Julie received her Licentiate of Acupuncture from the College of Traditional Acupuncture (UK) in 1998, subsequently pursuing graduate training. She had a thriving acupuncture practice in Bristol (UK), before relocating her clinic to Canada in 2001 & to the USA in 2004. She is certified in the auricular detoxification protocol (see 'Staying Stopped', a program for stopping smoking & other addictive substances) and has a Diploma in Rejuvanessence (see Rejuvanessence). Her background prior to complementary medicine was in teaching, being awarded her Bachelor of Education degree in 1974 from the University of Wales. Julie is the President of TendingShen Corporation (USA), overseeing all of its educational aspects, and the College Principal at Ongiara College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Ontario, Canada.
