Sono is the founder and director of ‘The Healing Point’. She studied Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture at the ‘Australian College of Natural Medicine’ in Brisbane, graduating with a Bachelor degree in 1992. She went on to obtain certification in Chinese Herbal Formulas as well as furthering her studies of Chinese Herbal Medicine at the ‘Perth Academy of Natural Therapies’. Sono is a Fellow of the ‘Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association’ (AACMA). She has been practising Traditional Chinese Medicine over the past 16 years in the US, Asia and Australia gaining extensive clinical experience in her busy and successful practice. She has had many opportunities over the years to study with experts in the fields of pulse diagnosis, drug addiction, medical qigong and colourpuncture.

Since the age of 16, Sono has dedicated her life and work to health, meditation and personal transformation. She has attended countless courses, trainings and group processes in the areas of personal growth, meditation, body-centered therapies, as well as engaging in long term practices of meditation, yoga, tai chi and qigong. In 1980 she graduated as a Massage Therapist from the ‘Institute for Psychostructural Balancing’ in California. In 1987 she furthered her study in the healing arts by obtaining certification in ‘Rebalancing’ bodywork and ran a successful private bodywork practice as well as working in professional settings with chiropractors and physiotherapists.

Since 2000, Sono has been passionately practising Qigong and is excited to increasingly promote this profound self-healing method to clients at The Healing Point in Fremantle, as the cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle. She teaches a weekly open Qigong class, courses in Ba Duan Jin and Medical Qigong and is a certified instructor of Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi. Besides the depth of her personal experience and her professional skills and knowledge, it is Sono’s ability to be present with a sincere and open heart that inspires her clients beyond overcoming ailments to making positive changes towards living a fulfilled and balanced life.