Meet Your Practitioner

About Janet Cook

Registered Acupuncturist & Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner — Ladysmith, BC since 1997.

"Believing every person is unique, Janet's mission is to nurture her patients toward their own specific path to physical and emotional health through Traditional Chinese Medicine and related holistic modalities, so that they can live their best lives."

Janet's Approach to Healing

Janet guides people to take a responsible approach to health and wellness, sharing the knowledge of ancient wisdom and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Rather than simply managing symptoms, the focus is always on understanding and treating the root cause of disharmony in the body.

By treating the root cause, symptoms begin to disappear — and patients experience lasting, meaningful change rather than temporary relief.

Janet advocates combining the best of modern medical advances with Eastern modalities to address physical health, mental wellbeing, and the quality of aging. She works with each patient as the unique individual they are, crafting treatment plans that honour the whole person: body, mind and spirit.

Core Principles

  • Each person is a unique individual deserving individualized care
  • Treating root causes creates lasting healing, not just symptom relief
  • Eastern wisdom and modern medicine are complementary, not competing
  • Physical health, mental wellbeing, and aging are interconnected
  • Patients deserve to be educated and empowered in their own healing

Education & Training

Janet's credentials span nearly three decades of study across Canada, China and Thailand — making her one of the most extensively trained TCM practitioners on Vancouver Island.

1997

International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Graduated with comprehensive training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, and related modalities.

1998

Anhui College Hospital — Hefei, China

Clinical studies in China, deepening practical experience in TCM diagnosis and treatment.

11 yrs

Mentorship with Dr. Yao Qi Yin

Eleven years of advanced training and mentorship under Dr. Yao Qi Yin, deepening expertise in TCM practice.

2 yrs

Training with Dr. Tran

Two years of additional specialized training and mentorship.

2006 & 2009

Constitutional Facial Rejuvenation — Mary Elizabeth Wakefield

Studied constitutional facial rejuvenation acupuncture with world-renowned expert Mary Elizabeth Wakefield.

2006–2018

Oshio College

Continued professional education and advanced studies in holistic health modalities.

2015–now

Facial Yoga

Ongoing studies in facial yoga — complementing acupuncture-based facial rejuvenation treatments.

2019

TTC Spa School — Chiang Mai, Thailand

Completed Deep Lymph Drainage and Traditional Thai Reflexology training at one of Thailand's premier spa therapy schools.

Japanese Acupuncture

Trained in Japanese Acupuncture — a refined, gentle style known for its precision and sensitivity in needling technique.

Balance Acupuncture

Trained in Balance Acupuncture, a systems-based approach to restoring energetic equilibrium throughout the body.

Neoclassical Acupuncture

Trained in Neoclassical Acupuncture, integrating classical texts and principles with contemporary clinical practice.

Begin Your Journey

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