The Oriental Sage
Acupuncture / Chinese Herbal Medicine / Tuina Chinese Massage / Cosmetic Acupuncture
The Oriental Sage Practitioners
Bringing Out the Inner Sage in You
At The Oriental Sage we are passionate about what we do. We change people’s lives by helping them unlock their own healing potential. We have worked in a variety of different health care capacities and come from different backgrounds, yet we have come together to share our passion for health and healing.
Dr. Andre G. Tse
Acupuncture
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Tuina Chinese Massage
Cosmetic Acupuncture Facials
Dr. Andre is a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, a teacher of Qi Gong, a holistic wellness consultant, and a man who practices what he preaches. In 2006 Andre earned his Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon, voted best TCM education in the USA since 2014. He then deepened his understanding of Chinese medicine with a clinical internship at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China’s oldest and most highly regarded university for TCM. Since then, Dr. Andre has been focusing on the treatment of musculoskeletal pain conditions for nearly 20 years. His treatments primarily consist of a combination of Tuina Chinese remedial massage, various forms of acupuncture, herbal, dietary, and exercise recommendations.
Dr. Andre is a native of North Carolina, in the United States, and he comes from a family full of healthcare practitioners. His passion for healing started at a young age, and has carried on through his life until today. After earning his Bachelors Degree in Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, in 2001, Andre worked in pharmaceutical research for three years. The experience led him to develop a more direct and personal approach to fulfill his passion for healing – “My personal philosophy is to live my life in a way that can teach others as well.”
Throughout his career, Andre has practiced Chinese Medicine in the United States, China, Thailand, India, and now in Melbourne Australia. He uses a combination of Chinese and Taiwanese styles of acupuncture, Spirit of the Points acupuncture, Tuina Chinese medical massage, Chinese herbal medicine, Moxibustion, Cupping, and Qi Gong in his treatments.
Dr. Andre is board certified by the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Agency and a member of the Federation of Chinese Medicine Association.
Dr. Javier P. Alvarez
Acupuncture
Constitutional Cosmetic Acupuncture
Psycho-Emotional Acupuncture
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Javier has completed a Bachelor of Health Science in Chinese Medicine at the Southern School of Natural Therapies. Javier’s training has provided him with the skills to treat a wide variety of ailments. Whether you need help to relieve pain, with your psycho-spiritual state, internal imbalances or facial rejuvenation, there is always something that Chinese Medicine can do to increase your overall wellbeing. Javier has a special interest in the areas of dermatology and emotional wellbeing.
Throughout his university years, Javier completed extracurricular accreditations in the area of Constitutional Facial Acupuncture, also referred to as Cosmetic Acupuncture. Javier believes that healthy skin is a reflection of the internal state of the body. Constitutional facial treatments combine individualised body acupuncture aimed to treat internal imbalances, as well as facial acupuncture to give the face more glow and a revitalised look. Depending on the state of your overall health, in between sessions you may also need herbal medicine aimed to treat the internal imbalances.
Javier believes in the unification of body health, emotional health and a radiant physical look. It is through this balance that people can live to achieve their greatest potential. Javier is a registered practitioner with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Australia, Australian Health Regulation Agency and a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA)
Beatrice Collette
Acupuncture
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Tuina Chinese Massage
Cosmetic Acupuncture Facials
Beatrice, originally from Quebec, Canada, is fluent in both French and English. She is a dedicated individual whose life revolves around her deep passion for Chinese medicine and Eastern philosophy. She spends a great deal of time reflecting on how these can bring forth a life of balance, flow and harmony for herself, her family and her community.
Over the past decade, she has immersed herself in the study of Chinese medicine, both formally at Torrens University, through mentorships and personal exploration.
Beatrice's fascination with the human body in movement has been cultivated through her daily yoga practice over the past 15 years. This has fostered a special interest in studying and treating musculoskeletal issues.
Specifically, Tuina- a Traditional Chinese massage therapy that focuses on restoring structural alignments and promoting the flow of blood and energy (Qi) in the body to bring back health and vitality.
This fascination with Tuina led her to pursue a year long mentorship with Andre Tse, a master Tuina and Chinese medicine practitioner with 20 years of experience. Under the guidance of Andre and further studies in Chinese medicine and yoga, Beatrice continues to develop her skills which allows her to help her patients thrive.
Beatrice’s personal life ethos is simplicity and care which presents itself as an opportunity to develop every day as she lives to harmonize her career and personal life as she is firstly a devoted mother of two radiant boys who provide her with purpose.
Book into to see Beatrice today at The Oriental Sage to see how she can help you achieve your health goals and get back to what you love doing most.