About Us

Healen Arts Acupuncture Wellness Studio, is a Functional Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) organization that has  served the Washington DC metropolitan area for over 30 years. We has successfully assisted our patients in reducing, reversing and eliminating their health disharmonies, as well as increasing their health knowledge through lectures, demonstrations, seminars and workshops. 

Dr. Akmal T. Muwwakkil is the President and Founder of The Energy Institute of the Healing Arts Foundation, Inc. a 14-year 501 (3) nonprofit Wholistic health care educational organization. He also developed the Healen Arts Acupuncture Wellness Studio. Dr. Muwwakkil, has been involved in Complementary Alternative Health Care (Functional Medicine) since 1974. He has a BS, MS and Ph.D. in Nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition and a herbalist. 

He has studied Asian Medicine, Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Herbology with Dr. Yong Ching and Master Heg Robinson in the 70’s and a Diplomat of Acupuncture at the College of Acupuncture & Therapeutics In Halifax Canada. He studied Massage Therapy at the Potomac Massage Training Institute and Asian Bodywork at the International School of Shiatsu and completed apprenticeship training in Tui Na Traditional Chinese Medical Bodywork with Dr. Yao Xian Quian and in China at the Training Centre of the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Auircular (ear) Acupuncture at AWHA and  is a licensed acupuncturist, National Certified Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist, and healthy lifestyle coach.  

Dr. Muwwakkil was the Nutritional Consultant to the Prince George’s County Head Start Program; collaborating with the Children’s Health Medical Center on Juvenile Obesity. He worked as a Life Skills Coach at Safe Healing House for Boys, The Washington Senior Wellness Centers, and Rap Inc on HIV/AIDS. His Presentations include A Touch of Life for Health and Wellness program, Sweet Mysteries of Life a Protocol for the Nutritional Deficiencies Associated with Diabetes and  Life on the Yellow Brick Road at the American Public Health Association Conferences. He’s authored: The Prevention and Healing of Female Imbalance, Cleansing Within the Seasons, Through the Art of Fasting,  Life on the Yellow Brick Road (a holistic comprehensive on tobacco and substance abuse) and Sweet Mysteries of Life on Diabetes.

He has also published several health articles nationally and internationally. Dr. Muwwakkil is a co-host of The Health Chat on HUR Voices, Sirius Radio Channel 141. He served as the chairmen and a member of the Morgan State University Complementary Alternative Medicine Advisory Board, Past  Board Member President of The Mitchellville School of Technology and Science Board of Directors, and a member of The Institute of Functional Medicine, the Maryland Health Disparities Coalition, African Holistic Health Association and an acupuncture addiction specialist, Maryland Acupuncture Society.​

Dr. Muwwakkil can assist you with:

· Healthy lifestyle changes

· ​Weight reduction programs

· Making a nutritional plan and learning better eating habits

· Improving endurance

· Finding motivation and reaching your goals

· Improving your appearance

· Improving your health

· Gaining muscle, losing fat and toning up

· Improving mental alertness

· Reducing blood sugar levels and blood pressure

· Quitting smoking and other addictions

Dr. Muwwakkil is available for lectures, workshops, seminars, as well as health and wellness courses.

Dr. Akmal Muwwakkil lecturing at Columbia University

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInKSjnt9Ms

Once a month, Dr. Akmal Muwwakkil, provides Tui Na therapy at Community Acupuncture of Mount Airy (CAMA).  6782 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119. 

For appointments in Philadelphia contact Linda Bell - Seshensa Aakhut (267) 547-2779  

Our goal is to provide alternative health care that works to reduce, reverse and/or prevent health disharmonies known as disease. We utilize the “Functional Medicine Principles” of Nourishing, Stimulating, Building, Balance and Healing the energy of your cells, tissues, organs and body systems. Focusing on these principles, we work within the compounds of Healthy Lifestyle Transformation. 

A process of utilizing several different health modalities, such as Acupuncture, Herbal Therapy, Nutritional Integration, Therapeutic Fasting, Tui Na, and Qigong. 

Our goal is to assist  you in enhancing and maintaining  your  health, well-being and ability to heal from health disharmonies. 

Our objective is to educate, guide, treat and enhance your health  through health services that will increase your health, knowledge, and understanding on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  These tools can assist you in living a long healthy life. We are here to assist you in achieving optimum health and  wellness. 

 We specialize in non-narcotic natural health therapies to reduce and/or eliminate pain, digestive disorders (weight, diabetes, heart disorders, etc), hypertension, reproductive disharmonies, etc.