ABOUT US |
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founder of Ferrrari Center of Chinese Medicine. Although
a native of Woodside, California,
she lived in a mountain village
of Northern Italy as a young
child. She returned to gain her
education in California and is
blessed with an eclectic background
of talented teachers: "Milo" Colonel
Milandrovich, of Tsar Nicholas'
Russian Cavalry: equestrian
trainer; Miriam Lee, O.M.D:
family acupuncturist and venerated
mentor of Chinese medicine;
Frank He, L.Ac: professor Five
Branches Institute, decathlon
athlete; Chris Bradley: Stanford
tennis all star, tennis coach;
Don Zhang, O.M.D: tai ji chuan
and Qigong master, lineage
holder of Golden Shield Qigong;
professor Jerry Alan Johnson,
D.T.C.M. (China): national
martial arts champion, founder
of International Institute
of Medical Qigong.
L. Francesca Ferrari
Licensed Acupuncturist
Doctor of Medical Qigong (China)
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China) |
MEDICAL EDUCATION
D.T.C.M. (China)
Doctor of TCM (China)
Beijing Bureau of Public Health
People's Republic of China
M.T.C.M.
Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Five Branches Institute
College and Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Santa Cruz, California
L.Ac.
Licensed Acupuncturist
State of California Acupuncture Board #7781
D.M.Q. (China)
Doctor of Medical Qigong (China)
Western District Medical Qigong
Science and TCM Research Institute of Beijing, China
M.M.Q.
Master of Medical Qigong
International Institute of Medical Qigong
Pacific Grove, California
Dipl. Ac.
Diplomate in Acupuncture
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Alexandria, Virginia
B.A. History
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
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L. Francesca Ferrari's innate intuitive ability served her well in beginning her work in energetic healing in 1994, when she was selected by a Samoan Kahuna to pass his teachings to the next generation of healers. Francesca was then introduced to the Kahuna’s long time friend, Miriam Lee, Oriental Medical Doctor (O.M.D.).
Miriam Lee, O.M.D., a founding member of the Californian acupuncture community, encouraged Francesca into the formal training of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Shortly after, Francesca was accepted to begin her foundational training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in San Francisco, California. Her academic instruction continued at Five Branches Institute College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Santa Cruz, California, where she focussed her time in the disciplines of Golden Shield Qigong and Medical Qigong. |
| MEDICAL BACKGROUND |
Ms. Ferrari began her work in energetic medicine as a disciple of shamanistic healing, in 1994. Under the watchful eye of her mentor, Sui Masanai, a Samoan Kahuna, he began to enhance her ability in distance healing, remote viewing, spirit travel, soul retrieval and advance energy work.
In the same year she began a second tutelage with one of acupuncture’s historical founders Miriam Lee, O.M.D. Lee began to teach Ms. Ferrari the art of Chinese Guasha, Tonifying, Purging and Regulating Qi, as well as Differential Diagnosis of Traditional Chinese Medical principles. This relationship continued until 1996, when Ms. Ferrari entered the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, California.
Ms. Ferrari’s formal TCM instruction began at the America College of TCM, under the guidance of professor Bai Bing Zhu, Professor Daniel Jiao, and Professor Denise Hsu. She then transferred to Five Branches Institute, College and Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Santa Cruz, California where she also apprenticed with Dean of Acupuncture, Frank He, L.Ac., to complete her graduate degree. After an additional 2 years of clinical training she received her masters degree and passed the California State license examination to be an Acupuncturist and Herbologist in 2000.
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Dr.
Xu and Francesca Ferrari
after giving advanced Medical Qigong
treatments at the Hospital in
Beijing, China.
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While at Five Branches TCM College, Ms. Ferrari began her training in Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy with world renown professor Jerry Alan Johnson. Although Ms. Ferrari graduated with a master degree in TCM, she chose to continue her studies in Medical Qigong with professor Johnson. By 2002, Ms. Ferrari graduated with a master degree in Medical Qigong from the International Institute of Medical Qigong. With focus on Medical Qigong, she furthered her knowledge with additional research and training and obtained her doctorate degree from the Beijing Western District medical Qigong Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute (China) in 2003. |
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| MAO SHAN DAOIST MONASTERY |
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Francesca Ferrari
is an 80th generation lineage
holder of the Mao Shan Daoist
Monastery in China after
indoctrination in ceremony.
Being the first and only
woman of non-Chinese descent
to be initiated into a sect
with arcane knowledge is
a privilege she accepted
with great gratitude and
humility.
Francesca Ferrari remains one of the first disciples of non-Chinese descent to be accepted at the mystical Mao Shan Daoist Monastery. Being invited to meet the Abbot of Mao Shan in the monastery is an honor in itself. Being initiated into this ancient lineage known for its esoteric wisdom and healing techniques is a tribute Francesca Ferrari seeks to uphold.
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