Muchin Community Congress 2026: Integrative Women's Health - an evidence-informed dialogue between East and West
For too long, conversations around women’s health have often happened in separate worlds. Conventional medicine on one side. Traditional approaches on the other.
At the Muchin Community Congress, we want to create a space where those perspectives can meet. Gynaecologists will share their take on how they see this space evolve. Chinese Medicine doctors will share how effective some TCM treatmenst really are. And also therapists and patients will join and bring valuable pieces to the puzzle.
📅 Saturday 26 September 2026
🕣 08:30 – 14:00
📌 Hof te Rhode, Diest
🎟️ Ticket: €90 (incl. networking lunch)
Whether you are a gynaecologist, physician, nurse, midwife, menopause consultant, TCM practitioner, orthomolecular or KPNI therapist, acupuncturist, osteopath, health coach or researcher, ...
You are warmly welcome.
Attending this congress counts towards your accreditation hours as acupuncturist (5pts). Accreditation for physicians has been requested.
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Muchin Community Congress '26 - Integrative Women's Health
Muchin Community Congress '26 - Integrative Women's Health
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A day of science, nature and health, where East and West come together to talk about gynaecological conditions and evidence-informed therapies.
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East and West.
Science and nature.
Schedule
08:30 – 09:00 · Arrival & Healthy Breakfast
09:00 – 09:15 · Anouk Lagae — Co-founder Muchin
The Power of AND not OR: Where Yin meets Yang in Medicine
09:15 – 09:45 · Dr. Els Dufraimont MD, MBA — Gynaecologist, Imelda Hospital Bonheiden
Understanding the Modern Hormonal Balance: Menopause & PMOS
09:45 – 10:15 · Dr. Caroline Van Holsbeke — Gynaecologist, AZ Sint-Lucas & KU Leuven
When the Menstrual Cycle Becomes a Burden: PMS & Dysmenorrhea
10:15 – 10:30 · Chief Physician ShaoMin Xue — TCM Doctor & Co-founder Muchin
The Female Life Circle: Through the Lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10:30 – 11:15 · Anneleen Six — GP, Acupuncturist & Co-founder Muchin
Where East Meets West: An Integrative Framework for Women's Health
11:15 – 11:40 · Break & Drinks
11:40 – 12:10 · Sonja Kimpen — Movement Scientist & Health Coach
Move, Nourish, Flourish: The Power of Movement and Nutrition
12:10 – 12:40 · Inge Van Heukelom, Elke De Blander & Christien Greyn — TCM Practitioners
From Theory to Practice: Real Clinical Cases in Women's Health
12:40 – 13:00 · Patient Testimonials
Living with Endometriosis — Personal journeys and lived experiences
13:00 – 14:00 · Healthy Networking Lunch
✓ Accredited for acupuncturists (5pts)
Accreditation for physicians has been requested
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Meet our speakers
Discover our incredible line-up of speakers at our Community Congress.
Doctor of Chinese Medicine · Founder ZhenTing TCM Centre · Professor ShenZhou TCM University Amsterdam · Co-founder Muchin
Chief Physician ShaoMin Xue
Dr. ShaoMin Xue holds a doctorate from the China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences and has been practising and teaching Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 25 years across Belgium, the Netherlands and China. As co-founding mother of Muchin, she translates millennia of Eastern wisdom into practical, evidence-informed tools for modern practitioners. Her perspective on the female life cycle through the lens of TCM is unlike anything you will hear in a conventional medical setting.
GP · Acupuncturist · Phytotherapist · Co-founder Muchin
Anneleen Six
Anneleen Six is a general practitioner with additional training in acupuncture and phytotherapy, a rare combination that allows her to meet patients where they are, blending the best of both worlds. She lectures at ICZO, teaches integrative oncology to medical students at KU Leuven, and is a regular voice in Belgian media on the role of Eastern medicine in modern healthcare. As co-founding mother of Muchin, she is the living proof that East and West can not only coexist, but thrive together.
Co-founder Muchin · Entrepreneur · Author
Anouk Lagae
Anouk spent 25 years building some of the most iconic companies in the world before making a conscious pivot toward lifestyle medicine and the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. As co-founding mother of Muchin, she bridges the worlds of business, science and nature with her signature boldness. Her talk sets the tone for the entire morning: why AND is always more powerful than OR.
Gynaecologist · Imelda Hospital Bonheiden · MD · MBA
Dr. Els Dufraimont
With over 20 years of clinical experience in obstetrics and gynaecology, Dr. Dufraimont has made it her mission to close the gender health data gap. She specialises in adolescent and paediatric gynaecology, prenatal care, and the hormonal transitions women navigate throughout their lives. A sought-after voice on women's health policy in Belgium, she brings both scientific rigour and deep human understanding to everything she does.
Gynaecologist · AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge · AZ Sint-Jan · Guest Lecturer KU Leuven · PhD
Dr. Caroline Van Holsbeke
Dr. Van Holsbeke is one of Belgium's leading specialists in gynaecological ultrasound and fetal-maternal medicine. With a PhD from KU Leuven and over two decades of clinical practice across multiple hospitals, she brings exceptional depth to the topics of menstrual cycle disorders, PMS and dysmenorrhea — conditions that affect millions of women yet remain chronically underdiagnosed.
Movement Scientist · Health Coach · Author of 16 bestsellers · 1M+ books sold
Sonja Kimpen
Sonja Kimpen has spent her entire career making healthy living accessible, enjoyable and sustainable for everyone. A Master in Movement Sciences from KU Leuven, she became one of Flanders' most recognised health coaches through her books, television programmes and keynote tours. Her talk brings the conversation down to earth: what we eat, how we move, and how these daily choices shape our hormonal health in ways both science and nature fully agree on.
TCM Practitioners
Inge Van Heukelom, Elke De Blander & Christien Greyn
Three experienced TCM practitioners bring the morning's insights to life through real clinical cases from their own practices. This session bridges theory and practice, showing how an integrative approach to women's health actually unfolds in the treatment room, from the first intake to the long-term results. Raw, honest and deeply instructive for any health professional in the room.
+ Patient Testimonials - Women living with endometriosis
Some of the most powerful voices at the MCC will not belong to doctors or therapists. Women living with endometriosis will share their personal journeys: the years of misdiagnosis, the search for answers, and what finally made a difference. A reminder of why this conversation matters.
✓ Accredited for acupuncturists (5pts)
Accreditation for physicians has been requested
Our previous Community Congress:
Frequently Asked Questions
The Muchin Community Congress is designed for health professionals with an open mind: gynaecologists, GPs, nurses, midwives, menopause consultants, TCM practitioners, acupuncturists, osteopaths, health coaches, pharmacists and researchers. That said, anyone who is passionate about women's health and wants to learn more is warmly welcome.
Your ticket (€90 incl. VAT) includes a healthy breakfast on arrival, access to all keynotes and clinical sessions, and a healthy networking lunch at the end of an inspiring morning.
Yes. During checkout you will be asked whether you need an invoice. If you select yes, we will send one to the email address you provide.
Yes, free parking is available on site at Hof te Rhode in Diest.
The majority of sessions will be in Dutch. Some speakers may present (partly) in English. All speakers are comfortable taking questions in both languages.
We are exploring this. If recordings are made available, ticket holders will be the first to know.
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Muchin Community Congress '26 - Integrative Women's Health
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