Restore your energy levels, take care of your health

Qi is the spark of life, the vital energy that when flowing harmoniously has the power to strengthen our body, balance our mind and calm our spirit. At The House of Qi you will find a healing space, a therapy adapted to your needs and a personalised accompaniment so that you can recover your health in its entirety, balancing body, mind and spirit.

My passion is to help improve people's quality of life through the therapies I practice. If you would like to know how I can help you, request a free information session now.

Treatments

FACIAL REJUVENATION

Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it helps the whole body look and feel younger by addressing physical, mental and emotional patterns. It promotes overall health and well-being, slows the ageing process from within, sculpts the face, softens wrinkles and stimulates collagen production.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

I regularly organise workshops on cupping, guasha, acupressure, herbal medicine and painless childbirth among others for all those interested in maintaining and promoting their health in a more holistic way. I also offer postgraduate seminars in TCM to acupuncturists, massage therapists and physiotherapists.

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About me

Hello, my name is Reyes, I am the founder of The House of Qi, Healing Arts. In the early 1990's I began my training in natural therapies in London. After receiving a diploma in Zen Shiatsu from the Zen School of Shiatsu, I went to study Chinese medicine at the London College of Traditional Acupuncture where I got a degree in acupuncture. I am a certified Madhyama Yoga Shiksha from the Yoga Institute of Bombay, a certified Yoga Nidra instructor from the The Shala, London. and a certified Zen Counselling therapist from the founding master of this therapy, the Japanese Kenishi Ishimaru. I am also a Doula, and an accredited international teacher with ANAMED International (Action for Natural Medicine).

Over the years, I have had the privilege of studying with great masters such as Kiiko Matsumoto, Stephen Birch, Junko Ida, or Giovanni Maciocia, one of the most respected practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the world.

Since my graduation in 1999, I have been working in different clinics. In London I worked at Farmacia Urban Healing, one of the most prestigious multidisciplinary clinics of the moment. I have also had two private clinics, one in Belgium and one in Spain.

The India Connection

In 2010, while on a trip to India, I was deeply touched by the living conditions of some of the poorer communities. I found my calling to devote my work as a therapist to making health more accessible to the poor and underprivileged through acupuncture and other natural medicines.

In 2011 I went to volunteer with the NGO Barefoot Acupuncturists to the slums of Bombay and Tamil Nadu. Since then, in association with different NGOs, I continue to travel all over India to give courses on acupuncture for pain management.

In 2015 I began a pioneering work on acupuncture for the treatment of pain in patients affected by leprosy that lead to 2016 publication of the Acupuncture manual for the treatment of the secondary effects of Hansen's Disease, edited by Líniazero. Until 2020 I traveled to different hospitals in India specialised in the treatment of leprosy to share and teach this technique and acupuncture protocols to medical staff.

The tribals and Adivasi communities in India have little or no access to medical help. I have travelled through the remotest parts of the country to train and empower Adivasi women, the poorest in India, through natural therapies. I continued this journey of knowledge building with other Adivasi such as the Boro and Garo tribes of Assam, the Bhil and Barela of Madhya Pradesh and the Warli and Katkhari of Maharashtra, among others right upto 2020, the start of the pandemic.

My quest continues as I further develop my knowledge and depth of Traditional Chinese Medicine through postgraduate seminars and active research on acupuncture for the treatment of paraesthesia in leprosy affected patients.

As a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), the Guild of Complementary Practitioners and the Pan-European Federation of TCM Societies, I am bound by a strict code of conduct.

Testimonials

  • Godfrey D'Lima, SJ
    I’ve known Reyes for over.... years as a committed professional working for alternatives to health which are economical and effective. Her range of therapies covers acupressure, acupuncture, wild growing, and nutritional remedies. Her health communication is adapted to suit the village learner no less than persons training in formal health courses. Reyes' health approach is based on a deep humanistic premise: that all persons have a right to good health and the corollary that it is possible to find health solutions which are accessible and affordable. Reyes has travelled the length and breadth of India covering village learners, nurses and other groups seeking to learn about health beyond drugs and costly treatments. Reyes is at home in the most crowded train compartment, the public bus, the rough and smooth roads that cross the countryside. She is at home with people no matter what language or culture. I wish her the Power for Good that moves the universe and enables human effort to overcome all that thwarts our destinies.
    Godfrey D'Lima, SJ
  • Godfrey D'Lima, SJ
    Conozco a Reyes hace más de... años como una profesional comprometida que trabaja por alternativas a la salud que sean económicas y efectivas. Su gama de terapias abarca la acupresión, la acupuntura, y las plantas medicinales y nutritivas. Su comunicación está adaptada tanto a un alumno de aldea como a aquellos con estudios de medicina. El enfoque de Reyes se basa en una premisa humanística profunda: que todas las personas tienen derecho a una buena salud y que es posible encontrar soluciones que sean accesibles y asequibles. Reyes ha recorrido la longitud y la amplitud de la India enseñando a estudiantes en aldeas, a enfermeras y médicos en hospitales y a aquellos que buscan aprender sobre la salud más allá de medicamentos y tratamientos costosos. Le deseo el Poder del Bien que mueve el universo y permite que el esfuerzo humano supere todo lo que frustra nuestros destinos.
    Godfrey D'Lima, SJ
  • B.C.M hospital, Khairabad
    No sabíamos que los pacientes afectados por la lepra podían ser tratados con acupuntura. Llevamos en esta misión muchos años y es nuevo para nosotros ver cómo nuestros pacientes están mejorando. Estamos muy impresionados con esta terapia porque es menos costosa, no tiene efectos secundarios y los pacientes están encontrando un alivio inmediato. Querida Reyes sus esfuerzos y entusiasmo para buscar nuevas formas y medios para los pacientes afectados por la lepra y su interés y compromiso para enseñar a muchos de nosotros en diferentes partes del país son realmente digno de elogio y una gran motivación para que continuemos con esta gran terapia. Usted es una gran maestra. Con su esfuerzo continuo e incansable dedicación a cada una de nosotras, nos ha hecho autodependientes y confiadas para la practica de esta terapia.
    B.C.M hospital, Khairabad
  • B.C.M hospital, Khairabad
    Before we never had idea that Leprosy affected patients could be treated with acupuncture. Thought we had been in this mission for many years, it is a new learning for us to see how our patients are getting better. We are very impressed by this therapy because is less expensive, less time consuming, it has no side effects, and the patients are reporting immediate relief. Dear Ms Reyes, your efforts and enthusiasm to search out new ways and means for Leprosy affected patients and your interest and commitment to teach many of us in different parts of the country is praiseworthy and a great motivation for us to continue this great therapy.
    B.C.M hospital, Khairabad
  • Dr. Mathew Abraham.
    We hereby express our heartfelt gratitude to Ms Reyes for conducting the trainings in acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, massage and women’s health and nutrition to 50 sister-nurses of our member institutions. The topics that she dealt under the domains and the practical sessions therewith are highly useful for the trainees in rendering medical care to the marginalised and most vulnerable patients. Not only that these methods are close to nature, without having any side effect, but also, they would help the families to reduce the health costs.
    Dr. Mathew Abraham.
    Director de la Asociación CHAI India
  • Dr. Mathew Abraham.
    Por la presente expresamos nuestro más sincero agradecimiento a la Sra. Reyes por llevar a cabo el curso de acupuntura, ventosas, gua sha, masaje, nutrición y salud de la mujer a 50 hermanas-enfermeras de nuestras instituciones miembros. Los temas y las sesiones prácticas son muy útiles para las alumnas en la prestación de atención médica a los pacientes marginados y más vulnerables. No sólo que estos métodos están cerca de la naturaleza, y no tienen ningún efecto secundario, sino que también ayudaran a las familias a reducir los costes médicos.
    Dr. Mathew Abraham.
    Director de la Asociación CHAI India
  • Canossian of Zaroli
    Querida Reyes, eres una maestra excepcional, una que inspira a sus alumnos a dar lo mejor de sí. Es tu espíritu de amor, bondad y dulzura lo que siempre nos ha motivado a ir más allá.
    Canossian of Zaroli
  • Canossian of Zaroli
    Your presence has been truly inspiring. Reyes you’re an exceptional teacher, one who inspires her students to do their best. It is you spirit of love, kindness and gentleness which have always motivated us to go the extra mile. We pray for you and wish the best for your mission of spreading acupuncture for living a natural and healthy life.
    Canossian of Zaroli
  • Satya P.
    My Name is Satya P. I am 26 years old. I’m a leprosy affected patient. When I came to the clinic to get treatment from Ms Reyes, I was suffering from claw hand, and burning and tingling sensation in the right hand. After five days of acupuncture treatment my hand is straighter and the burning and tingling sensation have disappeared.
    Satya P.
  • Satya P.
    Mi nombre es Satya P. Tengo 26 años. Soy un paciente afectado por la lepra. Cuando vine a la clínica para recibir tratamiento de la Sra. Reyes sufría de mano de garra, y sensación de ardor y hormigueo en la mano derecha. Después de cinco días de tratamiento de acupuntura mi mano esta más recta y la sensación de ardor y hormigueo han desaparecido.
    Satya P.
  • Mitali C.
    'Increíble' es como describiría mi viaje de curación con Reyes; la diferencia en mí hoy es como la noche y el día.  Reyes es una practicante honesta y compasiva, la siempre consumada profesional y la indomable optimista, que aporta su presencia auténtica y su alegre calidez al tratamiento. He conocido a muchos profesionales antes, que empezaban con echarme la culpa por mis dolencias y, por lo tanto, cada tratamiento fallido sólo acentuó mi culpa y mi sensación de fracaso. Por lo tanto, conocer a esta mujer modesta que por adelantado se comprometió a eliminar el dolor de mi vida, me hizo comenzar con una nota de escepticismo... Sin embargo, cuando salí de la primera sesión me sorprendió con los resultados; por primera vez en años, ¡mi dolor de espalda y pierna no necesitaba un apoyo! Ha sido una recuperación constante desde entonces y más que curar el dolor físico o la depresión, las sesiones parecen haber devuelto mi confianza y entusiasmo por la vida. Reyes muchas gracias por sacarme de la oscuridad del dolor físico constante y por traer esperanza y alegría de vuelta a mi vida. Tu compasión, intuición y tu impresionante dominio de las técnicas de acupuntura han sido mi recurso mágico para un resultado positivo. No sé si fue la suerte o la providencia lo que te trajo a mi vida, pero estoy segura de que tu intervención me ha traído de vuelta el valor y la aspiración a vivir una vida sana, productiva y sin dolor.
    Mitali C.
  • Mitali C.
    ‘Incredible’ is how I would describe my healing journey with Reyes; the difference in me today, is stark as night and day. Reyes is an honest, compassionate practitioner, the ever-consummate professional and the indomitable optimist, who brings her authentic presence and joyful warmth to the treatment. I have met many a professional before, who started with putting the onus of my ailments on me and thus, every failed treatment only accentuated my guilt and sense of failure. Therefore, meeting this unassuming woman who upfront committed to removing pain from my life, made me start on a note of scepticism... However, as I got off the first session I was startled with the results; for the first time in years, my back and leg pain did not need a support! It has been a constant recovery since and more than healing the physical pain or depression, the sessions seem to have brought back my confidence and zest for life. Reyes thank you so much for pulling me out of the darkness of constant physical pain and for bringing hope and joy back into my life!  Your compassion, intuition and stunning mastery of acupuncture skills have been my magical recourse for a positive outcome. I do not know if it was serendipity or providence that brought you into my life, but I am confident that your intervention has brought me back the courage and aspiration to live a healthy, pain-free, and productive life.
    Mitali C.
  • Susana P.
    I had frozen shoulder and she fixed it almost instantly.
    Susana P.
  • Susana P.
    Tenía hombro congelado y Reyes me lo arregló casi al instante.
    Susana P.
  • Anónimo
    Since I was a child, I have had problems with vaginal yeast infection, which over the years progressed to become something permanent in my life, the strange thing for me was not having it. I went to many gynecologists, tried all kinds of treatments and medications, but never got a significant improvement. I was frustrated, I tried low sugar diets, however it didn't work for me either. When I met Reyes, I had assumed that this ailment was going to accompany me throughout my life. In the first session we talked a lot not only about the disease but also about previous factors and my history on an emotional level, then we did an acupuncture session, she gave me moxa, prescribed a course of Chinese medicine and told me which foods I should eat more and which ones to avoid. So, I started my treatment that lasted several months in which I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, candidiasis was less and less present in my life and I have also had a great improvement on an emotional level. I am still a patient of Reyes, since it is an ailment that needs time and patience, but no one like her has achieved such a significant improvement in my state of health. Thanks Reyes. R.
    Anónimo
  • Anónimo
    Desde niña he tenido problemas de candidiasis vaginal, que con los años fue progresando hasta convertirse en algo permanente en mi vida, lo raro para mí era no tenerla. Fui a muchos ginecólogos, probé todo tipo de tratamientos y medicamentos, pero nunca conseguía una mejora significativa. Estaba frustrada, probé dietas bajas en azúcares, sin embargo, tampoco me funcionó. Cuando conocí a Reyes, había asumido que esta dolencia me iba a acompañar a lo largo de mi vida. En la primera sesión hablamos mucho no solo de la enfermedad sino de factores previos y mi historia a nivel emocional, luego hicimos una sesión de acupuntura, me puso moxa, me recetó una pauta de medicina china y me indicó qué alimentos debía comer más y cuáles evitar. Así inicié mi tratamiento que duró varios meses en los que al fin vi la luz al final del túnel, la candidiasis cada vez estaba menos presente en mi vida y también he tenido una gran mejoria a nivel emocional. Sigo siendo paciente de Reyes, ya que es una dolencia que necesita de tiempo y paciencia, pero nadie como ella ha conseguido una mejora tan significativa en mi estado de salud. Gracias Reyes. R.
    Anónimo
  • Rinku S
    Dios obra a través de sus manos... Así me sentí cuando tuve tratamiento para mi dolor de espalda y rejuvenecimiento facial. Reyes esta bendecida con el don de sanar. Compasión fluye a través de sus manos hacia la aguja y a través de la aguja directamente hacia el cuerpo. Reyes gracias por ser tu, apasionada y honesta.
    Rinku S
  • Rinku S
    God works through her hands…That’s how I felt when I took treatment for my back and facial rejuvenation. Dr Reyes is blessed with the gift to heal… Compassion, flows through her hands into the needle and through the needle straight into the body… Dr Reyes thank you for being you -passionate and honest.
    Rinku S
  • Jane V.Z.
    If you suffer from Hay fever, you should go to see Reyes. Only after a few sessions my eyes have stopped being itchy, and my nose is not runny anymore.
    Jane V.Z.
  • Jane V.Z.
    Si sufres de fiebre del heno, tienes que ir a ver Reyes. Después de un par de sesiones mis ojos me han dejado de picar, y mi nariz ya no gotea.
    Jane V.Z.
  • Lines Lois
    Mi experiencia ha sido increíble, tenia un derrame en un ojo y toda la parte blanca se veía completamente roja, después de que Reyes me hiciera una sesión de acupuntura de 20 minutos el derrame se había diluido y la mancha roja había prácticamente desaparecido. Además de su extensa formación y conocimiento de Medicina China y otras disciplinas, Reyes tiene lo que popularmente se conoce como “mano de santa” pero de santa que ama la vida y dedica todo su amor en cuidar y curar a los demás. Gracias Reyes.  
    Lines Lois
  • Lines Lois
    My experience has been incredible, I had a hemorrhage in one eye and all the white part looked completely red, after Reyes gave me a 20-minute acupuncture session the hemorrhage had diluted, and the red spot had practically disappeared.In addition to her extensive training and knowledge of Chinese Medicine and other disciplines, Reyes has what is popularly known as "holy hand" one who loves life and dedicates all her love to caring for and healing others. Thanks Reyes.
    Lines Lois
  • Felipe
    Reyes treated me for a swollen gum due to an orthodontic surgery. The result, to my surprise, was immediate. The inflammation went down 80% in a matter of two to three minutes.
    Felipe
  • Felipe
    Reyes me trató una inflamación en la encía debida a una cirugía de ortodoncia. El resultado, para mi sorpresa, ¡fue inmediato! La inflamación bajó un 80% en cuestión de dos o tres minutos.
    Felipe
  • Gemma Alemany
    Since the first time I went to Reyes for low back pain, I have not stopped turning to her to help me treat problems as diverse as dermatitis, pain in one shoulder, during my assisted reproduction treatment and the last time for mastitis! That solved me in a single session (I stopped having a fever and my induration and pain in the area improved very quickly). It is wonderful how professional and good she is!
    Gemma Alemany
  • Gemma Alemany
    Desde que por primera vez que acudí a Reyes por una lumbalgia no he dejado de recurrir a ella para que me ayudase a tratar problemas tan diversos como dermatitis, dolor en un hombro, ¡durante mi tratamiento de reproducción asistida y la ultima vez por una mastitis que me resolvió en una sola sesión (deje de tener fiebre y me mejoro rapidísimo la induración y el dolor en la zona) Es una maravilla lo profesional y buena que es!
    Gemma Alemany