I have never experienced a healing modality that works so directly and effectively. My continued journey for personal growth led me to Breathwork. My studies in Chinese Medicine have colored the lens through which I view the world, that we are intrinsically connected to this earth and to each other, that you treat the person not the illness and that all diseases are rooted in the spirit. I wanted to learn more and found the teacher I was looking for in Master Acupuncturist and Taoist priest Jeffrey Yuen. Initially I had sought treatment for physical reasons, but I was amazed at the effect it had on my emotional state.
Acupuncture is an invitation within, an integration of body, mind and spirit. The first time I received acupuncture I felt like I had found a language I already knew, but had forgotten. In Taoism the practice of alchemy is to turn the spirit to gold, my intention in working with you is to hold a space that potentiates the transformation of your greatest wounds into your greatest assets, your deepest fears into your strongest allies and which allows you to recognize the value in all the parts of yourself. My passion in my practice is to help others walk a path of transformation in their lives, to open doors to hope and wellness, to live deeply and richly while we are here and to find joy and laughter in the process. He lives with his wife and daughter in the mountains of Asheville, NC.Healing isn’t done to you, it’s a co-creation. His interests include Integrative Medicine, food as medicine, and local, sustainable living. Today, Chad specializes in sports injuries, repetitive strain disorders, and other orthopedic conditions. By age twenty, Chad was a third degree black belt in Isshogai Ryu Karate-Do. As a young child he observed masters resetting bones, healing injuries, and manipulating Qi. He reached his first degree black belt at age eleven and spent a month living and training with Master Roy Kurban.
Quite literally raised in a dojo, he studied directly under Soke George G.
He began his studies in Martial Arts at age eight. BackgroundĬhad’s interest in personal health and wellbeing began at an early age. Chad integrates each style and approach into his practice according to patient need. The NADA protocol encourages serious detoxification and community wellness through the use of a standardized auricular acupuncture treatment to support behavioral health, including addictions, mental health, disaster and emotional trauma. Zheng Gu Tui na incorporates Qi Gong, Medical Massage, Chinese herbs, liniments, and plasters, to treat sports injuries, acute trauma, and musculoskeletal dysfunction.Īdditionally, he trained in the NADA protocol (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) at the renowned Lincoln Recovery Center in the Bronx. Additional TrainingĬhad also had the honor of studying advanced Chinese Medical Massage – Zheng Gu Tui na – under the tutelage of Tom Bisio and Frank Butler. He also studied Yang style Qi Gong and Tui Na (Chinese Medical Massage) under Master Fukui Yang. He began at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine with an AOS in Massage Therapies, studying Chinese Medical Massage, Shiatsu, Thai Yoga Massage, the History of Chinese Medicine, Aromatherapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Reflexology, and Alexander Technique. After Hurricane Katrina, He relocated to New York City, to begin his formal study of Chinese Medicine. Prior to this Chad graduated from the Central Louisiana School of Therapeutic Massage (2002) and began practicing Massage Therapy in New Orleans. He continues to study and train with Kiiko Sensei – a living master- in Japan (2016) and in the states multiples times per year. Most notably, he studied extensively under the dynamic guidance of Master Kiiko Matsumoto in Japanese Kiiko Matsumoto Style (KMS), which features palpation of the abdomen and channels as a powerful diagnostic tool. This provided a solid foundation of both organ theory (zang fu) and channel theory (jing luo) – a rare combination of study as most students learn one or the other to start. Sharon Zhao, and Five Element and Alchemical Acupuncture with Lorie Dechar. Mark Seem, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with Dr.
At Tri-state he studied multiple styles including Acupuncture Physical Medicine (APM) with Dr. Chad Johnson earned a Masters of Science Degree in Acupuncture from Tri-state College of Acupuncture in 2011.