Memoir of Thau and Quang Van Nguyen Fourth Uncle in the Mountain by Quang Van Nguyen and Marjorie Pivar (St. Martin’s Press, 2006) is a true story…
our team
Marjorie Pivar
Marjorie Pivar studied under Wataru Ohashi, Pauline Sasaki, and Michael DeAgro, three of the master world teachers. Marjorie has been practicing Zen style Shiatsu for over thirty…
Michael DeAgro
Michael DeAgro practices psychotherapy, Asian bodywork therapy, and Chinese herbal medicine in his clinic in Traverse City, Michigan. He received his masters degree in counseling…
WinterJade Forest
Grandmother WinterJade (formerly known as Lindy Ferrigno) has been practicing and teaching Shiatsu around the world since 1975. Her immense enthusiasm for this beautiful hand-healing art…
Greg Carder
Greg Carder is an acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, Shiatsu therapist and educator, living and working in Southern Vermont. He holds a Master of Acupuncture degree from…
Michaela Wood
Michaela Wood is an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and received her Master of Acupuncture degree from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, FL….
Stefan Grace
Stefan Grace is a NCCAOM board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist. Stefan practices a lineage of Chinese medicine that combines Tuina (Chinese medical massage), Craniosacral therapy, acupuncture,…
Cindy Banker
Cindy Banker began her professional practice of Asian Bodywork Therapy in 1982. Since then in addition to maintaining a busy private practice she has continued…
Deborah Valentine Smith
Deborah Valentine Smith, B.A., L.M.T. (NY), AOBTA®-CI, Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM), is a licensed massage therapist in New York, nationally certified and an approved provider with…