Dr. Maryna Smolnikava

Dr. Maryna Smolnikava is the owner practitioner at LightBody Acupuncture in San Diego, with more than ten years of experience. She spent seven years in the corporate world before entering medicine, and she holds the Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) degree.

Her training covers both Western and Eastern medical models. She completed formal training in Chinese medicine and acupuncture, is licensed as an acupuncturist in California, holds NCCAOM certification, and is a certified massage therapist. She has also studied with indigenous healers in South America, medicine people in the Amazon, and traditional herbalists in Laos, and has trained alongside a High Priestess in Bali and learned from healers in Russia and from Hawaiian Kahunas.

Her focus areas include pain management, trauma recovery, emotional release and menopause treatment. She offers specialized treatment for people who have experienced a traumatic event.