Johanna Alper has been practicing acupuncture in Boulder, Colorado since 1981. Throughout her career, she has devoted herself to deepening her learning and fine-tuning her Classical Five-Element Acupuncture skills through ongoing study. Since 1996, she has been a member of the Master Apprentice Program™ under Professor J.R. and Dr. Judy Worsley.

Sharing the insights and expertise she's gained from treating patients in private practice, she also teaches at the Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture in Louisville, CO, where she is a primary faculty member.

Johanna received a Licentiate in Acupuncture from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in England in 1982. She earned her Bachelor of Acupuncture in 1986. In 1970, she was awarded a B.A. in Dance from San Francisco State. Johanna is also certified in Zero Balancing Structural Acupressure and Qigong. She has led meditation trainings in the United States and Europe since 1983.