Brooks Wuerdemann, DCEM, EMP, has dedicated his life to a diverse range of disciplines, including holistic health, technology, linguistics, and spiritual growth. Dr. Brooks’ rich educational and professional journey provides him with a truly unique and insightful approach to healing.

Dr. Brooks had been a student of qìgōng for fifteen years when his acupuncturist mentioned a nearby school. In that moment, a switch flipped, Dr. Brooks knew this was the work he was supposed to be doing.

The breadth of Chinese medicine is what fuels Dr. Brooks’ passion for it. He practices medical qìgōng, acupuncture and moxibustion, Chinese herbal medicine, and dietary therapy, always following the classical instruction that the physician blends whatever methods the patient requires for best healing.

Each method engages a different aspect of the physical, energetic, and spiritual body, making it possible to adjust therapy to the individual. Dr. Brooks’ training also carries a ritual and spiritual dimension. This spiritual realm being present as a clinical context was maintained in the imperial academies from the beginning of Chinese medicine until the Ming dynasties. Dr. Brooks has found that keeping this spiritual realm present in the clinic allows for a fuller understanding of a person’s complete health or disease condition, and therefore, more complete healing.

APPROACH

Dr. Brooks approaches each patient as a complex individual with physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, all of which are influencing each other and creating the whole person who can be supported through treatment and education. His work rests on three things: purging, supplementing, and regulating (PSR).

Purging means clearing out stagnation. Stagnation can refer to many conditions that create disharmony in the body; referring to a condition simply as stagnation, rather than “I have migraines,” can help dissolve emotional anchors of disease that keep it more easily connected to the body.

Supplementing means increasing the upright qì in the body. Once stagnation is cleared out, it often leaves deficiency in its wake, this is where Dr. Brooks directs supplementation.

Regulating is the process of evening out the body’s biofield, ensuring that there is neither excess nor deficiency in any area.

The order of PSR depends on individual assessment. The order of treatment isn’t fixed nor is there a standard protocol as each person is unique with specific needs. No matter what treatment is applied, Dr. Brooks’ goal isn’t to heal the body, it’s to return the body to its natural balanced state so that it can heal itself.

EDUCATION

• 2012 — Master of Acupuncture, Tai Sophia Institute (now part of Notre Dame of Maryland University)
• 2012 — Medical Qìgōng Practitioner Certificate, Dr. Lisa VanOstrand
• 2015 — Master of Oriental Medicine, Maryland University of Integrative Health (now part of Notre Dame of Maryland University)
• 2020–2021 — Chinese Dietary Studies, Andrew Sterman
• 2024 — Doctor of Chinese Energetic Medicine, The Temple of Change and Transformation, a Daoist school of medical qìgōng and spiritual studies. Doctoral-level curriculum in Medical Qigong; conferred under religious exemption (26 USC §501(c)(3))

Dr. Brooks is an Acupuncture & Eastern Medicine Practitioner and holds licenses in both Washington State (ACUP.AC.61513282) and Maryland (U02028).

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Star Wuerdemann, MAc, EMP, is a healer and a writer who is always interested in the heart of the story. What are the stories you believe that are holding you back? What stories have you designed that are keeping your life small or your well-being stuck? She helps folks clear the way for the life they want to be living.

Star sought out acupuncture for herself in her early 20s for allergies, but was struck by the profound difference acupuncture had on her outlook on life and ability to manage her emotional wellbeing with grace.

After studying acupuncture, she pursued intensive training in energetic medicine with Dr. Fernand Poulin and discovered another powerful tool for changing how to engage with life.

Through studying writing and meditation with Natalie Goldberg, Star came to Zen Buddhism, eventually taking Jukai (lay ordination) in 2020.

Training & Background

• 2004 — Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature, Bryn Athyn College
• 2007 — Master of Acupuncture, Maryland University of Integrative Health (formerly Tai Sophia Institute)
• 2012 — 1st Year Certification in The Art & Science of Energetic Healing, White-Winds Institute
• 2013 — 2nd Year Certification in The Art & Science of Energetic Healing, White-Winds Institute
• 2016 — Advanced Training, Integrative Energetic Healing, White-Winds Institute
• 2020 — Jukai (lay ordination) in Soto Zen Buddhism, Clouds in Water Zen Center

From 2008 to 2016, Star was an Adjunct Faculty member at Maryland University of Integrative Health, teaching in the Acupuncture and Biomedicine Programs and supervising in the student clinic. Currently, most of the teaching Star does is about writing at OlyPages.

Star is an Acupuncture & Eastern Medicine Practitioner and holds licenses in both Washington State (ACUP.AC.61513285) and Maryland (U01623).

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