Stefen began studying Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2012 under Dr. Kim Fite, D.C. L. Ac. Learning that Qigong was an integral part of the medicine, he sought out and found Kenny Greene and his band of Taiji players in 2014. Stefen learned exclusively from Kenny and his group, until meeting Dan Miller in 2017. Under Dan, Stefen studies, and is an Assistant Instructor of, Xing yi Quan, Ba Gua Zhong and Taiji Quan. He also heads his own clinic, Standing Mountain Acupuncture, at which he is a licensed diplomat of acupuncture and incorporates Chinese massage and qigong by prescription into the treatment of his patients.