Community Oriented
Complementary & Alternative
Health Care
Complementary & Alternative
Health Care
Acupuncture is a time proven medical system used to effectively threat many conditions and disorders in the body. It uses tiny wire thin needles applied to specific locations on the body to gently adjust one's energy and to help restore health and balance.
The Ren Dao Wellness Center provides the following acupuncture treatments:
Full body acupuncture sessions (45 to 60 Minutes).
Auricular (ear) acupuncture sessions (30 to 45 minutes).
Stress relieve acupuncture sessions (30 to 45 minutes).
Community acupuncture sessions (30 to 45 minutes).
Full body or auricular acupuncture with a massage session (60 to 90 minutes).
Community acupuncture sessions are provided in an open group setting. Treatment is applied to head, ears, arms (usually elbows to fingers) and legs (usually knees to toes).
Allow an additional 15 to 30 minutes for initial visit consultation. Free 15 minute consultation are always available.
Please call for appointment information. Community acupuncture sessions are held Fridays from 2pm to 6pm.
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The Ren Dao Wellness Center provides the following acupuncture treatments:
Full body acupuncture sessions (45 to 60 Minutes).
Auricular (ear) acupuncture sessions (30 to 45 minutes).
Stress relieve acupuncture sessions (30 to 45 minutes).
Community acupuncture sessions (30 to 45 minutes).
Full body or auricular acupuncture with a massage session (60 to 90 minutes).
Community acupuncture sessions are provided in an open group setting. Treatment is applied to head, ears, arms (usually elbows to fingers) and legs (usually knees to toes).
Allow an additional 15 to 30 minutes for initial visit consultation. Free 15 minute consultation are always available.
Please call for appointment information. Community acupuncture sessions are held Fridays from 2pm to 6pm.
Practitioners:
Michael Kelly is board certified in Acupuncture and Herbology and is licensed to practice Acupuncture in New York. He received his training at the New York campus of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is a graduate of the Instituted of Integrated Nutrition and is Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners as a Holistic Health Counselor. He is an Addictions Detox Specialist and has completed training in the NADA protocol at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx NY. He has traveled to China to studied at the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center and to do clinical internships at various hospitals in Beijing China. He has also traveled to China and Tibet to further his understanding of Emei Qi Gong and healing practices.
Claudia McCormack is board certified in Acupuncture and Herbology and is licensed to practice Acupuncture in New York. She received her training at the New York campus of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She is an Addictions Detox Specialist and has completed training in the NADA protocol at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx NY. She works at CitiWide Harm Reduction in the Bronx as a Holistic Health Specialist and as a teacher.
Michael Kelly is board certified in Acupuncture and Herbology and is licensed to practice Acupuncture in New York. He received his training at the New York campus of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is a graduate of the Instituted of Integrated Nutrition and is Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners as a Holistic Health Counselor. He is an Addictions Detox Specialist and has completed training in the NADA protocol at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx NY. He has traveled to China to studied at the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center and to do clinical internships at various hospitals in Beijing China. He has also traveled to China and Tibet to further his understanding of Emei Qi Gong and healing practices.
Claudia McCormack is board certified in Acupuncture and Herbology and is licensed to practice Acupuncture in New York. She received her training at the New York campus of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She is an Addictions Detox Specialist and has completed training in the NADA protocol at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx NY. She works at CitiWide Harm Reduction in the Bronx as a Holistic Health Specialist and as a teacher.
Herbal Consultations applies the theories and diagnostic principles of Oriental Medicine to select single herbs or herbal formulas to treat various health conditions. Herbs may be prescribed in pill form, as granulated powders (usually taken with warm water) or as raw teas requiring cooking or preparation. Standard herbal supplement may also be recommend as well as common foods as part of a treatment plan.
In the practice of Chinese Medicine, some conditions respond better to acupuncture while others are best treated with herbs or with acupuncture and herbs combined. Your practitioner will inform you of the best treatment options.
Consultations usually last between a half hour to an hour and may be combined with an acupuncture treatment.
Free 15 minute consultation is always available.
Please call for appointment information.
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In the practice of Chinese Medicine, some conditions respond better to acupuncture while others are best treated with herbs or with acupuncture and herbs combined. Your practitioner will inform you of the best treatment options.
Consultations usually last between a half hour to an hour and may be combined with an acupuncture treatment.
Free 15 minute consultation is always available.
Please call for appointment information.
Massage has many health benefits. Its most common uses are for stress reduction, relaxation and to relieve muscle tension and stiffness. Therapeutic benefits include increased circulation of blood and lymph fluids, increased immunity, to speed recovery from injuries and to treat various illness.
Common forms of massage include; Swedish massage, sports massage, tai massage, etc. A sub-division of Oriental medicine is Tui Na or therapeutic Chinese massage. Tui Na is used to treat specific medical conditions as well as for relaxation and for general improvement to health. We provide Swedish massage, sports massage, lomi lomi (Hawaiian) massage, Cranial Sacral treatments and Tui Na.
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Common forms of massage include; Swedish massage, sports massage, tai massage, etc. A sub-division of Oriental medicine is Tui Na or therapeutic Chinese massage. Tui Na is used to treat specific medical conditions as well as for relaxation and for general improvement to health. We provide Swedish massage, sports massage, lomi lomi (Hawaiian) massage, Cranial Sacral treatments and Tui Na.
Please call for appointment information.
Practitioners:
Karen Yokon LMT - Swedish Massage, Lomi Lomi Hawaiian Massage and Deep Tissue Massage.
Deborah Taylor RN, LMT - Swedish Massage, Therapeutic Touch, Shiatsu, Reiki.
Jackie Vargus LMT - Swedish, Deep Tissue Massage and Sports massage.
Maya Brasel - Cranial Sacral body work.
Michael Kelly L.Ac. - Emei Acupressure and Tui Na Massage.
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Karen Yokon LMT - Swedish Massage, Lomi Lomi Hawaiian Massage and Deep Tissue Massage.
Deborah Taylor RN, LMT - Swedish Massage, Therapeutic Touch, Shiatsu, Reiki.
Jackie Vargus LMT - Swedish, Deep Tissue Massage and Sports massage.
Maya Brasel - Cranial Sacral body work.
Michael Kelly L.Ac. - Emei Acupressure and Tui Na Massage.
Reiki and Energy Healing are self healing or assisted healing (with a healer) systems where a person's natural energy resources are gradually returned to a balanced even state thereby affecting ones health and well being.
Reiki is a form of healing that involves a transfer of energy through or between practitioner and patient to enhance the body's ability to balance and heal itself. It is a holistic and natural hands-on healing system that affects patient and practitioner physically, mentally and spiritually.
Reiki is one of many energy healing systems that connects to the universal life force energy that exist and flows through and around us. Practicing and receiving this form of healing can bring about deep relaxation, open energy blockages, detoxifies the body, and increase ones vitality and energy.
The Ren Dao Wellness Center is please to host sessions, lectures and initiations with Master Reiki Practitioner and avid engery healer Peter Goldbeck. Please check the events schedule for up coming lectures and atunments with him.
Please call for appointment information.
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Reiki is a form of healing that involves a transfer of energy through or between practitioner and patient to enhance the body's ability to balance and heal itself. It is a holistic and natural hands-on healing system that affects patient and practitioner physically, mentally and spiritually.
Reiki is one of many energy healing systems that connects to the universal life force energy that exist and flows through and around us. Practicing and receiving this form of healing can bring about deep relaxation, open energy blockages, detoxifies the body, and increase ones vitality and energy.
The Ren Dao Wellness Center is please to host sessions, lectures and initiations with Master Reiki Practitioner and avid engery healer Peter Goldbeck. Please check the events schedule for up coming lectures and atunments with him.
Please call for appointment information.
Practitioners:
Peter Goldbreek
Deborah Taylor RN, LMT
Patty Young
Rebekah Mulhare
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Peter Goldbreek
Deborah Taylor RN, LMT
Patty Young
Rebekah Mulhare
Holistic Health Counseling provides a one on one counseling session geared to address core health and lifestyle concerns through primary and secondary food choices.
Learn to understand how food choices affect our moods and how our moods affect our food choices. Identify unproductive lifestyle choices and blockages, increase energy and improve health. If you feel out of sync, sluggish, not connected, these sessions will help you get back in touch with yourself and life.
Three holistic health programs are available:
One Month Session. Thoroughly discuss one major health concern and the relationship of food to this concern. Includes two one hour sessions, an evaluation of current diet and food habits, self work assignments and ending goal assessments.
Three month session. Thoroughly discuss one major health concern and one personal relationship concerns as they relate to food choices. Includes six one hour sessions, an evaluation of current diet and food habits, self work assignments and ending goal assessments.
Six month session. Thoroughly discuss major health concerns and personal relationship concerns as they relate to food choices. Includes twelve one hour sessions, an evaluation of current diet and food habits, self work assignments and ending goal assessment.
Free initial 30 minute health history evaluation.
Please call for appointment information.
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Learn to understand how food choices affect our moods and how our moods affect our food choices. Identify unproductive lifestyle choices and blockages, increase energy and improve health. If you feel out of sync, sluggish, not connected, these sessions will help you get back in touch with yourself and life.
Three holistic health programs are available:
One Month Session. Thoroughly discuss one major health concern and the relationship of food to this concern. Includes two one hour sessions, an evaluation of current diet and food habits, self work assignments and ending goal assessments.
Three month session. Thoroughly discuss one major health concern and one personal relationship concerns as they relate to food choices. Includes six one hour sessions, an evaluation of current diet and food habits, self work assignments and ending goal assessments.
Six month session. Thoroughly discuss major health concerns and personal relationship concerns as they relate to food choices. Includes twelve one hour sessions, an evaluation of current diet and food habits, self work assignments and ending goal assessment.
Free initial 30 minute health history evaluation.
Please call for appointment information.
Nutrition services are provided by our Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist. She specializes in weight management, sports nutrition, heart disease, diabetes, and general wellness.
An initial consultation includes a diet assessment, nutrition education, and a customized meal plan. Follow up sessions will provide specific strategies to help you achieve your health and nutrition goals.
Computerized diet analysis is available in a separate session or can be added to consultation sessions. This comprehensive analysis will help to ensure that you are eating the correct balance of nutrients for optimal performance and health.
Please call for appointment information.
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An initial consultation includes a diet assessment, nutrition education, and a customized meal plan. Follow up sessions will provide specific strategies to help you achieve your health and nutrition goals.
Computerized diet analysis is available in a separate session or can be added to consultation sessions. This comprehensive analysis will help to ensure that you are eating the correct balance of nutrients for optimal performance and health.
Please call for appointment information.
Diet and Nutrition Practitioner
Erica Brigati, RD is a registered dietitian who specializes in weight management, heart health, diabetes, and sports nutrition. She graduated with honors from New York University with a degree in Nutrition and Food Studies. Erica has completed internships with New York Presbyterian Hospital and is currently working at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown providing dietary intervention and education on inpatient units and in the outpatient cardiac rehab program. She has a passion for health and fitness and enjoys helping others achieve their health and fitness goals.
Diet and Nutrition Practitioner
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Erica Brigati, RD is a registered dietitian who specializes in weight management, heart health, diabetes, and sports nutrition. She graduated with honors from New York University with a degree in Nutrition and Food Studies. Erica has completed internships with New York Presbyterian Hospital and is currently working at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown providing dietary intervention and education on inpatient units and in the outpatient cardiac rehab program. She has a passion for health and fitness and enjoys helping others achieve their health and fitness goals.
