Meet the Team

Sherry Jobani,

Sherry Jobani founded Unplug Hour Wellness in 2018, driven by a passion to redefine healing. With a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine degree from Pacific Rim School of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, she is dedicated to creating a sanctuary where patients feel truly understood and supported.

Prior to establishing Unplug Hour Wellness, Sherry pursued studies in science and counseling at the University of British Columbia. Inspired by her own healing journey, she discovered the power of disconnecting to reconnect with oneself and find balance. Today, Unplug Hour Wellness combines ancient wisdom with modern science to gently guide one's body towards alignment and optimal health.

Sherry supports couples through assisted reproductive treatments, including In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). Her expertise extends to the treatment of various conditions including Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, menstrual irregularities, and pain, as well as men's health issues such as low sperm count and premature ejaculation. Additionally, Sherry provides support for those combating stress and anxiety.

Passionate about enhancing natural outer beauty, Sherry also offers facial acupuncture therapies including microneedling, guasha, cupping, and lifestyle changes. 

Beyond the clinic, She treasures every moment with her children and finds joy in baking.

Sherry also speaks Farsi.

Lidia Pamies

Ever since Lidia can remember, she has always been exposed to Chinese Medicine. Her mother would always use Chinese herbs over Western medicine to treat common ailments such as colds. Prior to Lidia pursuing a career in Holistic medicine, she was studying Psychology and Health Science at Simon Fraser University. Over the duration of her course, she started to suffer from back pain attributed to long periods of sitting and being idle. She began seeing an Acupuncturist and within a few treatments, the back pain started to subside. Inspired by the healing abilities of Acupuncture and recalling the impact of her mother’s herbs, she decided to start delving into Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Lidia graduated from PCU College of Holistic Medicine where she obtained her diploma in Acupuncture. After graduation, she traveled to Tianjin, China, to intern at the Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. While in China, she studied under the hospital’s head doctor furthering her knowledge of TCM.

Lidia has a special interest in facial rejuvenation, microneedling, pain management, stress, gynecological conditions, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Food Therapy (Shi Liao).

When she is not busy helping others in the clinic, you might find her thrifting, weight lifting, or curling up with her cat while watching movies.

Lidia also speaks fluent Mandarin, Spanish and Catalan.

Agni Larsen

Dr. Larsen completed her 5-year Doctorate of Traditional Chinese Medicine with great distinction at Pacific Rim College in 2017. Dr. Agni believes acupuncture and Chinese Medicine add value to society by addressing growing healthcare needs and offering an effective integrative approach to health.

She focuses her practice on mental and emotional health; addictions; insomnia; digestive health, reproductive health and pain modulation. She has taken several advanced trainings in dermatology and holistic skincare treating acne, hyperpigmentation, rosacea, scars with microneedling, facial acupuncture therapies such as facial cupping, guasha, abdominal, thigh and glute sculpting and cellulite reduction. Her goal is to provide a safe, inclusive space where health care needs are listened to and to create a personalized treatment plan to help patients reach their health goals.

She grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and had her first acupuncture treatment at six years of age. Her British mother worked for a Chinese Medicine doctor and made black chicken cooked with goji berries and other classic Chinese herbal decoctions. Chinese heritage on her Dad’s side led Agni towards an interest in reclaiming ancestral knowledge and she spent her twenties living abroad in Shanghai, Malaysia, Nepal, India and Israel teaching yoga and English and doing a deep dive into meditation and languages. Dr. Agni holds a B.A. in Buddhist Studies and Himalayan Language from Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Kathmandu University, where she completed a 4-year program studying Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan, Nepali and Sanskrit languages in 2011.

Dr. Agni has a special interest in outreach acupuncture and returned to Nepal in May 2022 as team lead for the Acupuncture Relief Project, a non-profit organization that provides free medical support to those affected by poverty, conflict and disaster.

Outside the clinic, you can find her practicing qìgōng, running the seawall or curling up with a mug of tea and a sci-fi novel.

Kristina Engel

Kristina is a dedicated registered Acupuncturist with a rich background in natural medicine and a heartfelt passion for healing. She is a certified Master Herbalist, Reflexologist and Iridologist.  With a colorful background as a professional acrobat, she brings a unique perspective to her practice, blending a physical awareness with the art of traditional healing.

Kristina's journey in the world of complementary healing has been guided by a sincere desire to make a positive impact on people's lives. Focusing in fertility treatments and women's health, she is committed to supporting individuals on the path to wellness. She also offers cosmetic acupuncture facials, merging the principles of holistic health with skincare for a rejuvenating experience. 

Beyond her professional endeavors, Kristina's personality is characterized by kindness, and a genuine warm-hearted nature. She believes in establishing a connection with patients, fostering an environment of trust and comfort throughout their healing journey. 

She is honored to contribute to the well-being of others through the ancient practices of acupuncture.  

In her time away from the clinic she will be hiking with her dog in the mountains.

She also speaks French and Spanish

Jad Hamade

Jad is a Registered Massage Therapists that has a passion for sports and a deep interest in the human body. This has led him towards attaining his Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association (CSMTA) certification.

Prior to becoming an RMT, he received a Bachelor's of Kinesiology and Health Promotion from Sheridan College. He is also a high-performance athlete, having played varsity Rugby during his undergraduate degree led his team to win the championship. He earned the MVP title for Ontario College Athletic Association and received Sheridan College’s Athlete of the Year award. His journey as an athlete has allowed him to have a significant amount of experience in sports injuries and rehab. He utilizes different techniques in combination with massage therapy to help his patients on the road to recovery such as myofascial scraping and manual therapy.

His education gives him a unique insight into the biomechanics of the human body as well as valuable knowledge of sport-related injury and rehabilitation, which translates into his practice. He also has experience in Swedish techniques, chronic pain, and pre/post-natal massage. His athletic background has allowed him to help his patients by using different therapies in his practice to achieve his patients health goals.

Outside of the clinic, expect to find him on the rugby field, fully immersed in the game, enjoying the camaraderie that comes with being an athlete. 

Jad also speaks Portuguese, Arabic, and French. 

Martina Bagnoli

Martina Bagnoli comes from Italy and she completed her Bachelor of Science in Osteopathy at Italian Accademy of Osteopathic Medicine (AIMO) and British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) in 2016. She’s been part of the teaching body for articulatory techniques subject and as a thesis supervisor at AIMO. 

Martina learned about osteopathy when she was a water skier athlete in Italy. She was constantly in contact with different therapists and, while they were explaining to her why she felt pain, she became passionate about the anatomy and the healing processes. 

Martina’s approach sees the person as a whole unit in which mind and body are strictly connected. She likes to understand where the pain is coming from by analyzing the body, the movement and the personal lifestyle. 

She believes that the patient and the therapist should work together to find the best treatment because each of us is different and has different needs. 

Martina uses different types of manual techniques to help with different kinds of disorders such as muscle/articulation pain, chronic pain, stress, temporomandibular (TMD) and postural disorders, headaches, digestive or other visceral disorders.

Over the years Martina realized how much chronic pain is difficult to get rid of and how much this kind of pain interferes with the personal life and this is why she specialized in chronic pain management. 

Martina loves to work with adults, kids, pregnant women and athletes.

When she’s not working, she loves to walk in nature, hike and do yoga.