Pulse Reading

"May I Be the Doctor and the Medicine" - Shantideva, The Bodhisattva Vow

Where Ancient Medicine Meets Modern Practice

Training the Future of Chinese Medicine

A recognized authority in Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis and Five Element Constitutional Diagnosis, Dr. Tracy Soltesz, DAc, LAc mentors health care practitioners worldwide through in-person and online training to embody the deepest spirit of Chinese Medicine by sharpening diagnostic skills and deepening their clinical confidence in order to truly "be the medicine".

With more than two decades of clinical experience, she continues to offer individualized treatment care with a depth of spirit and presence in her Annapolis and Baltimore offices to established patients.

- L.M., Acupuncturist

"Wonderful pulse class this weekend with Tracy Soltesz, my current favorite teacher. Tracy literally looks like a ray of sunshine, and teaches figuratively in this way. She is incredibly informative and also very funny."

- D.M., Master Herbalist

"I was blown away by your ability to read the pulse and determine exactly what was going on with the patient physically. I left yesterday feeling inspired to master Shen-Hammer because this method offers the capacity to see so specifically into the invisible realm (and even to predict what could be coming) and determine her readiness to receive treatment at this point in her journey. Taking the pulse will help me further clarify the questions I ask during the intake in order to see the movement of the "Great Sweeping Motions" and choose the correct formula. Wow!"

M.D. - Health Conscious Member of the General Public

"Honestly, Tracy, this should have been a course that cost as much as a for-credit 6 to 10 week graduate course with the length of lecture time, depth of your experience, and amount of knowledge that you have imparted on your students! Each of the Elements was embodied for me and I understand how each element applies to health as body, mind and spirit."