Credentials

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Dr. Yana speaks Russian & English

California Board Licensed to practice Acupuncture and Herbs, April 2022 https://www.acupuncture.ca.gov/
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM), licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, April 2021 http://www.fivebranches.edu
National Certificate Clean Needle Technique by Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM), 2016 http://www.ccaom.org/
Associate Degree of Science in Massage Therapy, 2011 http://www.mpc.edu
Certified by California Massage Therapy Council (in Sacramento) since May 2012 (#34248) http://www.camtc.org
CE-5 units Tuina Massage, 2015 http://www.fivebranches.edu
Certified Massage Therapist, 2006
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, 2004
Nursing Degree, 1986, Medical College # 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia http://www.college2med.ru/

45-hours of Externship at Zhejiang University Hospital, Hangzhou, China, April - May 2020 (postponed due Coronavirus)

45-hours of Externship with Robert Barry, L. Ac, private Acupuncture clinic, Hollister, 2017

45-hours of Externship with Dr. Jacquelyn Bird, private Acupuncture clinic, Pacific Grove, 2017

Acupuncture Intern at Five Branches University, Santa Cruz, since September 2018

450-hours of Internship with Doctors & Licensed Acupuncturists of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Mary Lyell, Cary Friedman, Christine Klein, Marketa Bilkova, Sally Lewis, Raqib Lynn-Katz, Maria Mitchell, Nancy Lowe, Stephanie He, and Fengli Lan

CE 10-hours - Nervous System Disorders and Chinese Medicine with Jeffrey Yuen, June 2022

CE 12-hours - The Nine Heart Pains in Chinese Medicine with Jeffrey Yuen, July 2022

CE 4-hours - The Treatment of Asthma with Chinese Medicine with Giovanni Maciocia, December 2023

CE 3-hours - Enhancing Fertility with Chinese Medicine with Giovanni Maciocia, February 2024

Student at Five Branches University, Santa Cruz, 2014 - 2021 http://www.fivebranches.edu
Certified Massage Therapist, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2012; 2013; 2014 http://www.montereybayaquarium.org
Massage Team Coordinator, Spa on the Plaza, Monterey, 2011 - 2012
Certified Massage Therapist, Spa on the Plaza, Monterey, 2009 - 2013
Assistant Massage Teacher, Esalen Institute, 2007 http://www.esalen.org
Private Massage Therapy Practice, since 2006
Clinical Medical Assistant, Pebble Beach Company, 2006 - 2010 http://www.pebblebeach.com
Nursing Practice in Hospitals, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1983 - 1991
Ophthalmology City Hospital #7 (Glaznaya Lechebnitsa Lerkhe), Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1986 - 1991. The Hospital established on March 6th 1824. http://www.mohovaya38.ru/

Attended North American TCM Symposium on Mental & Emotional Disorders, San Francisco, CA, October 1st, 2017
Attended 6-day workshop, Esalen Institute, Big Sur "The Mind-Body Code: How Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs Affect Health and Longevity" by Mario Martinez
Attended 6-day workshop, Esalen Institute, Big Sur "Abandonment to Healing: Overcoming Your Self-Defeating Patterns" by Susan Anderson
Attended 6-day workshop, Esalen Institute, Big Sur "Living a Delicious Life" by Terry Hunt
Attended 6-day workshop, Esalen Institute, Big Sur "Buddha's Brain: Lighting up the Neural Circuits of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom" by Jan and Rick Hanson
Attended 6-day workshop, Esalen Institute, Big Sur "Living a Mindful and Compassionate Life" by Mark Coleman http://www.esalen.org

Image of Dr. Yana at FBU clinic