Carrie Sawtell
- Acupressure application for various conditions.
- Tui Na (Chinese medical massage) for healing.
- Shiatsu (Japanese bodywork) to restore balance.
- Advanced acupuncture point needling.
- Hospital-based acupuncture treatments.
This summary is for informational purposes only and may not be accurate.
Many Rivers
3 Barnard Lane, Suite 205, Bloomfield, CT, 06002
Carrie is a licensed acupuncturist and is board-certified in Oriental Medicine (Acupuncture and Herbology) by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. After graduation, she made her way to California, where she studied acupressure, tui na (Chinese massage), and shiatsu (Japanese massage) at the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley. She received her Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSTCM) from the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences in Oakland, CA. Upon graduation, she moved to Shanghai, China, where she lived for over three and a half years, continuing her studies. She completed the Advanced Acupuncture Training Program at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She also interned at two of Shanghai’s prestigious Chinese medicine hospitals: in the Acupuncture department at Yueyang Hospital and in the Herbology department at Shuguang hospital. In addition, she learned Mandarin and traveled extensively throughout China and Southeast Asia. She founded Many Rivers Community Acupuncture in 2011. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Society of Acupuncturists. She currently volunteers for POCA, the People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture.