Joel Robbins has a bachelor’s degree in holistic nutrition from Bastyr University (2006) and a master’s in acupuncture and Oriental medicine from the Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine (2011). He is a certified instructor of Taichi, Bagua, and Qigong.
Degrees & Certifications
Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (SIOM, 2011)
Zheng Gu Tui Na Levels 1-3 Certification (SIOM, 2010)
Zen Shiatsu Level 1 Certification (Zen Shiatsu Seattle, 2008)
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition/Dietetics (Bastyr University, 2006)
Authorized Instructor: Qigong (Taoist Studies Institute, 2011)
Certified Instructor: Ba Gua and Tai Chi (Wutang PCA, 2004)
Training
Taoist Studies Institute • 2004-present
Classes in Chen style Taichi, push hands, Hun Yuan and Chan Si Qigong, Chinese nutrition, Taoist philosophy, meditation, constitutional assessment, Yang Sheng nourishing life practices.
Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine • 2008-2011
Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Comprehensive Chinese medical training in herbal medicine, Zheng Gu Tui Na bodywork certification, acupuncture and acupressure, moxabustion, cupping, nutrition and qigong.
Zen Shiatsu Seattle • Summer 2008
Level 1 certification. Instruction and practice of Zen Shiatsu and meridian stretching.
Bastyr University • 2004-2006
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Classes in holistic, whole foods nutrition, herbal medicine classes along with CADE certified dietetic training.
Wutang Physical Culture Association • 2002-2004
Certified Taichi and Bagua Instructor. Classes in Yang style Taichi, Lao Ba Zhang and Beijing Bagua Zhang, push hands, Qigong and Taoist meditation.
William C.C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan • March-August, 2002
Classes in Qigong and the 37 movement Yang form of the Chen Man Ching lineage
Herbalist Robin Rose Bennett • Summer 2003
Green Medicine Making. Instruction in the creation of teas, tinctures, salves, vinegars and other herbal products.
Ann Arbor Shaolin Kungfu • 2000-2002
Classes in Bagua, Xingyi, Qigong and Chinese martial arts.
Taichi Instructor Tasha Lebow • 1993-2001
Independent study in Yang style White Crane Taichi
Herbalist Bronwen Gates • June-August, 1997
Independent study in herbal medicine and wild plants.
Herbalist Ellen Weatherbee • 1993-1994
Classes in wild edible and medicinal plants through the Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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