newsbriefs Be an Acupuncture Student for a Day
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he New England School of Acupuncture (NESA), in Newton, is holding an information session on December 15 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Experience NESA Day is for anyone interested in pursuing an acupuncture degree. Visitors will meet school faculty and graduates, experience a brief human-anatomy tutorial and learn a few acupuncture point locations. “It’s an exciting opportunity to participate in our Experience Day if you’re interested in acupuncture or want to pursue a career in acupuncture,” says Admissions Director Catherine Hamilton, who notes that NESA was the first acupuncture school in the U.S. “Today it remains one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the field.” NESA was founded in 1975 by Dr. James Tin Yau So and licensed as a vocational school by the Massachusetts Department of Education in 1976. The school’s three-year program now culminates in a master’s degree, and its student and professional clinics are open to the public. The New England School of Acupuncture is located at 150 California Street, 3rd Floor, in Newton.
Deb Brothers-Klezmer
Debra BrothersKlezmer, R.N., Completes New Training
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idcasso Art Studio is offering one-day holiday art workshops for children and adults this month at its Arlington and Wakefield locations. Classes include hot cocoa and the packaging and wrapping of all art projects that will be given as gifts. Laura-Marie Small, an art educator and Kidcasso owner, says she hopes that artists of all ages will embrace their creativity this holiday season. “We’re celebrating the holidays by designing classes inspired by snowflakes, festive celebrations, warm hearts and family,” she says. “Even the youngest artist is invited to create glorious gifts of art for this magical season.” Small adds that the workshops offer children a chance to design gifts with their own hands while learning new art techniques and processes. All kid classes can be found in the “Petite Picasso” section of the courses page at KidcassoArt.com.
ebra Brothers-Klezmer of DBK Nursing Rehabilitation, L.L.C., in Stoughton, has just completed two training programs. BrothersKlezmer, a board-certified pain management and rehabilitation nurse, completed the Influencer course taught by Vital Smarts, author of Crucial Conversations and Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, as well as a course entitled Coaching in Medicine and Leadership, taught by Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital faculty. “I’m a proponent of lifestyle medicine, which provides options for health-related behaviors, knowing that some diseases result from our personal choices,” says Brothers-Klezmer, who offers a monthly health and wellness blog at IntegratedLifestyle.wordpress. com. “A few changes in our lifestyle can restore health, prevent illness or injury and prolong life.” Brothers-Klezmer says her mission is to assist people in taking charge of their own health and energy. DBK offers lifestyle medicine, craniosacral therapy, lymphatic drainage, trigger-point therapy, cold-laser therapy and pain management.
Kidcasso Art Studio is located at 2 Lake St. in Arlington and 101 Albion St. in Wakefield. For more information, call 617-257-3010 or visit KidcassoArt.com.
For more information, call 781-7756183 or visit DebKlezmer.com.
For more information, call 617-558-1788, ext. 132, email admissions@nesa.edu or visit nesa.edu.
HolidayInspired Art Classes for Everyone at Kidcasso Studios
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