We’re an award-winning husband and wife team providing one-of-a-kind in person and remote healing sessions that integrate the power of Classical Chinese Medicine, Japanese Acupuncture and Yoga to support your journey to wellness.
Our Professional Bios
Salvador Cefalu, M.S., L.Ac. is Founder & Co-Director of A Center for Natural Healing. A practitioner in the healing arts for the past 30 years, Salvador received his M.S. in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Meiji College in San Francisco in 1994.
Having studied extensively with three of Japan's finest acupuncturists — Anryu Iwashina, Masakazu Ikeda and Koei Kuwahara, Salvador is a leading practitioner of non-insertion Traditional Japanese Acupuncture using Gold and Silver needles in the U.S.
As a student of 88th generation Daoist Grand Master Dr. Jeffrey Yuen since 1998, Salvador also specializes in Classical Chinese Acupuncture and integrates the use of herbal medicine, Essential Oils and gemstone therapy into his customized treatments.
Setareh Moafi, Ph.D., L.Ac. is Co-Director of A Center for Natural Healing and a natural teacher, inspired by 20+ years of experience as a certified Yoga instructor and over 17 years of experience as a licensed acupuncturist and life and wellness coach. After founding the first yoga studio in Los Altos, Yoga of Los Altos, in 2003, she transitioned to a personal healing journey that eventually led her to study Classical Chinese Medicine directly with Daoist Master, Dr. Jeffrey Yuen.
Dr. Moafi has a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University, and a Ph.D. in Classical Chinese Medicine from American University of Complementary Medicine with 88th generation Daoist Grand Master, Dr. Jeffrey Yuen.
Both gentle and highly intuitive, Dr. Moafi provides transformational guidance through The Shift, personalized nutritional consultations, as well as advanced Empowerment Coaching sessions.
She interweaves her extensive experience in both Chinese Medicine and Yoga through the Yin Yoga Integration Teacher Training as well as the highly reviewed From Surviving to Thriving online course, an integrative program designed to help you shift from stress and survival to a more centered and meaningful way of life.
Learn more at www.setarehmoafi.com and listen to this episode of The Natural Healing Podcast to learn all about Dr. Setareh’s journey.