About Me
About Chinese Medicine
Your body, mind, and spirit have the ability and intelligence to heal themselves. The tools to reach your optimal state of health include keeping the body nourished with healthy food, to ensure smooth digestion, rejuvenating daily with adequate sleep, and discovering your personal techniques for coping and diffusing the stresses of life.
Chinese Medicine is an ancient practice, over 5,000 years old, where organ systems and their associated meridians are used to diagnose and treat imbalances within the body. |
I am deeply interested in the mind-body connection, as well as how the body's natural energy affects overall health. I first explored this connection as an undergraduate at U.C. Santa Cruz , majoring in Neuroscience. I then earned my Masters of Science degree in Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), here in San Francisco. In addition to clinical experience at ACTCM's Community and Auricular Clinic, I have worked at Jewish Home for the Aged, California Pacific Medical Center (post-acute rehabilitation). For three years I have worked at Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic, providing Chinese Medicine to low income women with advanced cancer.
Within the hospitals and community clinics in Hangzhou, China at the Zhejiang Chinese Medical University further advanced my training with a focus on orthopedics and neurological disorders.
I feel fortunate to have discovered the power of Chinese Medicine first-hand early in my life. As a practitioner of this medicine, I am passionate about understanding and explaining health in a way which is useful and applicable to daily life and longevity. |