chinese classical texts with Claude Larre and Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee and contributed to a recent publication by Monkey Press – Jingshen, a translation and commentary of Huainanzi chapter 7.

„The value of JR Worsley's teaching for patients and practitioners.”

Professor Worsley established The College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in England in the 1960’s. His teachings have now often become branded under the title Five Element Acupuncture. However this belies the richness of an approach to treatment which is accessible, profound and human. For patients it is capable of addressing the individual nature of their needs in transformative ways. For students, the training required in developing an acupuncturist to this level is both an authentic education and its discipline a true practice.