Purple Bells 'Awapuhi Health Sanctuary

"Acupuncture is grounded in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, with its practical and subtle understanding of health. With health understood, disease is put in context - health must be restored, rather than disease removed."
Peter Firebrace & Sandra Hill, Acupuncture: How It Works, How It Cures



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Linnie O'Flanagan, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

Linnie O'Flanagan, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

Linnie O'Flanagan is a nationally certified acupuncturist, licensed in the States of Hawai'i and California. She has a B.S. in Nutrition, an M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine. Linnie began working in the field of health in 1982, and has continued to broaden her skills by studying a variety of healing modalities, such as massage, craniosacral therapy, orthobionomy, and Western, Ayurvedic, and Chinese approaches to nutrition and herbal medicine. Her continuing education has included courses in women's health, traditional Chinese gynecology, psycho-neuro-immunology, cancer, hepatitis, diabetes, and the relationship between diet, hormones and mental health. She has also studied and taught dance and exercise for most of her life.


Linnie has a special interest in women's health, chronic and difficult to treat diseases, and emotional and spiritual health. In her private practice, she blends her knowledge of acupuncture, herbal medicine, Chinese, Ayurvedic and biomedical nutrition, ergonomics, exercise physiology, and manual therapies. Taking the time to listen with care, she provides support, education, and a safe place to heal for her patients.