Bio-identical hormones are a natural form of hormone replacement therapy that helps men and women to rebalance hormonal deficiencies and excesses. Most hormones fall out of balance with aging, but they can also become imbalanced with stress, poor dietary habits, and a lack of exercise. Bio-identical hormones are unique in that they are identical in molecular structure to the hormones produced in the human body, and this allows them to be metabolized easily with a smaller risk of side effects.
Massage Therapy
Some of the techniques used include the Raindrop Therapy Technique, Facilitated Stretching Technique, and Yoga Therapy. As well, two basics of massage, Swedish massage and myofascial release are the foundational cornerstones of the bodywork. This integrative style seems to serve well for the elderly in need of a gentle touch; individuals with TMJ dysfunction, Upper Cervical Neck injuries and dysfunction, Back Pain, Scoliosis, Fibromyalgia, and Breast Cancer Survivors. The intention is to empower others to reach their personal best spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Sometimes this means simply being present. Sometimes it means offering healing prayer and encouragement, and most of the time it means sharing the gift of healing touch. Ultimately, the goal is to help eliminate some of the discomfort and suffering we experience in this human condition.
Acupuncture
Five Element Acupuncture, also called Traditional Acupuncture, is a formalized system of medicine based on natural laws describing the movement of life energy in nature and the body. Acupuncture originated in China over three thousand years ago. It is the oldest continuously practiced medical system in the world and is used by one-third of the worlds population as a primary health-care system. Life energy, called Qi, flows through the body in pathways called meridians. These pathways flow in much the same way streams, rivers, and oceans flow on earth. When the Qi in the body is full and moving properly, health is promoted. When Qi is not flowing smoothly, illness can begin. Everyday stresses like deadlines and disappointments can disrupt the harmonious movement of Qi. These stresses compounded over time can lead to physical and emotional symptoms. Acupuncture treats the underlying imbalances rather than only the symptoms. In addition, treatment now can prevent symptoms later. Acupuncture has become widely accepted in the United States and has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Acupuncture is effective in treating a surprising range of issues including headaches, allergies, asthma, depression, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, back pain, joint pain, infertility, menstrual disorders, sleeping problems, addictions and stress. Acupuncture is helpful for many severe chronic illnesses and complaints that have no easily determined cause.
Cranial Sacral Therapy
The goal of cranial sacral therapy is to give you relief from the pain or other symptoms that brought you in for treatment and to help you find greater physical balance and ease. The work is gentle and purposefully not painful. The therapist prefers to work with the body and not against it. Each session will include a visual and hands-on assessment, treatment, and simple suggestions for self-care, and the therapist will also help you ergonomically, which means you will be shown how to use your body more effectively in your daily life and in your work.
Rolfing
When she developed Rolfing more than 50 years ago, Dr. Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D., first called her work structural integration. The genius of the work rests on Dr. Rolf’s insight that the body is more at ease and functions most effectively when its structure is balanced in gravity. She observed that, over time, the field of gravity actually accentuates the body’s imbalances and diminishes its flexibility. Based on these core observations, she developed her original method of hands-on manipulation, which later became known as Rolfing, to reduce gravity’s adverse effects on the body. Essentially, the Rolfing process enables the body to regain the natural integrity of its form, thus enhancing postural efficiency and your freedom of movement. Dr. Rolf recognized that the body is inherently a system of seamless networks of tissues rather than a collection of separate parts. These connective tissues, called fascia, actually surround, support and penetrate all of the muscles, bones, nerves and organs. Rolfing works on this web-like complex of connective tissues (fascia) to release, realign, and balance the whole body, thus resolving discomfort, reducing compensations, and alleviating pain.
Nutritional Consultation
When you come in for an ND evaluation the nutritionist will discuss lifestyle habits, diet, eating habits, stress, exercise, health history and any imbalance you are currently experiencing. The evaluation will involve an assessment by using the techniques listed above. Upon gathering this information, recommendations will be made that will help bring the body back to balance. The forms that are filled out help the physician to understand what is going on in the patient’s life to better help you reach your goals. The nutritionist’s goal is to help in every way and to educate the patient along the way so that he or she is empowered with knowledge.
Healing Touch Energy and Hypnosis
Together, the patient and physician will work proactively and in partnership to create change efficiently and with greater effect utilizing hypnosis and energy medicine. These techniques are deeply relaxing and provide great opportunity for deep healing of the mind, body and spirit. Emphasis is placed upon a specific intention, such as issues of addictions, performance, and grief are only a few of the many well suited to treatment. Patients will explore their current thinking, feelings, and action patterns to identify those that limit successful outcomes and then integrate new patterns that support changed thinking, feeling, and action. These new patterns will provide opportunities for increased successful outcomes.
Yoga
Yoga is designed to bring us into a balance state physically, mentally, and emotionally. The body, mind and spirit are connected to the breath, and by linking the breath with conscious movement, expanding outward and contracting inward, by alternating movement with stillness, we calm our central nervous system. Relaxing into a more peaceful state of mind, we discover contentment in the present moment.
Personal Training
The personal trainer assesses each individual very carefully in the initial evaluation. The client’s strengths and weakness, imbalances and personal goals for fitness or rehabilitation are all uniquely combined for a fantastic personal training session each visit. With years of experience working in various therapeutic fields and extensive travel for educational and career purposes, our personal trainer is very well educated and diverse in the approach towards each client. In this manner, a client’s needs are personally addressed and goals are met. Postural correction is enhanced with each session and naturally provides precautionary measures both during exercise and afterwards.
Individual and Family Counseling and Therapy
We are each shaped by every experience and interaction that we have with our selves, significant others, and our community at large. Within the environment of psychotherapy we can challenge our problematic beliefs and behavior patterns, while experimenting with alternatives, and integrating more productive forms of self-expression. Our therapist believes in a holistic approach designed to enhance self-care, emotional wellness, and healthy interactions with others and specializes in addictions work with a focus specifically on techniques of Relapse Prevention. The therapist has experience with various forms of psychotherapy and counseling, including group, individual, family, and couples work. The therapist works primarily with adults of all ages.
Meditation
In Yoga Nidra, you leave the Waking state, go through the Dreaming state, and into the Deep Sleep state, yet remain fully awake. Yoga Nidra means Yogic Sleep. It brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight. The profound depth of Yoga Nidra, is far beyond just relaxation.
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that uses electroencephalography (EEG) to provide a signal that can be used by a person to receive feedback about brain activity. By definition, biofeedback is a process that enables an individual to learn how to change physiological activity for the purposes of improving health and performance. Precise instruments measure physiological activity such as brainwaves, heart function, breathing, muscle activity, and skin temperature. These instruments rapidly and accurately ‘feed back’ information to the user. The presentation of this information, often in conjunction with changes in thinking, emotions, and behavior supports desired physiological changes. Over time, these changes can endure without continued use of an instrument. Neurofeedback is an advanced biofeedback technology whose system speaks the language of the brain, to the brain. The brain uses visual and auditory information offered by NeurOptimal to re-organize itself and release old patterns of “stuck-ness”. The result is effortless transformation. NeurOptimal is the most advanced neurofeedback technology available today.
Holistic Pharmacy
Our Holistic Pharmacy offers only the highest quality supplements that are backed by diligent research. Patients can browse through the various categories including the Specialty Supplement Packages, which are designed to meet individual needs. Each supplement in the Specialty Packages can be purchased individually by simply clicking on the product in the package.
