Alana Paul, RAc. has been a full-time acupuncturist in the Maritimes for over 12 years. After she completed a Bachelor’s of Science in Neuroscience from Dalhousie U, she went to Seoul, South Korea to work as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. In addition to having an opportunity to experience Korean culture and travel to other Asian countries, Alana attended temple stays at the Zen Buddhist temples, learned tai chi and hapkido, and discovered a passion for Chinese medicine. Alana completed her Diploma of Acupuncture in 2012 from Pacific Rim College in Victoria, BC in 2012. Chinese medicine theory is a deep interest of hers and a large part of her practice is to educate people on how they can use Chinese medicine theory in their daily life to improve health and wellbeing.