YASS - Yew Acupuncture and Sound Sanctuary | Sound Healing & Acupuncture | Thanadej Thronkitpaisan

Ocean (Teng) received his Traditional Chinese Medicine degree from Bastyr University in WA, and currently pursuing Professional Mental Health Counseling program at Lewis & Clark Graduate School in OR. He is a licensed acupuncturist in both Oregon and Washington States as well as board certified by National Certified Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Ocean was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand until he was 15. He came to the U.S. in 2008 as an exchange student and his journey here continued. In 2012, he moved from the East Coast to Seattle to attend University of Washington, and eventually earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. While completing his undergraduate degree, Ocean began delving into healthcare and exploring the benefits of holistic medicine, a natural next step from his specialty in biotechnology and sustainability. After working for a time as a lab assistant in an organ-transplant bioprinting facility at UW, his affinity for learning about preventive care started to grow. Ocean began connecting with professionals in the holistic field learning about people’s stories and how they become ill which compelled him to explore the possibilities of alternative medicine.

Later on, Ocean met a medical astrologer who later did his astrology charts and pointed out his career house in Pisces: Healing, art, and counseling. Since then, he has been on a healing journey to heal the relationship with himself, family and the world around him. And little by little, he started to feel more and more at ease with who he is and what he would like to contribute his life to. He believes that to heal others, he must first heal himself. Through loving himself, he can teach others to love themselves as well. His passion is to provide therapeutic services and facilitate wellbeing throughout his client’s life journeys. “Nobody is meant to go on a journey of life alone”, he said. If there is anything that he wants to specialize in, it would be making people feel joyful and comfortable in their bodies. His best accomplishment is to facilitate deep relaxation so good and so blissful that his client falls asleep on the table.

In his spare time, Ocean loves exploration, treasure hunting at thrift stores, free-flow expressive dancing, swimming, plants growing and appreciation, and art making, especially pottery, jewelry, and crystal grids. He thinks he is not particularly good at cooking, but he definitely loves tasty yummy food from around the world. Despite being Thai, he does not do well with spicy food. If you are open, ask him for restaurant recommendations!

Spiritual Journey of the Yew

Yew, the tree of eternity, is an ancient evergreen from the depths of the primeval forests. Due to their ability to root their branches, they are virtually deathless. The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, Scotland, is reputed to be 9,000 years old. Living for centuries, Yews are silent witnesses to the passing of time, summing up all wisdom. Therefore, they represent great age, longevity, change and transformation, transcendence, rebirth and reincarnation. Yew is the only living creature biologically capable of living indefinitely. Just as the Yew tree possesses an immortal ability to renew and regenerate itself, so too do you. There is a sacred space inside you that will continue to adapt and rebirth through the wheel of time. Who are you? when you are able to face of overwhelming odds and grows stronger because of it. Be the You that you wish to see because guess what? Yew are amazing.

Mystery behind Teng's name

Hello there, thank you for reading about my name. My legal Thai name is Thanadej Throngkitpaisan. The first name was given by my mom. It means the power of exchange and sharing. And my last name was given by my grandfather who was an immigrant from China. It means truth and honesty brings growth to the things you are growing into. Like every legal Thai name, it is super long and hard to remember. So every Thai person also has a nickname that everybody knows them for. Mine is Teng. Teng (Shorea obtusa) is a species of tree native to Southeast Asia. It is known for its endurance and medicinal properties. So people use Teng’s wood to build houses as well as furniture. The bark of Teng tree is medicinally used to be put on open wounds for healing, preventing infection, and stopping bleeding. Teng could also mean somebody who is number one at something. Here in America, people tend to mistake my name for Tang, space drinks (artificial orange juice) or Tang fish. In Chinese, Teng could mean pain or a vine depending on the tone of the character. Although I think they are all funny, I personally love the fact that I was named after a tree, not just any tree, but a strong and wise one.

Motivation behind my life path 33/6

On the side note, my first word was “coconut tree”. Since I was a kid, I remember loving going to plant shops and a space outside my house to save animals and collect beautiful sparkling rocks. Little do I know, nowadays I am still that young kid that loves plants, rocks, and animals. Connecting with my inner child has been one of the greatest healing journeys I have been on. My rock collection has now turned into my fascination and passion to learn more and more about stone and mineral medicine, which is a lost art in Daoism. And my love for plants has led me to become a rare plant collector. I love plants with all the magical names and how pretty they are. Plant dad anxiety is real. I feel like my gift to our planet is to leave it more harmonized and beautiful than it was. Therefore, I am here to heal people, animals, and plants wherever I am, and in turn heal our Mother Earth. My hope is for humanity to coexist with nature; because, we are a part of nature even though we may try to deny nature outside due to bad weather, shelter ourselves in comfort, and take medication(s) to take our pain & suffering away in order to sleep at night. As a healer, I would love to be a facilitator on your healing journeys, a friend who helps you explore who you are and what brings you joy, and a guide to help you live from the heart, not so much from the head. Therefore, say YASS to life, Say YASS to a fulfilling journey. The party is ON. Say YASS to get an extra 5 minutes in your session.

Educational Background and Related Training:

Master’s degree in Acupuncture from Bastyr University
Deep tissue Ayurvedic Thai massage & Thai oil massage 12-day course from Arjan Ning in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Planetary sound healing through Acutonic Institute of Integrative Medicine Level 1-4
Seven Singing Bowl Therapy Techniques with Suren Shrestha at Atma Buti sound and vibrational school
Reiki 1, 2 and 3 (master level) with Joanna Libonati and Samantha Parott
Yoga Teacher training 200hr with Murali Venkatrao PhD through Ananda Washington Community
Stone and Mineral Medicine Therapy as well as Qi gong courses with Jeffery C. Yuen, an 88th generation Daoist priest from the Jade Purity School, Lao Tzu sect, Dragon Gate sect
5 elements acupuncture mentorship with Dr. Liz Carter
Acupuncture balance method Level 1-2 with Tan Academy of Balance
Medical astrology level 1 with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda)
Chinese astrology BaZi with Dr. Tan and Dr. Chen
Kniepp Water and Wraps Therapy Training level 1 & 2 at Sebastian-Kneipp-Akademie in Bad Wörishofen, Germany
200hr Ayurvedic Advisor Certification | Seattle, WA 2019

Ocean ~
Forever becoming.
My water lives as ice, rain, cloud, waterfalls, river, lake and ponds.
Forever flowing into and in between all things.
My waves can craft a valley and erode even the toughest rock.
I cleanse. I purify. I hold space.
I envelop the whole planet & embrace all lands.
All living things originates from me.
I am the Ocean of infinite potential.
My water lives in all living things.
Therefore, I feel all, I see all, and know all through you all.
My love is endless and boundless.
I would never put you in a box because I know what it is like to be in a fish tank.
I have the capacity to self-heal and harmonize.
However, my capacity has its limit.
To love the Ocean is to not pollute the Ocean.
Let love flows in motion.
In fact, we are all creations.
Through love and devotion, we become co-creations.
Forever love. Forever peace. Forever harmony.
I am the Cosmic Rainbow Ocean of Infinite Love.

- Ocean Teng