| Laura Paris | |
| California Board Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner Education Private Practice Teaching Experience Education Laura holds a Master's Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz, CA, with a special certification in Sports Medicine. She continued her education in Chinese Medicine by working as an apprentice for renowned Santa Cruz acupuncturist Holly Guzman, and by studying Japanese Hara Diagnosis Acupuncture with Kiiko Matsumoto. She was also fortunate to study Acupuncture Orthopedics with Deke Kendall, author of The Dao of Chinese Medicine. Laura completed a four-year Feldenkrais Professional Training Program culminating in international certification. Laura has studied Nutrition Therapy with leading San Francisco Bay Area Nutritionists, and is certified by Dr. Harold Kristal in his method of Metabolic Typing Nutrition. She trained directly with Dr. Kristal and James Haig, NC, authors of the book The Nutrition Solution: A Guide to Your Metabolic Type. Her education also includes a Bachelor's Degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, with Majors in Women's Studies and Fine Arts. Private Practice Laura maintains a private practice as a Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist and Nutritionist. She practices at Paris Healing Arts, located in scenic Monterey, California. Teaching Experience Laura has 14+ years experience teaching Feldenkrais classes and workshops in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas. She founded Feldenkrais classes at a number of locations including the Berkeley YMCA, the Berkeley, Oakland, Orinda, and Santa Cruz Adult Schools, and the Orinda Community Center. In Santa Cruz she taught classes and workshops at Mind in Motion, Louden Nelson Community Center, and The Pacific Cultural Center. Her next class series is due to begin in early 2010 at her office building in Monterey. Laura and Seth Paris produce their Feldenkrais lessons in audio format, and founded an on-line store specializing in Feldenkrais lessons available for download: Easy Movement. | |
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