Natalia Moroz, R.TCMP
Registered Acupuncturist, Registered TCM Herbalist, and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine
My experience continues to show me that life doesn’t always follow “the plan” and that health is not a destination. “Being healthy” or “finding health” can feel like something always out of grasp. The truth is, we are dynamic and always in flux. Chinese medicine is a guide to finding a balance point from which we can live our lives. Health doesn’t always look how we expect, but there is a place we can land in that allows us to move through life in a more harmonious and flexible way. I have worked to create a practice that holds the tools to read, interpret and make sense of the layered messages the body is communicating in order to achieve a more balanced place to live life from. Whether you’re struggling with pain and mobility issues that stop you from accomplishing a dream of yours, hormonal fluctuations that leave you feeling out of control, or chronic digestive concerns that keep you from eating the foods you want to eat, there is always a treatment available for you here.
I opened Verdure Health in the fall of 2023 as a private, home-based practice—about a year after moving to beautiful Sooke, BC. It’s been a joy to welcome people into this space: one my family and I created to feel calm, grounded, and supportive. My hope is that when you walk through the door, you feel a sense of peace and possibility as we work together on your health goals.
I use traditional acupuncture, moxibustion therapy, and classical Chinese herbalism, alongside diagnostic methods rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). I’m fully registered with the CCHPB of BC as both an R.Ac and R.TCMP, which means acupuncture treatments are covered under most extended health benefits.
Let’s get started, together.
Why I do what I do:
What drew me to this work was a love of people, problem solving and my admiration of nature.
Helping people can take so many forms, and Chinese medicine kind of fell into my lap as I went off searching for direction. Chinese medicine essentially takes what we understand of nature’s physical principals and applies those same rules to human beings. When you break the lessons down, it makes perfect sense- at least it does to me.
Over time, what continues to make itself clearer and clearer to me is that health is best benefitted when we stay connected to the community around us, focus on what our own bodies and minds are trying to tell us and enjoy our surroundings. Chinese medicine keeps itself rooted in the physics of the body and has maintained the same principles for thousands of years. There are no health fads or trends to be found here.
In my practice, I support all kinds of people with all kinds of complaints including navigating pain, exhaustion, hormonal imbalances, digestive issues, or emotional overwhelm. Often, my clients come to me with one foot in the western medical system and one foot dangling in space looking for something else. I know how hard it can be to find real answers—or to feel truly seen—within the rushed pace of modern healthcare. What my practice offers is undivided attention, care, and options.
What Chinese Medicine has done for me:
I first discovered Chinese Medicine in France, when I was working as an au pair, and it really made an impression on me. At the time I dealt with a chronic back pain that wrapped around my rib-side, irregular bowels, irregular menstruation, semi-frequent sinus issues and other small symptoms that all together would tell me, on Google, that I maybe had pancreatitis. I was 19 and reasonably healthy so when I discovered Chinese Medicine theory, I felt like I found something that made more sense than a serious pancreatic disorder. All of a sudden, my constellation of confusing health symptoms that I had no idea had to interpret began to make some kind of sense.
At best, I understood that my body was trying to communicate with me. This realization has been so monumental in how I live my life today, and it is a truth I try to share with everyone in my life. Your body is not out to get you, it is trying to speak with you. Our bodies can’t speak English, but they secrete fluids or dry up, digest foods or back up, they sweat… all of these physiological functions are how our body speaks to us.
So, my love-affair with Chinese Medicine took off soon after this. I returned to Canada in search of what was next- during which I had a nasty recurring sinus infection which I successfully had treated by a Chinese Herbal Doctor. I promptly found an Introduction to TCM Theory and Acupressure Basics course and the rest is history.
My Training
I began my studies in Montreal, QC, where I was introduced to foundational theory and acupressure technique. A few months later, I moved to Nelson, BC to begin the Doctor of TCM program at ACOS, where I trained intensively for three years. I later transferred to Pacific Rim College in Victoria to complete the full five-year Doctoral TCM program. I moved to Sooke to begin my practice, build a life, and raise my family.
One of the most formative experiences of my training was a five-week internship in Chengdu, China, where I studied under seasoned doctors and professors in both university and hospital settings—where patient volume is high, cases are complex, and learning happens quickly. That experience profoundly shaped how I practice.
Equally formative is my ongoing mentorship with Sharon Weizenbaum through the White Pine Circle in Amherst, Massachusetts. This program is a deep study in classical Chinese herbalism and the Six Conformations. It continues to refine how I diagnose, think, and prescribe.
While I stay informed about modern medical approaches, my clinical foundation remains grounded in the classical roots of Chinese Medicine. I rely on Yin-Yang theory, pattern differentiation, and the language of this ancient system to understand what’s happening in the body—and how best to support your healing.
Ongoing education and additional training include:
Jingfang Mentorship and Community (2025-Present)
Graduate Mentorship Program: Classical Herbal Diagnosis & Prescription (2023–present)
Fukushin: Japanese Abdominal Diagnosis (2023)
Doctor of TCM Diploma: Pacific Rim College (2021)