About

Picture of Dove Yu in a white doctor coat standing in front of framed diplomas.

Dove M. Yu, DACM, LAc, Dipl. OM, RD, received her Master of Arts degree in Dietetics from California State University, Los Angeles. She is a Registered Dietitian and has worked at Kaiser Hospital, Panorama City, California and locally at San Francisco General Hospital. Dove provided nutrition counseling to patients and families. Additionally, she served as a consultant to hospital medical teams.

Dove became interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine after working more than twenty years in Western Medicine clinical facilities. While working

full-time, she studied at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM). Dove earned her Master of Sciences degree and she is now a California State Board Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist. In addition to her state

license, Dove is a Certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine from National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In 2016, She went back to ACTCM to obtain Doctorate degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM).

Since 2007, Dove has accumulated more than 3000 hours of academic and clinical training in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the ACTCM Community Clinic and their Auricular Clinic, Health-Right 360 (formerly Haight Ashbury Free Clinic), and the Stroke Rehabilitation Center at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. In March 2014, she participated in advanced training at Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China. Dove began an internship with Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan in November 2013 to study Manual Therapy, a.k.a., Tui-Na, which is a Chinese therapeutic massage focused in body pain management. She volunteered at Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Care for cancer patients from 2014 - 2016.

In addition, Dove has received special training with the renowned Japanese Acupuncturist, Dr Koyabashi, for Core Therapy to treat root caused diseases by needle without insertion. She has also studied with the late Grand Master Dr. Richard Tan for the legendary Balance Method. The famous balance method provides instant pain relief and effectively treating complex internal conditions. Besides, Dove is certified with cosmetic acupuncture by Dr. Martha Lucas to provide Mei Zen facial rejuvenation, and internal conditions such as infertility, fibromyalgia, and weight reduction.

She passed California State Board and received Esthetician license after completion the special training in skin care at Skyline College, San Bruno in 2018.

Dove has also been working at Chinese Hospital East West Health Services since 2017.

Live interview at KTSF26 "Great Family Episode 67" https://youtu.be/EQUI5R-po0M

Picture of Ben Oong, Massage Therapist and Reiki Master, crouching in front of a basket of herbs.

Ben Oong is a Certified Massage Therapist and Reiki Master. Ben’s philosophy towards bodywork is to allow the mind and body to return to its natural state of harmony. Ben spent time in China in Tui-Na training, DeAnza College and Skyline College with teachings in Pathology, Physiology and Massage Therapy. He received his Reiki Master title in 2013.

Ben uses a combination of soothing Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Release, joint Mobilization and Tui-Na in his sessions. He, however, believes in the customization based on client’s needs is the real key to a successful body treatment. All body work and massage sessions are ended with a little energy healing.

Ben has recently completed 60 hours Acupuncture bodywork training. Acupuncture uses a similar principle of Acupuncture, excluding the needles. Acupressure uses the hands instead; a highly effective functional massage for persons with acute or chronic body pain(s).