Touch of Tao

Touch of Tao Massage & Bodywork, Acupunture, Oriental Medicine, Medical QiGong, Herbs, 5- Element Nutrition, Esse http://www.AKInstitute.com

Welcome to my holistic haven!

With over 25 years of expertise in Oriental Medicine and Massage Therapy, I'm here to guide you on a transformative journey towards balance and harmony. As an educator at the exceptional Massage Therapy School, Alaska Institute of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture & Massage Therapy, I'm dedicated to nurturing aspiring therapists. I have the utmost respect and honor for The Medicine and those called t

o do healing work. In my private practice, I offer hypnosis, medical qigong energy healing, Esogetic Colorpuncture, reflexology, massage, and Chinese aromatherapy, tailoring each session to your unique needs. Join me in discovering the remarkable potential of Essential Oils through my captivating online courses, where we explore their connection to the Five Elements and Chakras. I'm passionate about empowering and transforming lives, and I can't wait to inspire you on your wellness path. Let's unlock your inner radiance together!

So many bodyworkers and energy healers are highly empathic, and this means we feel what someone else is feeling – often ...
04/18/2026

So many bodyworkers and energy healers are highly empathic, and this means we feel what someone else is feeling – often literally.

This can be a gift when we are able to use the connection of feeling to help someone in a refined way.

But one of the biggest issues that comes up is when we “keep” those feelings and don’t know how to get rid of them.

How To Transform And Give Back What Isn’t Yours - read more at link:

So many bodyworkers and energy healers are highly empathic, and this means we feel what someone else is feeling – often literally. This can be a gift when we are able to use the connection of feeling to help someone in a refined way. But one of the biggest issues that comes up is when we “keep.....

Time to spread some beauty into the world today. What color is your joy and how big can you make it? 💜
04/16/2026

Time to spread some beauty into the world today. What color is your joy and how big can you make it? 💜

A short video on beginner basics of tuning forks by Eileen McKusick whose work I love.  If you've been interested in the...
04/11/2026

A short video on beginner basics of tuning forks by Eileen McKusick whose work I love. If you've been interested in them and want to learn where to start this will help a lot. Enjoy!

In this video, sound healing pioneer Eileen McKusick explains why and how tuning forks are such useful tools in sound healing. More portable and precise than...

I had an odd dream last night, and today so many people around me mentioned the same thing.The majority of two massage c...
04/07/2026

I had an odd dream last night, and today so many people around me mentioned the same thing.

The majority of two massage classes also reported strange dreams.

The basic theme overall is "something dangerous is happening out there, but I'm in here, or we're in here, and we're safe, we're protected, it's ok."

What did you dream? Does it correlate?

Something is going on in the world. I don't know what, but when this many people dream the same thing something is happening. What a fun mystery! 4/6/26

Awww, love my happy  order today! 🩷😁🕺🐔 Saturday Pop-Up 12-2
04/04/2026

Awww, love my happy order today! 🩷😁🕺🐔 Saturday Pop-Up 12-2

Next Medical QiGong Energy Healing Course, Metal Element - Timeline Cleanse, starts this Sunday 4/5/26, 11am-1pm.  Do yo...
04/01/2026

Next Medical QiGong Energy Healing Course, Metal Element - Timeline Cleanse, starts this Sunday 4/5/26, 11am-1pm. Do you have any old baggage it's time to get rid of? Do you want to help others get rid of theirs? It's time to become Lighter ☀️🌟☀️in so many ways.

Details and registration online: https://akinstitute.com/product/medical-qigong-energy-healing-metal-element/ or see link in Bio.

Have you noticed in yourself or others around you, an increase in one-sided body problems?  These are called Laterality ...
03/29/2026

Have you noticed in yourself or others around you, an increase in one-sided body problems? These are called Laterality Issues and the actual meaning of what is going on is tremendously incredible! I've outlined a Medical QiGong Energy Healing treatment that shows how to work with them. Enjoy!

What are LATERALITY ISSUES? Let’s look at this because recently I’ve been seeing an abundance of them show up. When issues come en masse we look at what’s happening in the energy of the community, society, or humanity at large. This one is very interesting. LATERALITY ISSUES are one-sided thin...

Yes, that's me and my grandpa 🌷In the next Medical QiGong Energy Healing class we're going to be doing an energetic Time...
03/29/2026

Yes, that's me and my grandpa 🌷In the next Medical QiGong Energy Healing class we're going to be doing an energetic Timeline Cleanse. This is such an interesting concept I wanted to write a little more about it - it deserves some space! If Future You could heal Past You, what would happen to Now You? The answer is fascinating. Read more at link below.

Next Medical QiGong Energy Healing Class starts Sunday April 5th
9 weeks, 11am-1pm, at the Now! classroom.

Have you heard of the Grandfather Paradox? It’s a thought experiment that explores possible dangers of time travel. The basic premise is that if you travel to the past when your grandfather is young and kill him, you wouldn’t be able to exist because he wouldn’t meet your grandmother, one of y...

I care about You and I want you to be well 🩷
03/25/2026

I care about You and I want you to be well 🩷

Someone was diagnosed with heart disease and wanted advice.  I told them to research how people had healed from it first...
03/21/2026

Someone was diagnosed with heart disease and wanted advice. I told them to research how people had healed from it first. Why? Because healing begins in the mind.

There are many layers to our Beliefs and an expectation of possibility can give us a strong attitude to work from. No one could run the 4-minute mile until the first person did it. Now it's common.

Here is a link (below) to a wonderful database of over 1500 cases of Spontaneous Remission of all different types of cancer. It's possible! And like the sign on my desk says, "I don't need easy - I just need possible."

I know not everyone will experience spontaneous remission and that does NOT mean failure - but that's another post.

https://spontaneousremission.noetic.org/

Dr Aimee, one of our instructors, is hosting a beautiful Sound Healing event next weekend.  Sign up and share this - the...
03/19/2026

Dr Aimee, one of our instructors, is hosting a beautiful Sound Healing event next weekend. Sign up and share this - the more people that are 'tuned' the better we all sound!

Dr. Aimee, our BioScience instructor, is hosting a beautiful Sound Healing Event on Friday evening March 27th at
This is with Michelle Morton of Sacred Vibration Arts who was here at our school for Valentine's Day.
Sound Therapy is amazing at calming and re-balancing the nervous system, so if you've been studying extra hard, working a lot, or dealing with an overload of life, take the time to sign up and go. You'll LOVE it!

Link for tickets: https://www.facebook.com/share/1868EA3fNN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

OBSERVATION: (read this in Sir David Attenborough's voice)  If you pause, breathe, and look around for a moment you migh...
03/17/2026

OBSERVATION: (read this in Sir David Attenborough's voice) If you pause, breathe, and look around for a moment you might notice the first signs of the ominous Wood Element emerging in the human species as they interact with each other. It's really a fascinating phenomenon that happens each Spring, and with Equinox fast approaching, you'll no doubt have plenty of sightings! 👀

Watch quietly and you just might catch little interactions that begin as a slight annoyance, and speedily grow into full blown confrontations! Anger! Frustrations! Resentments! Irritations! YES - this is the best time to see them all! 😡

As the humans work themselves up they are building the energy they need to burst out of Winter and merge gloriously into heightened actions of cleaning, detoxifying, and once again being able to put their bare feet onto green grass.

Watch closely because the most intense emotions will begin to calm down and become more smooth exactly 10 days after Equinox, so you won't want to miss it.

Until then, sit back with a hot cup of Dandelion Tea, voice tone the sound SHUUUU, and massage your Liver-3 acupoints.

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http://www.AKInstitute.com Hi, I'm Cynthia McMullen, one of the co-founders and an instructor at Alaska Institute of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture & Massage Therapy. I love our school, the students, the medicine, and the incredible process of healing. Drawing on my 20+ years of experience in the healing arts, I teach live and online courses & workshops in Essential Oils, Acupressure, 5-Element Nutrition & Herbs, and Medical QiGong Energy Healing. I’m a Certified Hypnotherapist AND I'm a student in our Acupuncture Program. I also see clients privately for treatments with these healing methods.

I’m fascinated by how the cutting edge Quantum sciences, epigenetics, and higher states of consciousness directly overlay with Meditation, Energy Healing, and even Acupuncture. Studying everything I can about these topics and exploring deep meditations if fun to me. How powerful are we - really? I think we’ve opened a door into a completely new direction of humanity.

Nice to meet you!