BRIAN LAU, AP, CSMA is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy, palpation, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), acupuncture and myofascial release techniques.
Brian is the primary dissector for AcuSport Education's 3-Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist, the top advanced training for TCM practitioners. Additionally, he regularly leads 5-day dissections for physician assistant students at the University of Tampa. He also teaches anatomy and physiology, channel anatomy, and qigong at Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Bradenton, FL, where he regularly leads 2- and 3-day dissections for the student body. His main focus is on integrating Western anatomical information with the Chinese medical channel system and he has developed an anatomical model of the channel system which he applies to acupuncture, manual therapy and movement.
Brian is also a veteran tai chi and qigong instructor. He owns and operates Ideal Balance Center for Acupuncture and Sports Medicine in Tampa, Florida, and teaches channel based functional movement through Jingjin Movement Training.
