From a life-changing life event for her cousin > to acupuncture > to co-founding EastWest Microneedling, Diana’s journey has always been about one thing: helping people thrive through the power of eastern medicine.


What inspired you to become an acupuncturist and microneedling teacher?   

I was inspired to become an acupuncturist close to 25 years ago, when I was teaching yoga, practicing reiki and temping in NYC. I was wondering about how to increase my impact as a healer when my 16 year old cousin fell 60 feet off of a cliff onto his head and shoulder, and would have died if not for brain surgery and western medical critical care. 

His full recovery, however, was thanks to acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine! My cousin’s story showed me the power and potential of Chinese medicine.

Two acupuncturist teachers initially inspired me to specialize in facial rejuvenation acupuncture - the late “Doc” Ron Rosen and since 2007, the luminary Mary Elizabeth Wakefield. I taught the foundations of Wakefield’s work from 2015- March 2020.  In 2015 I was also introduced to motorized “microchanneling” through Procell Therapies, and thought, wow, this looks like a modern version of the ancient “plum blossom” acupuncture technique and is such a powerful, healthy way to rejuvenate the skin! 

I quickly discovered that my acupuncturist colleague Amelia Vargas had come to the same conclusion! We began to experiment with combining Procell microchanneling with Chinese medicine principals and practices, co-founded EastWest Microneedling and began teaching this amazing synthesis to other healthcare practitioners soon after!


What do you enjoy the most about your work?

With EastWest Microneedling, I feel passionately about supporting acupuncturists and other skincare professionals to thrive, by bringing an amazing speciality to their patients that promotes beauty through health. In my private practice (Opal Acupuncture) it’s an honor to help my patients to feel energetic, relaxed, balanced, grounded, AND beautiful through acupuncture and integrative microneedling! 

I enjoy getting to know my patients on a deep level and creating a partnership with them to support their own health.  With both businesses, I’m an educator at heart and love nerding out with microneedling students and my acupuncture patients about the benefits of Chinese medicine through discussion and lived experience.


What's your favorite thing to do when you're not working?  

Spending time with my “rock” husband and our amazing teenager - watching movies, sharing meals together, camping in gorgeous Colorado, the activity doesn’t matter as much as simply enjoying their company.