Our Practitioners
Blake Stoveken, L.Ac, D.OM
Blake Stoveken, a Pike County native, was inspired to bring affordable, yet effective, Chinese Medicine to Milford. He was troubled by his own challenges with affordable access to Chinese Medicine for himself and his family. Blake believed a model of service existed where a practitioner could offer effective care while being affordable enough for patients to continue treatment as often as they felt necessary. Within months after attending a community clinic workshop in Philadelphia he opened Worker Bee. It has been buzzing since its opening in 2011.
Blake is a Nationally Licensed Oriental Medicine practitioner (OM), which includes licenses to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He graduated from the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Montclair, New Jersey. Also a graduate of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies, he holds a degree in Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Blake travels yearly to Asia where he is developing a connection to the classical aspects of the medicine, pre Chinese cultural revolution era, following a 2000 year old lineage called Genmenpai. This is one of many traditions not included in modern Chinese medicine education today.
In addition to his studies in Chinese Medicine, Blake also mentored under Tom Chi for a year and a half where he developed a specialized style of body work. Used in conjunction with acupuncture, Blake is able to address certain forms of chronic pain in ways, he feels, that Chinese medicine alone cannot.
The community clinic has given Blake an opportunity to refine diagnostic skills that are considered essential in Chinese medicine such as pulse and tongue inspection and palpation. Working with a large population has also given him the experience to address a large spectrum of health concerns.
Contact Blake: innerelement@verizon.net
Dr. Jeanie Free, D.Ac, L.Ac
Dr. Jeanie Free completed her Masters and Doctorate of Acupuncture programs at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH). She is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Maryland and Pennsylvania and is currently studying Chinese herbal medicine with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf.
Prior to her career as an acupuncturist, Jeanie received her undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. She held positions as a Financial Analyst in a government agency and a publicly traded engineering corporation.
Jeanie has a passion for helping others overcome language barriers and has experience utilizing her bilingual skills to serve patients as an interpreter in hospitals and health centers. In this role, she discovered her passion for patient care but also became aware of the inadequacies of the Western healthcare system, which fueled her desire to seek holistic health solutions for herself and others. This desire for holistic healing deepened further after becoming a mother.
Throughout her acupuncture schooling, Jeanie deeply resonated with the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine and its integrative approach to modern practice. Having grown up in Hong Kong, where her grandfather frequently practiced the philosophy of "Food is Medicine," Jeanie learned to eat seasonally and witnessed ailments being treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors. She also acknowledges the energetic shifts that affect health during different seasons and weather.
Jeanie is committed to walking alongside her patients, providing high-quality, personalized care with utmost authenticity and compassion.
When Jeanie isn't tending to patients at the clinic, delving into her studies, refining her skills, or exploring new techniques (she admits, she's a bit of a nerd!), she cherishes moments with her daughter and fur baby (cat). She combines her culinary expertise with nourishing meals, using it as an opportunity to instill in her daughter the importance of self-care through food.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Jeanie finds joy in hiking, photography, experimenting with essential oils, honing her skills in Chinese calligraphy, delving into the intricacies of Feng Shui/Bazi, and passing on her knowledge of Cantonese.
Contact Jeanie: Jeanie_Free@yahoo.com