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Nicholas Repka Dilp. AHM L.Ac. 

"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic."

- Frank Herbert, Dune (1965)

Greetings and salutations!

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I am Nicholas (Nick), my journey toward Chinese medicine began 20 years ago when I wandered into a free Tai Chi class on my college campus. I recieved my BA in Anthropology from Metropolitain State University of Denver in 2013. I focused my education and reserach on bioarachaeology, human evolution, and biocultural interactions. Athropology, like Chinese Medicine, is a holistic and integrative discipline. Later I became fascinated with the poetic allegories for the human mind and body found in the Chinese classics. It revealed a profound connection to the natural world and an understanding of what it meant to be human and cultivate health and wellness in the broader context of culture and ecology. It became clear that the next step was to learn the medicine itself. I earned my Masters of Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine in 2025. And completed my NCBAHM board certification in 2026

Through a dedicated commitment to patient education and advocacy, I focus on treating the individual as well as the condition, what is known as "Root and Branch" treatment in Chinese mededicine. I am most interesed in how the mind an body influence one another especially regarding:

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- Chronic diseases 

       - Digestive (IBS, Chron's, Ulceratice Colitis, etc)

       - Nerological (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Scleroderma,                     Neuropathy, 

- Mental-Emotional Disregulation

       - Anxiety, Depression, Stress

       - PTSD, cPTSD
- Pain Management

       - Bursitis, Osteoarthritis, Plantar Faciitis, Frozen                                Shoulder, 

- Acute Illness

       - Colds & Flus

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I aim to apply theory and philosophies that define Chinese medicine in the treatment of my patients. I value and integrated approach utilizing acupunture, herbs, qigong, an adjuctive modalities such as gua sha, cupping, plum blossom, tui na, among others.

 

I highly value education and continue to mentor rising practitioners as a teaching assistant at CCMU in Surface Anantomy and Internship 1  and as an herbal pharmacist at Yan Jing Supply located inside CCMU. 

Credentials

Board Certified Acupuncturist & Herbalist

YEAR: 2026

NCBAHM Board Certification in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine demonstrating a high level of proficiency and commitment to safety in patient care. This includes certification for Clean Needle Technique. 

ACADEMIC

Masters of Acupunture & Chinese Herbal Medicine

YEAR: 2025

Advanced Master's degree from the Colorado Chinese Medicine University (CCMU), focusing on integrative holistic diagnostics and practice.

Academic

BA Anthropology

YEAR: 2013

Minor in Biology. Studies focused on biolarchaeology, human evolution, human ecology, biocultural interactions, human varitation. I also helped form and develop the Human Identification Laboratory at MSUD aimed at helping law enforncement with the recovery, indentification, and analysis of human skeletal remains. Archaeological field work was completed in Peru. 

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