If you've looked through my résumé, you'll probably notice that my career has taken quite a few unexpected turns. Looking back, though, each step naturally led to the next. Nothing feels coincidental. Every experience, mentor, challenge, and opportunity has shaped the person and practitioner I am today. For that, I am deeply grateful.

I grew up in Malaysia—a country filled with incredible food, tropical heat, and endless humidity. At 18, I spent a year in Switzerland as an exchange student before studying chemical engineering at Montana State University. After graduation, I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and spent nearly ten years working in biopharmaceutical research and product development.

Then one weekend, simply because I was bored, I signed up for an acupressure class. I had no idea that a single weekend would change the course of my life. Within a year, I had completed my massage therapy certification, and for the first time I realized that I could reinvent myself.

Eventually, I left biotech to study Traditional Chinese Medicine. During those years, I also attended the Berkeley Psychic Institute, graduated during the COVID pandemic, and was fortunate to join the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, where I supported students, faculty, and patients. Around the same time, I discovered Ayurveda and fell in love with its wisdom and its beautiful complement to Chinese medicine.

Later, I made another leap of faith by leaving the acupuncture college to build my own practice. It wasn't easy. Burnout took nearly a year to recover from, but it also taught me something invaluable: even after becoming a licensed clinician, I still needed to discover who I was—not just professionally, but personally.

Today, my approach to healthcare is rooted in curiosity, compassion, and the belief that healing is about treating the whole person, not just a symptom. Whether through acupuncture, Ayurveda, massage, lifestyle guidance, or simply listening, I hope to help people reconnect with their own ability to heal.

I wouldn't be here without the encouragement of my family, friends, teachers, mentors, patients, and community. They believed in me long before I fully believed in myself, and I will always be grateful for that.

I look forward to meeting you and being part of your own journey toward health and well-being.