Practitioners
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Andrei and Simone
Andrei is an acrobat, yogi and bodyworker. He recently moved to the bay area from Washington DC to deepen his study of the healing arts. He is a graduate of Mckinnon Body Therapy Center in Oakland where he studied various modalities with a focus on Asian systems and Craniosacral therapy. He is a student of the Wu Wei School of Reiki and is continually fascinated by how Reiki informs not only his bodywork and yoga practice but his entire life. He is currently studying Acupuncture and integrative medicine at AIMC Berkeley. His spiritual journey started 10 years ago with his practice of Shaolin Kung Fu and Capoeira. He was inspired by the philosophical and spiritual aspects of the martial arts and fascinated by the energetic and spiritual anatomy of the body. His practice shifted inward to include tai chi, qigong, yoga and meditation. Once he was introduced to yoga, it became his primary physical and spiritual practice. In 2009 Andrei completed the Life of a Yogi teacher training with Sri Dharma Mittra. His bodywork practice grew out of his yoga and meditation practice and continues to deepen with his study of Reiki and Chinese Medicine.
Simone is an artist & healing artisan. She creates paintings, feather & crystal jewelry (& classes), crystal essence elixers & offers healing arts sessions (Lightarian Reiki with Crystal Bowls, Yoga & Yoga Trance Dance). Simone enjoy creating and holding a nurturing, non-judgemental and magical space where one can feel comfortable, inspired and at ease to relax & allow for shifts/balancing to take place. In the context of a session, Simone is interested in honoring that we are inherently whole & perfect & having this as the focus while seeking to honestly look at the areas of our beings(body/mind/spirit) which may have become imbalanced & can benefit from being tended to & brought back into balance. She has learned a variety of empowering tools & practices, which may inspire you & serve to assist in creating more harmony in your being.
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Bronwyn Michaelis
Bronwyn Michaelis, L.Ac. is passionate about vitality. An acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner trained in healing traditions from around the globe, she unifies a range of natural holistic medicine modalities at her clinic in Berkeley to help you reduce interference with your vital force and connect with what sustains you.
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eYen Zak
eYen is endlessly delighted and fascinated by the marvel of the human being. How life organizes, its movement, its unity and diversity elicit questions of cells and selves, structure and function, and inner and outer worlds. eYen’z inquiry has led him to studying the body and exploring many avenues into how to harness and cultivate the resources and capacity we are gifted with. Beginning formal training in Henan Shaolin Wushu at age 6 set the trajectory for lifelong studies of the body-mind. An academic focus on biomechanics and exercise physiology, martial arts, contact improvisation, bodywork, and diverse modalities of somatic education and therapy inform his approach to health, learning, and play. Moving in wholeness as an integration of differentiated parts.
eYen is a Dynamic Embodiment Somatic Movement Therapist (DE-SMT), Exercise Physiologist, and student of Shaolin Luohan Qi Gong 少林羅漢氣功.
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Loren Wheeler
Loren has been trained in Structural Integration, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Swedish, Acupressure, Reiki, Craniosacral Therapy, and Myofascial Release, and has been a licensed and practicing bodyworker in Oregon and California for 6+ years. However, his depth of knowledge stretches far beyond this period. He has been in what he calls a “lifelong apprenticing program” with his mother, Sandra Wheeler, who at has been practicing bodywork for 28+ years and has been giving Loren sessions and training in Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Release, and Biodynamic Cranial Touch his entire life. This direct experience has infused in Loren the knowledge of what it means to live in ease and fluidity, a depth of wisdom he brings to every session in an open and compassionate way. Because he believes in prioritizing accessibility, his Biodynamic Cranial Touch sessions are all by donation, with suggested donation amounts.
Life expresses itself as motion. At the cellular level, tissues in our bodies “breathe” with this motion, and this subtle movement can be palpated with sensitive hands. The existence of these subtle rhythms was discovered by osteopath Dr. William Sutherland over 100 years ago. Dr. Sutherland recognized that the circulation of fluids through the body carries with it a natural ordering principle. When allowed to circulate unimpeded, these fluids provide all the nutrients and information that we need to maintain a natural state of health. Through our daily lives, however, we accumulate what are referred to as Inertial Fulcra, areas of collected stress or trauma that impede the natural movements of the body, and the circulation of these important health-carrying fluids. These areas of restricted flow are encouraged to dissipate when a practitioner brings presence and sensitive palpation to a client, working together with the body’s natural healing response to return it to a state of health. This practice has come to be known as Biodynamic Cranial Touch, a term introduced by Charles Ridley. Because this work deals with areas of restricted movement of any kind, it lends itself to healing a very wide array of imbalances, especially those wherein the nervous system is especially distressed. This can include, but is not limited to, car crashes, a fall of any kind, emotional traumas of any kind, physical abuse, repetitive stress injuries, or childhood traumas. Through Biodynamic Cranial Touch, the body is given the support and resources it needs to heal.
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Michelle Willis
Michelle has a Master’s degree in Counseling and has studied energy work in various forms. She values client input in order to focus in on issues to promote wellness and groundedness.
For more information please visit michellewilliswellness.com.
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Sara Szmodis
Sara Szmodis
Sara is a primary care provider, Licensed Acupuncturist, and traditional Chinese herbalist. Coming to complementary medical modalities from a scholarly background, Sara blends deeply analytical diagnostic abilities with powerful integrative approaches to improved health for body, mind, and spirit.
Sara holds a Master of Science degree from Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley and has practiced at the San Francisco Homeless Prenatal Center, Lifelong Medical Care of West Berkeley, and the AIMC Community Clinic. Sara is also Clinic Director of Earth Horse Acupuncture based in the San Francisco East Bay region.
Sara lives in the East Bay with her partner and animal companions.
Sara believes in an integrative approach to maladies which works toward healing not only the symptoms apparent today, but also the deeply rooted caused of those symptoms. By tailoring treatment to each individual’s needs, every treatment is designed to fit your body, mind, and spirit in its current state.
Sara believes in a multi-modality approach coupled with straightforward communication and compassion for the individual’s current state. She enjoys working with individuals at all levels of health and is able to accommodate both a common cold and a complex condition. Sara firmly believes that the road to greater health is one of change and enjoys fostering that journey for each person she sees.
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Simone Coulars
of Feather & Crystal Jewelry, Crystal Essence Elixers & offers Healing Arts sessions (Energy Healing with Crystal Bowls, Lomi Lomi Massage and Yoga/Dance).
In her Healing Arts Sessions Simone enjoys creating and holding a nurturing and magical space where one can feel comfortable, inspired and at ease to relax & allow for healing and balancing to occur. To find out more about Simone, please visit her website www.mystic-space.com
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Terri Landey
Terri Landey believes that the biggest obstacle to real joy is self-judgment, and is dedicated to assisting people to release their judgments and move into emotional harmony and balance. She utilizes her intuitive skills and clear, non-judgmental presence to facilitate the release of deep layers of stored self-judgments and uncover the story ‘behind the scenes’ of our awareness, leading to transformational leaps into greater self-love. She believes that once we release our judgments, everything in our experience is free to realign, and our outcomes are directly affected as a result. Terri is a certified EMF balancing practitioner and an ordained non-denominational spiritual minister. She completed a four year Mastery course in Consciousness Studies with Judy Christenson at the Life Resources Institute in 2004, and has successfully assisted many people to fall more in love with themselves and their lives. She can think of no better experience than to know oneself fully, and has a deep respect and passion for the untidy, complicated, rich and chocolate-y human journey.
