Kim 'Rayne' Cooper

Kim 'Rayne' Cooper is a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner R.TCM.P), licensed to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in BC, with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of British Columbia (CCHPBC). She has been actively practicing Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) since she graduated from The International College of Chinese Medicine (Victoria) in 1999. Rayne travelled to China and for 10 weeks in Nan Jing, she conducting her internship through Nan Jing University. She practiced under many doctors studying acupuncture in the outpatient clinics and spent time studying in the hospital's herbal departments of gynecology, dermatology, and cardiovascular diseases. On completion of her initial formal training Rayne has maintained a consistent love of learning throughout the years, due to the passion she has for Chinese medicine and all of its facets. From that approach she has taken a lifelong quest to grow her knowledge and skills to better support her patients and has now been practicing for 26 years. Rayne completed a two year intensive post Graduate Mentorship Program specializing in Classical Chinese Herbal studies at the White Pine Institute in the USA with Sharon Weizenbaum, an expert in gynecology and obstetrics. Chinese herbal medicine uses a comprehensive approach of diagnostic skills which supports the strength of the body while correcting symptoms by bringing the body back into right relationship with itself. As the Canadian Distributor for Spring Wind Herbs, Rayne has access to and maintains a comprehensive pharmacy of organic raw herbs that can be combined and formulated to offer precise packages to each patient. She consults and supplies other TCM Herbalists across the country, supporting other practitioners with her significant body of knowledge in this area. Rayne has studied with living master, Kiiko Matsumoto and her apprentice Monika Kobylecka. Her training has taken her to coursing around the Pacific Northwest, and to a dedicated course in Osaka, Japan. Rayne is utilizing the Japanese style of needling which implements a gentle, pain free approach using palpations, reflexes, and acupuncture to deeply investigate the root cause of illness; based on structural imbalances, organ palpation and fascial tension. Rayne's gentle style is comprehensive, combining in depth palpations (finger pressure) skills. The physical body holds tension in specific places illuminating disease factors that may potentially be missed by a conventional doctor. Moxibustion therapy is also a significant component of this Japanese approach. Moxibustion therapy is known as a therapy which implements the burning of small grain sized processed mugwort on very specific points near the needle insertion sites. Moxibustion is proven to stimulate and regulate the immune response in the patient and reduce inflammation systemically and locally. Rayne has pursued advance training of German Auricular Medicine with the Canadian Institute of Auricular Medicine and had the privilage of studying with Dr. Frank Bahr and his associate Dr. Beatte Stritmatter. German Auricular Medicine is the study of Ear Acupuncture, which works under the premise that every part of the body is reflected and connected to a point in the structure of the ear. She incorporates the application of laser frequencies for diagnosis and treatment of her patients, along with ear-specific acupuncture where appropriate. Auricular medicine is organized in a fashion that clarifies the root cause of symptoms by illuminating the focus in the patient that blocks healing. Within this mode of treatment, the three main causes of disease or focus, from most important are: psychological disturbances or soul trauma, dental disturbances and internal or external scars. Understanding these disturbances and removing blockages as they are revelled is another pathway to improved healing. Soul Trauma therapy is a subset of the above-noted modality, but has its own very beneficial application. This system is specifically geared to help the patient identify the past trauma which is now impacting their ability to live a fulfilled life of joy and balance. Trauma is very widely defined in this circumstance, relating to physical, emotional and psychological impacts that may lie entirely forgotten or masked within the patient. A combination of flower essences and specific acupuncture points on the ear are used to assess and ultimately treat what is discovered in this in-depth diagnostic system. Rayne is adept at treating chronic and acute pain using motor points and has studied the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with Matt Callison, a Sports Medicine Acupuncture Specialist. This has specific value in addressing acupuncture through the western scientific lens of when a muscle group is constricted, we needle/treat the groups of muscles working together to keep the muscle tight and out of balance which causes the patient considerable discomfort and pain. Rayne has undertaken specialized training in the treatment of allergies and is a Level 2 certified practitioner of NAET (Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Techniques), a treatment model specifically for treating allergies and sensitivities. This internationally recognized protocol has been effective in restoring greater flexibility back to people's lives through allergy treatment. She has completed an advanced course of instruction in Facial Acupuncture. Facial Acupuncture is highly effective in renewing circulation and nerve connection to the muscles and skin of the face, reducing lines and wrinkles, and creating a more vibrant appearance in patient who experience this treatment. There are supporting elements to this treatment which include acupuncture treatment for the patient's underlying systemic imblances, herbal masks to address redness or rashes in the face and toning agents applied to the skin of the face.