Nora Grod is of Chinese ancestry and has been immersed in the Eastern traditions of health and wellness since birth. She has vivid recollections of being a young child and imitating her grandfather’s early morning routine of Taiji Quan, a type of internal martial arts that has roots in ancient longevity practices. Growing up she witnessed her mother turn to her culture’s ancient medical traditions of acupuncture and herbal medicine to successfully treat illness in lieu of pharmaceuticals and surgery. Nora’s cultural upbringing as well as holding a Bachelors of Science in Biology from the The University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon puts her in a unique position to bridge East and West.