Paige Bourassa: “The Acupuncture Chick”
Paige Bourassa is one of my personal secret weapons to staying healthy (and sane) in New York City. She’s the kind of acupuncturist that will make you feel energized, relaxed, entertained, heard and healed – all at the same time. Having studied Traditional Oriental Medicine, Psychology, Ayurveda and Nutrition, she helps many busy urbanites reconnect with their internal balance (concealed under many layers of stress) through her practice, Shen Medicine. In this conversation, Paige busts some popular acupuncture myths and shares her approach to entrepreneurship.
We discuss:
- The reality of entrepreneurship
- Paige’s journey to running a popular acupuncture practice in New York City as an immigrant from Canada
- How to listen to nudges from the Universe
- Why she doesn’t follow her intuition when hiring for her practice
- Busting myths about acupuncture
- How does cupping work and why do it
- Paige’s relationship with social media as a human and as an entrepreneur
- Her experience with the Landmark Forum
- Books every entrepreneur should read
Books Mentioned:
- The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
- The Ultimate Blueprint For An Insanely Successful Business by Keith J. Cunningham
- A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”
- Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
- Safe People: How to Find Relationships that are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren’t by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
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About Paige Bourassa:
Paige grew up in Vancouver, Canada and became passionate about Alternative Medicine after having several remarkable experiences with it at a young age. After High School she enrolled in Canada’s first Holistic Nutrition program and graduated a Registered Holistic Nutritionist. From there she traveled extensively through Asia where her passion blossomed into studies as she began taking an interest in Ayurveda, ancient East Indian medicine. After living in India for several months she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico to pursue her Ayurvedic training further studying alongside the famous Dr. Vasant Lad at his Ayurvedic Institute. Following Ayurveda, Paige studied Psychology at the University of Colorado and began to assimilate what she had learned of Eastern Medicine with Western Psychology. Understanding that disease in the body is most often attributed to disharmony within the psyche/emotions, a concept called “Psychosomatic Illness”, Paige was drawn to the integrative philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine where everything is believed to be connected. She started the rigorous 4-year Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine degree at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine’s San Diego campus and finished at their New York City campus, her new found love and home.
