About Us

The Institute of American Acupuncture and Life Medicine (IAALM), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit health organization, was founded in 2002 for the purpose of raising the quality of healthcare, by bridging the gap between alternative and conventional medicine, by providing the highest quality of acupuncture medicine to all, regardless of ability to pay, by promoting consumer health education and by training professionals in the art and science of Kototama Energy Medicine. IAALM has provided direct healthcare services and education to the disadvantaged and under-served of the St. Louis community while training professionals in hands-on diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of Kototama Life Medicine. Currently, IAALM is sharing the wisdom and healing advances of Masahilo M. Nakazono (1918-1994), originator of Kototama Life Medicine, through workshops, distant learning, and publications.