Women's health

Acupuncture is a wonderful addition to any health routine. Do you go to the gym? Are you trying to eat healthy? You should consider acupuncture a safe and non-invasive way to help maintain your body at its peak performance. This is true, whether you are unwell or merely looking to maintain good health.

Trying acupuncture is not only easy and fun, it is a great way to take your health into your own hands. Free consultation available to all new patients.

Karen is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and registered to practice acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and physiotherapy in Australia and the USA. Her qualifications are Ph.D. (Research Sc.), B. App. Sc. (Physio.), Dip. App. Sc. (Acup.), Ad. Dip. (Ch. H. Med.).

She has been working in healthcare since 1988, practicing Chinese medicine for 20 years and has worked in Australia, UK and in the USA for 14 years. During this time Karen studied Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (CCPD) for 12 years under master practitioner Leon Hammer, MD, Chinese herbal medicine with Andrew Gamble, and sat workshops with Lonny Jarret and Jeffrey Yuen. She also received extensive training in osteopathic manual medicine techniques that have their origins in the USA and are not commonly practiced in Australia.

Karen has completed research in several areas including a 12-month clinical trial, Traditional Chinese Medicine and People Living with HIV/AIDS, A Quality of Life Study and recently her doctoral studies evaluated the reliability of practitioners to apply pulse diagnosis clinically, Investigating the reliability of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (CCPD) as a diagnostic tool in Oriental medicine.

Karen has coauthored a book on pulse diagnosis Handbook of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis, presented at conferences in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, published articles in peer review journals, and is one of 14 worldwide instructors certified by Dragon Rises Seminars to teach CCPD.

For 10 years Karen was clinical director of a busy clinic in New York City that specialised in integrating eastern and western medical treatment paradigms. Where western medical intervention was beyond the scope of her practice Karen worked closely with her patients’ physicians to integrate their medical care with that of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. This resulted in better treatment outcomes, often saw the reduction of medication dosages and an associated improvement in quality of life. This was achieved across a range of medical specialties including psychiatry, respiratory, fertility, immunological, gastroenterology and cardiology.

Karen firmly believes a combination of western and Oriental medicine stands to offer us optimal health care outcomes. She currently continues her teaching, writing and clinical practice in Sydney.

⚘ Yin + Yarrow is a St Paul Acupuncture studio and Apothecary offering an intuitive approach to traditional Chinese medicine, and a place of warmth and comfort to escape the everyday hustle and heal from withyin.

Commitment to Healing

My focus is on healing rather than temporarily symptom relief. I am committed to helping you awaken your body’s natural healing intelligence and restore its natural balance.

Respect & Support for Your Decisions

I will not judge or criticize the decisions you make regarding your health care. I will happily collaborate with people who use a combination of natural and conventional Western medicine as well as those who prefer a solely holistic approach. Regardless of your approach, I’m always committed to helping my patients reach their full potential.

Compassion, Respect, Integrity

I strive to maintain compassion and integrity with my patients and will provide recommendations based on your individual needs—never more, never less. I treat all patients with dignity and respect. I am committed to listening to you, and to maintaining open, honest communication in order to maintain a healthy relationship so together we can ensure that you reach your goals.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, disease contains two parts analogous to the roots and branches of a tree. The symptoms are like branches, and if you only treat them, the same roots will soon grow the same symptoms again. To effectively heal, one must address the root cause of the of illness so the tree may grow healthy branches. Additionally, two people may both experience a similar disease but have very different underlying root causes. Likewise, two others may have very different diseases but have the same root cause. At Rooted Medicine, Andrea Hingst L.Ac. MSOM, draws from experiences in integrated hospitals and private practice to combine traditional Chinese therapies with modern functional medicine to identify each individual’s unique foundational imbalance to heal from the roots up.