Angie Savva
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My first encounter with Chinese Medicine was over 20 years ago now, before acupuncture was so widely known about and accepted. In a crowded and exotic clinic filled with cubicles and strange smells, I experienced first hand the amazing benefits it had to offer. I knew then that I wanted to learn and share this method of healing with the world.
It has been such a pleasure and a delight to follow this through, to embrace Chinese medicine both personally and professionally, and to see the changes it has made to so many lives through my practice. I am dedicated to my continuing evolution as a natural health practitioner and towards helping as many people as I can claim lives of health, peace and balance.
A committed student, I graduated from from UTS with a Bachelor of Health Science (TCM) with the highest grade average in the class (tied), and an embarrassingly long list of awards (see below). I completed a clinical internship in an integrative Chinese hospital in Beijing; three postgraduate certificates in advanced TCM pediatrics, and a certificate in Infant Massage Instruction. I regularly attend seminars, webinars and workshops on a wide range of topics including gynecology, obstetrics, children's health and mental health.
In addition to my Chinese Medicine training, I am also currently undertaking further studies in Western Herbal Medicine for Women, a 400-hour course run by health pioneer Aviva Romm. Prior to all of this I completed diplomas in aromatherapy, nutrition, reflexology, massage, complementary therapies and reiki, before I spiralled back to my original dream of TCM. I love learning and will never stop.
After graduation from UTS in 2009, I worked in several clinics, including the Acupuncture IVF Support Clinic (now known as the Acupuncture Pregnancy Clinics), various Community Acupuncture clinics, and the Paddington Medical Centre. I also established a free weekly clinic for people diagnosed as HIV+ in conjunction with ACON (AIDS Council of NSW), and ran it single-handedly for over two years, providing thousands of free acupuncture treatments to people in great need.
In 2010 I founded Affordable Acupuncture, a low cost community focused acupuncture clinic in Marrickville, which grew over five years to include a team of five acupuncturists that offered treatments seven days a week. It was a wonderful experience and I loved every minute. I finally closed down this clinic prior to the birth of my second child in 2015.
In 2017 I founded the Quan Yin Healing Centre, a beautiful multidisciplinary clinic in the heart of the Blue Mountains, in my hometown of Springwood. I now practice there three days a week alongside other passionate and inspired health professionals, and aim to provide one of the most nurturing and inspiring healing spaces in the mountains. The Quan Yin Healing Centre was a finalist in the 2018 Altitude Awards, in the "On my way" category for best new business, so I knew I was on the right track!
This year (2019) I entered the Altitude Awards on behalf of my private acupuncture practice, and I was honoured to be a finalist in two categories - "Soaring Micro" and "On My Way". I was awarded the WINNER of the "Soaring Micro" Award at the Awards Ball on 1st of June 2019, which was sponsored by our local MP Susan Templeman. It was a huge thrill!
This year (2019) I entered the Altitude Awards on behalf of my private acupuncture practice, and I was honoured to be a finalist in two categories - "Soaring Micro" and "On My Way". I was awarded the WINNER of the "Soaring Micro" Award at the Awards Ball on 1st of June 2019, which was sponsored by our local MP Susan Templeman. It was a huge thrill!
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In October 2019 I was named as one of only four finalists in the whole of Australia for the Australian Traditional Medicine of Society (ATMS) Awards, in the category of Practitioner of the Year. I was incredibly humbled, thrilled and honoured to discover on the awards night that I was the WINNER of Practitioner of the Year!
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I am currently an affiliated practitioner with Cancer Wellness Support - a non-profit organisation that supports people living with cancer and their families. Through this organisation I offer discounted and subsidised treatments to their members. In 2019 I also finished a one year certification to become an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I am so excited about combining life changing health coaching with my healing acupuncture treatments to provide the most oustanding wholistic support to my patients, and have some wonderful ideas about the future - watch this space! |
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I have two gorgeous children, for whom acupuncture, herbs, massage and healthy living are a normal part of life. I feel passionately about living and breathing natural health, walking my talk and inspiring others to do the same.
Click here to read Angie's Vision Statement.
Click here to read Angie's Vision Statement.
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