Nancy Rakela, OMD, LAc
2228 Sixth Street,
Berkeley, California 94710
510.540.6267
Serving Berkeley,
Oakland, Albany, El Cerrito & the East Bay Area
Meet Nancy Rakela, OMD, LAc
Nancy Rakela, OMD, LAc is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a licensed acupuncturist practicing in Berkeley CA for over 30 years. Nancy's interest in acupuncture and herbal medicine began while she was studying in Japan on a junior year abroad program while attending UC Berkeley for her bachelors degree in Religious Studies.
After enrolling in one of the first oriental medicine programs in California, she graduated from American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco in 1985. Nancy has been a licensed acupuncturist in California and Diplomate with the National Commission of the Certification of Acupuncturists since 1985.
To further her study of oriental medicine, Dr. Rakela attended a post graduate program in Guangzhou, China in 1986, where she received advanced training in women's health and fertility treatment. She received her Doctorate of Oriental Medicine from Hong Kong's Postgraduate Institute of Oriental Medicine in 1988.
Since 1992 she has been a Diplomate of the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedic with a specialty in Acupuncture Orthopedics (a certification held by less the 5% of acupuncturists) enabling her to provide specialized treatment for acute and chronic pain from both Chinese and Western perspectives.
Dr. Rakela is member of the American Acupuncture Association, California Society of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and Open Pathways formerly Resolve of Northern California.
She has been a long time practitioner of yoga and meditation. Nancy teaches weekly yoga and meditation classes and
specialty mind body stress reduction classes for her fertility patients.
