"The only limits you have are limits you believe."

Rina is a licensed acupuncturist practicing in the western suburbs of

Chicago and board-certified by the National Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Rina has over 20 years of medical experience as a certified nurse assistant cross-trained to become an EMT, as well as prior dedication as a physical therapy technician before pursuing acupuncture.

Rina graduated as a Salutatorian from National University of Health

Science with her Master of Science in Acupuncture in Lombard, IL,

and completed her certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine through

Pacific College of Health and Science in Chicago, IL. Rina continues

her studies to earn a Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese Herbal

Medicine Specialization in San Diego, California. Before entering the

graduate program, Rina was an alumna of Northern Illinois

University, where she focused on the Science of Communication

Disorders and specialized in BioMed. During her exposure to clinic

rotations at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Rina found

her focus on pain management and infertility grew. With her passion

for many decades in the healthcare industry, experience as a holistic

doula, a passion for fitness and well-being, she effortlessly and

seamlessly bridges the gap between Eastern and Western healing

paradigms.

One can say, that Rina is a Jane with many trades from the beginning

of life to her ideal of prevention and maintaining the quality of life.

On top of her many years in outpatient and in-patient clinical

settings, Rina is a certified birth and post-partum holistic doula, reiki

practitioner, and reflexologist. A passionate advocate for fitness,

Rina is a group fitness instructor who hypes Muay Thai and

kickboxing with HIIT formats, and a dedicated rock-steady boxing

coach to her Parkinson’s “crew”.

Rina loves to do community outreach as an advocate for seniors'

quality of life as a mobility and balance educator. She provides and

leads low-intensity fitness classes for older adults following protocol

through the Arthritis Foundation: Tai Chi, Qi Gong, BINGOcize,

chair yoga, aquatic exercises, and strength training.