Acupuncture
An ancient Eastern system designed to unblock pathways of energy called meridians. Acupuncture uses disposable, ultra-thin needles inserted just under the skin at specific acupoints for pain relief, body balancing, and relaxation.
Practitioner(s): Betty Brainerd, ND, Matt Fisel, ND
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Art Therapy
Art therapy is an established mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self awareness, and achieve insight.
Practitioner(s): Nicole Kras
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Ayurveda
Tailors natural therapies to one's personal constitution. Constitution refers to a person's overall health and personality profile. Ayurveda places equal emphasis on body, mind and spirit striving to digest daily input and restore innate harmony. A 5000 year old Indian practice, popularized by Deepak Chopra.
Practitioner(s): Dianne Berg, LMT, RPP
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Belavi Facelift Massage
Belavi Facelift Massage is a luxurious treatment to lift, firm and tone the face and throat. Using proprietary products and techniques of massage and acupressure, the therapist facilitates a more youthful, energized appearance and improved skin texture. One treatment is a treat, a dozen (within 6 weeks) leads to visible results.
Practitioner(s): Dianne Berg, LMT, RPP
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Bowen Therapy (Bowtech)
Bowen is a dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue therapy which has been used successfully to treat a variety of illnesses. The very gentle moves stimulate energy flow, assist with lymphatic drainage, and are thought to help reset the autonomic nervous system, and empower the body's own resources to heal itself. It has often been referred to as the "homeopathy of bodywork".
Practitioner(s): Betty Brainerd, ND
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Colon Hydrotherapy
Colon Hydrotherapy is the gentle infusion of warm, filtered water in and out of the colon (large intestine) for complete cleansing and detoxifying. Only FDA approved equipment is used, including disposable tubing characteristic of this closed system. It is entirely inoffensive to maintain the dignity of the individual. Temperature and water pressure are monitored by the therapist, so the procedure is safe, relaxing and effective. A healthy colon is essential to a healthy body, as health is as much a function of the body's elimination process as the quality of food ingested.
Practitioner(s): Patti Hartman
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Craniosacral Therapy
A system of gentle pressure applied to the bones in the head, the sacrum and key areas of the body. Supports the spinal cord and promotes balance with freeing up of the cerebral spinal fluid that surrounds the nervous system.
Practitioner(s): Karen Austin M.S., P.T., Dianne Berg, LMT, RPP
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Dance
This class combines great music with simple, choreographed steps to start your day feeling liberated, healthy and joyful. Dance from sultry tunes to the exhilarating rhythm of a samba, the sensuous stretch of a belly dance, and the syncopated energy of an African beat. The class is easy to follow and fun while enhancing spinal mobility, balance, and cardiovascular strength. This class is good for your SOUL. All ages welcome, no experience necessary.
Practitioner(s): Sue Preneta
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Ear Candling
Ear Candling is an old remedy for removing excess earwax, fungus,bacteria, and yeast/candida. It involves the use of a hollow candle, caoted with beeswax. The small end of the candle is placed in the edge of a person's ear and the large end is lit. THe flame creates a vacuum in the ear and will pull out excess wax, fungus, etc. There is no discomfort during the process.
Practitioner(s): Patti Hartman
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Energy Therapy
Spiritual healing based on the interaction of the body and the energy field surrounding it. Disturbances in the energy field create disease of body, mind and spirit. Releasing blocks restores free flow energy to the seven chakras, energizing nerve centers, endocrine glands and organs, promoting restored health.
Practitioner(s): Susan Dowling, Cert. H.S., Nancy Reuben, M.D.
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Far Infrared Therapeutic Sauna
Far infrared rays, part of the sun's spectrum of light, are necessary for growth in both plants and animals. They are used for photosynthesis, and our bodies absorb and emit infrared rays regularly. When used as a heat source in the sauna, they are therapeutic at a much lower temperature than regular high-heat saunas.Far infrared sauna treatments have been successfully used for a variety of conditions including chronic pain relief, chemical detoxification, and relief from upper respiratory problems. Deep relaxation, decreased fatigue and stress, and weight loss can be beneficial side effects.
Practitioner(s): Betty Brainerd, ND
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Flow Alignment and Connection
The client is assisted in opening connection to a transmission of light from their own soul and Greater Consciousness to allow a free flow of life force. Assists contact with the healthy, loving, strong parts of ourselves. Promotes increased health, vitality, and clarity of purpose.
Practitioner(s): Nancy Reuben, M.D.
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Hypnotherapy
Practiced by responsible professionals, hypnosis can be a powerful tool for managing pain, stress, and trauma; breaking bad habits; performance motivation as with sports, public speaking and exams; and increasing creativity.
Practitioner(s): Maia Lynd, RMT, CHt, Robin Shefts M.A., LPC, C.Ht
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Jin Shin Do
Body-Mind Accupressure
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Jin Shin Do

Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure involves comfortable, responsive pressure to accupressure points to speeds recovery from trauma and burnout. It settles the nervous system and is wonderful for reducing pain and tension. It also helps clients learn to gently release painful emotions that get locked in the body.

Life Coaching
A life coach helps you find the life you love. You will be guided to set goals and then take the steps needed to reach them. Life coaching can help you to hear your inner voice, find your true path, and realize your dreams.
Practitioner(s): Lucas Piontkowski, Robin Shefts M.A., LPC, C.Ht
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Massage Therapy

Several kinds of therapeutic massage are provided at Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health located on the Guilford Green. Massage therapies available include: Medical Massage, massage for relaxation, Neuromuscular, Reflexology, Myofascial Release, Belavi Facelift Massage, Bowen and Craniosacral.

Massage Therapy is the manipulation of soft tissue designed to release muscular tension and increase local blood circulation. Therapeutic Massage is relaxing and rejuvenating, easing muscular pain and assisting injury rehabilitation. It is nourishing to the psyche as well.

Contact us today to schedule your massage.

Myofascial Release
Distortion of the fascia which surrounds all muscles and organs can cause pain or limitation in any area. MFR stretches fascial restrictions while compressing trigger points to restore normal function. It is an effective approach to pain-free, active living.
Practitioner(s): Karen Austin M.S., P.T.
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Naturopathy
Naturopathic physicians are medically trained general practitioners who support the body's innate healing potential with natural therapies: nutrition, herbal medicine, bodywork, counseling, homeopathy, and vitamin/mineral therapy.
Practitioner(s): Betty Brainerd, ND, Matt Fisel, ND, Danielle Forester
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Neuromuscular Therapy
A trigger point deactivation technique utilizing compression, stretching, grasping and lifting of dysfunctional tissue. Used to reduce chronic pain, relieve postural stress and rebalance patterns of muscular tension.
Practitioner(s): Roxy Pickering, LMT
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Nia
This is a stress-busting, fun, intelligent fitness technique that energizes your body, stimulates your mind, and inspires your spirit-- all in one class. Nia enhances flexibility, healing, and cardiovascular strength through fun, expressive, grounded movement.
Appropriate for every age, body, and experience level, Nia offers tools for learning how you can work out-not wear out--your body.
Practitioner(s): Sue Preneta
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Nutrition
After a thorough assessment of your diet and health history, dietary and supplement changes will be recommended with the philosophy that it is always best to get what you can from the diet and then supplement the missing nutrients. Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer will be the major focus. Issues on food allergies or sensitivities, healthy meal planning, the benefits of organic food, and how to read food labels are just some other topics that can be discussed.
Practitioner(s): Betty Brainerd, ND, Matt Fisel, ND, Danielle Forester, Patti Hartman, Mary Lawrence, M.A.
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Peaceful Touch
Peaceful Touch is a healthy touch curriculum for children. Peaceful Touch Training provides teachers with developmentally appropriate "hands-on" games, exercises, and story telling for children in preschools and elementary schools. It is based on a belief in the necessity of nourishing touch for humans of all ages, but especially for children, as they learn to trust and relate to others.

Teachers trained in Peaceful Touch have the tools to foster an environment of healthy touch in their classrooms and schools. One important benefit of this is that children learn to make proper choices regarding inappropriate or suspicious touch. And, in Sweden, where more than 300,000 children practice Peaceful Touch on a regular basis. both teachers and parents report lower levels of anxiety and aggression and improved group functioning.

Your school or day care facility can offer a 90-minute introductory presentation to your staff, or do the authorized 12-hour training, over two to four days.
Peaceful Touch was developed by and is trademarked by Axelsons Institute of Stockholm. More information is available on the website: www.peacefultouch.net
Practitioner(s): Dianne Berg, LMT, RPP
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Physical Therapy
A manual therapy incorporating function evaluation and treatment of all body systems to enhance and improve integration of spinal alignment, neuromuscular movement patterns and muscular function for all patient populations (orthopedic, neurological, pediatric, sports medicine).
Practitioner(s): Karen Austin M.S., P.T.
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Pilates
Pilates is a form of body conditioning named after its inventor, Joseph H. Pilates. Developed over 80 years ago, it is a holistic approach to exercise that combines training of the mind and body to achieve correct postural alignment. Pilates is taught using specially designed equipment in a private session tailored to the client's specific needs and goals.
Practitioner(s): Marion Sharp, LMT
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Polarity
Health and vitality result from movement and balance of vibrational frequencies associated with the five elements. Together with gentle touch, rocking and stretching in response to elemental energy, Polarity can involve craniosacral and structural work, reflexology, exercise, and nutritional and verbal guidance.
Practitioner(s): Dianne Berg, LMT, RPP
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Posture Alignment Therapy

This client centered program is based on individual posture analysis and a prescription of systematic sequences (menus) of simple functional exercise stimulus designed to restore balance, eliminate muscular dysfunction and its compensations. As greater alignment and function unfolds from head to toe, the true cause of acute and chronic pains is addressed and the body can return to optimal well-being and health.  

Psychotherapy
Useful in discerning the dynamics of our situations, behavior and relationships. Helps us understand why things work and don't work in our lives, providing tools to re-pattern for better health and well-being.
Practitioner(s): Susanne Davis, Susan York, Cathy Naiman, L.C.S.W., Michael Perelson, L.M.F.T., Linda Russell, Ph.D.
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Reflexology
Pressure point massage that a works on reflex points in the hands, feet and ears to stimulate and balance all systems in the body. It reduces tension, increases relaxation and stimulates the body's natural healing potential.
Practitioner(s): Dianne Berg, LMT, RPP
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Reiki
Reiki is based on the ancient Eastern philosophy of a universal life force. An energy, which flows through and sustains all living things. During a Reiki session you will lay comfortably and fully clothed on a massage table, (or a Zero-Gravity chair). While you relax, the practitioner creates a powerful flow of the universal life force (Reiki), which then activates your innate ability to heal. The energy may be experienced as warm or cold, as a pulse or a vibration. Know that any experience is not from outside of yourself, but simply a more vital experience of yourself. The practitioner’s hands are one to two inches away from your body, where it is easy to access your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. Reiki has proved to have scientific measurable effects, such as; decreased heart rate, improved blood pressure, strengthened immunity, reduced anxiety, pain and depression. It activates the “feel-good” hormone, oxytocin.
Practitioner(s): Katherine M. Fraley, RN, Maria Gharakhanian, Maia Lynd, RMT, CHt
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Shamanic Practices
The healing tools of the Shamans are ancient. Their view of the world is filled with a sense of gratitude, reverence and belonging. They see the world as made of energy, bringing a sense of worldly order, joy, purpose and beauty to the lives of those who practice. Shamanic Practitioners approach illness as “energy expressed in an undesirable way”, and believe that it is possible to energetically manipulate such energy. They believe an innate power to heal lies within each person, and they trust in their ability to help another access this source of wellbeing.
Practitioner(s): Maria Gharakhanian, Susan Dowling, Cert. H.S., Maia Lynd, RMT, CHt
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Spinal Mobility
This class is for non-movers, closet dancers and people who are recovering from injuries, as well as more active people, dancers and athletes who want a slower class in which to work on individual problems and goals--- these classes combine exercises, imagery, movement explorations and simple combinations designed to increase body awareness and improve patterns of daily movement and alignment.
Practitioner(s): Mavis Lockwood, CMA
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Transformational Breath TM
Transformational Breath TM is a self-empowering technique that allows better health and increased energy, clearing of subconscious emotional and psychological, negative, contracted energy patterns, and spiritual connectedness.
Practitioner(s): Roxy Pickering, LMT
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Trauma Education
The Trauma Education Process is designed to be an education about trauma in general, and an individual’s situation, response, and recovery options, in particular. The clear intention is to restore internal balance and love of life. Respecting the complexity of the human experience, various “tools” are used, including touch techniques specifically developed to work with trauma survivors. The power of self awareness and interaction is engaged to work specifically with the individual’s nervous system. People who have suffered trauma with a physical component (for example: sport injuries, accidents and falls, physical and sexual abuse, breathing issues, and medical procedures) respond particularly well to this work.
Practitioner(s): Beth Dennison M.Ed., L.M.T., S.E.P.
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Yoga
Yoga classes of all varieties & methodologies
Practitioner(s): Anjali DiPaola, Alan Franzi
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