I received my Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and my certification in Massage therapy in Seattle, WA, USA. I did post-graduate specialty training in Fertility Enhancement for both men and women, integrating Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine with Western fertility treatment.
I also apprenticed for five years of post-graduate training in Shiatsu massage with Yasuo Mori, the massage therapist at the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
I worked with the Midwives Collective in Auckland and was the Acupuncturist at MAMA maternity for 10 years before coming to Dunedin where I am now in private practice.
I have been in practice since 1996 and am a registered ACC treatment provider.
Specialties Include:
- emotional issues
- anxiety
- depression
- women’s health
- autoimmune disease
- fertility
- maternity care
- pain relief and
- injury rehabilitation
I have practiced acupuncture in hospitals and community clinics as well as having my own health care practice since 1996. I have worked in maternity care since 2007 as the Acupuncturist at MAMA Maternity and The Midwives collective in Auckland, until 2019 when I moved to Dunedin.
I have practiced in Seattle, Auckland, and Dunedin.
My style incorporates:
- Traditional Acupuncture
- 5 Element Acupuncture
- Sa’Am Acupuncture
- Chinese herbal medicine
- Moxabustion
- Shiatsu
- Energy work
- Yogic postures
- Chinese nutrition and
- lifestyle counselling.
I practice from my home clinic in Tainui, remotely via Zoom or Skype and from Consultancy House Clinic in central Dunedin.
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Acupuncture does not typically hurt. It is a gentle procedure that brings about deep relaxation and gives your body the chance to heal on a very deep level. Points on the feet, legs, hands, and arms are used often to affect other parts of the body.
The point being needled in this image, “Kidney 6” or Zhao Hai (Shining Sea in English) is used traditionally to “Tonify Yin” of the kidneys. It also opens the Yin Qiao Mai (or meridian) which is coupled with the Ren Mai, one of the main channels influencing Fertility, menstruation, and the health of the growing child in utero.
This point can also be used to resolve sleep disturbances, night sweats and certain types of anxiety. Acupuncture is very versatile!