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Dr. Maury Foster Ryan, DACM, LAc- Acupuncturist
I bring to my work a love of the integration of East and West in medicine. I believe that complete health requires the integration of all parts of our being on every level, and this means that we must be broadminded in order to accomplish this in our modern complex life. Along with traditional Chinese medical methods, I believe in skillfully integrating western nutrition with my Chinese Medicine training to create optimal health.I am a devoted student of the most modern natural medicine approach of Functional Medicine- a science based nutrition approach. I combine this with neuroscience, for its effect on treating the central mechanisms of disease and the mind-body links which can make complex diseases so complex.
I am always learning and always pushing the edge of my understanding, and refuse to just follow any tradition and rest with that. At the same time, every approach has something to offer and I try to learn from it.
I love my work, and I love helping people to be more alive and joyful.
Dr. Celeste Ryan, PhD Psychologist
I have been a licensed psychologist since 2007. My practice is integrative. I got my doctorate from Pacifica Graduate Institute, in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology. I interned at the C.G. Jung Institute and later worked as a psych assistant for a Jungian Analyst. But early on while getting licensed, I was aware of the calling to in some way incorporate the body. I took Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing training and am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. I went on to study various trauma touch modalities including with Kathy Kain, Stephen Terrell, PsyD., and most recently with Aline LaPierre PsyD. (NeuroAffective Touch). I also am a part of her ongoing study group.
I see myself as working with subtle body, the energetic aspect of emotions and unconscious complexes that have a direct influence on the Autonomic Nervous System. I support what emerges from the unconscious coming into awareness whether from dreams, fantasy material, working with complexes, or archetypal material coming in through the touchwork. I currently am in the Analytic Training Program, at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles.
I support the capacity to feel and make use of the wisdom that emotion can bring in, or to fuel change. Sometimes awareness is enough to provide a container for the work, and sometimes touch is used, with prior discussion and consent, to support that still developing capacity. The body tells its own story. Touchwork is optional, but always awareness of subtle sensation is brought in to knit together awareness with embodied experience. Please see section Psychotherapy on the Home page.
Dr. Michele Lamarche, Doctor of Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine
I have been an Acupuncturist and Master Herbalist for over 25 years, working with natural remedies and tools to diagnose and treat conditions, from simple to complex.
I love helping people achieve a peaceful nervous system, balanced hormones, and vibrant, long term health -- naturally.
I support you to restore balance, rewire your nerves, and reclaim your life by relieving chronic pain and insomnia.
I am a State and Nationally Licensed professional with a rare Board Specialty in Orthopedics.
I hone my skills and experience to integrate Western Science with Ancient Remedies. This is not battlefield medicine, this is a profound process of restoring and supporting to your most natural ability to heal yourself.