Our team

Martine Cornelissen
Martine Cornelissen (1971) is an acupuncturist and herbalist specializing in women's health, and specifically in infertility.
After completing her studies at the University of Ghent (Belgium) in Oriental Languages & Cultures (Sinology), she left for China on a scholarship, where she studied for two years at Fudan University in Shanghai. Upon her return, she started the Acupuncture training at the Qing-Bai Academy of Chinese Medicine, which she completed Cum Laude. Two years later, she obtained her diploma as a Herbalist and received the prize for Best Thesis (Subject: 'Enhance IVF by Traditional Chinese Medicine'). During her years of study, she stayed in Beijing and Shanghai from May to October, where she did her internship and followed intensive lessons in Gynaecology. She still regularly returns to China to continue her education. In addition, Martine was trained by Dr. Trevor Wing at The Women's Natural Health Practice in London, where she completed the TCM gynaecology training with the highest distinction (91%). She also successfully completed the Gynecology training of Prof. Yuning Wu in Germany (Universitat Witten).
In addition to her work as a therapist, she is a teacher at Qing Bai Academy, where she teaches in both under- and postgraduate courses. She is a regular guest speaker at conferences in Holland and abroad, and teaches in the Women's Great Turnings Acupuncture Program at the White Pine Institute in Massachusetts, USA.
An important starting point in her work is guiding women in their awareness of their thoughtpatterns and providing them with tools to bring their lives and health back into balance.
Martine is of Belgian origin, but love brought her to the Netherlands. She is a mother of 2 children. Playing the piano is her big hobby, she also does yoga and loves painting and portrait sculpting.

Gwen Soesman
Gwen Soesman (1967) is an acupuncturist and herbalist. After obtaining her acupuncture diploma, she completed the specialist training courses with great enthusiasmGynecology and Pain Management according to Dr. Tan Balance Method completed. To deepen her TCM knowledge, she completed an intensive internship at the 2nd Peoples Hospital in Qingdao, China.
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Gwen is also trained as a Cosmetic Acupuncturist, a form of acupuncture that focuses on combating aging symptoms in the face. Cosmetic acupuncture is a natural, effective and safe method to improve the overall condition of the skin. It improves blood circulation, ensures extra collagen production, improves hormone balance, and ensures better circulation and fluid regulation.
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In addition to her work in Zi Yuan Ting practice, Gwen works in her own practice in Loenen aan de Vecht. She is Tim's mother, loves and enjoys life as much as possible, plays the cello, enjoys reading, music, sports and cooking.

Ineke van der Ham
Ineke van der Ham (1953) is an acupuncturist and herbalist. After graduating as a physiotherapist at the age of 21, she specialized in sports physiotherapy and completed her training in manual therapy, as well as various trainer and coaching courses. She then worked for about 15 years in international top-level sports, where she coached the Dutch women's and men's volleyball teams, the KNSB short track select and the factory teams of Daiei and Pioneer in Japan. During that period, the unity of body and mind became clear to her, after which she decided to switch to acupuncture. In 1994, she graduated as an acupuncturist and started her own acupuncture practice. Since then, Ineke has visited China almost every year to stay up to date in her field.
Over the years she specialized in gynecology - for which she attended lectures with Martine under Prof. Yuning Wu at the University of Witten-Herdecke - and in dermatology. The latter under Mazin Al-Khafaji in London. Her herbal thesis was about the treatment of miscarriage in Chinese medicine.
Ineke has also completed the 'Oncology-Acupuncture' certification program and is listed as such in the IKNL Referral Guide.
'I love working with people. In Western medicine, people are subordinate to the therapy: it happens to you. In my treatment, people are central. I give the body stimuli to recover and let it do the work itself. I also give advice: instruments that give people more control over their own health.'
Ineke is a teacher at the Qing bai training, where she teaches both the acupuncture training and the continuing education program. She also supervises intervision groups of recently graduated students. In her free time she dances, runs and enjoys reading. And she enjoys all the cultural and culinary possibilities that Amsterdam has to offer.

Sophie van Doorn
Sophie van Doorn (1974) is an acupuncturist. With great dedication and enthusiasm she has further specialized in I) Oncology-Acupuncture, II) Gynecology; and III) Pain management according to the Dr. Tan Balance Method. She completed the certification program of the IKNL (Integrative Cancer Center Netherlands) and is listed as such in the Referral Guide Oncology Acupuncture.
After her master's degree in History and a successful career as an entrepreneur, the inner work attracted her so much that she decided to sell her shares in her company and focus entirely on Chinese Medicine. In addition to her work in the Zi Yuan Ting practice, Sophie works in her own practice in Huizen.
She has a rich social life and loves her 2 dogs, meditation, gardening, entrepreneurship, tai chi, diving, art and culture.

Marieke Wigmans
Marieke Wigmans (1975) is an acupuncturist (graduated Cum Laude from the Bo Yi Academy) and a herbalist in training. It is with great enthusiasm that she focuses on the specialization of Gynecology and Acupuncture according to the Japanese Matsumoto style.
During her training, Marieke frequently worked as an intern with Gwen. In addition, she is trained as a Cosmetic Acupuncturist, a form of acupuncture that focuses on counteracting signs of aging in the face.
After studying Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, Marieke worked in advertising for many years with great pleasure. After that, she wrote several (selfhelp) books about -among other things- getting pregnant, being pregnant and First Aid for Accidents with Children in collaboration with KNV EHBO (Buskruit met Muisjes, D’r Op of D’r Onder and Buskruit met EHBO).
When she was struck by an autoimmune disorder years ago for which there was no treatment available in Western medicine, she turned to acupuncture and Chinese herbs. That helped her get over it and made her decide to study Chinese medicine, in order to be able to help other people.
Marieke is a mother of 3 sons, enjoys being with family, friends, traveling, art and culture, occasionally has a 'painting spree' and enjoys sports.

Fleur Wesselink
Fleur Wesselink (1985) is an acupuncturist. She recently completed her training and has finally found the passion in the field of acupuncture that she had been looking for for a long time.
As an operation assistant, she has experienced Western Medicine up close for 12 years. After her business administration studies (Master Leadership), she worked as a manager of various teams/departments in healthcare (including dentistry/(clinical) mental health care). But the desire to treat and to bring her knowledge more into practice remained.
‘I am always looking for cause and effect. I like that puzzle and analysis and it gives me energy. I love getting to the core of things and solve a problem, whether it concerns a work process, a team, or an imbalance in a body’.
In her spare time she likes to be (active) outdoors: skating, sailing, bushcraft, cycling, running, skiing, forest, mountains, water, she likes it all. Fleur likes to seek out the elements and is not afraid of an active adventure. She lives in Amsterdam with her boyfriend and his two sons.

Belle de la Croix
Massagetherapeute bij Zi Yuan Ting
Belle de la Croix (1981), born in Thailand and raised in the Netherlands, brings a unique mix of intuition and cultural richness to her work.
Belle is a massage therapist, specialized in fertility and womb healing massages. This massage focuses on the health of the uterus, cycle and fertility, combined with emotional and spiritual healing.
Belle started her journey as a patient of Martine Cornelissen a long time ago and became inspired by the positive impact of Chinese Medicine. Her personal experience with fertility treatments and her wish to support women during this challenging period, led her to this specialisation. She knows how lonely and difficult this process can be and uses her intuition and softness to create reconnection during every treatment.
In addition to her massage practice, Belle is in her final year of her studies in traditional Chinese medicine. She integrates this knowledge into her work to offer clients a holistic approach to health and well-being.
Outside of her professional life, Belle is the proud mother of a daughter and spends her free time traveling, painting, cooking and eating, watching movies, activities that keep her creative and inspired.

Ebrina Jongebloed
Massagetherapeute bij Zi Yuan Ting
Ebrina Jongebloed (1984) has had a passion for bodywork from an early age. At the age of 16 she took her first massage course. She then went to work on a beauty farm and started his own massage parlor. A few years later, Ebrina came into contact with
Mylogenics Activation & Release, a unique rehabilitation and treatment method for all types of injuries. This was the perfect addition to her sports activities and taught her a lot about the human body. She followed several other courses and obtained an All-round Wellness massage course and a Deep Muscular Technics certificate.
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Development is important to her and that is why she has further specialized through the Womb & Fertility Massage workout. This massage emphasizes uterine health, cycle and fertility, combined with emotional and spiritual healing. Knowledge that fits perfectly with Zi Yuan Ting.