{"id":21619,"date":"2018-08-23T15:10:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=21619"},"modified":"2020-11-12T01:45:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T08:45:12","slug":"why-the-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2018\/08\/why-the-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Name Change?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">From Humble Beginnings&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today is a day of humble reflection as I remember the story of Miridia Technology.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When this company began over 15 years ago, it had a single employee\u2014who didn&#8217;t even know that he was an employee (yet). I was still a student and had just been introduced to Ryodoraku acupuncture. I loved the idea of objective evidence of Qi balance, but I noticed a gap\u2014<em><strong>something was missing.<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;The pencil-and-paper approach I was taught didn&#8217;t do justice to the potential power of Ryodoraku.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rs1880_img_20031121_172801-4.jpg\" alt=\"Miridia\" class=\"wp-image-21630\" width=\"319\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rs1880_img_20031121_172801-4.jpg 2288w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rs1880_img_20031121_172801-4-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rs1880_img_20031121_172801-4-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rs1880_img_20031121_172801-4-1024x766.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>I saw the need for my patients to understand and visualize Qi\u2014a tangible way for their progress to be measured, stored, displayed and shared.<\/strong> I knew that acupuncture was powerful, but the old-school method I&#8217;d learned on paper needed to be re-visualized for the computer age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\"><p class=\"has-regular-font-size has-very-dark-gray-color\">So, with the objective of solving this problem, I contacted an engineer friend, and my brother, who is a software developer, and we created <a href=\"https:\/\/acugraph.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AcuGraph<\/strong><\/a>. I couldn&#8217;t have foreseen then that so many practitioners would catch the vision of AcuGraph, <em><strong>and that this product could improve so many lives and help so many practitioners thrive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Miridia Technology Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5158.jpg\" alt=\"miridia\n\" class=\"wp-image-21623\" width=\"374\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5158.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5158-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_5158-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, the reach and goals of Miridia Technology have expanded. New practitioners and employees have come aboard. New problems are being addressed. <strong>Beyond AcuGraph, we develop and sell numerous acupuncture products.<\/strong> We offer training, certifications and support. We travel and we teach. But always, our foremost goal and our forever vision is to bring more light into the field of acupuncture\u2014to help <em>you<\/em> advance, <strong>so<\/strong> <strong>that<\/strong> <strong>you<\/strong> <strong>can<\/strong> <strong>help more people heal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Yesterday, a somewhat symbolic culmination of years of hard work, progress and expansion occurred as we changed the name of our Facebook page from &#8220;AcuGraph&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miridiatech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8220;Miridia Acupuncture Technology.&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> This page was created a long, long time ago. Back then, all that we had was AcuGraph. <strong>AcuGraph began our story, and it is our most recognizable, powerful product. That will never change.&nbsp;<\/strong>But <strong><em>we<\/em><\/strong> are Miridia Acupuncture Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no end to the discoveries we hope to make, knowledge we intend to share, and tools we want to build. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To reflect our commitment to expansion, discovery and growth,<strong> we invite you to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miridiatech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> follow Miridia Acupuncture Technology on Facebook,<\/a> give us a like, and let us know how we can serve you better.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your ideas are just as important and powerful as that idea long ago\u2014the idea that started this company. The idea that keeps us ever moving forward. From all of us at Miridia Technology, thank you for believing in us. And thank you for believing in AcuGraph!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Follow Miridia Technology on Facebook!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like us on Facebook here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miridiatech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>www.facebook.com\/miridiatech\/&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each day we post our favorite acupuncture articles, practice tips, product spotlights, and info on our sales, live training and other exciting things happening in the acupuncture world! We want you to take part in the excitement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like us on Facebook here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miridiatech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.facebook.com\/miridiatech\/&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-23-at-2.48.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Miridia\" class=\"wp-image-21631\" width=\"424\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-23-at-2.48.11-PM.png 1760w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-23-at-2.48.11-PM-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-23-at-2.48.11-PM-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-23-at-2.48.11-PM-1024x932.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. You can also find us on Youtube at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/miridiatech\/\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/miridiatech\/.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We share short training videos, webinars, quick tips for acupuncturists and more on our YouTube channel! We&#8217;d love to see you subscribe! By subscribing, you&#8217;ll be notified each time we post a new video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have ideas on acupuncture videos we should make? Shoot us an email at <strong>help@miridiatech.com<\/strong>, and we&#8217;ll take your ideas into consideration. We&#8217;re always looking for ways to better serve our customers and help them reach their highest potential as healers. Thank you for your support and for all the good you do in the world. You inspire us daily!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Adrian Larsen&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/square-2.jpg\" alt=\"miridia\" class=\"wp-image-21626\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/square-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/square-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Humble Beginnings&nbsp; Today is a day of humble reflection as I remember the story of Miridia Technology.&nbsp; When this company began over 15 years ago, it had a single&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,383,1,116],"tags":[19,1574,1379,1572,1573],"class_list":["post-21619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acugraph-4","category-dr-adrian-larsen","category-general","category-marketing-2","tag-acugraph","tag-dr-adrian-larsen","tag-facebook","tag-miridia","tag-social-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why the Name Change? 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