“We have forgotten that life holds a unique story for us all. A thread made up of faint signs that lead to the manifestation of something unique. What the native people call ‘your medicine way.’ Something that only you can give to the world.”
Boyd Varty
Meet
Kyndl R Mueller
L. Ac, Dipl. OM, NCCAOM
Medicine for the Region
I am Kyndl R Mueller, L.Ac. and founder of TavaTaak Acupuncture Clinic. I earned my Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CSTCM) in Denver in 2015.
My life experience has unfolded and evolved in the shadows of Mount Tava, or “Sun Mountain” in respect to the original inhabitants of this area, the Colorado Mountain Ute people — the Tabeguache —

Running around the foothills of Mount Tava (i.e., Pikes Peak) during my formative years taught me of the importance of ecosystems, namely the human body’s ecosystem in relation to nature’s — it can be a truly symbiotic dance. This fuels my current dedication to whole-body, whole-ecosystem care.
The body has a genetic intelligence that can be enhanced and accentuated through holistic lifestyle choices in order to keep with the natural cycle and frequencies that resonate throughout the earth and within our environments.
Specialties in the practice of TCM include internal medicine, acupuncture, cupping and moxibustion in treatment of the whole body comprehensively and efficiently.
I am a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Colorado and am certified in acupuncture and Chinese herbology by the NCCAOM.

Tavataak Nattahsun
Tavataak Nattahsun represents medicine of the Sun and snow, healing support throughout the seasons. This concept has influenced my practice and inspired me to turn my Tavataak medicinal practice into an acupuncture clinic and herbal apothecary.
In Ancient Greece, Mt Pilio was said to be the healing grounds to Cheiron, the Healing Centaur. For me, the southern foothills of the Rockies became the site in which I chose to settle into practice, where the sun shines, the air thins, snow falls and spring water bubbles up tonifying minerals from deep within the ground.
Welcome to Tavataak Acupuncture clinic right here in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Nepal Clinic, Bajra Barahi Spring 2017

The beautiful people that made up our clinic team

Double rainbow appearance on the day we arrived in Bajra

Kiddos on mainstreet Bajra

Beginning of spring rice paddies, Bajra Barahi

Acupunturists studying X-ray's and discussing treatment strategies

Getting started in clinic for the day

Patients walking to clinic in the morning

Gram and Gramps waiting for treatment

Community style clinic

Needles for carpal tunnel

Traveler from the next village over waiting for a treatment

Sushila assisting with moxibustion

Cupping for shoulder pain

More acupuncture for back pain

Prayer flags in the breeze at a buddhist stupa

Discussing muscle involvement in neck pain

Treating knee pain, a common complaint

Electroacupuncture for back pain

Acupuncture for back pain

Misty morning view of the hindu temple entrance from the clinic

Bells at the temple after a jatra (festival)

View of the vegetable fields from above the clinic

Happy patient treating her knee pain

Classic acu-nap

Routine blood pressure check

The team of trusty translators

Points around the ear for tinnitus

Electro acupuncture for upper back pain

Moxibustion for digestive troubles

Curious kids coming by the clinic after school

Walking Gunaraj home after clinic

Brick house, classic Nepali architecture

Treated to popcorn during a visit to Sita's home

Gunaraj translating with a patient for me

Dr. Rob performing a vision test

Needles for back pain

Dao Ma (three needles) for scapular pain

Facial acupuncture for trigeminal neuralgia

Electroacupuncture to help motor function after stroke

Girl's trip down to the village

Textile shopping with the girls

Cauli field starting to take off in spring

Sorting foraged lalliguras (rhododendron) blooms

Have fun, the Nepali way on one of our hikes

Temple of the village goddess, Bajra Barahi

Bibek the clinic chef, taught me all about Nepali cooking

Morning time view from the clinic rooftop

Needling an arm with nerve damage

E stim treatment after motorbike accident

Testing motor function with one of our stroke patients

Master Tung hand and foot protocol for plantar fasciitis

Morning walk with Chandra and Ritesh

Cauli fields in full bloom

Madhu and his sweet little girl

My case study patient

When departing on a journey the Nepali say 'bisatari janus' - go slowly

Wishing us fond farewells at the end of our time in clinic

Saying goodbye to patients on the last day of clinic

The rice paddies of Bajra Barahi transforms in late spring

Lifelong colleagues and comrades