Jodi Sta. Maria: I’m now a certified acupuncture detoxification specialist!

Actress Jodi Sta. Maria holding her certificate of completion from NADA Philippines. (Photo: jodistamaria/Instagram)

Being both an actress and mom is definitely not an easy job. Imagine breaking herself into million pieces just to juggle her jam-packed schedule at work attending various shoots and interviews and her duties and responsibilities as a parent that do not have specific working hours.

Perhaps this is impossible to do, but Jodi Sta. Maria proves that it can be done. In fact, these works do not seem to tire her enough because aside from being an actress and a mother, Jodi too, is a student taking up Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Southville International School and Colleges, where she topped the Dean’s List last August with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.800.

As she continues to become an inspiration to her millions of fans, Jodi shares another achievement in her life — that she is now a certified acupuncture detoxification specialist.

Posting an all-smiles photo of herself flaunting her certificate of completion from the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) – Philippines on Friday, Jodi wrote, “After a week of intense training, I found a better appreciation for those actively practicing this.”

“When you start your day healing people from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., you realize that this is hard work. It is when we meet others’ needs that out needs are satisfied in the process. By healing an individual, you heal a community,” she added.

For the Sana Dalawa ang Puso actress, an individual does not need to be a medical practitioner to help in community wellness, it just has to be someone who “cares” for others well-being.

During her training period, Jodi also added that she was able to meet new people and made new friends who she knows will eventually become part of her family as they “share the same advocacy.”

“I am truly grateful for all that I have learned here and I am fired up to share it with you!” she ended.

Her fans, of course, congratulated Jodi, with some of them seem to be interested in signing up for the training.

NADA Philippines is an organization that supports the use of NADA protocol or the five-point auricular acupuncture. According to its website, NADA Protocol is being used in various countries for addictions and behavioral health treatment.