To put it simply, I love Chinese Medicine! Chinese Medicine changed my relationship to my body and the way I view and synchronize with the natural world. This medicine gave me tools to true healing that no other medical system has which is why I devote my life to the study and practice of Chinese medicine in order to share it with others.

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at 13 which inspired me to experiment and learn how to heal through diet/nutrition, physical exercise and artistic creation. I spent the last 18 years really developing myself in the areas of oil painting, culinary arts, and yoga which all contributed to a healthy body/mind/spirit however, after the birth of my first son Leo, my digestive health plummeted and these areas of cultivation weren’t enough to pull me out of my illness.

Enter, Chinese Medicine.

Working with a skilled practitioner, I was able to learn about the energetics of food (not something you learn in a nutrition class), about how to eat with the seasons and take care of my spleen. I had no idea what that all meant but I was so intrigued that these ordinary filiform needles, these somewhat bitter herbs and the unique nutrition advice all were making such profound changes in my life. I decided one day while laying on the treatment table that this was my calling, that this is how I wanted to be of service to the world.

And so, here I am, studying daily and falling more in love with the medicine everyday.

Chinese medicine is an entire medical system which means that it has a system in place to treat almost any ailment through a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, tui na (massage), nutrition and exercise. My personal interests are in digestive health, emotional/mental health, pre/post natal care and pediatrics, however if you have a musculoskeletal injury or pain, don’t let that stop you from coming in, Acupuncture is great for that too!

University Education:

2024 Graduate from the Pacific College of Health and Science with a Masters in Cannabis Therapeutics

2022 Graduate from the Pacific College of Health and Science with a Doctorate of Acupuncture with a focus on integrative medicine.

2021 Graduate from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a Masters in Acupuncture.

2018 Associates of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art in San Francisco

2010 Studied Culinary Arts at the University of Hawaii Maui Campus

Continuing Education:

2024-Pediatric Hypnotherapy specialist training from the International Society of Paediatric Hypnotherapists

2024- Certificate of Hypnosis from The Regression Academy

2023- Iyashi No Michi workshop, Tokyo Japan; training with the beloved Yasuda Sensei in the gentle style of Iyashi No Michi

2023- In Touch Japan Workshop, Study at 東京都の鍼灸師 a classical Japanese Acupuncture school with a focus on different needle techniques, pediatric acupuncture & palliative care

2023- Indefinitely- Mentorship and member of Shinkyu University with an emphasis on Japanese moxibustion and acupuncture techniques

2022-2023- 1 year of formal herbal study with Dr. Steven Wong PhD, LAc.

2022- Acupuncture and Acupressure for Perinatal Care with Dr. Claudia Citkovotz

2022 Chinese Medical Pediatrics with Alex Tiberi LAc.

2019-2020 1 Year of Formal Chinese Herbal Study with Dr. Chris Cannon

2021 Mentorship with Dr. Naoki Kubota on Kubota style acupuncture derived from the Ishizaka Ryu lineage.

2020 Stones for the extraordinary meridians with Sarah Thomas LAc.

2020 Making Stone Elixirs and Formularies with Sarah Thomas LAc.

2015 RYT 200 training at Yoga Garden SF.