Meet Our Practicioners & Staff
Dr. Ahna Bridenbaugh, LAc, Owner & CEO
Meet Dr. Ahna Bridenbaugh, LAc, the mastermind behind our clinic since 1996!
She graduated cum laude with a master’s degree from the Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, California, in 1995 and has been thriving in her successful private practice in Sedona ever since!
With her exceptional acupuncture expertise and herbal knowledge, Dr. Ahna Bridenbaugh, L.Ac., has been a health champion at Amazing Acupuncture & Asian Medicine, PLLC assisting thousands of patients in overcoming their health challenges!
Now semi-retired, she’s thrilled to present our dynamic duo of acupuncturists, Volodar Kuzyk, LAc, and Ya-Fang Kuo, LAc, our outstanding primary care acupuncturists. Dr. Ahna still makes guest appearances for patients by request, all while being the fabulous CEO and owner of the clinic. Her love for healing is as strong as ever!
Ya-Fang Kuo, L.Ac., MAc. OM grew up in Taiwan where Chinese medicine and Tui Na (Chinese style of bodywork) were part of daily life and becoming an acupuncturist has been the natural progression in her professional development and approach to medicine. Her dedication to helping patients while practicing Tui Na and Acupressure therapy since 2008 led her to study Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
She completed her master’s degree in Oriental Medicine in 2019 at the Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine. During her years of practice, she has helped her patients with a variety of issues by integrating multiple styles of acupuncture including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Saam (Korean 4 needle technique), Dr. Tan balance method, and Master Tung’s points together with other Chinese healing modalities.
Ya-Fang provides individually designed treatments which may include acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy, Tui Na massage, acupressure, cupping, moxibustion, gua sha, nutritional and exercise guidance. With every session her goal is to bring balance to the mind, body and spirit to relieve pain, heal and foster healthy lifestyles.Ya-Fang is honored to provide quality compassionate health care using traditional Chinese medical treatments.
Volodar Kuzyk, L.Ac., M.S. is a licensed acupuncturist who has over 25 years of practicing acupuncture in multidisciplinary clinic settings, working with chiropractors, neurologists, orthopedic doctors, occupational and physical therapists.
Volodar is certified nationally by the NCCAOM in Oriental Medicine. Volodar is currently licensed to practice acupuncture in Montana, Utah, and Arizona. He received his Bachelor of Arts from UCLA in 1991. He graduated from Meiji College in 1998 with a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. In 2004, he studied Orthopedic Acupuncture at Cedars-Sinai Hospital with Fred Lerner, DC.
With a solid understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and the bio-electric nature of our bodies, Volodar specializes in addressing the mind-body-spirit continuum, utilizing the techniques of acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, far-infrared, microcurrent, and nutrition.
Throughout his career he has worked with all sorts of patients, including athletes, veterans, children, teenagers, work injury, and just good old fashioned people.
Melina is our Office Manager
Mary Lamb is the Billing Specialist for all insurance.
Sofia is our Administrative Assistant.
Ancient Asian Healing Modalities We Use
Our Goal
We aspire to reach an unlimited amount of people whom we can help to achieve personal healing of the body, mind, and spirit, as well as growth and rejuvenation.
Focus Keenly on Self- Healing
Find enlightenment and embody the I am spirit on the third earth plane. You exist as God’s co-creator. Know what you’ve been creating for yourself and what you have been manifesting.
Focus on wellness and the higher vibrations of attunement. Lower vibrations lead to chronic illness and the slow death of every single one of the 37 trillion cells.
As your I Am practitioner, we guide you to a higher vibrational frequency that will subtly heal your 37 trillion cells.
