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 to 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!

HERBAL TINCTURE: I've been wanting to tincture up some Xiao Yao San (Free & Easy Wanderer), and I was able to find Cryst...
12/28/2025

HERBAL TINCTURE: I've been wanting to tincture up some Xiao Yao San (Free & Easy Wanderer), and I was able to find Crystal Head vodka locally. (Brown Jug Warehouse off Lake Otis & Tudor) .jug

Crystal Head is made with pristine glacier water and filtered through Herkimer Diamond crystals. This is so 🔥lit🔥!

Xiao Yao San is a 500+ year old herbal formula that was originally intended to help the soul better reside in the body. oooOOOOoooo 😲

Today it often used for all PMS symptoms, stress, anger management, some headaches, depression, and even anxiety.

The tincture will be ready to use in 6 months. I expect it to be quite the experience!

The massage table in my treatment room is  at a slight intentional angle to soften the Qi flow as it enters the room.An ...
12/27/2025

The massage table in my treatment room is at a slight intentional angle to soften the Qi flow as it enters the room.

An interesting experiment would be to put the table straight and see how you feel after a massage, then compare it to the feeling after being at an angle.

Many people would be surprised at the difference. It's subtle but very noticeable.

We respond to our environment in so many ways. Are you aware? How do you feel in the space where you are right now? Are you relaxed and open, or is your breath or muscles showing any signs of tension and constriction?

With Taoist Feng Shui we can use energy to infuse us and put us in optimal environmental Qi flow. We deserve this.

Medical QiGong Energy Healing 9-week course starts January 11th. Earth Element - Taoist Feng Shui. See link in Bio.

Respect The Yang 🔥 when working with Yang treatments. Protocols that use Moxa and/or Herbs, more is not better, and this...
12/21/2025

Respect The Yang 🔥 when working with Yang treatments. Protocols that use Moxa and/or Herbs, more is not better, and this is most apparent when the practitioner or the patient tries to do too much too fast.

I understand, we want change to happen NOW, however from the Taoist viewpoint, working with Fire and Yang is an alchemical process of change, and it's 💪 strong which requires sensetive awareness.

We have to watch for signs to ensure the Yang isn't overpowering the Yin:
♨️Agitation
♨️Insomnia
♨️Irritation, Anger, Agression
♨️Feeling hot
♨️Palpitations
♨️Racing thoughts

If any of these start to become noticeable, Back Off and introduce some 💧 Yin, Water, in the form of foods, meditation & QiGong, herbs, and cold.

Always respect the Yang when you work with it.

Happy Solstice! 🌓

Serious research continues into Energy Healing and I love this!   If you've received Energy Healing have you ever had th...
12/12/2025

Serious research continues into Energy Healing and I love this!
If you've received Energy Healing have you ever had the sensation of being touched in a place where the healer wasn't touching you? How does this happen?

What I was taught in Medical QiGong, to "Get The Qi" = Heart/Brain Coherence synced between Healer and Healee. Often both people feel the connection, or the 'dissolving of physical boundary'. The connection and when it syncs up can be measured and verified.

The 3 main points and questions top-level research is looking at:

1. Need to validate whether or not Energy Healing works. DONE. Yes, it shows quantifiable results in multiple studies.

2. How does it work? STILL RESEARCHING. So far they know it's more than placebo and it's more than ElectroMagnetic Fields, but how??

3. Why/How are some of the strongest cases that show valid results done 'non-locally', or across great distance? Possibly seems to be a kind of Informational Carrier Wave, but what is this and how does it work?

BOTTOM LINE: We are part of something HUGE within this beautiful, strange, mysterious, incredible existence, and Healing Happens in so many ways.

Part 2 looks at a larger question at the center of this season: if healing involves more than biology alone, what type of communication is actually taking pl...

NEW Wild Mozart Effect!  A study published earlier this year (link at end) has shown that musical stimulation, especiall...
12/07/2025

NEW Wild Mozart Effect!
A study published earlier this year (link at end) has shown that musical stimulation, especially Mozart’s K448 in D, led to an increase in the abundance of beneficial intestinal bacteria and a decrease in harmful bacteria. The research results reveal a potential mechanism by which Mozart’s K448 maintains intestinal health and promotes intestinal microbiota homeostasis in mice, and potentially humans.

So many aspects of our health are directly linked to gut health - including almost everything that our brain does. (This is EARTH ELEMENT)

Pop this on in the background for your morning QiGong every day for a while and see what happens.

Link to full study: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/6/2482

The Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448 is a piano work composed in 1781 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at 25 years of age. It is written in strict sonata-...

Someone recently asked me about doing a parasite cleanse.  With any cleansing you have to be careful to first, only clea...
12/07/2025

Someone recently asked me about doing a parasite cleanse. With any cleansing you have to be careful to first, only cleanse to the degree your system can handle it, and second, support your body during and after.

This video has good information on the topic - signs that show parasites may be an issue, and also some natural ways for dealing with them. I strongly prefer this perspective, rather than a harsh cleanse.

One of the suggestions is to start with a bile salt supplement called "Tudca". I've used this before for various gut issues and I like it a lot. My source is Double Wood Supplements - find them online.

Lastly, after doing a cleanse be sure to re-balance your microbiome. Locally I highly recommend Farm 779 Fermented Foods. You can find them in the Valley and Saturdays at Massage Now! Pop-Up. If you're not local, find or make some good natural fermented foods - even Kimchi - and add it into your diet for at least 3 months.

You probably already have parasites, but they’re not bothering you! In this video, learn about the common symptoms of parasites and how to strengthen your im...

The coolest podcast out there just highlighted Energy Healing and they did a fantastic job!  QiGong, Reiki, Chinese Medi...
12/04/2025

The coolest podcast out there just highlighted Energy Healing and they did a fantastic job! QiGong, Reiki, Chinese Medicine, Remote Viewing - ENJOY! 😎

In Part 1 of this two part exploration, we turn from the mind to the body and begin with a mystery that modern science has struggled to explain. Energy heali...

The next Medical QiGong Energy Healing class starts in January and I'm so excited to dive into this topic!  We usually f...
12/01/2025

The next Medical QiGong Energy Healing class starts in January and I'm so excited to dive into this topic! We usually focus on treatments for people, and this time we're expanding it to include our spaces too.
See link for details, and see you in 2026!

Medical QiGong Energy Healing Earth Element: Taoist Feng Shui 9-Week Course 1/11/26 – 3/8/26 Sundays 11am – 1pm $450 In this course we will literally change and charge the energy of our Home, Treatment Room (office or work space), and our Physical Body by using special energetic techniques. Inte...

I saw rainbow light auras all day recently after working with one of the meditations we're doing in Medical QiGong Energ...
11/15/2025

I saw rainbow light auras all day recently after working with one of the meditations we're doing in Medical QiGong Energy Healing 🌈

So if I was talking to you and had a goofy/curious smile, that's why, you looked Amazingly Beautiful!! 🩵🌸

It stopped after one day, and that's ok because now I Know more of what we all look like.

I felt so strongly how every single person has every experience in their whole life culminating into who we are right now.

It takes our entire precious life to form our opinions, stories, boundaries, emotions, and it's so perfect for each of us.

We can't judge someone else's life without denying our own story. Transcend the details and we are all just these walking colors of Light.

I wish you unimaginable peace in your heart ❤️ Thanks for doing life with me this time around.

I was listening to a podcast that was talking about reports of organs like the Gall Bladder regrowing, so I looked it up...
11/14/2025

I was listening to a podcast that was talking about reports of organs like the Gall Bladder regrowing, so I looked it up because I've never heard of this - and it's true!

Now here's some interesting details about it: Gall Bladder regrowth is known to happen when it's not fully removed and even a small remnant remains. HOWEVER, it usually requires a second surgery to fully remove the new Gall Bladder due to the same issues the first one had.

HMMM.... could this be because removing the organ doesn't solve the issue as to why it was inflamed and filled with stones? This is where I would start.

What if a person changed their diet and emotions to address the original issue? A follow-up study like this could be mind-blowing in the possibilities that might open up for surgical removal in general.

The podcast host asked a fascinating question: How many people who have had their Gall Bladders removed have ever checked to see if they've grown back? And how much of them no longer being there is related to our own thought/belief that it's gone thus creating our reality to match this?

I love topics that open up the feelings of excitement and wonder when you imagine and play with the information! Where does this take you?

Our bodies are SOOOO amazing in our ability to heal.

Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy is a technique that is becoming increasingly prevalent in modern surgery. It avoids the cystic duct and artery where acute or chronic cholecystitis prevents a safe laparoscopic dissection of these structures. ...

How good can it get?? 🌟 It's so deliciously rebellious to start thinking this way, retraining ourselves out of the Old W...
11/10/2025

How good can it get?? 🌟 It's so deliciously rebellious to start thinking this way, retraining ourselves out of the Old Ways of ruminating on negative fear based outcomes.

This activates our Heart, intuition, creativity, and opens the door to FUN. Remember, life is fun! Sometimes we forget.

Take a breath, smile, check that your shoulders move, and be ready for a reminder of the real reason we exist. ❤️

In Light Therapy news, health researcher Thomas Seager has invented a Green Light Phototherapy device that has been rese...
10/26/2025

In Light Therapy news, health researcher Thomas Seager has invented a Green Light Phototherapy device that has been researched for its effect on headaches of all kinds including migraines.

Even neuroscientists at Harvard are studying Green Light frequencies and pain.

Red Light therapy is now acceptable in mainstream healthcare, Blue Light is used for babies born with Jaundice, and other colors are bound to follow.

We are entering the world of Energy Healing with light, sound, frequencies, vibration, and more becoming incredible non-invasive therapies available.

If you want to see more, check out the Danny Jones podcast on YouTube: The Ice Bath Trick That Boosts Testosterone by 100% in Days | Dr. Thomas Seager (NOTE: I am only recommending the 7 minute Green Light Therapy portion of the podcast)

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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!