The Therapist, Rene Magritte
“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
Kyndl R Mueller
L. Ac, Dipl. OM, NCCAOM
Practicing Medicine for the Region
Kyndl R Mueller, L.Ac. MSOM and founder of Source Qi Standard -
“Earning a 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 at the foot of mount Tava, Sun Mountain, growing up here in Colorado Springs. The native ritual of the land was said to be a journey up the mountain in ceremony to seek wellness from ailments of the body, and answers to the questions of the mind. To do this, is to reconnect with the heart through the pink granite, going slowly, in reverence of the weather in all that it brings, and with that an understanding of resilience is rooted deep within.
This was the source of my learned experience during my formative years, teaching me of the importance of ecosystems, namely the human body’s ecosystem in relation to nature’s — it can be a truly symbiotic dance — and can be tapped into through innate experiences within your inner and outer environments. 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, the frequencies that resonate throughout the earth and within our environments.
Specialties in the practice of TCM include internal medicine, acupuncture, cupping, gua sha 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.”
La Fenêtre de Mélusine, Rene Magritte
“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch another human soul be just another human soul.”
Carl Jung
Source Qi Standard in the Rockies
Source Qi Standard represents the standard of medicine, healing support throughout the seasons.
“ One who would nourish life surely follows the changes of the four seasons.” - Nei Jing
This concept has influenced my practice and inspired me to turn my therapeutic medicinal practice philosophy that is Source Qi Standard into an acupuncture clinic, place of wellbeing and herbal pharmacy with Apothecary of the Sun.
In Ancient Greece, Mt Pilio was said to be the healing grounds to Cheiron, the Centaur and Healer and a great mountain holds great healing energy. For me, the southern foothills of the Rockies became the site in which I chose to settle into practice, under Mt Tava, where the sun shines, the air thins, snow falls and spring water bubbles up tonifying minerals from deep within the ground.
Welcome to Source Ai Standard right here in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Colorado Salt Cave.
Steps along the journey…
Nepal Acupuncture Clinic, Bajra Barahi Spring 2017
Nahuatl Studies on Qi, interior Mexico Winter 2022
Immersion with the Ancients, Egypt Fall 2025
Nepal.
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