Our team
Nik Tilling
Acupuncture practitioner
I qualified as an acupuncturist in 1999 and completed a post-graduate clinical training in China which involved working full-time in a state hospital. This gave me my first experience of practicing acupuncture in a multi-bed setting. This was followed by a period working at the Gateway Clinic, an NHS-funded multi-bed acupuncture practice at Lambeth Hospital which specialises in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. I have further NHS experience working at the Pain Clinic in Cheltenham Hospital. I co-founded the Dragon Project in 2003 with Calum.
Calum Thomson
Acupuncture Practitioner
Calum has been studying daoist water method chi kung tai chi meditation and bagua for the last eight years under Brian Cooper, Paul Cavel and lineage master Bruce Frantzis and holds teaching certificates in Energy Gates and Daoist Breathing. His study of chinese medicine is ongoing currently involving working with material taught by Jeffrey Yuen and studying with him in person whenever possible.
Nikki Ritchie
Acupuncture Practitioner
Nikki has trained in Five Element Acupuncture at the College of Traditional Acupuncture in Warwickshire. She keeps this approach at the root of her practice. Nikki has been working with the Dragon Project as the Clinic Manager since 2008. She has a background of working in Mental Health support services and is also trained in Acudetox ear acupuncture. Nikki lives in Brighton and is learning Qi Gong.
Mo Froud
Acupuncture Practitioner
Mo attained a BSc (Hons) degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the University of Westminster. Previously Mo had worked as a nurse. Mo has completed post graduate training in Infertility, Musculo- Skeletal and Sports Injuries, Pregnancy and Childbirth, The Treatment of Children in Chinese Medicine, Children’s Needle Free Acupuncture, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Cosmetic Acupuncture. She is currently undertaking a post graduate Diploma in Tuina (Chinese Acupressure Massage).