About the author
PATRICIAN McCARTHY is the first Mien Shiang expert to translate this ancient science for the mainstream American public. She founded The Mien Shiang Institute in Santa Monica, California in 2000 to teach the Taoist techniques of Medical Facial Diagnosis, Taoist Chinese Face Reading, and the Taoist Five Element Theory.
She has served on the faculties and boards of universities and colleges of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and in conjunction with a prestigious University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, established the first medical certificate program in Mien Shiang in the West. For nearly thirty years, Patrician has taught workshops, seminars, and retreats for individuals and groups, medical students, integrative health practitioners, lawyers, Olympic athletes, and corporations including Procter & Gamble, Old Navy, the Gap, Mattel, KPMG, Turner Broadcasting, and many other Fortune 500 companies.
Patrician McCarthy has written extensively about Mien Shiang and the Taoist Five Elements. She has been featured in such diverse publications as The Huffington Post, Cincinnati Enquirer, Natural Health Magazine, and Woman’s World Magazine; iVillage.com, BusinessWeek.com; and has presented to 99% Conference, IONS Conferences, Renaissance Weekends, The Committee of 200, and more.