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Meet Kyle

Kyle Chapin, healer

Kyle has always been a healer.

Even during his early teenage years, he was the one that other kids would come to for a consoling or advice. Deciding to take a gap year from Law School, Kyle took his first class in Swedish massage at the Baltimore School of Massage in the summer of 1992. This ignited a fuse of devotion to the science of holistic healing. His curiosity lead him to the Southwest Institute of Myotherapy in Tempe, Az, earning an advanced certification in bodywork. As a life long student of Martial Arts, starting at the age of 5, he was introduced to the philosophies of the east and the engineering marvels of the human anatomy. The body is a machine of great frailty and, strength, that can cause immense destructioin and incredible healing. During his time in Arizona he not only learned how to care for strained muscles, as well forms of energetic healing touch (ex: such as Tui Na and trauma touch), as well as learning about how trauma leaves imprints upon the body, and the psyche, illuminating the connection between mind and body.

As Kyle began to practice massage, pain relief became of particular interest. Unraveling the nature of muscular pain became his specialty. Learning advance techniques in Neuromuscular therapy with Paul St. John, a leading teacher in the field of bodywork, gave Kyle unique skills and understanding how muscular pain manifests, lingers and is healed affectively.

After 10yrs of working in the field, Kyle had an inspiring moment to go back to school to become a Naturopathic Physician. He decided to return back to the East Coast to be near his family and full fill the science, anatomy and physiology prerequisites (being that his B.A. was in Eastern Philosophy). Once back in school, Kyle also got part time job at a bookstore cafe, that also happen to be the bookstore for an Acupuncture School, The Traditional Acupuncture Institute.

He started to get treatment from Thea Elijah, a graduate from this unique tradition of acupuncture, that focuses treatment on the spirit and body connection by using elemental archetypes.  After a few treatments Kyle realized this was the medicine he wanted to practice.  He realized that this special tradition would engage his chi in the same manner when he would meditate and practice Tai Chi and Qi Gong, it was real and powerful. 

For the last 20yrs, Kyle has continued his studies in Chinese medicine with scholars and practitioners of the highest magnitude; Heiner Freuhauf, Susan Johnson, Jefferry Yuen, Paul Unschuld, and Eva Wong are some of the best know.  Guiding patients to find and maintain balance is Kyle’s primary focus in the treatment room, as he says, “Balance is a moving, and our practices must be fluid.” Balance with their life style, diets, and exercise to have more energy, for greater vitality and longevity.  Balance that will resolve the nature of their pain to improve physical performance. Balance that will bring a greater peace for the mind and spirit.

“Acupuncture and herbs are two of the world’s most widely practiced forms of medicine”

The science of Chinese Medicine has transcended through the centuries. To practice this science is to be an artist, because it is necessary to blend logic and intuition, emotion and feeling, symptoms and syndromes, guide and counselor. To understand illness, it is necessary to understand the person. A cough is not just a cough. Is it from a cold that has long past? Or, is it from unresolved grief? There are many contributing factors that must be evaluated to properly asses a persons state of health in order to evoke proper healing.
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The inability to resolve illness and pain, to evolve past self limitations are usually due to unresolved emotional issues. I want to better my self, but I don’t believe in myself. A worrisome person can have digestive issues, stomach ulcers, IBS. An angry/irritable person can have headaches, menstrual complications/pain, hypertension. These are just a few examples of how physical symptoms stem from emotional issues.

The true gift of Chinese Medicine is that it is one of very few, select forms of medicine that can actually address a physical symptom and an emotional imbalance at the same time. To evoke such healing, it is necessary to touch a person at their very essence, the core of their being. In my 35 years of experience in the Holistic healing field, I have yet to experience a form of medicine that is more powerful in results and precise in implementation.

The true gift of Chinese Medicine is that it is one of very few, select forms of medicine that can actually address a physical symptom and an emotional imbalance at the same time. To evoke such healing, it is necessary to touch a person at their very essence, the core of their being. In my 34 years of experience in the Holistic healing field, I have yet to experience a form of medicine that is more powerful in results and precise in implementation.

The intention of this clinic is to provide the people of Asheville a quality of care that will not only benefit the body, mind and spirit but the Community as a whole. We are only as strong as our healthiest link!