DR GILES SADLER

So how did a white boy become a Chinese Medicine Doctor?     

Somehow the path led there.

A love of intellectual learning led to reading Daoist philosophy and Chinese Medicine theory. Hard training and contact sport brought injuries that were effectively treated with acupuncture, and brought an interest in practice. A transition to more gentle and harmonious physical training led to practicing the philosophy and theory in tangible ways.

It is this natural path to being a practitioner, without some kind of
epiphany on the road and dramatic change of track, that has given Giles a pragmatic approach to Chinese medicine. No evangelical fervour and preaching about repentance here, it’s medicine not a religion. There is a balanced way to live that can keep you healthy, but we can get there gradually.

Giles graduated from RMIT with distinction with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Biology and Chinese Medicine which ended with a four month, full-time, intensive internship at the Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine in Nanjing.

He is registered with AHPRA as an Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner, and Herb Dispenser, and is a member of the professional association for Chinese Medicine Practitioners, AACMA. He has gained experience in treating many health problems in his clinical work, and by volunteering at the Wellington in Collingwood, which provides free treatment to the disadvantaged. He has also been extremely fortunate to be able to spend seven years learning from renowned Chinese Herbalist and Gynaecologist, Steven Clavey. One more thing about this path.

With the transition to gentler training he has now been practising aiki-jujutsu for 20 years. This practice has made him responsive and empathetic, which he says no-one warned him about as he probably would have objected. These are useful qualities for a health practitioner though. Giles founded the Melbourne Aikijujutsu Club to teach Butokuryu Aikijujutsu, and was the chief instructor there. Now he has returned to Perth he is pleased to be learning from his teacher again at the UWA Aikido Club.

DR GILES SADLER

So how did a white boy become a Chinese Medicine Doctor?     

Somehow the path led there.

A love of intellectual learning led to reading Daoist philosophy and Chinese Medicine theory. Hard training and contact sport brought injuries that were effectively treated with acupuncture, and brought an interest in practice. A transition to more gentle and harmonious physical training led to practicing the philosophy and theory in tangible ways.

It is this natural path to being a practitioner, without some kind of
epiphany on the road and dramatic change of track, that has given Giles a pragmatic approach to Chinese medicine. No evangelical fervour and preaching about repentance here, it’s medicine not a religion. There is a balanced way to live that can keep you healthy, but we can get there gradually.

Giles graduated from RMIT with distinction with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Biology and Chinese Medicine which ended with a four month, full-time, intensive internship at the Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine in Nanjing.

He is registered with AHPRA as an Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner, and Herb Dispenser, and is a member of the professional association for Chinese Medicine Practitioners, AACMA. He has gained experience in treating many health problems in his clinical work, and by volunteering at the Wellington in Collingwood, which provides free treatment to the disadvantaged. He has also been extremely fortunate to be able to spend seven years learning from renowned Chinese Herbalist and Gynaecologist, Steven Clavey. One more thing about this path.

With the transition to gentler training he has now been practising aiki-jujutsu for 20 years. This practice has made him responsive and empathetic, which he says no-one warned him about as he probably would have objected. These are useful qualities for a health practitioner though. Giles founded the Melbourne Aikijujutsu Club to teach Butokuryu Aikijujutsu, and was the chief instructor there. Now he has returned to Perth he is pleased to be learning from his teacher again at the UWA Aikido Club.