Complimentary and Alternative Care Services include teaching methods of Body-Mind Connection for a Wholistic approach to healthy living, life style transitions and healing from chronic illness.

I hold certifications in Yoga, Meditation, Shamanic Healing, Flower
Essence Therapy and Reiki Level II.  I am currently enrolled at BCC
in the Massage Therapy Program. 

10 years experience in Treating:

Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Cancer, MS, Lyme Disease, Anxiety Disorders, Grief and Transitional Therapy. 

My office:    $80.00 per hour

Your Home: $100.00 per hour

Facts from Studies are available regarding the services I offer.

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Mind-body medicine focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior, and on the powerful ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and behavioral factors can directly affect health. It regards as fundamental an approach that respects and enhances each person\\\'s capacity for self-knowledge and self-care, and it emphasizes techniques that are grounded in this approach.

Mind-Body Influences on Immunity

There is considerable evidence that emotional traits, both negative and positive, influence people\\\\\\\\'s susceptibility to infection. Following systematic exposure to a respiratory virus in the laboratory, individuals who report higher levels of stress or negative moods have been shown to develop more severe illness than those who report less stress or more positive moods.Recent studies suggest that the tendency to report positive, as opposed to negative, emotions may be associated with greater resistance to objectively verified colds. These laboratory studies are supported by longitudinal studies pointing to associations between psychological or emotional traits and the incidence of respiratory infections.

 

Meditation and Imaging

Meditation, one of the most common mind-body interventions, is a conscious mental process that induces a set of integrated physiological changes termed the relaxation response. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used to identify and characterize the brain regions that are active during meditation. This research suggests that various parts of the brain known to be involved in attention and in the control of the autonomic nervous system are activated, providing a neurochemical and anatomical basis for the effects of meditation on various physiological activities.Recent studies involving imaging are advancing the understanding of mind-body mechanisms. For example, meditation has been shown in one study to produce significant increases in left-sided anterior brain activity, which is associated with positive emotional states. Moreover, in this same study, meditation was associated with increases in antibody titers to influenza vaccine, suggesting potential linkages among meditation, positive emotional states, localized brain responses, and improved immune function.

 

Mind-Body Interentions and Disease Outcomes

Over the past 20 years, mind-body medicine Practices that focus on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior, with in the intent to use the mind to affect physical functioning and promote health.  Examples include meditation and yoga.  NCCA has provided considerable evidence that psychological factors can play a substantive role in the development and progression of coronary artery disease.  (The number one cause of death in the US is Heart Disease)  There is evidence that mind-body interventions can be effective in the treatment of coronary artery disease.