About Us

With our team of experienced doctors, we can work collaboratively alongside Western Medicine and other mainstream modalities to educate and provide our clients a new outlook on how they can take care of themselves.

Our Mission

We strive to cultivate a clinic environment filled with positive energy, enthusiasm, and goodwill, enhancing the well-being of both our clients and practitioners.

Our Mission

Through our commitment to promoting Chinese Medicine, we provide individuals with more options and control over their health in an integrated way.

Our Value

To provide comprehensive, high-quality complementary medical healthcare to our community, combining Eastern and Western modalities.

Our Mission

Professionalism guides our service delivery, and we actively collaborate with other healthcare providers in our community to ensure holistic care for our clients.

Our Value

Our story

Dr. Kaiyan, a 4th-generation TCM practitioner, carries on a family tradition rooted in Chinese Medicine.

Family tradition:

Her great grandfather, learned from local practitioners and texts, gaining renown for treating patients in the 19th century.

Dr Kaiyan’s grandfather and father has been influenced by Chinese Medicine since childhood. Later specialising in children’s asthma and digestive diseases. Her grandfather played a key role in establishing Guangzhou University of TCM. He was recognised as “The most renowned TCM doctor in Guangdong Province” in 1978.

Dr Kaiyan’s journey:

Dr. Kaiyan obtained her bachelor’s degree from Guangzhou University of TCM and worked at the affiliated hospital. During her early years as a resident doctor, she gained diverse clinical experience through department rotations, utilising an integrated approach in both Eastern & Western modalities. For nine years, she worked in the Paediatric department whilst earning her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Asthma management.

In 2007, she immigrated to Melbourne with her family. She previously lectured at The Southern School of Natural Therapy and Endeavour College of Natural Health. In 2015, she established “Healing Pond Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine” in honor of her grandfather’s war-damaged clinic. Preserving her family’s legacy of excellence in Chinese Medicine.

What is our philosophy?

Water, inherently healing, is central to our philosophy at Healing Pond. We aim to facilitate repair and restoration. Chinese Medicine is the avenue through which this vision comes to life, embodying the spirit of Eastern philosophies in the heart of Melbourne’s East.

What is the story behind the name "Healing Pond/上池"?

Over a century ago, Dr Kaiyan’s great-grandfather founded Healing Pond 上池. The name “Healing Pond” comes from a story in Shi Ji (The Record of the Grand History) about 扁鹊 Bian Que, a skilled and compassionate doctor.

Bian Que lived in the 5th century BCE and had a natural interest in medicine. He met 长桑君 Chang Sangjun, a mysterious man who recognized Bian Que’s talents. Chang Sangjun gave Bian Que special herbs and told him to mix them with water from the “Healing Pond”.

Bian Que followed this advice for 30 days. He gained the ability to understand people’s health issues, the causes of diseases, their constitutions, and personalities. This made him an exceptional healer.

The 上池 Healing Pond now symbolizes the special water used with herbal treatments, enhancing their effects. Today, calling a practitioner a “Living Bian Que” is an exceptionally high compliment.

Read more about Bian Que here.