Daya Fisch  MS, CMT

My grandmother died from breast cancer that had spread to her bones when my father was only thirteen. The horrible pain she suffered and the wounds my father carries from watching her die affected my family in a number of ways. My father never talked about his mother, except that she was like an angel. As an adult, when I asked him and other family members, the story of her death came together.

At about the same time that I was hearing this story, my best friend was diagnosed. She did the lumpectomy and radiation that are common protocol. Less than two years later, she was facing a reoccurrence. I had done enough research at that point to know that her life was very much in danger.

At that point, I was looking for ANYTHING that I could do to help. I learned about essiac tea and coffee enemas and every alternative therapy you could imagine. Anyone who has faced cancer will understand the barrage of information about which I am talking.

I have worked with thousands of women around breast issues.  I practice massage, specializing in lymphatic massage.  I have a MS in Holistic Nurtition from Clayton College of Natural Health.  I'm a geek in that I read as much as possible about the subjectof breast health, breast cancer, nutrition, complementary therapies, detoxification studies etc, so that this project can continue to help other women.

We have more teachers on board.  Please meet some of them.  What does it take to teach this - learn it and tell your frineds!  But these women below are actually going out and educating other women.  If you are teaching these classes, let us know!

Lara Koljonen M.S., L.Ac. is an Acupuncturist with a private practice in Hillcrest San Diego.  She graduated Mueller Massage college in 1997, has a B.S. in Kinesiology- Fitness, Nutrition and Health and a Minor in Philosophy- Ethics from San Diego State University and a Masters in Traditional Oriental Medicine from PCOM- Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. 

She Founded EssentiallyPink.com in late 2006, with a vision to live in a world where everyone has healthy breasts. To make this a reality, Essentially Pink is infusing Acupuncture & Chinese medicine into fashion, music, art and film, creating SEXY health culture. Essentially Pink hosts Events and Art shows with the goal to educate & empower people to practice Breast health at least weekly!  Essentially Pink’s recommendation is to “Tap your TULIPS for 2 minutes on Tuesdays!!”  To learn more please visit WWW.EssentiallyPink.com