Taunaki's authors

At Taunaki we have a handful of knowledgeable and talented wellness professionals who're happy to share their knowledge and expertise about their field with our visitors. Please allow me to introduce them to you and thank them for their contributions and continued work.

Lorina Shinsato is a Naturopathic Physican and Acupunturist located in the Greater Seatle Area. She has a background in molecular biology research, massage therapy, Chinese Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine, which gives her a broad background and allows her to combine treatments for her clients and their wellness. She writes about ourselves and how we can improve our wellness. She owns a clinic, Primavita Family Medicine which can be found at http://www.primavitamedicine.com/, where she helps her clients to achieve optimal health through natural remedies and physical means.

Ruth K. Badraun is a wellness coach focusing on a healthy life, including nutrition, weight management, detoxification, exercise, personal care. She owns BRF Wellness http://www.brfwellness.com/, and focuses on weightloss and weight management classes at the moment. On Taunaki she writes about the same topics she focuses her professional life on.

Jackie Pikula has written several articles for both printed and online publications, with a focus on an organic life style. Originally from San Francisco, she's been living in France for the past 9 years. Her articles are geared toward Anglophones and focus mainly on Health and Well-Being. Currently she's busy taking care of her children and teaching the new generation the importance of a healthy life and environment.

Gabrielle Neben is our only contributor who's not a professional wellness. She is an HR manager and has great knowledge in human relations, and deep insight into what makes us tick. She seeks a creative outlet and as such is writing articles for Taunaki related to human interactions and how to manage them. You can find her blog at http://gabrielleneben.blogspot.com/

Elisabeth Shumway is a certified Massage Therapist educated at UMCT in Utah, one of the most prestigious massage schools in the USA. She works as a massage therapist and writes about massage and it's influence on our health and wellness.

Pia Poulsen is educated in Paris as a Wellness Massage Therapist and is maintaining a blog with weekly published articles about Massage and Wellness. Many articles from her blog, http://www.starkeys.com/blog/ have been published on Taunaki and she writes about anything related to massage and wellness. She is also the mind behind Taunaki and as such she at time contributes relevant articles to the site.

If you're interested in becoming a contributor for Taunaki, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're always looking for more writers to help educate people about wellness. You can read more here: Become an author, Seeking wellness professionals, as well as Looking for writers.