Meraki — Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
An integrative TCM clinic in the Algarve offering individualised care for internal health, pain conditions, and long-term balance.
Our Treatment Methods
The Meaning of Meraki
Meraki is a Greek word for doing something with such devotion that you leave a part of your own essence in it. It speaks of total focus, attention, and care — the same qualities that turn a craft into mastery, and mastery into art. This is the spirit we bring to every consultation and every treatment.
The word is also a quiet bridge between two worlds. Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, practised an art far closer to Traditional Chinese Medicine than to modern conventional care: he looked at the whole person, worked with diet and medicinal plants, and healed through patient, attentive observation. A Greek word, then, feels only fitting — a meeting point between the traditional wisdom of West and East.
About us &
Our approach
Who We Are
Meraki Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, in Praia da Luz, Algarve, offers a personalised, integrative approach to healthcare. We treat digestive health, stress, sleep disorders, hormonal balance, pain, sports injuries, and other acute and chronic conditions.
Every plan is tailored to the individual and may include acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tui Na massage, cupping, moxibustion, Gua Sha, and Chinese dietary therapy. Our goal is to restore balance, address the root cause of symptoms, and support lasting health.
How we treat at Meraki
Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, our approach treats the body as an interconnected whole rather than focusing on symptoms alone. Every treatment is tailored to the individual through pattern diagnosis and may include acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tui Na massage, cupping, moxibustion, Gua Sha, and Chinese dietary therapy.
We help with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions — pain, digestive disorders, stress, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and hormonal imbalances — restoring balance and promoting lasting health.
Meet the Team
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Rodrigo Rêgo
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Rodrigo trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine at ESMTC in Lisbon, graduating with academic distinction. Invited during his studies to assist in Meridian and Point Theory and Dietetics, he also coordinated the Tui Na clinical internship. He went on to deepen his practice at the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in China — one of the country's leading reference hospitals for the field.His work centres on internal conditions, drawing mainly on acupuncture, moxibustion, and Chinese herbal medicine. Every treatment begins with careful differential diagnosis and is built entirely around the person in front of him. After several years of clinical practice, he founded Meraki TCM Clinic in 2025.
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David Pignatelli
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE THERAPIST
Trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and certified as a Therapeutic Qi Gong Instructor at ESMTC in Lisbon, David built his clinical experience through years of supervised internships, further expanded at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in China.He considers movement a fundamental pillar of health, with a clinical focus on musculoskeletal conditions, electroacupuncture, and aesthetic acupuncture.
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Catarina Furtado
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE THERAPIST
Catarina came to Traditional Chinese Medicine from an academic background in other fields, bringing a broader perspective on health and the human being. Trained at ESMTC, she completed five years of study across the main branches of classical Chinese medicine.Her approach is strongly holistic: rather than treating symptoms alone, she focuses on underlying imbalances and helps patients develop the tools to manage their own health — care that extends beyond the consultation into education, daily habits, and practical tools for lasting wellbeing.
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Joana Costa
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE THERAPIST
Trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine at ESMTC through a five-year programme covering the five core branches of TCM, alongside four years of clinical internship. Her consultations centre on listening, care, and personalised follow-up, with each treatment adapted to the patient.
Her clinical interests include Obstetrics and Paediatrics, with a therapeutic focus on Tui Na massage, acupuncture, and Western herbal medicine.
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André Taquelim
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE THERAPIST
André trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine at IPN, guided by a belief that still shapes his practice: that helping others often means giving them the tools to care for themselves. Much of his work is dedicated to the body-based disciplines of TCM — Tai Ji Quan and Qi Gong — taught as methods of self-care and balance.
Clinically, his main focus is acupuncture and therapeutic massage, with particular emphasis on pain and sports-related injuries.
Begin Your Treatment Journey
Individualised Traditional Chinese Medicine consultations in the Algarve. Focused on root causes, balance, and long-term health.