Laurie Regan, PhD, ND received a doctorate in Neurobiology from Harvard University in 1991, and an ND degree from National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) in 1997.

Her interest in the healthy integration of body-mind-spirit led to additional training in homeopathy (at the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy), qigong (in China under the mentorship of Professor Wang Qingyu, lineage holder of the Jinjing School of Qigong) and spiritual healing (at The Jaffe Institute).

She is a faculty member (teaching qigong) and Dean of the School of Classical Chinese Medicine at NCNM.

Heiner Fruehauf, PhD, LAc has researched holistic medical traditions for 30 years. After studying comparative literature, philosophy, sinology, and Chinese medicine at universities in Germany, China, Japan, and the United States, he received a doctoral degree from the Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago in 1990.

During six years in China, he researched Chinese medicine both within the institutionalized Chinese medicine model (Chengdu University of TCM), as well as the traditional lineage system that continues to function outside government schools. He founded the School of Classical Chinese Medicine at National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) in Portland, Oregon, where he has taught and practiced since 1992.

He is widely regarded as an international authority in the fields of holistic philosophy, ancient medical cosmology, traditional Chinese exercises for health and longevity (Qigong), and classical Chinese solutions for difficult and recalcitrant diseases. His interest in preserving some of the traditional features of Chinese medicine led him to develop a database dedicated to the archiving of classical knowledge, and an herbal patent series for chronic and difficult diseases (Classical Pearls). A selection of his publications, as well as archived video lectures by him and other contemporary scholar practitioners can be accessed at www.ClassicalChineseMedicine.org.