Practitioners
Allen D. Cline L.Ac.
Allen D. Cline began his studies of alternative medicine in 1982 with Polarity and Craniosacral therapy when he attended the Polarity Wellness Center of Cambridge. During this time he began studies in Ayurvedic and Tibetan Medicine with Vasant Lad and Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. He also studied color and sound therapy with Dr. Peter Guy Manners and John Beaulieu. He graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in 1985 where he received training in a variety of traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean treatment styles as well as Kanpo Yaku herbal Medicine.
From 1987 through 1991 he attended, practiced and was certified by the National Chinese Academy of Traditional Medicine at Xiyuan Hospital in Beijing, Beijing Medical University’s 3rd Clinical Hospital and Suzhou City’s Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital. During this time he concurrently studied and practiced Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Qigong and Tui-Na therapies with private teachers and in various hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tokyo and Kyoto.
Since 1991 he has been in private practice in Austin. Texas. He was a primary instructor at the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin from 1993 to 2002. In 1994 he founded and opened Turtle Dragon Herb & Tea Co. and Health Services where he is still in group practice. He has been a Diplomate of Acupuncture and licensed in the State of Texas since 1995. He is our senior Acupuncturist and resident Tea Fanatic.
You may contact Allen directly at allen@turtledragon.com
James S. Phillips L.Ac.
James Phillips started his education in Chinese medicine in 1994 in Kunming city in the province of the Southern Cloud-Yunnan, China. While completing his BA in contemporary (post-cultural revolutionary) Chinese literature he attended clinical rotations for two years at Kunming city hospital. In 1997 he continued his studies in Chinese Herbology in Taibei, Taiwan.
James has been on the faculty at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine since 2000 teaching classes for students that help them to synthesize both the theory and practice of Chinese medicine, as well as training them in the manual methods and techniques they will need to be successful healthcare providers.
James spent much of the late nineties wandering throughout Asia, learning and translating for well-known Chinese doctors and currently works part-time for one of the largest publishing companies in China as one of their few foreign translators of medical books. James is a Diplomate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, is licensed in the state of Texas and holds a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. He is co-owner of the Turtle Dragon and is in active full-time practice.
You may contact James directly at james@turtledragon.com
Karen Greathouse L.Ac.
Karen Greathouse was born in Houston, Texas but was raised in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1988 Karen moved to Austin, Texas to attend St. Edwards University where she received her Bachelor of Arts. Later she earned her Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Academy of Oriental Medicine(AOMA) in Austin. During her last year in acupuncture school, she did an internship with Dr. Peirong Wu, a master herbalist from Beijing, to study Chinese herbal formulations in a clinical setting. Her post-graduate work focused on Traditional Japanese Acupuncture styles. She studied Dr. Yoshio Manaka’s techniques with Junko Ida and Stephen Birch in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Hari style acupuncture with Koei Kuwahara from Boston.
Karen has been teaching and supervising student clinics at AOMA since 2000. She has had a private practice in Austin for almost 15 years.
Stephen Hanson L.Ac.
Stephen Hanson is a licensed acupuncturist in Austin Texas. He received his bachelors and Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from The Texas College
of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Austin. He is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and licensed by the
state of Texas to practice acupuncture and herbal medicine. He is passionate about integrating classical acupuncture and herbal methods with the modern world of health
and wellness. Stephen believes in viewing a person as a whole and understanding the delicate balance that leads to optimum health.
Genevieve Sprinkle L.Ac.
Genevieve Sprinkle received her undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts in 1980. She began her career in alternative health care in 1991 when she attended the Lauterstein Conway School of Massage for two semesters and received her license to practice as a Registered Massage Therapist. Wanting to go beyond relaxation massage she pursued further training in Structural Integrative and Rolfing techniques. Genevieve also studied Polarity Therapy, Craniosacral and Visceral Manipulation. Genevieve continues to keep her massage therapy license current and often employs bodywork techniques with her acupuncture, moxibustion and cupping techniques.
In 1996 Genevieve began her studies in Chinese medicine at the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin, Texas. 4 1/2 years later she received her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from AOMA. During this time she interned at Turtle Dragon where she gained valuable knowledge filling herbal prescriptions for Peirong Wu and Allen Cline. Upon receiving her license to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine she went to work at Turtle Dragon where she saw clients for a little over a year before going into private practice.
Genevieve brings experience, knowledge and alternative techniques to acupuncture into her practice. Genevieve believes that the body, mind and spirit are at their healthiest when integrated and balanced. To this end she practices Esoteric Acupuncture and shamanic soul retrieval work when appropriate. Genevieve continues to study sacred geometry and brings this knowledge into her acupuncture and feng shui consultations.
Genevieve is the mother of two amazing teenagers, has made it through menopause, is currently writing a book on sacred geometry and the divine feminine, and continues to love living in Austin despite the summer weather!
