Taganyahu Swaby

Taganyahu Swaby is a licensed acupuncturist & founder of Yaad Wellness in Catskill, NY.  In 2016, he co-founded The Lefferts Community Acupuncture at Minka Brooklyn.  Taganyahu also practices acupuncture in conjunction with Columbia County Mental Health Associates.  A graduate of Tri-State College of Acupuncture and has trained with Kiiko Matsumoto, Ross Rosen, Famous, Andrew Nugent-Head, Marcus DeGrazia and others. First-hand experience with autoimmune disease informs his approach: empowering patients to heal themselves by giving them the tools they need to cultivate their own wellbeing.  During sessions, he may practice other healing modalities including bodywork, classical Chinese medicine, energy work, &/or essential oils depending on a patient’s needs.  A 13-year practitioner of the internal martial arts.  He began studying acupuncture after training Qi Gong and Tai Qi Chuan, two forms of internal martial that, along with acupuncture, share the principle of Qi as their foundation