About Daniel R. Bernstein, L. Ac. CH
As a Doctor of Asian medicine since 1995 and NY State Certified Hypnotherapist since 2005, Dr. Dan has treated over thirty-five thousand individuals, many of them for a decade, or more. After specializing in joint pain, his focus changed after studying Hypnotherapy, he found he was better able to treat digestive problems, such as IBS and, eventually, sleep disorders.
In 2020, after collating the observations he had gathered over time, he became a published author . His book, Rewired For Sleep: the 28-Day Insomnia Repair Program, became an instant best seller on Amazon and has received very positive feedback while helping people to get a full night’s rest. 
When asked what led him down this circuitous path, the Argentine born practitioner points to his musical roots and playing guitar with a band at CBGB’s, among other venues. Not long after receiving acupuncture for chronic insomnia (a musician burning the candle at both ends? Impossible!) Dr. Dan set aside his beloved ’68 Gibson 335, signed up for a four-year graduate program in Chinese medicine and never looked back. For the last twenty years he has utilized an integrative method using acupuncture, herbs and functional medicine along with hypnosis, when appropriate. The thing he is most proud of during his 31+ year career? Helping over 7,5oo people become non-smokers for good.
Over the years he has taught at university, worked with hedge-fund managers and in halfway houses treating drug-damaged women and loved all of it. As a specialist in sleep disorders, he lectures on the diverse ways people heal from insomnia, and how anxiety and stress are components that often need to be considered, and treated as well. If there is one thing he would tell everyone it is to practice mindful breathi
Licenses and Certifications:
• BS from University of Wisconsin
• 1995 Graduated College Traditional Chinese Health-Care as Acupuncture Physician
• Nationally Board Licensed (NCCAOM) in Acupuncture, New York State
• Graduate (New York NLP Center) in Level I & II Ericksonian Hypnosis.
• Member of National Guild Of Hypnotists (CH)
• Director of Blue Phoenix Wellness since 2000.
• Fluent In: Spanish, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Nutrition Testing and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
The Blue Phoenix philosophy is simple:
I believe that a practitioner’s ability to help another person is defined, at least in part, by the tools at their disposal. I use acupuncture, herbs, hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and hormonal balancing to that end. Today’s stressors are everywhere and may require new methods of treatment. Among the tools we use to that end are herbs and targeted supplements that help with detoxification from heavy metals, toxic chemicals, food allergens and immune-suppressants. Out of the various modalities at our disposal, the next most important step is to find the one that will most help the person heal.
This is our simple pledge: You will always in control of your treatment process. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.