Holistic Care: The Geppert Method
We endeavor to treat each person with compassion and respect. Our clients are not relegated to a symptom or complaint; but are appreciated as complex and dynamic individuals with specific hopes and needs. Whether it is a minor concern that can be treated quickly or a severe chronic illness needing long-term management; we will utilize every ounce of knowledge and expertise at our disposal to help our clients reach their goals. Learn more about us as people and how our lives led us to open Geppert Holistic Healing.
Joanna Geppert
Joanna Geppert, L.Ac., M.Om., C.M.T., is an acupuncturist, Chinese medicine herbalist, massage therapist, and yoga instructor who has been practicing in the holistic healthcare field for over 20 years. She began her postsecondary education at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 1998 studying music. Although music has, and always will be, one of her passions, studying it as a career path didn’t feel right. She then enrolled in the massage therapy program at The Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork in February 2000 and has never looked back. She has worked as a massage therapist in various hospital and clinical settings.
During massage school she became very interested in learning about herbs which led her to enroll in the Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN in the fall of 2001. Chinese medicine became a new passion. It has allowed her to understand the human body through various dimensions – biomedical and metaphysical – which has enabled her to help people in many ways. After graduating with her Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine in 2004, she and her husband moved to St. Cloud, MN and opened their clinic, Geppert Holistic Healing in September 2004. Since then, she has dedicated herself to further understanding Chinese medicine and metaphysics from multiple disciplines. She recently finished the Graduate Mentorship Program at the White Pine Institute in Amherst, MA in 2021, gaining more mastery and specializing in Classical Chinese herbal medicine.
Joanna earned her yoga instructor certificate through YogaFit in 2015 and currently holds a level 3 YogaFit instructor certificate; although she’s had a personal yoga practice for over 20 years. She enjoys teaching Hatha and Ashtanga styles and incorporating Chinese medicine philosophy into her classes. Joanna works full-time in her private acupuncture/massage therapy practice and substitutes as a yoga teacher at Shanti Yoga Center in St. Cloud. While juggling a small business and family life, she still finds time to make music singing with the Minnesota Center Chorale and playing the piano at home. Joanna specializes in musculoskeletal/orthopedic pain, autoimmune disorders, skin conditions, woman’s health, hormone imbalances, digestive disorders, and psychological complaints. She resides in St. Joseph, MN with her husband, Michael, and their 2 children.
Joanna Geppert’s Credentials and Training
- Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork Graduate December 2000 in Therapeutic
- massage and bodywork
- Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Northwestern Health
- Sciences University 2004
- Practicing massage therapy since 2000
- Practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine since 2004
- Yoga Instructor since 2015
- Practicing yoga since 2000
Joanna Geppert, L.Ac., M.Om., C.M.T., is an acupuncturist, Chinese medicine herbalist, massage therapist, and yoga instructor who has been practicing in the holistic healthcare field for over 20 years. She and her husband, Michael, own and operate a private practice in St. Cloud, MN called Geppert Holistic Healing where she specializes in musculoskeletal/orthopedic pain, autoimmune disorders, skin conditions, women’s health, hormone imbalances, digestive disorders, and mental health.
Michael Geppert
Michael knew if he wanted to help people professionally, he would need formal schooling. After studying informally for several years under Richard Chandler of the Acupolarity Wellness Center, he attended the University of MN Duluth campus and earned a degree in Psychology. He later enrolled in the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN in 2001 and met his future wife, Joanna the first day of orientation. In 2004 they were married, graduated with Masters Degrees in Oriental Medicine, and moved to St. Cloud to open Geppert Holistic Healing and start a family.
Though spending the bulk of his time as a stay-at-home Dad; Michael enjoys teaching Qigong and martial arts classes, attending health fairs, as well as treating clients. He has also traveled about the World to China twice and studied at the Tianjin University for TCM, the largest Oriental Medicine school in the world. Michael specializes in headaches, musculoskeletal pain, stroke rehabilitation, and psychological complaints. He is also a certified Level 1 instructor in the Spring Forest Qigong system.