Deborah is a Senior teacher of Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure™, registered since 1982, and a Registered Acupressurist since 1979. She also completed Advanced Shiatsu Training with Wataru Ohashi in 1980 and graduated in massage therapy from the Swedish Institute in 1983.She is a certified instructor with the American Oriental Bodywork Therapy Association (AOBTA), certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), A Diplomate in Asian Bodywork Therapy with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), a Licensed Massage Therapist in New York State and has been teaching throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe since 1983. She has been an instructor at the New York Open Center, Meridian Institute (PA) and the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy and is currently on the adjunctive faculty of the Harold J. Reilly School of Massotherapy in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  She is a contributing author to The Complete Guide to Acupressure, edited by Iona Teeguarden, founder of Jin Shin Do, and has written many articles published in books and magazines on the subject. She maintains a private practice in Phoenixville, PA and New York City. She is also a senior teacher with Sunray Meditation Society and studies Native American healing with the Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo (Founder and Director of Sunray Meditation Society and Chief of the Green Mountain Clan of the Ani Gadoah Clan of Cherokee) and with other elders and advisors of Sunray.