Meet Our Practitioners

Lindsay Staker opened Quan Yin Acupuncture in 2010 and has worked in the healthcare field for over 20 years. Lindsay graduated with a Master's degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University in 2009. She has prior training and experience as a midwife and birth & postpartum doula so she specializes in treating all aspects of women's health including menstrual issues, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause and hormonal balancing. Lindsay also enjoys discovering the mental, emotional and spiritual imbalances that may be causing or contributing to physical pain and dis-ease and loves utilizing acupuncture to harmonize the mind, body and spirit for overall balance and healing.

Lindsay loves spending her free time with her wife and son and their 2 dogs, 2 cats and 2 birds at home. She also enjoys taking vacations with her family to new and exciting places, relaxing by the ocean, painting and doing arts and crafts projects.

Shelly provides both acupuncture and massage therapy and has been helping treat patients seeking relief from pain, stress and fatigue at Quan Yin since 2010. Shelly graduated with a Master's degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University in 2009. She also graduated with a certificate in massage therapy from the Cortiva Institute Brenneke School of Massage in 2006. She is licensed as an acupuncturist and a massage therapist in Washington State. Shelly is passionate about encouraging her patients to be an active part of their own healing process and enjoys educating her patients about ways to enhance their health through alternative health care options and personal lifestyle choices.

Shelly loves being with her husband, daughter and three cats when she is not treating patients at Quan Yin. She also enjoys camping, hiking, art, science fiction, fantasy & superhero movies, listening to music and socializing with friends and family.

Robin graduated from the American College of Traditional Medicine in 2015. She is a licensed herbalist, acupuncturist, NGO co-founder and ABORM candidate (American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine). Her background prior to Chinese Medicine includes a degree from UW in Anthropology, plus 10 years working with Pilates and kinesiology, all which inform her practice. During her Masters in Chinese medicine, she had the opportunity to work with the renowned fertility specialist, Dr. Lifang Liang in San Francisco. After her own experience with childbirth, she was deeply moved to focus on women’s health, with a special focus on perinatal care, from fertility through postpartum.

Additionally, Robin is deeply interested in the role of Chinese medicine in global and public health. Before graduation, she started a free Spanish-speaking acupuncture clinic at Instituto Familiar de la Raza in San Francisco’s Mission District. Through her NGO, The Common Ground Collective, she has worked with rural communities in Mexico and Puerto Rico to introduce Chinese medicine and revitalize their own traditional healing arts.

Robin can usually be found in her kitchen, cooking with her daughter and partner, paddle boarding when the weather allows, and always checking out too many books at the library.