October 29, 2025
Compassionate Practitioner Inspired by Natural Alternatives Offers Effective Solutions
By Cynthia McFarland
Compassionate Practitioner Inspired by Natural Alternatives Offers Effective Solutions
Dr. Kassie Sorokach
Recognition & awards: Best Acupuncturist – Lake & Sumter Style Best of the Best 2024 and 2025 Best Sumter County Acupuncture Practice – Sumter Times 2025
Acupuncture Inspiration: When I worked in a neurologist’s office in 2018, I saw that many patients would be given multiple medications. When those didn’t work, they’d come back and be given different medications. It was just masking the pain, not solving the actual problem. I wanted to be able to provide people with another option and give them a natural alternative to medication. Owner of Divine Acupuncture & Wellness in Bushnell, the acupuncture practice she opened in May 2023— www.divine-acupuncture.com
Most common misconception about acupuncture: That it’s only for pain relief. It’s good for so many things. It helps with hormone imbalances, digestive issues, autoimmune conditions, allergies and much more.
I get the most satisfaction in my career: When people come back for follow-up visits and say acupuncture is the only thing that’s given them relief.
I’d most like to be known for: People having a personal experience when they’re here and know that I’m listening to them. I also love teaching students pursuing their acupuncture degree and my online followers about how to work on their health naturally.
Motto I live by: Warm feet = happy qi. Wear the socks.*
Memorable life moment: Marrying the love of my life in a Renaissance-themed wedding, complete with table jousting games for guests. I wore a regal dress, but it definitely wasn’t your traditional wedding dress.
When I’m not working: I’m spending time with my kids aged 20 months and 7 years. We like going to the Florida Children’s Museum in Lakeland.
Four-legged family members: We have four cats at home and an office cat.
People would be surprised to know: I’ve been a wedding coordinator for eight years.
Fun fact: I can say my ABCs backwards.
*“QI,” phonetic: Chee, the practice that combines traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy, the vital life force that flows through the body and is supposedly regulated by acupuncture.
Photos: Nicole Hamel
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"I fell in love with words early on and knew from fourth grade that I wanted to be a writer,” says Cynthia McFarland. A full-time freelancer since 1993 and the author of nine non-fiction books, her writing has earned regional and national awards. Cynthia lives on a small farm north of Ocala; her kids have fur and four legs
