Overview

Simon Feeney continues to pursue his lifelong passion for the study of Traditional Medicine under a Theravadin Buddhist Monk, who has been guiding his learning for the past 20 years. Simon’s commitment to fusing ancient knowledge with contemporary insight inspired his formal studies in Melbourne, Australia at the Southern School of Natural Therapies, where he completed his Bachelor’s Degree of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Simon has completed an extensive post-graduate education including a specialist course in Canonical Chinese Medicine under the international acclaimed educator and physician Dr Arnaud Versluys PhD director of Institute of Classical East Asian Medicine (ICEAM). He is a member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society as well as a Registered member of Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA). His extensive knowledge as an herbalist came from him spending endless hours working through ancient texts identifying doses of various herbs, deciphering and translating those that were successfully used centuries ago into modern applications, yet have been largely lost in modern times. His growing prominence has now extended from Chinese Medicine physicians to also include a number of veterinarians who have sought out formulas for use in their animal clinics. Simon, who has travelled the globe studying and documenting ancient manuscripts and traditional herbal formulas, is a highly trained and qualified Chinese Medicine Physician. With over 20 years' experience as a herbal medicine practitioner, Simon launched Herbal Creature’s parent company Empirical Health, in 2011. Empirical Health supplies highly quality, hand crafted herbal blends to practitioners (for their less furry human clients). Empirical Health’s expertise is in sourcing and supplying exceptional quality, highly tested and certified organic Chinese herbs. Empirical Health is the first and only supplier of certified organic herbs in Australia