Our Staff

Dr. Haunani Chong Drake, [houW-nuh-nee] is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a Licensed Acupuncturist trained at the highest level in the U.S., an international Yoga and Ayurveda educator, facilitator, and mentor, and adjunct faculty in the A.A.S Yoga Studies program at Pacific College of Health Sciences (PCHS). She is a bridge builder and connector by nature who has served her local, national, and international communities with holistic body, mind, heart, and spirit wellness for over 20 years. 

Like her path in Chinese Medicine, her journey in Yoga philosophy and practices has led her to various teachers in different lineages that have allowed her to explore existential questions while grounding theory into the body, heart, and spirit for personal and collective healing. She is certified as an Ayurveda Wellness Counselor and is a trauma-informed E-RYT500 Yoga instructor who mentors Yoga teachers and healers around the globe.  Because of her unique ability to cross-talk between East Asian Medicine and Ayurveda she is sought out by her colleagues for her unique perspective on both systems of healing and medicine. 

Haunani regularly gives workshops on topics of stress management, Yoga, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, cultural stewardship, and professional practice and ethics that integrate movement, breath, self-inquiry, neuroscience, and trauma-informed healing processes. 

Haunani is a proud mixed-Asian American raised in a Hawaiian community as a cultural practitioner, a mom of two little kiddos, and a globe-trotting military spouse to an active duty Marine Corps Infantry Officer.  As a clinician who is also involved with her state and national Acupuncture organizations, she is passionate about health equity, supporting underrepresented voices, rebelling against diet culture, and creating a model of dignity-centered medicine.  She’s not your average military spouse.  When she’s not geeking out on all things healing and medicine, you’ll find her spending time with her family in nature, traveling, connecting with her Hula Halau, finding the best ramen in town, reading, listening to podcasts, or relaxing on a surfboard.  

Haunani holds a B.A. in Sociology with honors from Whitman College (2002), a M.S. in Traditional Oriental Medicine from PCHS (2011), and completed her clinical Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from PCHS (2023). She received her NCCAOM Diplomate of Oriental Medicine in 2011 and is board-licensed in Virginia, Michigan, and California.

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Kay Hamlin first learned healing arts from her grandmother and was professionally trained in Virginia Beach. With 13 years of experience, Kay has provided over 5,000 massages.  Specializing in helping people feel better through touch, she is trained in Swedish, acupressure, reflexology, craniosacral, and hydrotherapy techniques.

Kay is passionate about self-care, a resource connector, and a mentor for those interested in the benefits of massage therapy. Kay is also the founder of Massage Medic, an organization that makes massage therapy available to those with financial barriers in Richmond, VA.  Her interests in healing include herbology, ecotherapy, and breathwork. She resides in Richmond, VA with her husband and loves reading, cooking, and volunteering. [[w|thamlin, Connect with Kay]].

Martha Rouleau was a committed public school science educator and assistant principal in Connecticut for over 31 years as a science and math teacher, department chair, and middle school Assistant Principal before relocating to Virginia in 2018.  Trained initially as a marine biologist, Martha’s love of science drew her to explore the field of mindfulness in 2007.  Martha holds multiple certifications in both mindfulness and yoga, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Qualified Teacher, 200-hour yoga instructor, Wellcoaches Certified Health and Well-Being Coach through The National Board for Health and Wellness, and a certified Mindful Grieving Facilitator through the Center for Somatic Grieving.

Currently, Martha serves as an Adjunct Lecturer for Mindfulness Meditation at William & Mary and previously held a similar position at the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development until 2024. Additionally, she offers support for students, staff, and faculty with resiliency building through varied mindfulness programs.  Martha serves as a Well-Being Trainer with the organization Mindful Life-XT/Third Horizon Strategies.

Martha’s passion is to support others through mind/body awareness as they cultivate skills and tools to live a more authentic life with enhanced wellbeing, compassion, and connection to self, others, and life.  Above all else, Martha believes in everyone’s innate capacity to tap into their inner compass, with awareness and compassion, as they navigate with focus, clarity, and presence. [[w|mlrouleau, Connect with Martha]].

Patti is an E-RYT 200, RYT 500, C-IAYT yoga instructor and certified personal trainer with specialty training in Yoga for Seniors from Duke Integrative Medicine, Yin Yoga, PTSD-Traumatic Stress and Therapeutic Yoga, and functional movement patterns.

She obtained her Yoga Therapy Certification (an 800-hour course) from Inner Peace Yoga Therapy in Durango, Colorado, under the direction of Michele Lawrence. Her emphasis is on movement patterns, chronic pain, cancer, depression/anxiety, addiction, and grief. Patti is certified in Functional Yoga Therapy, and her training and teaching exceed 8,000 hours. She enjoys the challenge of creating group classes to suit her individual students’ needs physically, medically, and spiritually, as she is always utilizing the yogic principles to empower individuals to progress toward improved health and wellbeing so that they might find their personal flourishing.  

Patti is the co-director of Shanti Garudasana Yoga School, teaching the next generation of yoga educators, and an Adjunct Professor at William & Mary, teaching Sound Wellness and Yoga. 

Patti and her husband, Dave, are the founders of Blooms That Brighten, Inc., a Williamsburg nonprofit dedicated to donating fresh flowers to continuing care facilities. When not practicing, teaching, or attending workshops for yoga, she enjoys any time spent outdoors and on her farm, especially with her husband, two daughters, and their dogs. [[w|padeblass, Connect with Patti]].