Our Mission
The Wei provides a sanctuary for healing and facilitates transformation at the deepest level of physical and spiritual well-being. Through both Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern functional medicine techniques, we offer holistic support tailored to your unique health journey via a balanced approach that unifies mind, body, and soul. We offer an invitation to radical healing and vibrant living.
The Practice
The Wei is an integrative medical practice grounded in uncovering the root cause of disease and building treatment around the body’s integrated systems. Our practice is rooted in the alignment of ancient tradition and modern science, creating a bridge between western and eastern medical disciplines.
Through Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Functional Medicine, The Wei facilitates curative transformation at the deepest level. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in customized care and strive to empower each of our patients with curative treatments, actionable insights, and goal-oriented remedies specific to their unique wellness journeys.
THE FOUNDER
Meet Emma
Emma McCune is a nationally board-certified Acupuncturist, a trained Chinese Medical Herbalist and a Functional Medicine practitioner. Emma completed her Master of Acupuncture with a dual specialization in Chinese Herbal Medicine and Japanese Acupuncture (MACHM) at the New England School of Acupuncture at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She completed all required coursework for her Functional Medicine Practitioner Certification (IFMCP) at The Institute for Functional Medicine. She earned double majors in Psychology and Religion, with a concentration in Eastern theology, at Colgate University. These courses leveraged Emma’s passion for understanding people and helping them. Post grad, Emma worked in software sales until she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease which prompted a journey of healing and a calling to use the disciplines that helped her to improve the health of others.
In seeking treatment for Hashimoto’s, Emma experienced the feeling of being unseen and unheard within the conventional medicine model, seeking full recovery within a health care system that did not have time or perspective to deeply and thoughtfully address a broad and individual approach to healing. Acupuncture and functional medicine gave her the tools and education to put herself back in touch with her body and on the path to recovery. Through this, she discovered a deep sense of fulfillment in learning healing disciplines that combine the best of Western and Eastern medicine to empower others to actively manage their own health. The Wei is the fruition of this journey: a place of healing, transformation, connection, education, and community for people who are committed to taking control of their health and experiencing what it feels like to thrive.
Emma loves working with any of the specific challenges that arise around physical and mental health, with a focus on enabling and empowering patients to take agency over their own healing journey so they can truly feel like the arbiters of their own health destiny.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Psychology and Religion from Colgate University
Master of Acupuncture with a dual specialization in Chinese Herbal Medicine and Japanese Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Functional Medicine Practitioner Certification course completion from The Institute for Functional Medicine
Clean Needle Technique Certification from the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Certified Yoga Teacher from 200 Hour Training at Health Yoga Life