Owner & Director of Client Care, Registered Acupuncturist
Claudia is the owner of Active Life Mobile Acupuncture and handles client and team operations. Having had her own practice as a Registered Acupuncturist for over 10 years she fully understands the needs of patients and practitioners. As the Director of Client Care, she strives to speak with every client (or family member), and understand their health concerns so that she can pair them with a suitable practitioner.
Having been in the Health & Wellness industry for 20 years, she helped start the first annual wellness show for staff at Hampton Inn Hilton Hotel and has given numerous lectures and spoken about acupuncture at companies such as Carnival CruiseLines, YWCA, Choices Markets, Tourism Richmond, and Alive Magazine.
Her expertise in Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture has been featured in articles such as NBC News, Better Magazine, and Vitruvi Magazine.
Claudia is the owner of Active Life Mobile Acupuncture and handles client and team operations. Having had her own practice as a Registered Acupuncturist for over 10 years she fully understands the needs of patients and practitioners. As the Director of Client Care, she strives to speak with every client (or family member), and understand their health concerns so that she can pair them with a suitable practitioner.
Having been in the Health & Wellness industry for 20 years, she helped start the first annual wellness show for staff at Hampton Inn Hilton Hotel and has given numerous lectures and spoken about acupuncture at companies such as Carnival CruiseLines, YWCA, Choices Markets, Tourism Richmond, and Alive Magazine.
Her expertise in Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture has been featured in articles such as NBC News, Better Magazine, and Vitruvi Magazine.
Founder, Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Founder, Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Emma is a dedicated health professional who is always continuously exploring ways to improve human health. For 11 years she worked as a Medical Doctor at Peking University People’s Hospital in Beijing, which is highly regarded for its expertise in treating blood and bone diseases, as well as conducting bone marrow transplantation. With a Master’s Degree in Internal Medicine, she worked in the respiratory department of the hospital, in charge of the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit.
Having always had a passion for Traditional Chinese Medicine, she studied TCM in her spare time alongside Western Medicine and established a TCM Society at Peking University Health Science Center. She uses various modalities to treat including: acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, acupressure, scraping, reflexology, auriculotherapy, and manipulative therapy. She provides home care instructions, lifestyle counselling, and recommendations such as Qi Gong and Chinese food cure recipes.
Her extensive knowledge of physiology and pathology has enabled her to excel in various areas of treatment, including pain management, stroke recovery, cancer support including organ and immune system support, respiratory disorders, sleep conditions, women’s health, and gynaecological diseases.
Emma is bilingual in both English and Mandarin.
Tim is a second generation Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner who graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine with a Masters degree in TCM and a focus on pulmonary disease. Having grown up with a father as an acupuncturist, he was exposed to Traditional Chinese Medicine for a large part of his life. Tim has now been a registered acupuncturist & TCM practitioner for over a decade.
Since becoming a registered TCM practitioner in 2013, he has gained experience in treating a wide range of conditions, including musculoskeletal injuries, pain management, rehabilitation from stroke, elderly health issues, cancer care using immune regulation & organ support, and women’s health issues. Some of the modalities that Tim uses include acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, bone mending, and Chinese herbal formulas.
Tim is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Registered Acupuncturist
Sandy is a registered Acupuncturist and Tui-na Massage Therapist. She completed the Acupuncture Program at Vancouver Career College in Burnaby and she completed her certification in tui-na therapy, cupping, moxibustion and guasha with the International College of TCM (ICTCM).
She is also a certified Master of Medical Qigong Therapy, a form of energy healing that she can provide in conjunction with her acupuncture treatments, including a focus in oncology. As a Medical Qigong Doctor candidate through the International Institute of Medical Qigong and Empty Mountain Institute, she has also completed numerous light body, channeling and mediumship courses. Sandy is also an ordained Daoist Priest, 82nd generation highest purity sect and 66th generation celestial masters sect, a disciple of dragon heart temple.
Sandy is certified in level 1 & 2 of ‘balance method’ acupuncture and is able to combine acupuncture with medical qi gong, cupping, tui-na massage, moxibustion, and guasha to assist people with various ailments such as migraines, depression & anxiety, fatigue, cancer & managing chemo side effects, digestive issues, back pain, injuries, sciatica, and women’s health such as menstrual issues, fertility and menopause. She is also certified in Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture for natural anti-aging. Registered Acupuncturist
Sandy is a registered Acupuncturist and Tui-na Massage Therapist. She completed the Acupuncture Program at Vancouver Career College in Burnaby and she completed her certification in tui-na therapy, cupping, moxibustion and guasha with the International College of TCM (ICTCM).
She is also a certified Master of Medical Qigong Therapy, a form of energy healing that she can provide in conjunction with her acupuncture treatments, including a focus in oncology. As a Medical Qigong Doctor candidate through the International Institute of Medical Qigong and Empty Mountain Institute, she has also completed numerous light body, channeling and mediumship courses. Sandy is also an ordained Daoist Priest, 82nd generation highest purity sect and 66th generation celestial masters sect, a disciple of dragon heart temple.
Sandy is certified in level 1 & 2 of ‘balance method’ acupuncture and is able to combine acupuncture with medical qi gong, cupping, tui-na massage, moxibustion, and guasha to assist people with various ailments such as migraines, depression & anxiety, fatigue, cancer & chemo side effects, digestive issues, back pain, injuries, sciatica, and women’s health such as menstrual issues, fertility and menopause. She is also certified in Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture for natural anti-aging. 
Michael has been working in the health industry since he graduated from university, and has now been an acupuncturist for 8+ years. He attended the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver (ICTCMV) and completed the 4-year TCM Practitioner diploma.
As a Registered Acupuncturist he has taken further training in acupuncture for pain management, and is well-versed to treat muscle & soft tissue injuries and pain, nerve pain, neurological conditions, digestive issues, and inflammatory conditions. Michael is also knowledgeable in cancer support, using acupuncture to assist with chemo side effects such as fatigue and neuropathy.
As a Registered TCMP, Michael can also prescribe and customize Chinese herbs. Prior to his studies, he and his wife were struggling unsuccessfully to have a child and sought help from a Traditional Chinese Doctor who prescribed Chinese herbs. After just 2 months of herbal prescriptions, their wish came true, and were blessed with a healthy baby boy. Michael now uses his knowledge in herbal medicine to help others.
Michael is bilingual in both English and Mandarin.
As a Registered TCMP, Michael can also prescribe and customize Chinese herbs. Prior to his studies, he and his wife were struggling unsuccessfully to have a child and sought help from a Traditional Chinese Doctor who prescribed Chinese herbs. After just 2 months of herbal prescriptions, their wish came true, and were blessed with a healthy baby boy. Michael now uses his knowledge in herbal medicine to help others.
Michael is bilingual in both English and Mandarin.
Meichia has a passion for holistic well-being, which naturally drew her towards Traditional Chinese Medicine. After learning ‘tui-na’ massage in Taiwan in 2014, she came back to Vancouver to study acupuncture and became a Registered Acupuncturist in 2018. She upgraded to obtain her herbal license as a TCM Practitioner in 2019, and completed her Doctor of TCM in 2023.
Meichia looks forward to learning about each patient and their needs, and working along-side them to help them live a better quality of life. Conditions that she treats, but is not limited to, include: pain, injuries, insomnia, mental health conditions (anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc.), digestive issues, women’s health, stroke recovery, asthma, headaches, and cancer care including immune regulation and chemo support. Modalities she may use during her treatments include: acupuncture, electric stimulation, cupping, blood-letting, gua sha, tui-na massage, and herbal recommendations.
Meichia lives a fairly active lifestyle with 3 dogs taking her on walks. Having grown up doing competitive sports, and having a husband who is an athlete, coach, & stuntman, she understands the athlete mentality and how to support performance and rehabilitation.
Meichia is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese/Hokkien.