Who We Are and What We Do
Our Approach
We’ve been professional Acupuncturists since 2001. We practice an integrated approach to health, which means using traditional techniques from Chinese medicine and modern scientific understanding to keep ourselves and our patients healthy. We are happy to work alongside Doctors and other therapists (such as Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Personal Trainers etc.) to gain maximum effect and the best results possible for patients.
Important in our approach to treating patients is our consideration of their overall wellbeing. This means treating everybody as an individual and tailoring treatments specific to their current health, looking at and treating them as a whole; treating their physical, mental and emotional health. In practice this may mean if two people arrive in the clinic with similar shoulder complaints, they can be treated very differently depending on their complete picture of health and any other health issues they may present.
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Both Mir and Lisa are members of The British Acupuncture Council, the largest insuring association of professionally qualified Acupuncturists in the UK.
Mir Ali
I’ve been learning about the human body, medicine and martial arts since I was a child, born into a family where both sides had medics and traditional medicine practitioners.
Below is an outline of some of my recent professional education.
Acupuncture Licentiate
September 1998 - July 2001
A three year degree level course at The London College of Traditional Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine which taught the foundations of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at undergraduate level. After the course I attended a three week clinical observation and practise at Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China, before moving into private practice in the UK.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
July 2004 - July 2005 (Patent Herbal Medicine)
August 2008 - June 2010 (Raw Herbal Medicine)
Undergraduate level education in the understanding, practise and prescription of Classical and Modern Herbal Medicine.
Yin Style Bagua Apprenticeship
April 2011 - Present
Continuing education, practise and internship as a senior practitioner with The Association of Traditional Studies; post graduate level education in the areas of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Bodywork, Chinese Philosophy and Daoyin.
I specialise in the areas of Women's health and injury rehabilitation. Preferring to take an integrative approach, I usually use a combination of Acupuncture and Bodywork to help you gain the best possible results. I teach Chinese Medicine at colleges and private intitutions, for both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I specialise in teaching Classical techniques and clinical skills.
Lisa Harmer
Professional Background
I’ve been learning about and practicing holistic medicine since 2001. I’ve studied a range of modalities and am always adding to my professional knowledge. Read more about some of my professional experience below.
Acupuncture Licentiate
September 1998 - July 2001
A three year degree level course at The London College of Traditional Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine which taught the foundations of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at undergraduate level. At the end of the course I attended a three week clinical observation and practise at Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China, before moving into private practice in the UK.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
September 2004 - July 2005 (Patent Herbal Medicine)
Undergraduate level education in the understanding and practise of Pre Prepared Chinese Herbal Formulae
Facial Reflexology
April 2019
The study of zones of influence on the face, similar to the zones found on the soles of the feet to create a relaxing, calming and gently therapeutic massage.