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Willmountain Press
Dennis Willmont, Acupuncture Therapist/Herbalist
Dennis Willmont has been practicing acupuncture, and Taijiquan, and Daoist meditation since 1971. In 1969 Dennis received his bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and Philosophy from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. After graduation he moved to San Francisco where he studied Chinese Herbs and Natural Foods Dietary Therapy with Noburo Muramoto and Herman Aihara of the George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation. In 1971 he also began studies in Shiatsu with Michio Kushi, one of Ohsawa's leading students, and Shizuko Yamamoto, as well as in Wu Style Taijiquan with Li Lita, the famous Chinese calligrapher.
He then practiced these Asian healing systems daily for three years in the mountains of West Virginia where he received the fundamentals of his fourteen-volume life work in Natural Healing and Asian Medical systems in the form of a spiritual vision. During the course of three different meditations an ancient healing text written in letters of living rainbow colors light was presented to Dennis until he understood that it was his path to bring these teachings into the world. He then decided to move to Boston in order to study acupuncture.
When he first came to Boston, he taught Wu style Taiji at Boston University and Framingham University. It was during this period that Dennis graduated from the first class of the first accredited school of acupuncture, The New England School of Acupuncture, in 1976 and continued his studies with Ted Kapchuk there until 1983. At this time he also studied Yang style Taiji with T.T. Liang. This was a very creative and productive time in the Boston area in the acupuncture field and Dennis was exposed to Modern Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and European Styles of acupuncture.
From 1977 to 1984 he directed the Training Program in Shiatsu and Acupressure at The Acupuncture and Shiatsu Therapy Center in Boston where his program in Acupressure, a synthesis of ancient palm healing and acupuncture energetics became the standard of acupressure tested in national examinations by the American Oriental Bodywork Therapy Association today thanks to one of his top students, Barbara Blanchard who continues to teach this style in her own form of integration at the Acupressure Therapy Institute in Quincy, Massachusetts as of 2004 (You may contact Barbara at www.acupressuretherapy.com). Between 1985 and 1988 Dennis also taught regular weekly classes in Meditation, Self-Healing and Spiritual Development at The Healerxs Resource Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts; The Theosophical Society in Boston; and The Seven Stars Bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dennis' in-house publications for The Acupuncture and Shiatsu Therapy Center include:
1. "The Five Elements," 1981 (Out of Print);
2. "Shiatsu/Acupressure: A Training Program in Energetic Therapy," 1982 (Out of Print);
3. "Oriental Diagnosis," 1982 (Out of Print);
4. "The Ancestral Meridians," 1983 (Out of Print); and
5. Acupuncture Energetics, 1984 (Out of Print).
Dennisx published articles on Taiji and acupuncture include:
1. "Kidney 4, xDa Zhong Great Bell," in "Pulse," Manhasset: American Oriental Bodywork Association, 1993;
2. "A Look at the Acupuncture/Tai Chi Connection," in "Tai Chi: The International Magazine of Tai Chi Chuan," 20.1, Los Angeles: Wayfarer Publications, 1996;
3. "Sacrifice, Ritual, & Alchemy: The Spiritual Traditions in Taijiquan," in "Journal of Asian Martial Arts" 6.1, Erie, PA: Via Media Publishing Company, 1997;
4. "Perspectives on Traditional Oriental Medicine: The Need for an Historical Perspective," in "American Journal of Acupuncture" 26.2 & 3, Capitola, California, 1998;
5. "The Evolution of Will, Destiny, and Wisdom," in "Oriental Medicine Journal" 7.3-4:29-76, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1998;
6. "The Antique Points," in "Oriental Medicine Journal" 6.3 & 4, and 7.1, 1997, 98;
7. "Healing the Spirit With Acupuncture," in "The Spirit of Change" 12.53, Grafton, Massachusetts, 1999;
8. "Ming-men/Tan-txien: Abode of Wisdom, Center of Power," in "Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness," 9.3, Anaheim Hills, California, 1999;
9. "Shen," in "Oriental Medicine Journal" 8.1&2:51-75, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2000;
He currently maintains a practice in acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Whole Foods Dietary Practice, and Essential Oils in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Dennis currently studies Yang style Taijiquan with Yang Jwing-ming in Boston where he has earned the rank of assistant instructor. He has also studied Xingyi, and Baguquan with Liang Shouyu.
781-837-3455
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