IONA MARSAA TEEGUARDEN, M. A.. has been a Jin Shin Do acupressure therapist and teacher since 1972. lona's writings and her teaching, throughout the United States and in Europe, have gained her international recognition as an authority on acupressure. Her dedication f to the development of Jin Shin Do has resulted in its emergence as a powerful force within the health arts.
Iona studied with many masters of acupressure, acupuncture, and other Oriental health arts, including: Michio Kushi, Herman Aihara, Mary lino Burmeister, Jean-Claude Thomas, Kok Yuen Leung, Johng Kyu Lee, Se Han Kim, and Sung Jin Park in America, and Haruki Kato, Katsusuke Serizawa, and Kohtaro Wada in Japan, where she spent the summer of 1976 researching Jin Shin Do. She is the cofounder of the Acupressure Workshop in Santa Monica, California.