Molly C. Osowski
Diploma of Acupuncture, Pacific Rim CollegeHi! My name is Molly
I graduated with my Diploma of Acupuncture from Pacific Rim College in Victoria, British Columbia in December 2025, and have since returned home to Western Massachusetts to begin my practice.
As a patient of acupuncture for over a decade, Chinese medicine has been an integral part of my evolution as a human being first, and a practitioner second. I am passionate and dedicated to my craft because I believe profoundly in its ability to impact the world by alleviating many kinds of pain and suffering, and as a catalyst for personal and collective transformation.
On the Pacific Northwest I learned from a diverse, dedicated, and skilled group of acupuncturists, bodyworkers, doctors, and herbalists who have all influenced me in unique and significant ways, notably Malcom Clark, Dr. Jinn Tripp, Dr. Juan Huang, Ted van Hemert, Peter Conway, Dr. Reuven Freesman, David Lumsten, Michael Hall, Marika Hall, and D.J. Steel.
On the East Coast, I competed my NADA Acu-Detox Certification with Juan Cortez in Harlem, NYC, which has played a foundational role in my practice and understanding of community acupuncture.
I continue my studies of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine with my beloved friend and mentor, Verena J. Smith, whom I have spent countless hours observing through apprenticeship over the last several years.
Prior to my formal studies, I was introduced to traditional medicines through traveling. First Yoga in India, then plant medicine throughout South America & Mexico. My own healing, exploration of self, and learning how to manage an autoimmune condition has been as much a part of my becoming a practitioner as any course I have taken.
As someone who has had chronic challenges with my health and conventional medical systems, it has been acupuncturists, naturopaths, herbalists, shamans, and kind, knowledgeable strangers who have picked up the pieces, supported me through multitudes of transitions and transformations, and kept me afloat during all the moments in between. In turn they taught me how to care for myself and others, and I hope to share a bit of that magic with you.
I am currently a student in the Addiction Studies Program at Greenfield Community College, expanding my clinical skills to better tend to the needs of my community and completing the academic accreditations required to earn my License of Acupuncture. I work with The People's Medicine Project as a Bilingual Clinic Coordinator, English/Spanish interpreter, and volunteer practitioner.
I am committed to a lifetime of learning and exploring what it means to be human; applying ancient knowledge to modern times in a vastly diverse and ever-changing world. I study and practice with reverence for all of the people who have practiced before me; my teachers, their teachers, their teachers teachers, and so on, all the way back to the beginning of time.
Verena J. Smith, L.Ac.
A Gift of Health