Danny Blyth is an acupuncturist and herbalist practising at 199 Bath Road, teaching Traditional Chinese Medicine at The College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, teaching Tai Chi and Qigong at Jadestone Tai Chi, and working as a musician with Hot Fingers.
Chinese Medicine. Danny graduated in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in 1998. He has post-graduate diplomas in Chinese/Mandarin (1998-9), Academic Practice (PGCAP 2006-8), a certificate in Paediatric Acupuncture with Julian Scott (2004-6) and a diploma in Classical Medical Chinese with Aowen Chinese Medicine (2017-18). He has undertaken further studies at Guangdong Second Provincial Chinese Medicine Hospital (2013), improved his skills undertaking clinical training with Ken Lloyd (1998-2005), and has taught Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Nutrition at CICM since 2001. He has also studied trigger and motor point acupuncture for musculoskeletal problems with Tony Brewer (2004-5), Jenny Longbottom (2011/2012), Nicholas Garner (2018) and Richard Hazel/Dan Dominguez (2019). He has presented at the British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the RCHM Conference, and taught nutrition and Chinese Medicine skills at various local acupuncture groups around the country. He coauthored Chinese Dietary Wisdom with Greg Lampert. He is a member of the British Acupuncture Council and the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Internal Martial Arts. Danny has studied Tai Chi, Qigong, and internal martial arts since 1990 with teachers such as Dan Docherty, Ken Nichols, Anthony Cecil, Jack Everett, Martin Price and Aarvo Tucker. He has taught regular classes since 1995, and is currently a level 7 instructor (fortitude master) of practical tai chi, and senior instructor with the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.
Prior to working in Chinese Medicine, Danny worked as a plantsman at Batsford Arboretum. He lives in Blockley in the Cotswolds.