About Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture
Acupuncturist Anthony Fazio, L.Ac., C.A. is nationally certified and licensed (in NY and NJ) to practice acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. He began his studies of Asian healing arts in 1987, at the Ohashi Institute of Shiatsu, completing the advanced shiatsu levels and basic instructor training. In 1991 he began his acupuncture training at TriState Institute in Stamford, Connecticut, transferring to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC in 1993. At TriState and Pacific, he trained in diverse acupuncture styles including Vietnamese, People’s Republic of China (Traditional Chinese Medicine-TCM), Korean, Japanese, and Classical Chinese. At Pacific, he also studied TCM style of herbology. Graduating from Pacific in 1996, he traveled to China to study at Heilongjiang College of Acupuncture in Harbin. Upon his return to the US, Anthony opened his acupuncture practice in Suffern, NY and Morristown, NJ. Anthony pursued further education in Classical Daoist Herbology, studying for three years with Jeffrey Yuen at the Swedish Institute in NYC. In 2000, Anthony and his family moved to Ithaca, NY, where they established a private practice, naming the business Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture.
In addition to maintaining his practice in Ithaca, Anthony is an Adjunct Instructor in the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine graduate school of the New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, NY. He teaches Tai Ji Quan, and the History and Philosophy of Chinese Medicine, a course he designed and composed. He has been on the teaching staff since the program began in 2003.
Anthony has studied martial arts for twenty years, including Aikido, Iaido, Yang style Tai Ji Quan, and both Daoist and Buddhist Qi Gong.
Jennifer Parr M.P.H., M.S., L.Ac. Acupuncturist Jennifer Parr, M.P.H., M.S. L.Ac., is nationally certified and licensed to practice acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She began her career of health and wellness in 1996 as a graduate of Ithaca College School of Health Science and Human Performance. As a health educator she provided support, advocacy and prevention services for women, youth and families living with HIV. She later completed a Masters Degree in Public Health at University of MA/Amherst and spent several years as a clinical education specialist for New York State Department of Health. She continued her career in health and wellness by entering the School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at New York Chiropractic College(NYCC)in 2005. During her studies there she completed several clinical internships. In addition, she traveled to China to study acupuncture and herbal medicine at Hang Zhou Hospital in Zhejiang province of China. As a graduate of NYCC in 2008, she holds a Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine as well as a national certification in herbal medicine from NCCAOM. She now continues her career in health and wellness as an acupuncturists and herbalists at Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture with Anthony Fazio L.Ac., C.A.
Dr. Matthew Dillon was born in Ithaca. He attended both the Alternative Community School and Ithaca High School. Dr. Dillon earned his chiropractic
pre-requisite education and an associate’s degree at Tompkins Cortland Community College. He attended Sherman Chiropractic College in Spartanburg, SC, where he completed his Doctor of Chiropractic degree. The philosophy of Sherman states that chiropractic is based on a vitalist perspective that recognizes an innate intelligence in which the brain and nervous system controls and maintains optimal health. Interference with the nervous system can lead to a change in health most obviously manifested as disease or loss of function. Beyond this, said interference can affect performance on many levels, some easily observed and others more subtle.
As a student, Matthew presented lectures to fellow students on the art and philosophy of Chiropractic. As a senior student he mentored students in spinal adjustments. Dr. Dillon has been licensed to practice in New York since 2003. He brings a together both unique lifelong experiences in massage and conservative, specific chiropractic methods and techniques. Matthew’s life and work are grounded in the philosophies of vitalism and yoga. He firmly believes these principles are integral to other forms of healing and that all these modalities are essential to the recovery of natural health.
Some feel that modern-day chiropractors have assumed that liberal spinal manipulation has a positive effect on the human frame. A small percentage of traditional chiropractors still believe that only precise and specific adjustments of the spine should be performed. They also believe that liberal or frequent manipulation can, in some cases, exacerbate an existing or create a new misalignment. Dr. Matthew Dillon regards himself as a proud member of the ‘old school’ of precise and specific chiropractic treatment.
Pat Dolson, Office Manager, has had several careers. Trained in Theater Lighting and Design at Ithaca College and Carnegie-Mellon University, she worked in regional theatre in New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Changing direction, Pat returned to Ithaca to work at a vice president’s office in Cornell University. She used early first word processors and became interested in computing and database design. Wanting to live and work in New York City, she relocated to NYC in 1981 to begin an 18-year career with AT&T. While working at AT&T headquarters in NJ, she met Anthony at an introductory Aikido class. Years later, they married. Pat retired from AT&T in 1998, the better to assist Anthony with his work, and to help create Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture.