Jim earned his Bachelors (BA) in Anthropology from Stanford University and his Masters (MSTOM) in Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
He’s been the head acupuncturist at Canyon Ranch Miami Beach, a mindfulness and meditation instructor at Scripps Center for Executive Health, and a former clinic supervisor and professor of acupuncture at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago. He’s written Unlearning Stress, @thetongueguy on TikTok, the host of the Pleasure Points Podcast, and is a leader in the use of essential oils for acupuncturists.
After suffering from IBD for nine years in his late teens and throughout his twenties, he knows firsthand how without your health, nothing else matters. Western doctors told him there was no cure and the pharmaceuticals he was given kept making him worse. With the help of holistic medicine, he was able to heal naturally and is now passionate about helping others understand the messages their body is telling them so they can be healthy, free, and aligned.