David Purchas
With an interest in human development, David studied psychology and education and worked at a Montessori pre-school in New Zealand before making the first steps into the holistic arena under the guidance of well-respected Naturopath, Peter Waugh. After an intense period of learning and and 5 years working as a massage therapist at Waugh's Natural Health Centre, David decided to leave New Zealand and focus on finding a career in alternative healing overseas.
After visiting different health centres including the Casa de Dom Inacio in Brazil David realised he wanted to find a modality that would be:
Grounded in knowledge,
Able to be adapted to the western mindset,
Infused with a spiritual element but not too airy fairy.
With this ambition, David moved to London and settled on acupuncture as the therapy best suited to his talents and interests. After 3 years of acupuncture training and further study in the oriental style of acupuncture as taught by Ikeda Mazakasu Sensei David now works with a wide variety of cliental from many walks of life.
David has 9 years experience working in the complementary health field. He is a member of the British Acupuncture Council. He has worked as a teaching assistant in point-location at the London College of Traditional Acupuncture and at the Hoxton Health Group which specialise in treatment for people over 60.