About William Weinstein, M.S., L.Ac.
William Weinstein, M.S., L.Ac., is a licensed acupuncturist in private practice in New Paltz and Manhattan. A diplomate in acupuncture of the National Certification Commission on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, he holds a Master of Science degree from Tri-State College of Acupuncture and Master of Arts in Psychology from the New School for Social Research. He is former Interim Director of Clinical Training of Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City.
From July 2005 through June 2006, he was part of the innovative Acupuncture in Labor study at Lutheran Medical Center, working directly with birthing mothers in Lutheran's labor-and-delivery service. A writer and educator, he was editor of Meridian Times, the journal of the Acupuncture Society of New York in 2005-2006. He had a long career in public education as a teacher, administrator, teacher trainer, and federal project director.
Bill is a lifelong bicyclist. As part of his public-service commitment, Bill is the Chair of the New Paltz Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee, which seeks to facilitate non-motorized transportation in the community.
His acupuncture focus encompasses pain management for many disorders from a myofascial as well as Chinese medicine perspective. He has supported many individuals through chronic illness and works closely with mental health professionals around the issues of anxiety and depression.
Most recently, he has added an outstanding cosmetic acupuncture system to his practice to help people look better as well as feel better, without cutting, surgery or long recovery periods, at substantial savings over the cost of surgical procedures.
His new Corporate Wellness Program, in collaboration with Nutritionist and Author Vicki Koenig, aids companies that wish to lower healthcare costs and, mostly importantly, it provides direct support to the employees of these companies as well.
Publications
- "Local Produce, Acupuncture-ly." Relevant Times Magazine. relevanttimes.com. May-June 2007.
- "Acupuncture to Enhance Fertility." Relevant Times Magazine. relevanttimes.com. March-April 2007.
- "An Interview with Congressman Maurice Hinchey." Meridian Times, Summer 2006. Discussion about Congressman Hinchey's national legislative initiatives on behalf of acupuncture.
- "An Acupuncturist with Voom: Robert M. Duggan's Common Sense for the Healing Arts." Book review reprinted in European Journal of Oriental Medicine, Spring 2006. In press.
- "Tempest in a CPT Pot." Article in Meridian Times, Summer 2005.
- Access to Acupuncture. Ongoing, bimonthly newsletter. April 2004 to June 2005.
- Graduate Address, Tri-State College of Acupuncture. Published in Meridian Times, journal of the Acupuncture Society of New York, June 2003.
- "The Healing Space: My Transition into Acupuncture." European Journal of Oriental Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 6, Winter 2002.
- "The Virtual Centre: Reflections on Mark Seem's BodyMind Energetics." European Journal of Oriental Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter 2000.
Support to Commmunity
The following New Paltz organizations, to support their fundraising efforts, have received donations of complementary, one-hour, acupuncture-for-stress treatments. Please call Mid-Hudson Acupuncture if you have an organization interested in such a donation.
