Role Players 2017
Teressa Siu
Founder, TV Host, International Wellness Speaker, Media Health Advocate Award-Winning Journalist, Holistic Wellness Consultant, Yoga Teacher & Raw Food Chef
Adjunct University Lecturer
Teressa Siu is an international wellness speaker, award-winning journalist, TV host and a health advocate on and off camera. She spent much of her broadcast career covering a wide range of health and medical news. Her TV news reports on health issues and epidemics won her applause from the journalism community, including awards from international organizations and CNN World Report. She most recently worked for CCTV English News International as Special Health Correspondent and Senior News Correspondent. Integrating her skillset as a holistic wellness consultant, raw food chef and yoga teacher, she produced and developed many reports on the imminent health issues in China. One of her most proud projects is an award-winning mini documentary on cancer villages that was seen by millions of viewers around the world. She now hosts the 'Meet China Series' for Thomson Reuters.
Combining her two passions - health and journalism, she founded LotusLifeTV. Bringing two decades of experience in journalism, media, education and health, Teressa's mission is to connect people through the lenses and support wellness practitioners to bring their visions to life. She speaks at international conferences about media engagement and health promotion and she's sought after for her expertise in strategic media communications. When she's not working in front of the camera, Teressa travels around Asia conducting seminars, welllness retreats to spread knowledge in her most passionate subjects – holistic vegetarian nutrition, integrative food therapy, yoga and healing. Since the establishment of LotusLifeTV, Teressa has successfully branded herself as a wellness expert. She has appeared in media interviews sharing her recipes and advising the community on general health based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda and western nutrition principles.
Teressa supports a holistic and sustainable lifestyle through permaculture and plant-based foods. She also believes in raising awareness by integrating holistic education to schools. Her other passionate subjects involving health and wellness are women empowerment and youth outreach. As a long-time teacher, trainer and consultant in the academics and corporate fields, Teressa firmly believes in interactive and practical learning as the pillars of effective education and advocacy in creating healthier individuals and communities. Her comittment to promoting health journalism and advocating health in the media was recognized by Asia's World Brand Congress which granted Ms. Siu the 2016 Women's Leadership Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.
Combining her two passions - health and journalism, she founded LotusLifeTV. Bringing two decades of experience in journalism, media, education and health, Teressa's mission is to connect people through the lenses and support wellness practitioners to bring their visions to life. She speaks at international conferences about media engagement and health promotion and she's sought after for her expertise in strategic media communications. When she's not working in front of the camera, Teressa travels around Asia conducting seminars, welllness retreats to spread knowledge in her most passionate subjects – holistic vegetarian nutrition, integrative food therapy, yoga and healing. Since the establishment of LotusLifeTV, Teressa has successfully branded herself as a wellness expert. She has appeared in media interviews sharing her recipes and advising the community on general health based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda and western nutrition principles.
Teressa supports a holistic and sustainable lifestyle through permaculture and plant-based foods. She also believes in raising awareness by integrating holistic education to schools. Her other passionate subjects involving health and wellness are women empowerment and youth outreach. As a long-time teacher, trainer and consultant in the academics and corporate fields, Teressa firmly believes in interactive and practical learning as the pillars of effective education and advocacy in creating healthier individuals and communities. Her comittment to promoting health journalism and advocating health in the media was recognized by Asia's World Brand Congress which granted Ms. Siu the 2016 Women's Leadership Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.