Tyler White, L.Ac., MAOM

Tyler is a clinical acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and licensed by the state of North Carolina to practice medicine.

He received his Bachelor's degree from Brown University and a four-year Master's degree from Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts.  He is a student of renowned physician and 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffrey Yuen, a man who is passionate about making classical Chinese medicine accessible to modern society.  Likewise, Tyler has a strong focus in his clinical practice to maintain the traditional values of the medicine, bringing them to bear in a context of modern science.  

Tyler is most interested in the study and treatment of nervous system disorders; this encompasses all sorts of pain conditions, anxiety and stress patterns, headache, and disorders of cognitive and motor function including MS, ALS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Epilepsy, etc. These disorders are all treatable, and with the right regimen of herbs and acupuncture, dietary modifications, and lifestyle changes, the symptoms associated with these various disorders may be allayed, and with time, eliminated altogether. The human body, like any biological system, exists not in a static state, but in a dynamic balance, always shifting and striving toward equilibrium. Slight changes in environmental conditions yield slight shifts in the balance of the system. Over time, continuous exposure to an environmental pressure can produce a significant change in the way the body is operating. By applying multiple external pressures to the body at once (exercises, acupuncture, herbs, diet), all conspiring toward the same goal, changes may be effectively and swiftly achieved. Discipline is required to effect great change. Self-sabotage must be overcome. There are no incurable diseases, only incurable people.

“When it comes to my personal philosophy I am, above all, curious, seeking after understanding in every aspect of life. 

I believe that everything in life has purpose.  Nothing exists in isolation.  

I believe we come into this world with intention.  And everything -- every person and circumstance, every parking ticket and every glimpse of love -- is a part of that.  Likewise, I believe that disease has purpose.  From a stuffy nose to a cancer diagnosis, there is a reason and an objective to these manifestations.  My intention as a physician is toward illuminating the mystery behind disease.” 

Rupert Sheldrake's concept of morphic resonance elegantly synthesizes Jung's discussion of the collective unconscious, Einstein's concepts of quantum mechanics, and Waddington's epigenetics model under one umbrella that describes our relationship with our family, tribe, and all of humanity.  His work is dear to our hearts.  Find more about Sheldrake's research here.

In addition to medicine, Tyler has studied Daoist meditation and martial arts over the last twenty years.  He draws his practice from the Wudang San Feng school (武當三峰派) and the Hua Shan Yu Qing Huang Lao school (華山黃老派), a branch of the Shang Qing (上清) sect of Daoism.  He’s studied taijiquan, meditation, and qigong in the tradition of the Wudang San Feng sect with Master Zhong Xue-Chao (Master Bing) and Master Yun Xiang-Zeng (Master Chen). 

Wudang taijiquan is rooted in the Wudang mountains in Hubei, central China.  This area has been a Daoist monastic and cultural center for over a thousand years, housing temples as early as Tang Dynasty and attracting many ascetic practitioners even today.  Over the years it has become a cradle for the development of Daoist philosophy and especially internal martial arts, most notably taijiquan (太極拳) , baguazhang (八卦掌), and xingyiquan (形意拳), which are the three pillars of the internal martial arts.  

His other practice comes from Huashan, a mountain range in Shaanxi which also has a very long history as an important site for the development and practice of the Daoist arts. He has studied meditation, internal alchemy, qigong, and martial arts practices directly under Daoist Priest Master Jeffrey Yuen.  Master Yuen inherited the lineage of his adopted grandfather, the late Daoist Master Yu Wen (1872-1981) of the Yu Qing Huang Lao school.  Master Yu, also known by his Daoist name 玄雲 - Mysterious Cloud, was the grandmaster over a monastic style martial art called the Five Element Fist (五行拳). This style shares many similarities with a more well known style called White Eyebrow Fist (白眉拳).  After the death of Master Yu, his grandson Master Yuen inherited this lineage and is currently the lineage holder.