Maria Spuller Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM); NC-LMBT #4; AOBTA® Certified Practitioner, Registered Instructor

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 now serves as President of the AOBTA®, 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 two hundred years. 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.