Tobey Williamson spent four years of study and apprenticeship on Hawaii’s Big Island, and has now opened up his own clinic, Good Hearth: Eastern Medical Arts, at Sharp’s Point South in Rockland.

In Hawaii, Williamson completed an apprenticeship under Japanese master acupuncturist Dr. Chieko Maekawa, L.Ac., Ph.D. Focusing primarily on Seitai Shinpo Japanese Structural Acupuncture, Williamson learned a wide range of  methods for stopping pain, improving mobility, benefiting the blood, and balancing the nervous system and internal organs. 

“I am humbled and privileged to share knowledge and expertise that have been handed down to me through my teacher, from her teacher, her teacher’s teachers, and the many before them into antiquity,” Williamson said, in a press release.  “Seitai Shinpo acupuncture is rooted in ancient classical texts and informed by modern biomedicine.  It is effective at naturally resolving pain and contemporary illnesses that can often mystify western doctors.”

Williamson helps patients to reduce or eliminate back, neck, and joint pain and sciatica, and to release areas of muscular constriction.  Understanding that Oriental medical theory recognizes no distinction between mind, body and spirit, makes it easier to imagine how a improving spinal structure and flexibility to minimize pain leads to whole health, he said.

“Functionally, pain and restriction are signs of reduced blood flow and blood quality,” Williamson said. “Eastern medicine’s emphasis on nourishing and moving blood translates directly to overall health and wellness. It makes sense given that our blood is responsible for feeding, repairing and connecting all of our internal organs and tissues.  This means that nearly any medical issue can be resolved through acupuncture and herbal medicine.”

Before leaving Kailua Kona, Hawaii, Tobey worked as a licensed acupuncturist at the Kona Clinic of Seitai Shinpo Acupuncture, where he helped patients achieve goals for good health and a more vibrant life. 

His outcomes included reducing and eliminating pain, as well as managing a wide range of complex illnesses.  Through acupuncture and Eastern medicine, Williamson has helped clients address balanced mood/emotions, improved vision, asthma symptoms, chronic and acute kidney and liver disease, heart palpitations, and auto-immune disease. 

Williamson’s treatments and herbal formulas have also focused women with heavy menstruation, PMS and other gynecological issues; men with prostate trouble, erectile dysfunction and other male concerns; colds and flus; and surgery and other traumatic injury.  

From 2003 to 2012, Williamson had a career as a consultant involved in environmental, community and economic development issues across the state, with a major focus on renewable energy and sustainability. 

He worked as a farmer, plumber’s assistant, galley cook, SCUBA divemaster, carpenter, solar energy consultant, lobbyist on Capitol Hill and mediator.  Melissa grew up in Hampden, and is a licensed massage therapist.  In Hawaii, she worked at multiple award-winning Hualalai Spa at the Four Seasons.  She now offers the same massages at Good Hearth and at the Favored Table in Warren.

Learn more about  Williamson’s work at goodhearth-acupuncture.com and facebook.com/goodhearthacupuncture.