Biography
Tamara graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in research psychology and completed a second major in mental health psychology at Southern Connecticut State University. She attended Tristate Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; a three-year Chinese medical institute in New York City and received her first diploma in acupuncture.
Tamara's clinical work included a collaborative effort of both Chinese and Western medical physicians and interns working together at the Sidney Hillman Healthcare Clinic in New York City. Her training encompassed acupuncture, Chinese and Japanese massage, herbology, Chinese dietary therapy, guasa and moxibustion.
She obtained a second degree, an M.S. in Oriental Medicine after attending a four-year program at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Her osteopathic training has been an integration of two Japanese based neuromuscular reeducation systems, Sotai-ho and Anma, and the powerful Chinese system of Tui-na. These modalities are all focused on returning natural body alignment by working with the breath and moving toward comfort rather than adjusting toward pain while untwisting muscular holding patterns.
Her training continued with extensive experiences in community medicine in clinics such as the Fourteenth Street Methadone Clinic, Oakland and the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. She has trained extensively with Mark Seem, Kiiko Matsumoto, Bob Flaws, Honora Lee Wolfe, Ted Kaptchuk, Chip Chase, Jeffery Yuen, Arya Nielson, Jim McCormick, Peter Thompson, Eric Stevens and Donna Finnando.
During Tamara's oriental medical training she studied healing foods from an energetic perspective with a highly respected teacher, Jeffery Yuen, who is the 88th generation lineage holder of the Jade Purity school of Taoism. Master Yuen discussed defining and categorizing food as a healing tool much the same way we Chinese practitioners categorize and treat with Chinese herbs. She found this approach to food to be absolutely fascinating and over the past two decades has devoted herself to understanding how we heal through food. She has incorporated recipes and lifestyle suggestions into her healing work to support eating the best foods possible according to seasonal changes and constitutional health.
Tamara has brought this information to the San Francisco Culinary Academy where she taught vegetarian cooking classes in addition to places like Whole Foods Market, Rainbow Grocery and Good Earth Natural Foods. In addition, she has taught for San Francisco State University’s department of continuing education at the Embarcadero Farmer’s Market and for University of San Francisco General Hospital’s Cancer Awareness, Resources and Education Program. She is presently a faculty member at John F. Kennedy University where she teaches introduction to Asian Healing Modalities, Food Politics and Seasonal Healing Food classes.
Tamara graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in research psychology and completed a second major in mental health psychology at Southern Connecticut State University. She attended Tristate Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; a three-year Chinese medical institute in New York City and received her first diploma in acupuncture.
Tamara's clinical work included a collaborative effort of both Chinese and Western medical physicians and interns working together at the Sidney Hillman Healthcare Clinic in New York City. Her training encompassed acupuncture, Chinese and Japanese massage, herbology, Chinese dietary therapy, guasa and moxibustion.
She obtained a second degree, an M.S. in Oriental Medicine after attending a four-year program at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Her osteopathic training has been an integration of two Japanese based neuromuscular reeducation systems, Sotai-ho and Anma, and the powerful Chinese system of Tui-na. These modalities are all focused on returning natural body alignment by working with the breath and moving toward comfort rather than adjusting toward pain while untwisting muscular holding patterns.
Her training continued with extensive experiences in community medicine in clinics such as the Fourteenth Street Methadone Clinic, Oakland and the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. She has trained extensively with Mark Seem, Kiiko Matsumoto, Bob Flaws, Honora Lee Wolfe, Ted Kaptchuk, Chip Chase, Jeffery Yuen, Arya Nielson, Jim McCormick, Peter Thompson, Eric Stevens and Donna Finnando.
During Tamara's oriental medical training she studied healing foods from an energetic perspective with a highly respected teacher, Jeffery Yuen, who is the 88th generation lineage holder of the Jade Purity school of Taoism. Master Yuen discussed defining and categorizing food as a healing tool much the same way we Chinese practitioners categorize and treat with Chinese herbs. She found this approach to food to be absolutely fascinating and over the past two decades has devoted herself to understanding how we heal through food. She has incorporated recipes and lifestyle suggestions into her healing work to support eating the best foods possible according to seasonal changes and constitutional health.
Tamara has brought this information to the San Francisco Culinary Academy where she taught vegetarian cooking classes in addition to places like Whole Foods Market, Rainbow Grocery and Good Earth Natural Foods. In addition, she has taught for San Francisco State University’s department of continuing education at the Embarcadero Farmer’s Market and for University of San Francisco General Hospital’s Cancer Awareness, Resources and Education Program. She is presently a faculty member at John F. Kennedy University where she teaches introduction to Asian Healing Modalities, Food Politics and Seasonal Healing Food classes.
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