Dr. Holman's Background

Dr. Holman was drawn to practicing and teaching East Asian Medicine by the philosophy of ancient Asian concepts and his desire to help people. His interest in medicine and health began at a very early age, and his grandmother guided him in developing intuition and learning folk remedies.

He is an international speaker and teacher of East Asian medicine. With over 20 years of experience, he operates a busy, full-time practice in Salem, Oregon.

He received his Doctorate from the Pacific College of Health and Science (2025) and his Master’s of Science from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco (2000). He has extensive postgraduate education, with teachers including Lillian Bridges (facial diagnosis), Master Zhong Xian Wu (macrocosmic treatment theory/qigong), Dr. Wei Chieh-Young (acupuncture and physiology), and Dr. Wang Ju-Yi (channel palpation, acupuncture, and physiology). He also had several years of combined study with Brian LaForgia and Brandt Stickley (Shen-Hammer pulse diagnosis).

Dr. Holman studied in China three times (1999, 2001, and 2003). He completed his residency training at the Chengdu TCM University Hospital, where he specialized in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Oncology. Dr. Holman was also trained in a private acupuncture and herbal clinic in Chengdu.  He studied channel palpation and channel physiology with Dr. Wang Ju-Yi in Beijing. 

He is a General Family Practitioner with specialties in treating emotional trauma and PTSD. He teaches internationally about protocols he developed with the mentorship of his teachers and has written a textbook on Treating Emotional Trauma with Chinese Medicine. Dr. Holman is the Director of Development for Lotus Institute and mentors students for the Master Face Reading Certification Program.

Before founding Redwood Spring, PC in 2001, Dr. Holman operated a private practice in Flagstaff, Arizona, and an on-site clinic on the Hopi Native American Reservation for one year. 

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Dr. Holman has been playing drums for over 40 years and has been featured on several albums. He teaches shamanic drumming internationally and presented at the 2015 TCM Kongress in Rothenburg, Germany. Dr. Holman treats patients with shamanic drumming while they receive acupuncture, achieving excellent results. The drumming he teaches is applicable in a clinical setting for patients receiving acupuncture or simply a five-element treatment.

Dr. Holman contributed to and helped edit the textbook Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine, which has been published in several medical journals. To bring shamanic qigong and drum healing to the public, he recorded and produced a CD titled "Resonating Vitality: Chinese Medicine Drum Treatments" and wrote the textbook "Shamanism in Chinese Medicine" (available July 2020). Dr. Holman conducts a mentorship program at his clinic, served as an instructor for several years at the Oregon College of Chinese Medicine for their doctoral program, and currently teaches courses internationally for several colleges/online companies.

He also volunteered as a DJ, hosting a live weekly music program on the Salem community radio station KMUZ from 2011 to 2018.