Dr. Monica Dayanand, L.Ac., DAOM, FABORM is a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, licensed acupuncturist in the state of Texas, as well as in California, and is a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine and certified through the NCCAOM to practice acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, including herbal medicine. Her special interests include women's reproductive health (specifically fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum), pain management, and pediatrics, and is currently one of only six acupuncturists in all of Houston that is a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (FABORM). She has always had a deep appreciation for the human body and its fascinating possibilities, and she integrates her knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology with ancient holistic therapies to develop individualized treatments for physical, mental, and emotional balance, flexibility of body and mind, and optimal overall wellbeing for those with whom she has the opportunity to work.

Dr. Dayanand holds a 4-year master's degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from ACAOM in Houston, Texas, with whom she participated in a month-long externship training in the gynecology and pediatric departments at the top Chinese medicine hospital in Tianjin, China in 2015. She finished her doctorate of Traditional Chinese Medicine from ACTCM in San Francisco in 2019 with special training in obstetrics and gynecology and worked extensively shadowing midwives, seasoned acupuncturists, and pediatricians. She is a certified postpartum doula, is trained in infant massage, and is a certified fertility, prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor. In 2021, she studied with Dr. Rosita Arvigo in Central America to learn the art of Arvigo Maya abdominal massage therapy, as well.

When she is not working you may find her hanging out with her family and fur-baby. In addition, she enjoys traveling, photography, as well as flipping around with friends in the Acroyoga community.