Robert Weinstein, L.Ac., EAMP
Licensed in Washington since 2002 and in practice in Eastlake since 2003, with a master’s degree in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine and years of Japanese Toyohari training.
Robert sees one patient at a time. Your whole appointment is with him, from the first conversation to the last needle.
Robert graduated from the four-year program at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) and holds a master’s degree in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He has been licensed to practice in Washington since 2002 and opened Sourcepoint in Eastlake in 2003.
After NIAOM he completed a seven-month postgraduate program in Toyohari, a Japanese system of meridian therapy, and became a certified Toyohari practitioner. He traveled to Japan in 2006 and 2007 for intensive Toyohari training, including time with senior Toyohari master Taniuchi Sensei at his Tokyo clinic.
Toyohari relies on careful pulse reading, very fine needles and gentle contact. Many patients barely feel it, which makes it a good fit for people who are nervous about needles.
A practice built over three decades.
From his first qigong lessons in New York to two trips to Japan for Toyohari.
- 1995
- Begins studying qigong in New York with Master C.K. Chu
- 2002
- Licensed to practice acupuncture in Washington
- 2003
- Opens Sourcepoint in Eastlake
- 2005
- Begins focused study of Soaring Crane Qigong with lineage holder Teri Applegate and Master Chen Hui Xian
- 2006
- Trains in Toyohari in Japan
- 2007
- Returns to Japan for more Toyohari training
A long study of qigong.
Qigong is the Chinese practice of movement, breath and attention that grew up alongside Chinese medicine. Robert has studied it for three decades.
He began in New York in 1995 with Master C.K. Chu. In 2005 he took up Soaring Crane Qigong with Teri Applegate, the lineage holder of Soaring Crane Qigong in the United States, and with Master Chen Hui Xian, who first brought the practice to the US from China.
That long practice shapes how he pays attention to breath, rest and the body’s own pace during treatment.
Mountains, and music.
Robert is often hiking, camping and soaking in hot springs in the mountains of Washington and Oregon. He practices Buddhist meditation, loves to cook, and is a devoted world-music fan: reggae, flamenco, Indian classical music and the Sufi qawwali devotional music of Pakistan.
“Robert is a highly skilled acupuncturist. He is very intuitive in his work and brings nice zen energy to each treatment.”
Questions? Ask Robert.
He’ll tell you plainly whether acupuncture is likely to help. Sees patients Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, by appointment.