Red Sage Health
Laurel
Redmon, M.S., L.Ac., Diplomate in Chinese Herbology
(National
and Wisconsin Licensure in Acupuncture; Diplomate in Chinese Herbology)
Laurel studied Chinese Medicine, including Acupuncture and Herbology, at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz, California.
Her study of Herbalism was conducted over a period of twenty years, several of which she spent in Hong Kong, where she studied aromatherapy and participated in the founding of Cheryl’s Herbs, a nationally respected source of herbal education and quality products. She has studied extensively with many international leaders in Chinese and Western Herbalism, Acupuncture, Aromatherapy and Mycology.
She has taught classes on subjects from cooking with invasive plants to pulse diagnosis to herbal alternatives to pharmaceuticals, as well as wild culinary/medicinal mushroom identification and use. She has also written for and edited herb and aromatherapy books, and was a regular herb writer for the Oriental Medicine Journal. She lives and works on a farm in the Baraboo hills, growing as many plants as possible and maintains an herb shop and practice in Madison.
Lynn Van Airsdale, M.S. L.Ac., Diplomate in Chinese Herbology
Oriental Medicine Practitioner
(National
and Wisconsin Licensure in Acupuncture; Diplomate in Chinese Herbology)
Lynn is a graduate of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon with a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. This degree includes coursework which leads to National certification in Chinese herbs. (NCCAOM Dipl. C.H.). She studied Oriental medical theory, herbology, and had an opportunity to be involved in current Chinese medicinal research. She interned at the Oregon Health and Sciences University Family Medicine clinic as well as several other public health clinic settings.
From this experience, she became aware of the dire need for improvement of health care accessibility, particularly Chinese medicine, to the greater population. Under the tutelage of a leading Naturopathic doctor, Lynn developed an interest in endocrinology and neuroimmunology. She finds that expanding her knowledge of both allopathic and Oriental medicine aids in bridging the gap between medicine of the East and West, facilitating communication with both doctors and patients. Previously, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned a double bachelor’s degree in anthropology and women’s studies. Her study of women’s health and interest in public health led her into the realm of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In 2007, she traveled to Hyderabad, India to practice in a public health clinic serving the villages surrounding Repalle.
John Thuesen, Shiatsu Practitioner
(National and Wisconsin Licensure in Massage Therapy)
John studied Shiatsu at the renowned Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, California as well as Tuina through The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. His practice of traditional Japanese and Chinese techniques is enhanced by his knowledge of Chinese Medical Theory, which enables him to address internal organ dysfunctions through massage. He has apprenticed under two of the most esteemed Zen Shiatsu and Ashiatsu (Barefoot Shiatsu) teachers on the West coast. He currently maintains a private practice and herb shop in Madison and Baraboo.