Some people seem to be born knowing what they are going to do. The rest of us, though, need to gain a little life experience so that we can figure out where we fit in the world. Such was the case for Dr. Wayne Stephens, the owner of The Wellness Tree.
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dr. Wayne is a lifelong athlete. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in an engineering program. It didn’t take too long for him to realize he didn’t really want to be an engineer. Instead, baseball seemed appealing.
At one point during his efforts to become a professional ball player, Dr. Wayne’s father asked him to come to an acupuncture appointment with him. Dr. Wayne agreed and watched his father receive the treatment. That turned out to be the beginning of a journey that would lead Dr. Wayne to his life’s mission and to today.
Watching the acupuncturist manipulate his father’s energies fascinated Dr. Wayne so much that he began to research acupuncture and the more he learned the more interested he became. When he learned that Five Branches University, a premier school in California, offered a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, he decided to go.
