Daniel Burgess began studying the Chinese medicine in the Water Dragon year, 2012, with Da Yuan Circle. He completed a 500 hour training in Tui Na (Chinese medical massage) at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS) in 2019. Daniel offers Tui Na massage, 4 Animals Astrology, and Healing Feng Shui services.

Tui Na is a nourishing, powerful, and profound toolset to help us reconnect to the inherent capacity we all have to heal, rest, and recover. 4 Animals Astrology helps clients embrace their unique and natural gifts and capacities. Healing Feng Shui aims to harmonize and synchronize a client with their lived-in spaces.

Daniel Burgess began studying the Chinese medicine in the Water Dragon year, 2012, with Da Yuan C... Read More

LiangYu Kung is a California Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist. She received a MS in acupuncture and herbal medicine from Five Branches University Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2012 and a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) in 2018.

Previously, LiangYu Kung owned and operated Y’s Nature Wellness in Danville, California, an acupuncture and herbal medicine clinic focused on holistic treatments. Her prior experience also includes a clinical residency at Five Branches University in San Jose and volunteer work in various community organizations.

In addition to providing pain relief through acupuncture and herbal medicine, LiangYu Kung specializes in treating digestive issues and sleeping disorders.

LiangYu is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

LiangYu Kung is a California Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist. She received a MS in acupunctu... Read More

I-Pei is a third generation healer continuing in her grandfather’s footsteps as an herbalist and acupuncturist. A graduate of AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas, I-Pei (pronounced “Epay”) obtained additional certification at the International Traditional Chinese Medicine training program at Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan, China. Her amazing time spent in Chengdu was complete with giant pandas, the world’s largest stone Buddha, and an earthquake.

Prior to studying TCM, I-Pei earned degrees in civil engineering from U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University, and worked as a professional environmental engineer at sites in the U.S. and abroad. Pragmatic and compassionate, she addresses both external environmental and internal functional factors as she empowers her clients along their path of health and wellbeing.

I-Pei is a third generation healer continuing in her grandfather’s footsteps as an herbalist and ... Read More

Sapho is an East Asian Medicine practitioner who has a background in social work, nursing, and massage therapy. Their passion to work with people of all genders, bodies, abilities, race, economic status, age has cultivated their experience over the years. They have a strong motivation to work with people who are in any kind of life transition, grief, hormonal transitions, anxiety, depression, sleep and digestion issues. Their focus is to encourage and support an individual’s movement towards freedom and a sense of wholeness by providing a safe space to heal and grow.

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Thuy Nguyen is founder and director of Berkeley Community Acupuncture. She received her Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in the year 2000 and has been evolving her practice and understanding of health, medicine and community ever since. Thuy’s style of practice can be characterized by powerful simplicity and clarity–her ability to see to the heart of the problem and to hold the space necessary for healing to emerge. Aside from (or perhaps because of) her committed work to healing, she is often recognized by her joyful laughter, her 3 beautifully devilish children, her playful wardrobe, her whimsical creative obsessions, and her passion for all things magical.

Thuy produces a monthly podcast on health and healing: You Are Medicine! having previously produced radio shows for KPFA’s About Health radio program in Berkeley, CA. Additionally, Thuy has chronicled some of her journey of healing and medical practice through the BCA Blog.

Thuy Nguyen is founder and director of Berkeley Community Acupuncture. She received her Masters D... Read More