My internal martial arts journey started in 1998 when I met my master Shi Guolin in NY. Under his tutelage, at the Shaolin Temple Overseas Headquarters, I focused on learning Yin Qigong with emphasis on Da Mo Yi Jin Jing as taught at the Shaolin monastery in China as well as his personal approach to qigong. Through my teacher’s good friend, Master Ren Guang Yi I was also exposed to Chen Style Tai Chi during this time. I stayed with master Shi Guolin until 2012 when I moved to NC, when I decided to pursue Chen Tai Chi since I glimpsed a lot of crossover to what I had already learned. I then had the privilege to meet Chen Style Tai Chi Master Wang Hai Jun who I have been following since 2016.

I have been a teacher of mathematics since 1998 and I hope to transmit the internal concepts of qigong with the same pedagogical fervor and with much appreciation for the time and effort my teachers imparted to me. To which I am forever grateful. ###Amituofo

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I have been a practicing physician for over 20 years. My training began in New York, where I completed both my residency and geriatrics fellowship. Following that, I joined Memorial Sloan Kettering, where I spent five years immersed in cancer care, deepening my understanding of complex illness and the strength of the human spirit. I later joined the geriatrics team at Mission Hospital in Asheville, serving as an attending and mentoring fellows to improve the quality of care for older adults.

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For the past 13 years, I have worked as a Hospitalist at Mission Hospital, practicing acute internal medicine. I continue this work today, alongside a broader vision of medicine that honors both evidence and intuition. My approach has been shaped not only by clinical experience, but also by

my upbringing in a family of physicians who practiced medicine as a lifelong art—one rooted in presence, curiosity, and care. I believe deeply that healing begins when we take the time to understand the root, not just the symptom.

In pursuit of a more complete understanding of the body and mind, I have completed additional training in Functional Medicine, IV infusion therapies, and Medical Acupuncture for Physicians.

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I am also educated in native herbal medicine, which I view as a profound biochemical ally — complementing, and at times offering an alternative to, conventional pharmaceuticals and their side effects.

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Through acupuncture, I have come to understand that healing can occur on multiple levels. On one side, there is the physical body, with its symptoms and treatments. On the other, there is a more subtle level—an energetic field of patterns and frequencies through which the body communicates and self-regulates. Both are real, both are vital, and together they allow for a more complete approach to healing.This integrative path is not separate from Western medicine, but rather, a way of deepening its reach.

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In my practice, I maintain close collaboration with specialists across disciplines, including Functional Medicine, permaculture, and earth-based healing workshops—inviting the body to reconnect with the rhythms of nature and the quiet intelligence of healing. We also offer Qi Gong classes as a gentle and powerful practice to support balance, breath, and inner vitality.

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In my free time, I enjoy being with family, traveling, and discovering the Divine in the most subtle, ordinary moments—where quiet beauty often reveals itself. Gentle-Water-Ripples_edited_edited_edited_edited.jpg

I have been a practicing physician for over 20 years. My training began in New York, where I comp... Read More