I have been attending an Advanced Mentorship programme (Post-graduate) with Ann Cecil-Sterman in the lineage of Master Jeffrey Yuen ending in June 2026. By October 2026, I will have also completed the five practical modules in-person with Ann in Edinburgh and London (Sinews channels for musculoskeletal issues, Divergents channels for chronic degenerative diseases, Luo channels for mental health, 8 Extraordinary channels for issues that originated in childhood; psychological and constitutional and the module on Classical Pulse taking.

“Classical” acupuncture is a comprehensive, highly sophisticated, stand-alone practice using all 68 acupuncture channels. It differs from modern acupuncture which focuses on selected points on only 12 of the channels. It is rooted in the early classical texts of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This most effective and comprehensive system has become my main practice. It allows the successful treatment of many chronic conditions that practitioners who only work with the 12 principal channels cannot access. More on Classical Acupuncture

I attended two monthly placements in hospitals at the Institute of Traditional Medicine in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2002 and 2003. As a previous French colony, many people spoke French which allowed us to communicate directly with some doctors and patients (which was rarely the case for students going to China).

A beautiful adventure with two masters

Dr Truong Thin (then Director of the Institute) and Dr Daniel Laurent (Head of the college) coauthored the “Manual of Traditional Asian Medicine” in 2002, which I had the privilege to illustrate and edit.

I did a Postgraduate programme in women’s health in Paris, 2004, under the teaching of Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée at the European school of Acupuncture. Elisabeth is a world renown specialist in Chinese studies. I have been attending many CPD workshops on different themes through the years.
Several of Ms Rochat’s books are translated in English with Monkey Press.
As the Edinburgh group coordinator for the British Acupuncture Council, I had the pleasure of inviting Elisabeth in Edinburgh for a lecture on ‘What is healing, in the Medical and Philosophical Classical texts’.

I graduated with in Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine at Shulan College in Manchester  2016, under the teaching of Pr Shulan Tang. The course is accredited by Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM) and The ATCM (see below). Pr Shulan lectures internationally and is possibly one of the most experienced herbalist in the UK. I can consult Pr Shulan to help me reflect on complex cases.

As an acupuncturist I had been using Classical formulas for a number of years previous to the course, until the new European legislation made it compulsory to attend a specific degree in herbal medicine.

I completed a Msc in digital Education at the University of Edinburgh in 2012. For my final project, I developed a Learning Management System for the teaching of acupuncture and wrote my final dissertation on “Towards blended e-learning for Acupuncture: a manifesto for the teaching of Traditional Acupuncture 
in the contemporary Western/postmodern world“.

Students of acupuncture with the British Acupuncture Council have to attend hundreds of hours of observation with registered practitioners. Through the years I have had the pleasure to host students from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading and The Northern College of Acupuncture in York.

I applied for membership in 2007 when I arrived in the UK and became a full member of the British Acupuncture Council to this day.

All BAcC Members complete a minimum three-year degree-level programme and adhere to strict Codes of Professional Conduct and Safe Practice. Our commitment to excellence is recognised by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), an independent body established by UK Parliament to protect the public by overseeing the regulation of healthcare professionals. As a PSA Accredited Register, the BAcC is trusted by major insurance providers and NHS employers, giving you confidence in the quality and safety of our members’ care.

I gained Full membership to The Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK (ATCM), for the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine in 2016.

The ATCM is the largest professional body for the practice of Chinese Herbal medicine with around 730 members in the UK.

I started practicing Aïkido (Japanese martial art) under the teaching of Tamura Senseï from the age of 13.

In 2005, I obtained the Black belt 3rd DAN and the French professional teaching certificate (Brevet d’Etat d’Educateur Sportif). I had the pleasure to train in Edinburgh with my friends Scott Reed and Jim Wolff. I also obtained 3rd Dan in Iaido (Japanese fencing).

Alongside the numerous Aikido camps that I attended, I studied some Shiatsu (Japanese Acupressure) which years later led me to study acupuncture.

Aikido has played a big part in my experience and understanding of Qi-Breath.