Thea Elijah, L.Ac., is a seasoned practitioner with over 30 years of experience in diverse traditions within Chinese medicine (primarily 5 Element). She is the  former director of two Chinese Herbal Studies programs at TAI in Maryland and the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Florida, and the owner of a private healing practice, incorporating her Chinese medical knowledge and Sufi heart-centered healing. Thea has apprenticed and studied with some of the most influential Chinese medicine teachers in the West including Ted Kaptchuk among others. Thea is also a Muqadam of the Shadhuliyyah Sufi Order. She has developed over 100 continuing education courses