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Heart – Mind Entrainment Constitutional Mapping Integrative Breathwork Mind – Body Mapping Whole Body Systems Therapy Purification & Rejuvenation Wei Chi- Structural Energy Integration Cleansing the Inner Boundary’s Digestion & Elimination Bodywork & Massage Services Ying Chi - Functional Energy Integration Cleansing the Outer Boundary’s Skin Exfoliation Jing Chi - Core Energy Integration Connective Tissue Matrix Therapy Facial Rejuvenation Circulatory Flow Therapy China – Tui Na Neural Net Therapy Special Health Packages and Programs Body Rhythm Rejuvenation Programs Body Armor Exchange Program ShiroDhara Eight Weeks to Liberation Women’s Health Series Men’s Health Series
How to use this Service Menu Guide
This Guide to our services will help you select the services, packages or programs you are interested in using As you look through the GUIDE, you’ll notice we’ve divided our services into major sections Within each section is information that addresses specific concerns such as Acupuncture , Food & Eating Choices, Facial Rejuvenation, Detoxification Purification and Rebuilding and whether it is a health and healing or a Spa oriented service etc. This GUIDE and the Service Menu will help you choose the services and package or program that you will most benefit from .
Section I: Types of Services and related techniques Section II: Individual Services Section III: Recommended Combinations of Services – Packages Section IV: Guide to Comprehensive Programs available to you.
: Section I: Types of Services and Related Techniques
If you are a returning website visitor you will benefit by reviewing this guide and identify any additional services, packages and programs to reassess how best you can reach your health goals and perhaps explore new experiences. Learn about our full range of programs that allow you to bring more permanence to your health. From rejuvenation and revitalization services, packages and programs that help to promote or prevent disease to extended programs that target specific chronic disorders, you choose the ones that meet your immediate or long term goals.
Service Modalities We integrate Asian treatment modalities with our contemporary modalities to provide services and techniques to balance and harmonize your unique place in time and space. Your constitution and environment create a unique interplay that , through time your biography becomes your biology. The four modalities to access the healing capacity that the patient brings with them to the therapeutic sessions are: Acupuncture Acupuncture is unique in treatment therapies. The use of specific biologically active acupuncture points enables the acupuncturist to access the inter-relationship between mind/brain and body to reset and create improved adaptation responses of all the organ systems. This therapy accesses the body’s regulatory and homeostatic systems directly. (more) Massage & Bodywork Massage and Bodywork uses the method of structured touch of the soft tissue of the body to guide the person into release of holding patterns that restrict the body’s natural flow and movement and reestablishes optimal energy patterns. Every person has a unique body language and a ‘script’ that provides a stage for the bodywork therapist to accomplish their goals. This “script” helps dictate the length and the depth, the placement and the speed and the direction of the techniques used to bring the person back to themselves. (more) Foods & Herbs Foods and Herbs ( Some Herbs are used in food preparation) are methods of access that use the digestive and eliminative (nourishment and detoxification) adaptive systems of the body (more) Movement & Breathwork The movement and breathwork therapies of Tai Chi Chuan , QI Gong and Taoist Yoga integrate mind- body and breath This enables us to meet and greet the world. Tai Chi emphasizes meditation both in movement and in stillness. It is sometimes called stillness in motion. QI Gong especially, medical QI Gong is a powerful therapy which can be either self directed or practiced in a group and in conjunction with an instructor. (more)
Service and Techinque Descriptions: We offer a world class blend of services to help restore balance and harmony to your life. Our SERVICES and their different techniques form the basis of the treatments that are available at Holistic Paths. The treatments are effective if you are seeking temporary relief from an acute condition including a “flare up” of a common problem or if you are suffering from a short or long term clinical disorder or disease. Treatments using our services can be selected on an individual basis or can be combined into a package. You may create your own treatment plan from any single service or combination of services. You may also ask for a consultation and evaluation from one of our practitioners if you have a clinical disorder or disease for which you are seeking relief or cure. Most all of our patients who have a clinical disorder or disease choose to develop a treatment plan in conjunction with a professional. We have also developed a select group of packages and special health programs that may meet your immediate and future needs.
Section II: Individual Services First Visit Consultation Our consultation service helps to identify specific therapeutic services that would benefit the person. An important part of the experience is properly matching your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual goals with our services. That’s one reason we offer a complimentary health assessment on your first visit. A brief consultation to address your specific needs and receive a personalized health and well-being prescription based on your medical history, lifestyle, behavioral and belief patterns , personal issues and goals. Our initial consultation services help us both to determine whether the services and techniques that we provide will meet your current and future health concerns. It will help you get situated into the most beneficial treatment plan for your current health status and your future goals for improved health. 30 – 60 minutes, Fee $ Complementary
Chinese Herbal Medicine Consultation
This fee does not include the cost of any herbal formulas recommended.
Energetic and Integrative Methods In a sense, all services affect the energetic and structural levels of our biological and psychological systems. Both Oriental and contemporary therapeutic services are energetic methods in that they are working with energy according to common physiological principles. The human being can always be viewed as an energy system. Oriental Medical Acupuncture Services A 30 - 50-minute session with our licensed practitioner can also help address many acute and chronic medical conditions including musculoskeletal pain, arthritis, migraines, malaise, tension headaches, asthma, tendonitis and CFS. Acupuncture has been endorsed by the National Institutes for Health as a valuable adjunct or alternative modality with conventional medicine. List of disorders and medical diagnoses that we treat with Acupuncture. 30 - 50 minutes Fee: $85
Oriental Vitality Give yourself the experience of Oriental Medicine. Includes an Oriental medicine consultation, a complete balancing acupuncture treatment to unblock the energy pathways of the body, a focused bodywork session and an herbal assessment with customized herbal recommendations for improved health. 60 – 90 minutes Fee $115
CranialSacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive technique that helps detect and correct imbalances in the Cranio-Sacral system. It CranialSacral therapy encourages your body’s own natural rhythm. The therapist's, sensitive touch locates blocks in the cerebral spinal fluid that surround the central nervous system to improve the functioning of your brain and spinal cord, to dissipate the effects of stress and to enhance your general health and resistance to disease restrictions are eased and all systems flow more freely.. It is one of the most subtle of the touch therapies. This treatment has a profound affect and brings on peace on a mental, emotional and systemic level. Cranialsacral therapy has helped many conditions also, including migraines, headaches, TMJ, chronic and acute pain, arthritis, memory loss, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, ear infections and depression. 50 minute 10 step session Fee $75
Asian Bodywork from Thailand (Nuad Bo-Ran) Thai massage (or Nuad Bo-Ran), is the traditional bodywork of Thailand. Originally practiced as a healing art in temples it consists primarily of mild compression along the body’s energy lines and points coordinated with a variety of stretching movements. The rhythmical movements assisted by your therapist often resemble the passive yoga asanas. You receive the benefits of Yoga without having to perform any of the work! This form of bodywork releases both deep and superficial tension throughout your entire body, and helps the body's natural energy to flow more freely. The rhythmic motion and gentle rocking occurs on a padded floor mat while fully clothed in loose fitting clothing. 100 minute sessions $125
Shiatsu (also called Acupressure) is a form of traditional Japanese bodywork that combines a thorough understanding of the connection between the body and mind. It is a complete system of healing through touch. Shiatsu involves, stretching, holding and leaning with the body weight to restore the flow of energy (or "Qi") through the body. Shiatsu literally means finger pressure but the spirit of Shiatsu is one of communication through touch. Together with your therapist, you will find the session almost dance like. You will obtain a relaxation that opens the energy gates in your body. Shiatsu therapy, like all oriental energy systems affects the whole person. While Shiatsu and other Oriental bodywork therapies are found to extensively release the stresses found in your body, they are also therapeutic for many of the conditions treated by acupuncture. Shiatsu like Thai massage is done while you are fully clothed in loose fitting clothing and on a well padded and comfortable floor mat. 60 minute session Fee $75
Connective Tissue Matrix Regeneration Therapy Connective tissue Therapy is a detoxification treatment focusing on the matrix, the soft connective tissue that serves as a conduit to the cells of every organ in the body and as the integral support system for all the organs and muscles and bones of the body. The matrix delivers nutrients from the blood and transports waste products to the lymph system. Proper function of all organs is dependent on a healthy matrix. When disease is present, the matrix must be repaired if any other treatment is to be effective. Establishing normal function of the connective tissue matrix is a vital first step in healing the body.
Convergence systems massage is a blend of massage techniques that rhythmically and methodically access your body-mind to engender rebuilding, revitalization and rejuvenation of your soft tissues. It is a whole body massage intended to introduce you to relief from the stresses of your life. Our therapists are experienced in many massage techniques. Each brings to you a unique perspective on helping your body to come back to itself. 60 minutes Fee $75
This Chinese abdominal massage works with enhanced breathing. It taps the vital energy centers, releases emotional and physical blockages and rejuvenates the metabolism and digestive function. Please wear loose clothing. 30 minutes service Fee $50
Visceral – Organ rhythmic balancing This is a gentle process based on the knowledge that an organ in good health has a natural rhythm. All organs are interrelated by their close proximity to one another and to the breathing diaphragm. All organs should function without any restrictions. If one organ is not able to enjoy its normal rhythm and full range of motion then it impairs not only its own functioning but the other organs around it. This natural rhythm repeated thousands of times daily can bring about unwanted changes. This bodywork technique produces profound changes and improvement in the functioning and restoration of the organs proper motions. 60 minute session $85
Tui - Na Hand & Foot Treatment Our most authentically Oriental treatment begins wit a scented warm towel bath for both hands and feet. The therapist then gently exfoliates your skin to the knee and elbows. . After the bathing ritual, hands and feet are treated to a Special Tui Na, traditional massage to stimulate the most common acupuncture transporting points. These techniques including thumb walking and pressure point work, stimulate and energize the body systems. Imagine your entire body feeling relaxed and revitalized.
Japanese Hot Stone Massage Smooth, rounded basalt stones are heated in water before the therapist applies essential oils and uses the stones as extensions of his or her hands for a profoundly comforting massage. The Warmth and the weighted balance of the stones relaxes the muscle tissue, inducing deep relaxation without overheating. 80 minutes. Fee: $125
Facial Rejuvenation (Cranial -Facial System Work) The head is the origin of four major sense organs, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. They are the openings to our ‘self ‘. The head houses the brain that is perhaps the most sophisticated organ and the origins of the emergence of ‘mind’. We have developed a multilayered system that rebalances and resculpts the face and restores ease of movement in the cranial-facial system. Our facial rejuvenation reduces the affects of pollution, stress and improper skin care that contribute to premature aging. This series unmasks your natural beauty and restores a sense of balance and inner peace. This powerful approach goes beyond beauty as ‘skin deep’ and reshapes your ‘self’. The who you are. Our multi layered approach vastly improves not only the appearance and quality of the skin but reshapes your facial expressions allowing them the openness that were available when you were a child, before you began fixing your responses and creating your specific habit pattern that establish that basis for lines and wrinkles. You may select individual services in single or multiple sessions or arrange to have a facial rejuvenation consultation
Facial Rejuvenation Consultation A consultation and evaluation of your resculpting and facial rejuvenation desires will result in a treatment plan designed to meet your individual needs . The services selected and their frequency can help in the return of facial symmetry, release chronic facial expressions and significantly begin an accelerated healing of facial tissues. This is truly a transformation at a cellular level. The treatment plan will establish a communication between your inner radiant beauty and outer beauty that shows on your face and attitudes towards life. The consultation and evaluation session will address issues you may have to reduce lip lines create fuller lips or define lip shape, firm cheeks or create a better cheek contour, tone under or reshape upper and lower eyelids, reduce crows feet, balance an asymmetric smile, or reduce frown lines, ,tone skin & muscle on front of neck, release neck tension, refine chin and jaw line, release jaw tension, relax forehead tensions and reduce forehead lines and of course reduce those wrinkle lines among others. 30 minutes session Fee $50
This is a ritual of a luxurious combination of a deep head, neck and shoulder massage, and a facial massage. The facial massage is designed to invigorate and drain the lymphatic vessels to help remove the toxins and purify the underlying tissues of the face. It rejuvenates the muscles in around the lips, eyes, chin, cheeks and forehead to gently sculpt the facial expression and reduce the appearance of habitual age lines. Because this form of massage also stimulates specific acupuncture points and channels a vastly improved energy system will leave you smiling long after the massage is complete. This massage is transformational at its core rather than solely cosmetic. 45 minutes Fee $65
Opening the Portals - Cranial Facial Core Resculpting This service has its origins in cranial osteopathy and treats the soft tissue fascia and ligaments that restrict the normal opening and closing patterns found in facial expressions on a day to day basis. These cranial facial techniques reestablish the resilient nature of the tissues of the face, head and neck and restores freedom of movement and harmony to the relationship of all the muscles and joints surrounding the eyes , mouth, cheeks and ears. This gentle touch therapy brings rapid relief of congestion throughout the head and restores the natural cerebrospinal fluid rhythms. 45 minutes Fee $65 . Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture has been used to help reduce and remove age lines and wrinkles for generations. Its gentle and focused process works directly on the energetics and the extensive muscle systems in the facial tissue planes. By subtly awakening you to the underlying habit patterns that have created your facial responses to the world, acupuncture begins you on the journey to reshaping your subconscious attitudes while immediately tonifying the substructures surrounding those unwanted facial lines. Special facial needles and an anchoring body acupuncture treatment are always used in Chinese facial rejuvenation that refines and reestablishes that youthful look we all desire. 60 minute session Fee $100
This Chinese Facial rejuvenation process will revitalize and rejuvenate your facial tissue at the cellular and energetic level.. This three step process includes a short consultation to determine the sessions treatment plan. Acupuncture uses special techniques with specifically designed facial needles and/or micro stimulus at areas of concern creates the basis for a reduction of age lines and neuromuscular irregularities found in your facial expressions. Additionally, special techniques of Chinese facial massage will energize the facial tone and lymph flow to remove toxins deep under the skin. Lastly a combination of Chinese herbs prepared to nourish , exfoliate and cleanse the skin at the surface level. This is a healing and soothing treatment for cell rejuvenation which enhances elasticity and firmness of the skins tissues, and achieves a visibly smoother and more youthful appearance. This comprehensive experience of Chinese facial rejuvenation includes body acupuncture to harmonize and balance the new energetics created in the cranial facial area with the core of the body. . A series of five to ten treatments are recommended 90 minute session $150
Asian Dietary, Food and Herbal services All foods have their own bioenergetic nature or yin & yang qualities, in part determined by their flavor or innate warming or cooling properties. Knowing which foods will promote balance to your system can greatly enhance your health and sense of well being. During this unique two-part service, a licensed practitioner of Chinese medicine will assess the subtle imbalances in each of your body’s major organ systems. During the second session we will prepare a plan to change your dietary patterns that will facilitate a better harmony between the organ systems of your body-mind two 30 minute sessions Fee: $ 95
Medicinal Herbals in Food Preparation Learn how to optimize your health with the use of Asian herbals. You will meet with an Oriental medicine herbalist to review your current health status including any disorders or conventional medical diagnoses. Herbal formulas and single herbs that can be used in food preparation to complement your life’s styles and your current medical regime will be addressed. We will also discuss treatments to maintain your health and longevity. 50 minute session. Fee: $85
Section III: Recommended Combinations of Services – Packages
Section IV: Guide to Comprehensive Programs available to you: The programs will give you an experiential knowledge of holistic health care and allow you to remodel your life style in a holistically balanced way. If you want to alter your eating habits and remove toxins from your body, you can combine fasting with our healing program. This fasting program is provided at your request without extra charge during your
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towards the improvement of you or your families health. Use this GUIDE as your personal reference. The GUIDE is constantly being improved so check back often both for new services and additional treatments based on our current services.
This health evaluation is conducted by a specialist in Chinese medicine. If you have a disorder or contemporary medical diagnosis a treatment plan using Chinese herbal formulas will be prepared and an herbal prescription will be recommended. If you are interested in improving your health and well being you will receive herbal and dietary assessments and recommendations based on the principles of Chinese medicine to help enhance your energy, increase resistance to disease and promote well being. 30 – 60 minutes Fee $65 
Experience the time tested form of therapy called Acupuncture which helps to stimulate your body’s natural healing abilities. A single treatment can provide a deep state of relaxation while relieving stress, tension, anxiety, depression and , sleep disturbances among others
works on the soft tissues, fluids and energy system associated with the flow of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) from the sacrum at the base of the spine to the head. Through light touch, 
