I have lived in different parts of the world but come back time and again to my East Asian heritage and traditions of self-care and health cultivation.
It was while living in Hong Kong in the late ‘90s that I first learned t’ai chi, a system of movement, meditation and self-defence from ancient Chinese culture. I also experienced first-hand how Chinese medicine is used alongside Western medicine, each complementing the other.
After a career in journalism and trade publishing, I studied acupuncture at the Confucius Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine within the London South Bank University. My hospital placement at the First Affiliated Hospital of the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine (Harbin, China) gave me the opportunity to train with highly respected doctors of neurology, gynaecology, dermatology and musculoskeletal conditions.
I then studied Chinese herbal medicine at White Crane Academy, which allows me to support patients with more complex conditions.
I teach tai chi (Yang style short form) at the School of T'ai Chi Chuan London, which offers beginners classes every January, April and September in Soho and Blackheath.
My aim is to use the wealth of resources in the Chinese medicine world — through acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, cupping, tai chi, food therapy and lifestyle changes — to help patients enjoy optimal health.