samhitta jones
About Me
Samhitta Jones L. Ac. MA
Samhitta has been practicing Chinese, Oriental and Herbal Medicine as a certified and licensed Acupuncturist in Colorado for over seventeen years.
Samhitta Jones graduated from the Colorado School of Chinese Medicine in Denver in 1998. In 2000 she began advanced studies at Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, earning her Master’s degree in Chinese Medicine. While completing her Master’s degree, Samhitta was an instructor in several classes a clinic supervisor at Southwest Acupuncture College, as well as practicing in her private clinic. She has been in an apprenticeship with Dr. Patty Wang, OMD and Dr. Henry Cao, OMD for the past 19 years, studying acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for difficult cases. In addition, she studied Oncology and Chinese Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in Houston, Texas. From 2011-2013, she was employed at the Boulder Community Hospital in the Cancer Care Center for Integrative Care, providing Chinese Medical care for Oncology patients.
Prior to her education in Chinese Medicine, Samhitta studied nutrition and food preparation in Germany from 1975 to 1978. She co-owned an International Vegetarian Restaurant in Germany, which was known for its nutritious, healthy, and delicious food. Following this Samhitta lived and traveled in Asia for eight years continuing her studies in nutrition, as well as training in meditation, massage, and CranioSacral therapy. In addition to her private acupuncture practice, Samhitta is certified in both massage and CranioSacral therapy, which she has practiced since 1994. She maintains a daily meditation and QI Gong practice.
After graduating from Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1998, Samhitta traveled to India to open a walk-in Acupuncture clinic similar to the Community Acupuncture Clinic Boulder. She found that working in this type of clinical environment was effective, fun, affordable for patients, and very popular. Coming back to the United States, Samhitta had a vision to provide this kind of low-cost care for Boulder Acupuncture.
Boulder Acupuncture
In September 2004 she co-founded Community Acupuncture Clinic Boulder. Her current practice includes cupping, needling, moxibustion, auricular therapy and CranioSacral Therapy. She prescribes Chinese herbs, and provides lifestyle, nutritional, and dietary counseling.
Samhitta specializes in all musculoskeletal complaints, digestive disorders, liver cleanses, menstrual and fertility issues, postpartum care, common colds, flu, coughs, skin disorders, headaches, migraines, TMJ, allergies, oncology and more. In addition, she works with Boulder Nurse Midwives in supporting women in labor and is a Practitioner of Choice for Boulder Community Hospital’s birthing center and lactation consultation program.