Bio
I have been in practice since 1981. I have studied and practiced both Five Element acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture. The style I have now been practicing for the past 35 years is Japanese Meridian Therapy, which is rooted in the medical classics of the Han Dynasty. This style is noted for its lightness of touch and, for the use of moxibustion therapy. I am also a trained practitioner of Chinese Herbal Medicine, which I studied with Master Tihn Thong Nguyen from Vietnam. During the 1990s I worked on the NHS, practising acupuncture at the Complementary Medicine Centre based in Lewisham Hospital which provided a multibed referral service for GPs in Lambeth Southwark Health Authority. I also practiced at three GP Fund Holding multibed practices in Southeast London. I am a member the Accreditation Committee of the European Herbal and Traditional Practitioners Association (EHTPA) and the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB), which oversee standards of education within the herbal medicine and acupuncture communities. I currently teach nutrition at the University of Westminster in London as well as running my private acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine practice in Totnes.