- Best-Selling Author and Creator Of Ecology In Motion™ (EIM) Gua Sha
- 20+ Years & Writing About Gua Sha For Health and Beauty
- Licensed Acupuncturist and Qualified Health Promotion Specialist
- Director Of The Komorebi Institute and its Research Center in Barcelona, Spain
- Author of Five Books on Gua Sha and Facial Gua Sha Published In Six Languages​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

- 14 Years of Coaching/Wellness in NY and CA
- NESTA Training Certified
- Strength & Conditioning Coach
- USA Olympic Weightlifting Performance Coach

María Cristina Borges is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in Oakland and online across California including Oakland, Piedmont, Emeryville, Alameda, San Francisco, Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, San Rafael, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, San Diego.

Her practice centers the experience of women of color who yearn to heal from the impact of stress, anxiety, and trauma, who want to reconnect to their bodies and restore trust in themselves to overcome overwhelm and self-doubt and live authentic, unapologetic and purposeful lives.

Donna is a RYT200-certified yoga instructor in good standing with Yoga Alliance, with over 650 hours of teaching experience in mind-body practices. She specializes in integrating yoga, mindfulness, and stress management to foster balance, resilience, and well-being in both corporate and retreat settings. With advanced training in Yoga Nidra for stress reduction under Dr. Marc Halpern of the California College of Ayurveda and Pranayama (breath work) with Dr. Judith Lassiter, Donna brings a rich toolkit to support mental and physical health. As a Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CTI) with over a decade of experience coaching, Donna is skilled in empowering individuals to build confidence, resilience, and lasting success. Her training in Positive Intelligence under Shirzad Chamine further enhances her ability to help clients build mental fitness to thrive personally and professionally.

Tess (she/they) is a Jungian coach who has over twenty years reading tarot to help clients uncover their subconscious motivations through her practice, The Red Thread Intuitive. 

Tess has a background in behavioral science and a master’s degree in library & information science which helps her understand groups, dynamics and others deeply. She believes tarot and astrology are tools for understanding the self which builds on personal success & satisfaction.

Tess, a certified astrologer, studied under Adam Elenbaas of the Night Light Astrology School & has taken additional coursework at the Jung Platform with Alexander Von Schlieffen.

Tuesday Cohen has spent over twenty years in the beauty/skincare industry. She became a licensed esthetician in 2010 and graduated from the San Francisco School of Massage in 2015, graduated from McKinnon Body Therapy Center in 2022, completing Introduction to Traditional Yoga Thai  Style Massage. In the same year, she finished the first course in Gua Sha at the Komorebi Institute. Tuesday is an ongoing student of the Komorebi Institute (Ecology in Motion with Clive Witham) which she uses in her treatments to date. Her specialties include Gua Sha, Kansa massage, acupressure, lymph, and facial massage techniques. She has additional training in acne, rosacea, and sensitive  skin types.