J. R. Worsley

Who was J. R. Worsley?

J. R. Worsley is credited with bringing five element acupuncture, also known as 'classical acupuncture' or 'traditional acupuncture', to the West. For many years he resided in the UK, where he opened the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, which trained many of the leading five element practitioners practising today, including Dianne Connelly and Bob Duggan, who now head the Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland, USA. He was also responsible for starting the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, Florida, USA, and had ties to the acupuncture training school in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Today, his wife, Judy Becker Worsley, carries on the five element acupuncture tradition, training and certifying practitioners in schools she endorses. J. R. Worsley's influence was widely cited by others within the five element tradition, including Peter Eckman, author of In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor.