Rachael is a California State Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), nationally certified Oriental Medicine Practitioner (NCCAOM), Herbalist, Mantic Artist, Tea Practitioner in the Urasenke Tradition, and Founder of Red Gate Integrative Medicine. She currently is an instructor at Five Branches University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and an Assistant Professor at the Golden Gate School of Feng Shui. She recently decided to deepen her professional skills and became a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. She is passionate about meditation and has been teaching shamatha (calm abiding / zhine) while managing a robust Meditation Instruction Training Program with the Buddhist Studies Institute.