Avi Magidoff L.Ac. has been practicing acupuncture for some 30+ years, first in San Francisco, then in Portsmouth NH. He has treated patients in many countries and continents while traveling, teaching and on retreats.
He attributes the success of the unique Japanese style of acupuncture he utilizes to three main factors:
(a) the reliance on abdominal diagnosis and confirmation of results
(b) persistent tracking of current problems to possible past injuries which still have a hold on the body, while clearing the past in order to be fully alive in the present moment.
(c) looking at each individual, seeking to freshly interpret the ancient wisdom texts to see how to create new clinical ideas that work for each patient.

He is known for his no-nonsense and compassionate approach and understanding. His acupuncture style is unique and obtains quick and lasting results.

Avi is a well known teacher of Japanese acupuncture, especially Nagano-Matsumoto genres. He is a second generation practitioner and from an early age has been exposed to the Alexander Technique, dance and movement, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Buddhist meditation, all of which have shaped his understanding of the human body and mind.

A graduate of the San Francisco College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (1991), Avi has additionally spent many years studying with, and assisting, Kiiko Matsumoto and Daoist priest Jeffrey Yuen. In 1993 he founded the Acupuncturists Support Group to promote educational excellence in the field of acupuncture and to promote the work of luminaries such as Jeffrey Yuen, Kiiko Matsumoto, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee, Jiang Jian-Fu, Yoshihiro Kawai, and others.

Avi is a popular lecturer, teaching his style of acupuncture throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. He is highly regarded in the acupuncture community for his classes and publications, his understanding of Chinese medicine, his generous sharing of information and support of other acupuncturists as mentor and consultations. He has published numerous articles on gynecology, neurology, pain management, and Daoist aspects of Chinese medicine and was a regular contributor to the California Journal of Oriental Medicine and the European Journal of Oriental Medicine.