Angela Galatierra-Ganding, is a California State Board Licensed Acupuncturist.  She graduated from the University of Winnipeg, in Canada, with a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in Chemistry.  Angela always had a passion to work in the healthcare field, and to follow this dream, she decided to move to California to pursue graduate studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine.  She obtained a Master's of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley.

Her clinical experience is accumulated through various types of settings including chiropractic clinics collaborating with other like-minded healthcare professionals, and the University of California Berkeley Sports Center, where she treated student athletes with various sports related injuries.  Angela also had the opportunity to work at the Homeless Prenatal clinic in San Francisco, treating a variety of women's health issues.  Angela is passionate about continuing to learn new methods in the field of acupuncture and complimentary medicine, and she is an advocate for utilizing a comprehensive approach to healing.

It is with these experiences, as well as the years she has been in private practice that have shaped her to the committed and compassionate practitioner she is today.  She is excited to continue to share this fascinating medicine with you.

Minal Patel Solanki is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in the state of California and has 6+ years of field experience. She graduated at the top of her class at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, CA and has received a Master’s of Science in Oriental Medicine. She also graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology in 2004 at the University of the Pacific.

During her program, Minal traveled to Tokyo, where she attended the Traditional Japanese Medicine Seminar of Acupuncture & Moxibustion. She studied with some of Japan’s top leading acupuncturists and earned a Certificate of Recognition from the President of Goto College of Medical Arts and Sciences and a Certificate of Completion from the President of the Society of Traditional Japanese Medicine.

Minal is known to use a very gentle Japanese needling technique during treatments that many of her patients are very grateful for. Her experiences/specialties include treatment for addiction, allergies, headaches/migraines, hypertension, infertility, insomnia, menstrual disorders/gynecology, musculoskeletal disorders, and pain management.

Treatment methods used: Acupressure, Acupuncture, Cupping, Electro Acupuncture (with or without needles), Gua Sha and Infrared Heat Therapy.