This medicine travels through teaching. Below is a documented record of confirmed engagements across medical, practitioner, and community settings.
Medical & clinical audiences
Acupuncture for the OMS Practice
A one-hour presentation and live needling demonstration for oral and maxillofacial surgeons on integrating acupuncture and Chinese medicine into surgical patient care, to improve outcomes and quality of life. Booked through the Ashi Collective, followed by Q&A.
Non-Pharmacologic Approaches to Pain
Invited by Dr. Asha Devereaux, MD, MPH, a Coronado physician quadruple board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonology, critical care, and holistic medicine, to present on acupuncture for pain relief during her clinical webinar on non-pharmacologic pain management.
Teaching practitioners
Release Chaotic Energy, Reclaim Energy & Vitality
Co-presented a continuing-education webinar for licensed acupuncturists and alchemical practitioners alongside Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy of the Alchemy Learning Center.
Community teaching
Daoist Alchemy Talk Series
A community lecture series covering Introduction to Daoist Alchemy, The 13 Ghost Points, and The Five Elements & Nine Palaces at The Divine Bubble Metaphysical Boutique.
Gay Men's Spiritual Retreat
Keynote and workshop on Daoist Alchemy and the Five Elements, addressing body image and recovery from addiction through Chinese medicine and Daoist alchemy.
Press & mentions
Community Highlights: Meet Diego Garcia
A published profile in SD Voyager's Community Highlights series for San Diego practitioners and business owners. The article appears under the practice's original name, Gateway Acupuncture & Wellness.
"Health is not something I do; it is who I am."
Ghost Heart / Ghost Road: Who's in the Driver's Seat?
Named by hosts Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman as a senior student and co-presenter on the Release Chaotic Energy webinar. This is a mention, not a guest appearance.
For speaking inquiries: info@gatewayacu.com