Miranda Warburton
Ph.D., LMT, CST

Miranda has been studying Traditional Chinese Medicine with particular emphasis on Jin Shou TuiNa through her involvement in the North American Tang Shou Association since 1988. From 1988 to 2002 she was also employed as an Anthropologist by the Navajo Nation. In 2002, she changed her life's direction and entered the Healing Arts full time. Miranda is a graduate of Northern Arizona Muscle Therapy Institute (NAMTI) in Sedona, AZ (840 hour program). After teaching Traditional Chinese Medicine, Intro to CranioSacral Therapy and Thai massage at NAMTI for six years, Miranda moved to California and practices at Six Harmonies Traditional Medicine Center in Los Gatos, CA. She is a Certified Instructor of Jin Shou TuiNa through the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA). With Jennifer Minor, L.Ac., Six Harmonies offers an intensive Tuina Apprenticeship which is an AOBTA-COSP (Council of Schools and Programs) approved program. Her practice focuses on CranioSacral Therapy including SER work, and Tuina (see below). She has completed CST1, CST2, SERI, SER II, Advanced CST1, Advanced CST2, and Advanced BioAquatics through the Upledger Institute. Miranda also teaches Intro to CranioSacral Therapy. Since 2005 she has been a therapist in the Upledger/Integrative Intentions Dolphin Assisted Therapy Program in the Bahamas.

My skills
CranioSacral Therapy: CranioSacral, Somato Emotional Release, Dolphin Assisted CST. Traditional Chinese Medicine: Jin Shou TuiNa, Auricular Therapy. Massage Therapist: Thai Massage, Swedish, Connective/Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Hot Rock Massage.

Articles & Books Written
Article: Achy-Breaky Art: The Historical Development and Contemporary Practice of Tuina - coauthored with Jennifer Minor and H. Vincent Black. IN Bonesetters: A Cross-Cultural Primer for Manual Medicine edited by Kathryn Oths and Servando Hinojosa. 2004. AltaMira Press

Professional Associations / Memberships
North American Tang Shou Tao (NATSTA; President 2003-2005); Founder/Director of Rising Dragon Kung Fu; American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA); Co-founder with Jennifer Minor of Six Harmonies Traditional Medicine Center and Six Harmonies Gong Fu.