Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM 

Sarah holds a Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Touro College and a Bachelors of Arts with Honors from Northwestern University. She is a New York State-licensed acupuncturist and is board certified in Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Her professional training includes acupuncture, Chinese herbology, biomedical sciences, Chinese massage, therapeutic exercise, and nutrition. She completed a two-year internship at Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. At Lutheran, Sarah treated women in labor, in addition to cancer and orthopedic-neurological rehabilitation patients. For many years she has studied a variety of movement modalities—Iyengar yoga, qi gong/tai ji, the Alexander Technique, Dalcroze Eurhythmics—which greatly influence her practice.

While her primary area of interest is women’s health, Sarah treats conditions ranging from joint pain to digestive problems, infertility to insomnia. In additional to her private practice, she is on the board of the Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY) and the editorial board of The American Acupuncturist, an academic journal. She continues to participate in the acupuncture for labor and delivery program at Lutheran Medical Center. Sarah lives in Park Slope with her husband and children.

Johanna Herget, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM

Johanna Herget is a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist. She received a Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Touro College. She is among the first to become a nationally board certified Diplomate in Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the most advanced level of certification available and is certified by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Clean Needle Technique.

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"As a healthcare practitioner, my objective is to empower you with the knowledge of wellness, to teach you how to listen to your body and to help bring you to a state of balance.  I will educate you not only to interpret the messages your body is sending, but also to respond in a practical way.

I understand the desperation involved when conventional medicine doesn't help or understand.  Ultimately, I think the power over your own health should belong to you."