Our Practice Includes:

• Integrative Medicine physician consultations
• Oriental Medicine and acupuncture
• Integrative counseling and stress relief strategies
• Integrative Bodywork, including various forms of massage
• Nutrition counseling
• Herbal medicine counseling
• Therapeutic yoga and meditation

Oriental medicine is a 4,000-year-old system of healthcare and the third-most sought out type of medicine in the world. In this system, illness is described as imbalances in Qi (pronounced chee), or vital energy. Practitioners recognize patterns of imbalance based on physical and emotional signs and symptoms. They may use a variety of modalities for treatment including:

• Acupuncture
• Herbal and food therapy
• Oriental bodywork/massage
• Medical Qigong (energy therapy)

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture restores the balance of the body's functions and promotes healing by stimulating the patient's Qi. Very fine needles are inserted into the body at specific points along Qi pathways. Science has discovered that acupuncture creates microcurrents that are sensed by the neuro-endocrine system, producing real physiologic changes - for example, the production of endorphins, the body's natural pain killers.

What is Chinese herbalism?

The skillful combination of herbs for a synergistic therapeutic effect. Many traditional formulas have been in continuous use by professional practitioners for hundreds of years. Modern formulas are often modifications of traditional formulas based on the energetic and pharmacologic properties of the herbs to address each individual's pattern of imbalance.

What is Qigong?

Meditative exercises to calm and focus the mind and promote and strengthen the flow of vital energy. Medical Qigong is the regulation of this energy by the practitioner without the use of needles.

What is food therapy?

The use of foods for their specific energetic influences on the body as determined by Traditional Chinese medical principles.

What is Integrative Bodywork?

Therapies that work with the body's muscles, nerves, and pressure points are called bodywork. They can relieve physical patterns of pain, free the body's flow of energy, enhance circulation and promote tissue repair. Our practitioners are specially trained in energy work, which allows them to treat deeper emotional issues that may contribute to physical pain. Many people also enjoy regular massage for stress relief and relaxation from tension.

What is Integrative counseling and stress relief strategies?

Our therapist integrates mind-body techniques such as biofeedback, guided imagery and art and writing therapy to access the patient's own ability to heal from physical as well as emotional conditions.

What is Nutrition counseling?

Attending to one's nutritional intake can dramatically benefit energy, clarity and physical strength, as well as improve symptoms of chronic diseases.

What is Herbal medicine counseling?

Herbal medicines are prescribed according to traditional uses, as well as the latest scientific knowledge.

What is Therapeutic yoga and meditation?

Yoga is a 2,000 year old science, philosophy, set of physical postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama) and meditation techniques that enable us to control the nervous system, relax the body and focus the mind in order to transcend stress, prevent disease states and minimize the negative effects of a hectic lifestyle on our health and well-being.

What is Spiritual counseling?

This practice helps to integrate and maximize one's connection with the more subtle aspects of one's being. Spiritual purpose and orientation provide the backdrop for our relationship with our bodies and minds. Self-reflection and universal techniques for quieting the mind are used.