The Founder and Director

Mary Cissy Majebe, O.M.D., Lic. Ac., and Academic Dean of Daoist Traditions, College of Chinese Medical Arts in Asheville, N.C., founded the Chinese Acupuncture and Herbology Clinic in 1985.

Since the inception of the clinic, Dr. Majebe’s healing knowledge has become widely known. Due to the number of requests for her knowledge, wisdom, and healing abilities, Dr. Majebe expanded her clinic to employ other Licensed Acupuncturists whose individual trainings have been supplemented by Dr. Majebe’s teachings.

In 1993, Dr. Majebe became the first chair of the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board. She has taught workshops throughout the United States for both Chinese Medicine practitioners and Western-trained healthcare providers, helping to foster understanding between these two healthcare systems, each with their own unique benefits.

Dr. Majebe is particularly interested in children. Her depth of pediatric knowledge and experience has made her a sought after expert, teaching Acupuncturists around the United States on childhood issues such as asthma, allergies, seizures and autism. Dr. Majebe’s paper, “The Treatment of Autism with Chinese Medicine” was published in the Journal of Chinese Medicine.

She is pleased that the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic is an integral part of the healing community of Asheville, N.C. and feels blessed to be a part of this community.

Meet Our Staff

JUNIE NORFLEET, Lic.Ac., performed her undergraduate studies in education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and obtained her Masters in Education at Western Carolina University. Ms. Norfleet worked in a variety of positions at the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic for ten years. In the fall of 1999, she received a Masters in Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Santa Fe, and has since studied extensively with Jeffrey Yuen. Her studies also include ten years of Qi Gong, which she draws upon to teach a weekly class and to incorporate into treatments at the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic.

RACHEL NOWAKOWSKI, Lic.Ac., began her studies in alternative healthcare with massage therapy training in 1992. She practiced massage for two years in New Jersey, working primarily with homebound and elderly clients. In the Spring of 1995, she became an assistant at the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic and began training in Traditional Chinese Medicine with Dr. Majebe. In 1999 she completed an internship at the Chengdu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sichuan Province, China, and graduated with a Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Santa Fe.

ERIC AUFDENCAMP, D.O.M., became a licensed massage therapist in New Mexico in 1995. His private massage practice specialized in deep tissue dysfunction. He then studied acupuncture at South Western Acupuncture College, where he received his Master of Science in Oriental Medicine. He traveled to Beijing, China to complete a one month intensive internship which included studies in Acupuncture, Herbalism, and Tui Na.

JOSHUA HERR, Lic.Ac., attended Warren Wilson College with interests in agriculture and the natural sciences. He received his Masters of Science in acupuncture and certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA in 2000.  While studying at Bastyr he managed and expanded the university's medicinal herb garden, introducing over 80 species of Chinese medicinal herbs.  Joshua completed this phase of his studies at the KyungHee University in Seoul, Korea.  From 2000-2004, Joshua worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals at an integrated center in Seattle, WA.

DAVID TREVINO, Lic. Ac., earned his Master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine from the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Houston, Texas. He also has a strong scientific background and holds a Bachelors degree in Biomedical Science and a Masters in Physical Education. David has been a practicing acupuncturist since 2002. He has a special interest in internal medicine, digestive disorders, pain management and infertility.