Yumi Ridsdale is a licensed Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner who not only teaches Classic Chinese Medicine, but also helps students improve their clinical skills. As a clinician, she integrates approaches of both classical and modern techniques into her practice, such as blood letting, moxibustion, gua sha scraping, as well as scalp acupuncture. Due to her extensive experience as a practitioner, her teaching style focuses on hands-on experience and is adapted to the learning needs of students. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading and playing with her dogs.