Ashlee Manos
Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist | Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | Wahls Protocol® Health Practitioner | Licensed Massage Therapist | Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher | Certified Holistic Birth Doula | Mother
Ashlee is passionate about integrating diverse healing modalities to help individuals cultivate deeper wellness and restore balance in body, mind, and spirit.
Her journey into the healing arts began over 20 years ago as a licensed massage therapist, soon followed by yoga teacher training. As she immersed herself in these practices, her love for travel and deep connection to nature profoundly shaped her approach, infusing her healing work with a sense of freedom, joy, and holistic mind-body awareness. Inspired by her personal healing experiences, she pursued a four-year Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, further expanding her ability to support others on their wellness path.
Ashlee has been a Licensed Acupuncturist for 10 years, combining her expertise in acupuncture, massage therapy, and yoga. She owned and operated her own acupuncture clinic in Charleston, SC, for four years while continuing to practice and teach. With experience treating a wide range of conditions, she has a particular passion for women's health, autoimmune conditions, stress and pain management, insomnia, digestive disorders, grief, anxiety, depression, and preventative care. Ashlee considers it an honor to support others on their journey toward optimal health and well-being.
Ashlee’s journey into birth work was sparked by her prenatal patients’ need for support and deepened through the profound experience of her own natural home birth. This led her to become a certified holistic birth doula, dedicated to guiding women through the transformative journey of motherhood and helping them reconnect with their innate strength and power.
She is also the Co-Founder and Retreat Leader of MAHA Retreats, curating transformative wellness experiences in beautiful, healing environments.
More recently, she completed the Wahls Protocol® Health Practitioner Certification, inspired by her own journey of overcoming an MS diagnosis. Living symptom-free, Ashlee is deeply committed to empowering others with the knowledge and tools to reclaim their health and vitality.
Education & Certifications
Ashlee is nationally certified in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed to practice in South Carolina and Colorado. She earned her Master’s Degree in Chinese Medicine from Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts in Asheville, NC, in 2015, where she studied under Jeffrey Yuen, an 88th-generation Daoist priest and a leader in Classical Chinese Medicine.
Her bodywork training began with a 1,000-hour program at Boulder College of Massage Therapy (2003), followed by advanced study at The Institute of Thai Massage and with Ajarn Pichet Boonthumme in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2004).
Ashlee completed her first yoga teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Grass Valley, CA (2005), later assisting the same training in India (2008). She pursued additional certification in Prana Vinyasa with Shiva Rea in Venice, CA, and has trained extensively in yin, restorative, meditation, subtle body practices, and yoga for women at Asheville Yoga Center. Her studies also include AcroYoga immersions with co-founder Jason Nemer.
Further expanding her scope of practice, Ashlee became a certified Holistic Birth Doula through The Matrona under Whapio in 2020. She recently completed The Wahls Protocol® Health Practitioner Certification, deepening her commitment to integrative wellness.
