Meet Your Practitioner
Megan (she/her) is a licensed, certified acupuncturist and herbalist trained in classical Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine from the four-year graduate program at Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts in Asheville, NC.
“I had the immense privilege of studying under Jeffry Yuen, an 88th generation Daoist priest, and many other scholar-physicians who brought the spirit of Chinese medicine into everyday practice. The knowledge imparted to me from my teachers has set the stage for practicing a well-rooted and historically meaningful medicine. Acupuncture is just one piece of Chinese medicine, which is a whole medical system that treats the whole person. Chinese medicine complements traditional Western medicine in its subtlety, which makes it the perfect place to turn when you are looking for gentle yet powerful care to heal the mind, body, and spirit. |
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Chinese herbal medicine is an important part of how I practice this medicine. Every treatment I give not only includes acupuncture, cupping, or Gua Sha but also an individualized Chinese herbal prescription that is tailored to your specific presentation. Herbal teas or teapills are an extension of our time in the treatment room and bring the treatment into your daily lifestyle.
In graduate school I enjoyed learning to treat everything from acute and chronic injuries to regulating menstrual cycles. Since starting private practice, I have had the pleasure of treating patients who are frustrated with dead ends in seeking care. I've seen time and time again that Chinese medicine is powerful enough to treat complicated or confusing cases.
I strive to create a safe and affirming space for all clients no matter their gender or sexual identity. Healing is part of seeking social justice, and that's very important to me as a white practitioner in East Asian medicine. I take the work seriously of trying to understand and dismantle white supremacy in small and large ways.
I've lived in Asheville for almost ten years now and I'm married to my lovely husband (they/them) and we have three children who are five years of age and younger. I love reading nonfiction, calling my elected officials, and laughing as often as possible. I look forward to walking with you on your individual path of healing.”
The Chinese Hippocratic Oath by Sun SiMiao, famous doctor of the Sui and Tang Dynasty (581–682 A.D.)
“A Great Physician should not pay attention to status, wealth or age; neither should he question whether the particular person is attractive or unattractive, whether he is an enemy or friend, whether he is a Chinese or a foreigner, or finally, whether he is uneducated or educated. He should meet everyone on equal grounds. He should always act as if he were thinking of his close relatives.”
In graduate school I enjoyed learning to treat everything from acute and chronic injuries to regulating menstrual cycles. Since starting private practice, I have had the pleasure of treating patients who are frustrated with dead ends in seeking care. I've seen time and time again that Chinese medicine is powerful enough to treat complicated or confusing cases.
I strive to create a safe and affirming space for all clients no matter their gender or sexual identity. Healing is part of seeking social justice, and that's very important to me as a white practitioner in East Asian medicine. I take the work seriously of trying to understand and dismantle white supremacy in small and large ways.
I've lived in Asheville for almost ten years now and I'm married to my lovely husband (they/them) and we have three children who are five years of age and younger. I love reading nonfiction, calling my elected officials, and laughing as often as possible. I look forward to walking with you on your individual path of healing.”
The Chinese Hippocratic Oath by Sun SiMiao, famous doctor of the Sui and Tang Dynasty (581–682 A.D.)
“A Great Physician should not pay attention to status, wealth or age; neither should he question whether the particular person is attractive or unattractive, whether he is an enemy or friend, whether he is a Chinese or a foreigner, or finally, whether he is uneducated or educated. He should meet everyone on equal grounds. He should always act as if he were thinking of his close relatives.”