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Maria Spuller has a Diplomate in Asian Bodywork Therapy, an honor bestowed by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is a North Carolina Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (#4) and was a founding member of the NC licensing board. Maria is trained in Chinese Tuina and recognized as a Certified Practitioner (#851), as well as a Registered Instructor, with the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA^®). She served on the AOBTA^® board of directors for 14 years and recently stepped down after 4 years of serving as President. The AOBTA^® is a membership organization dedicated to the promotion and standards of quality Asian-based bodywork forms.

Maria has been working professionally in the field of Asian Bodywork Therapy since 1992. She received her early training as a Holistic Health Practitioner from the International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) in San Diego, CA and received additional training in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Chengdu University of TCM in China. Maria has also completed a two-year Clinical Integration program with acupuncturist and author Lonny Jarrett, learning to move the traditions of Chinese Medicine forward into the next millennium. Maria is continually refining her skills in Chinese Medical training (Bodywork, Qigong and Theory) through seminars, conferences, Taoist Sanctuaries, etc. which keeps connections strong and learning ongoing. Her focus these days is to study as much as possible with Taoist Priest and Classical Chinese Medicine teacher Jeffrey Yuen.

Maria is also proficient in the work of Tom Bowen, Bowtec and Neurostructural Integration Technique (NST) both of which she has studied through advanced levels since 1997.

With the addition of a Masters in music, Maria gracefully combines the many aspects of the arts and life experience into her work. In her private practice in North Carolina, she specializes in treating clients with problems such as autoimmune disorders, as well as orthopedic issues such as tendonitis. Maria works closely with health care professionals of every background and tradition, including but not limited to: Classical Chinese, Allopathic, Indigenous, Homeopathic and Psychological. Maria also teaches Chinese Medicine and Asian Bodywork Therapy around the country.

“External heaven radiates as sunlight and all that comes to us. Internally, heaven radiates from our hearts and is fueled by jing, qi, and shen. The ten thousand things are transient manifestations, illusions that come and go. The reality is heaven without and heaven within are one. Medically the false sense of one’s self as being one of the 10,000 things is ignorance, which leads, ultimately, to the waste of a life.” lj