Rahul Pillai

MA(Cantab.), BSc Ac, Lic Ac., PGDip OHM, Dip Tuina, MBAcC, MRCHM

Rahul completed his five-year training at the London College of Traditional Acupuncture (LCTA) and has been working professionally as an acupuncturist since 2004, a Tuina massage therapist since 2005 and a Chinese herbalist since 2006. He is also trained in Herbal Dispensing and Pharmacognosy.

His specialist interests are Gynaecology (Fertility) and Dermatology, and his practice is profoundly influenced by Canonical / Classical Chinese medicine (CCM). This earliest form of Chinese medicine is effective in terms of both cost and time, as it provides herbal and acupuncture treatment protocols of beautiful simplicity. Rahul has studied extensively with CCM Masters Dr Arnaud Versluys from Portland, USA and Dr. Huang Huang from Nanjing, China.

Rahul also teaches at the International Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, (IITCM) in Ireland, where he is a Lecturer in Chinese Herbology and Prescriptionology. He is also a Clinical Practice Supervisor.

Rahul is a member of the British Acupuncture Association (BAcC) and the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM). He has an MA in Modern Languages from Cambridge University and is fluent in French, German, Dutch, Russian and Italian, as well as in two Indian languages. He also speaks basic Mandarin.

 

Rahul works Mondays 3-9pm, Tuesdays 8am-noon and Thurdays 8am-1pm.