Karl Farren
Karl Farren is from Dublin, and became involved in Oriental Medicine in 1989 after some years training in Kung Fu. He studied initially at the British School of Shiatsu-Do, London, where he later spent six years as a Senior Teacher of Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine.
Karl went on to complete a further four years of study in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine at the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (affiliated to the University of Westminster). After graduation, Karl was also invited to join the faculty there.
More recently, Karl has taught Chinese Medicine theory and Shiatsu at The Way College of Oriental Therapies and Bodywork, Byron Bay, NSW. Karl operated a successful practice in London for several years and he is currently in private practice in Mullumbimby, NSW where, with more than twenty years of experience in Oriental healing arts, he continues to build on his reputation for excellence and professionalism.
He has a particular interest in internal medicine, and more specifically in the fields of emotional/spiritual/mental health and gynaecology. In 2008, Karl was among the first group of Chinese Medicine practitioners in Australia to be recognised as being ‘Wildlife Aware’ under the Government’s Endangered Species Certification Scheme.
Karl has formerly been a member of the Register of the Shiatsu Society (registered Practitioner and Teacher), the British Acupuncture Council, and the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (all in the UK). He is currently a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association.
web: www.acupuncture.org.au/FarrenKJ.cfm
email: kfarren@internode.on.net
