Acupuncture with Angela

24/02/2025

21/04/2024

Pleased to announce that I have started as Programme Lead for Research at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine starting 1st April 😊✨🙏🌟

We are delighted to announce that Angela Van Veen has been offered the role of Research Programme Leader at the college, and started this role at the beginning of April.

For those of you who don’t already know Angela, she is a CICM graduate with a previous degree in Economics and Law and has been a researcher and dissertation supervisor at CICM.

Angela has 20 years of experience in senior management positions, leading and delivering large, complex, global corporate projects. She led initiatives such as mindfulness meditation in the workplace, global mentoring programmes and driving gender diversity in the science, technology, engineering & mathematics (STEM) field.

Angela practices Acupuncture in Sevenoaks and has a specific interest in Mental Health research.

Jo Rochford, our college Principal said, “We all look forward to working together with Angela, who I know has many ideas to bring to her new role, including expansion of the popular ‘Monthly Journal Club’ she introduced! Please join me in welcoming her to the role of Research Programme Leader.”

We would also like to take this opportunity to extend huge gratitude and thanks to Roz Gibbs, who stepped down as Research Programme Leader at the end of March. She bought a lot of expertise to the role and we wish to acknowledge everything she has done as Programme Leader, in particular all the support she has given to the students.

And if you’re a CICM graduate, you may have already seen some of Angela and Roz’s excellent work, in our new research project which was emailed out this week!

We are interested in understanding which of our graduates are still practicing acupuncture, and how their practice has developed over the years.

We would love for you to get involved, if you haven’t filled in the questionnaire yet, consider this as a gentle reminder - even if you do not practice acupuncture anymore, your perspective is still very valuable to us.

We will be sharing the outcomes of this study in our future graduate emails, so do stay tuned!

22/12/2023

❄️ 3am this morning marked the Winter Solstice - the shortest day and longest night…

⛄️ Winter Solstice is the most yin time of the year, which means it is the darkest, most still, most cold, most inward moment of our seasons…

💧 Winter is the season associated with the Water Element and yin - that quiet, inward, cooling, calming, moisturising energy…

💙 It’s now all about hibernation, getting cosy, resting, having time alone to reflect on the year gone by, honouring, replenishing and consolidating our energy in a really gentle and mindful way…

🔥 This is the direct opposite energy to yang - that busy, moving, upwards + outwards energy of fun, connection and joy - all the Fire Element and Summer themes!

🎅🏻 And yet, there is something rather aligned with those Fire Element themes arising around Christmas and the festive period too, at the time of the Winter Solstice and the Water Element - we just need to make sure we keep a balance! The optimal example of yin and yang in harmony!

🎄 That said, we hope you enjoy a restful break over the holidays, and we look forward to seeing you in the 2024 New Year. The college will be having a break too, and will close from today until just after the New Year bank holiday.

🙏 Our warmest winter wishes to you all on behalf of the college teaching team and admin staff.

25/09/2023

Acupuncture & migraines 👌👒

The research indicates that acupuncture is an effective treatment option for those who suffer from headaches.

22/06/2023

The Summer solstice is a powerful time to practice Qigong and align yourself with Nature's energies.

29/04/2023

Beckham shared a photo of his shin and calf covered in 25 copper needles while lying on a white towel-covered bed.

10/02/2023

04/01/2023

Helpful tips for the new year. ❤💯

14/12/2022

Winter is a time to rest, recharge and connect with Nature and all of its messages. Follow these four tips to boost your Kidney energy.

01/12/2022

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Jessie Willcox Smith - A Child’s Garden of Verses, 1905.

10/11/2022

Winter is the most YIN time of all - and hot food becomes even more important. Check out this recipe from the TCM World foundation 🤗

Winter is just around the corner, which means soup is on the menu! Try this recipe—with chicken or without—for a hearty and warming meal.