Elyse Tera on a Sunny Yuma Day In her 15+ years as a professional healer, Elyse Tera has accumulated over 3,000 hours of training in Chinese Medicine, including specializations and professional development in Shiatsu, Chinese Medical Massage, Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Acupuncture.

Educational Highlights:

2000: Acupuncture certification from the prestigious New England School of Acupuncture. Studies: Classical Japanese and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chinese Nutrition, Chinese medicine aetiology and pathology, and diagnostic skills of TCM. Elyse’s training also included studies in Western medicine such as biomedical pathophysiology, Western anatomy, neurology, and pharmacology.

1993-1995: Shiatsu, Advance Shiatsu, and Asian Bodywork certification from MontrealÂ’s Dragon and Phoenix School. Specialization in external Chinese Injury Medicine with Sam Slutsky. Specialization in Shiatsu for pregnancy and post-partum. Training in anatomy, physiology, and western biomedicine. Teaching assistant 1995-1996.

Return to Top

Professional development:

Return to Top

Professional Associations

Current:
National Certification Commision for Acupuncture and Oriental MedicineNational Certification Commision for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, opens in a new window American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture, opens in a new window Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.

2000-2007: Ontario Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
1994-1997: Federation Quebecoise de Masseurs et Massotherapeutes.

Teaching and Lecturing:

Since 1995 Elyse has been active in teaching and lecturing in Colleges across the United States and Canada, including Champlain College and Vanier College in Montreal; Algonquin College in Ottawa; Arizona Western College in Yuma. She has taught personal development courses for community groups in Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ontario, and Quebec. Elyse is currently an Adjunct Professor at Arizona Western College.

Elyse offers the following courses:

Return to Top

Other:

Elyse has been active in the professional regulation of acupuncture in Ontario, and health care reform in the United States.

2008: Consulted by the local Obama-Biden healthcare transition team and in December participated in the Health Care Town Hall meeting in Yuma

2005: Elyse Tera was consulted by the Ontario Government regarding the regulation of acupuncture and oriental medicine in the province

Publications, Articles, and Interviews:

For more information, contact Elyse here.

Return to Top

Acupuncture of Yuma Title Graphic