Don Kimon Lightner, L.Ac.
Herbalist & Acupuncturist
for appointment please call: (520) 975-3983
Don Kimon Graduated from the Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in January 2000. He has studied with Master Wang Jin Huai, Wang Ju-Yi and Xia Peiqi, among others. He has been the Herbalist for Yong Sheng Herbs since 2012, former Academic and Clinic Dean of Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, has taught Differential Diagnosis, Chinese Internal Medicine, Clinic Skills, Point Location, uses and combining of points, and the history and philosophy of the I-Ching. He also teaches the herbal classic texts Shang Han Lun and Wen Bing Lun - the etiology, progression and treatment of epidemic diseases.
The beauty of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine is that there are many ways to treat the same imbalance or condition. Don draws from many of the different traditional and modern styles of acupuncture. As a master herbalist he applies the ancient wisdom from the classics as a foundation and builds upon that vast knowledge by utilizing modern pharmacological research to create potent formulas which are tailored to the individual and modern diseases. He loves to solve complex problems.
Don is a master of the Urasenke Chado Tradition of Tea (Japanese tea ceremony), scholar, artist, cyclist, and has studied martial arts for over 25 years.
NCCAOM Nationally Board Certified