Sam Wuest: Meridians and Points in Motion

How Can Embodied Movement Practices help us understand Traditional Chinese Medicine’s channel system? Sam will discuss how movement affects our understanding of the meridian system and how understanding the meridian system can help us understand movement more holistically. We will explore some similarities and differences in the effects of Eastern and Western movement practices on the physical and energetic body before finishing with a practical demonstration of several acupressure points that every person who moves should know how to use.

Sam Wuest is a certified Daoist Gate Wudang Arts teacher and a 25th-generation lay disciple of the Chunyang Sect of Wudang Daoism (Daoist Name: 信罡; Xin Gang), having studied in immersive settings with Lindsey Wei and Li Shifu in the Pacific Northwest and China. A former apprentice of master Japanese Acupuncturist T. Koei Kuwahara, Sam has served as team acupuncturist and massage therapist for Columbia University and ran an acupuncture clinic & teaching Taiji, Qigong, & Meditation in Southern California. Before becoming an acupuncturist, Sam coached college and professional track and field athletes and was a Division 1 athlete and national high jump silver medalist in 2024. Sam practices Daoist and Chinese Medicine, teaches Taiji and Qigong, and coaches other embodied movement arts in San José, Costa Rica. He also teaches online classes to connect the worlds of athletic/movement professionals and Traditional Chinese Medicine as Meridians Move.