David Bruce Leonard spends his time between Oregon and Hawai'i. He is currently in Hawai'i. David is a practitioner and teacher of all five branches of traditional Chinese medicine: Acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, dietary therapy, and martial arts exercises. David has studied traditional medicines with healers in Asia, North and South America, and Hawai’i. With a Master's Degree in traditional Chinese medicine, he has a working knowledge of more than 400 traditional Hawaiian, Chinese, and Western plants. A deep ecologist and Hawaiian native plant specialist, he has been a student of Hawaiian medicine under Kahu Kawika Ka’alakea, Kaipo Kaneakua and Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i since 1992.

David studies, lectures and teaches on cross-cultural uses of plant medicines, environmental concerns, traditional plant gathering practices, sub-genius perspectives, and pragmatic approaches to health care. He is known for his off-beat sense of humor and sometimes wears his pants too short. David can often be seen in Hawaiian rainforests wearing his favorite trash bag as a raincoat.

DAVID BRUCE LEONARD, L.Ac.
LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Special skill in field identification of Hawaiian plants
* A working knowledge of both scientific and empirical herbal/medical models
* Committed to the highest standards of professional excellence
* A unique background providing 19 years experience in plant field work

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND APPROACH

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Herbal Medicine: The identification, gathering and use of wild plants as medicine
Acupuncture: The use of pre-sterilized disposable needles to allieviate pain and promote healing
Therapeutic Massage: An effective treatment in some musculoskeletal pathologies
Diet: Providing sound nutritional information and guidance
Qigong breathing exercises: Specific Chinese exercises designed to relieve stress and promote health and well being

2008 - PRESENT Instructor of Herbal medicine MEDICINE AT YOUR FEET, Jacksonville, OR
2006 - PRESENT Instructor of Chinese medicine PAHOA NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC, Pähoa, HI
1999 - 2006 Instructor of Herbal medicine MEDICINE AT YOUR FEET, Maui and the Big Island of Hawai'i
2000 - 2002 Instructor of Chinese medicine MAUI SCHOOL OF THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE, Makawao, HI
2000 - 2002 Instructor of Chinese medicine KAISER PERMANENTE, Wailuku, HI
1998 - 1999 Herbalist/Acupuncturist SOUTH MAUI CHIROPRACTIC, Kihei, HI
1998 - Masters Degree in Chinese medicine FIVE BRANCHES INSTITUTE. Santa Cruz, CA
1997 - 1998 Herbalist/Acupuncturist KEALIA MEDICAL CENTER, Kihei, HI
1996 - 1998 Herbalist/Acupuncturist OHANA HALE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, Kahului, HI
1995 - 1997 Herbalist/Acupuncturist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Kula, HI
1993 - 1995 Herbalist/Acupuncturist OLA HA SPINAL CLINIC, Makawao, HI
1993 - 2002 Instructor of Herbal medicine MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kahului, HI
1991 - 1993 Herbalist/Acupuncturist GRACE HEALTH CLINIC, Makawao
1990 - 1991 Herbalist/Acupuncturist WELLSPRING ACUPUNCTURE, Carmel, CA
1986 - 1991 Professional Herbalist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Santa Cruz, CA
1983 - 1986 Massage Therapist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Boulder, CO

USDA/NRCS, Kealakekua HI - Advanced training in Hawaiian native forest species inventory with David Clausnitzer. 2004 - 2008
HAWAI'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Hilo, HI - Forest Team Program - Studies in native forest restoration, agroforestry, GPS, ArcGIS, native plant propagation. 2003 - 2005
FIVE BRANCHES INSTITUTE, Santa Cruz, CA - Master's degree in traditional Chinese medicine, 1998
MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Wailuku, HI - Studies in pharmacology, applied statistics, marine biology, ethnobotany, and plant propagation. 1998
KAHUNA LA'AU LAPA'AU 'O MAUI, Wailuku, HI - Training in Hawaiian plant medicine. 1992-2002

Published Works

* How to Worship the Goddess and Keep Your Balls: A Man's Guide to Sacred Sex, Island Moonlight Press, Roast Duck Producktions May, 2009
* Medicine at your Feet: Healing Plants of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Volume One, Island Moonlight Press, Roast Duck Producktions June 2008
* Science: Good Servant, Poor Master, Acupuncture Today Magazine August, 2004, Vol. 05, Issue 08
* Visiting Old Friends - Plant Gathering Protocols, Acupuncture Today Magazine March, 2004, Vol. 05, Issue 03
* A Gathering of Old Friends, with Robert Newman, L.Ac. Acupuncture Today Magazine November, 2003, Vol. 04, Issue 11
* Everything You Know is Wrong, with Robert Newman, L.Ac. Acupuncture Today Magazine August, 2003, Vol. 04, Issue 08
* The Herbal Apothecary , articles in Maui'ana Magazine, 1994-1995
* The Acupuncture Point Book , co-authored with Colleen Delaney, Roast Duck Producktions 1988
* The Traditional Chinese Paradigm and Modern American Life, article in Internal Arts Magazine, Vol.2 Issue 3, Dec 1987

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Credentials

* Former National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists Diplomate # 5894
* State of Hawaii Acupuncture License #ACU 292
* Former State of California Acupuncture License # AC 3862
* Hypnotherapy Certification # CH1350

Activities

* Instructor - "Medicine at your Feet" plant identification class at Maui Community College 1999
* Featured plant specialist - "Back to Health" television show, numerous times in 1998
* Sierra Club - Leading public plant walks for the Sierra Club on Maui 1993 - 1996
* Apprentice - Kahuna La'au Lapa'au 'O Maui, Inc., an organization of practitioners of traditional Hawaiian healing under the direction of Kahu Kawika Ka'alakea and Keoki Sousa, President 1992 - 2002
* Nature Center - Leading public plant walks for the Nature Center on Maui 1994
* Aloha Aina - Leading public plant walks for the Aloha Aina, Huelo, Maui 1993
* Invited guest speaker to the International Congress of Veterinary Acupuncture, Stouffer Wailea, 1992
* Invited guest speaker: Maui Whole Life Expo, Lahaina 1992
* Purple Dragon martial arts, Boulder, Colorado 1985

REFERENCES

* Dr. Mitchell Brinks, Opthamological Surgeon, Kahului, Hawaii
* Dr. Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D., Ethnopharmacologist, Univ. of Minn., Minneapolis, MN
* Dr. Adam Burke, Ph.D., M.P.H. director, Halcyon College, Felton, California

information on references available on request