I began my first steps in the studies of Traditional Medicine, known by many through the specialty of Acupuncture, in the year 1978. I completed a two-year intensive course in this branch of TCM. Since I was very young, I had always been inclined to study medicine โ it was my passion. At that time, I was unable to fulfill that dream, so I studied Naval Electronic Engineering instead. My connection to medicine began in the radiological field as an X-Ray Technician.
Years later, after leaving Cuba, I practiced Acupuncture in Spain, when back in 1985 it was still rarely practiced. When I traveled to the USA, I graduated as a therapist and founded my first medical center in 2002. Later, in 2004, I founded Rehabilitation Alternative Therapy & Spa Center.
How It All Started
From 2009 to 2013, for four years, I pursued advanced studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine and graduated from the Higher Institute of TCM in Barcelona, in partnership with Beijing University and Yunnan University in China, where I carried out clinical practice in their hospitals with patients. There, I specialized in Pain Medicine, Female Infertility, and Aesthetic Acupuncture, among other specialties.
I have always been committed to continuous training in order to remain at the forefront of the latest medical and technological advancements. I studied Auriculotherapy with Dr. Terry Oleson, PhD, of California. I have been trained in the use of Laser therapy applied to TCM. I have conducted extensive medical research related to alternative and complementary medicine applied to different pathologies. In addition, I am a professor of Therapeutic Massage and Auriculotherapy training. I have also been a Martial Arts instructor for more than 40 years, during which I have had the opportunity to treat athletes with different injuries using Acupuncture.
This has been my passion throughout my life, and I continue to practice and study to this very day.
I founded Zen Qi with the purpose of bringing new generations of students into the studies of natural and holistic medicine in an easy and enjoyable way, while also responding to patientsโ needs for natural healing.
