Integrative Approaches for Personal Health and Well-Being
Acupuncture
Acupuncture was developed in China over 2,000 years ago. It is presently the primary form of medicine for over 40% of the world’s population. Acupuncture is used to alleviate pain and treat a variety of physical, mental, and emotional conditions.
Acupuncture treatments include a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Additional therapies used during treatment can include: moxibustion, a system of warming points to increase circulation; tuina, cupping, gwa sha, which are integrative Asian massage techniques; craniosacral therapies; and the use of essential oils. Needless options are available. Treatments are individualized to meet patient needs and requests.
BENEFITS:
- Increase overall vitality, stamina, and immunity
- Find relief from acute pain and chronic illness
- Develop a resilient response to stress and trauma
- Restore balance and ease in your life
- Receive hands on care and support; you have a partner in your healing
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How does Acupuncture work?
Acupuncture works with energy pathways, called meridians. These pathways allow energy to flow, much like an electrical system allows electricity to move through a house. We can think of the meridians as an electrical system that supplies our body with energy, light, and warmth. Traditional Chinese Medicine calls this qi. Illness and imbalance occur when our pathways are blocked and parts of our system are not receiving the qi they need.
The electrical current in a house cannot be seen, but it can be felt. And the same is true for the energies that flow through the body’s meridians. Acupuncture points along the meridians provide a connection to internal organs, muscles, and all physiological functions. And these points carry a low-level electrical charge that can be felt and measured.
When the energy current moving through our pathways decreases due to illness or stress, the acupuncture points can be used to open the flow and boost the qi. The result is a revitalization of our overall health and vitality, and a return to optimal functioning.
As an Acupuncturist, Dr, Lisa’s first job is to diagnosis the blockages in the body and choose the points along the meridians that will open and renew the flow of energy. She then places the thin, sterile acupuncture needles in the specific points that her diagnosis indicates will be most effective. The needles are a means to access the body’s internal physiological processes safely and painlessly.
What conditions can Acupuncture treat?
The World Health Organization recognizes over 100 conditions that can be effectively treated with Acupuncture therapy. The list includes various types of chronic and acute pain, along with many internal conditions that relate to immune function, digestive health, gynecological issues, musculoskeletal and neurological disorders, sleep problems, and more.
In her Acupuncture practice, Dr. Wilson focusses on treating the person, not just the disease. Whatever the health challenge is, her foremost concern is the patient as a whole, and his/her overall state of health.
By working with the body as a balanced, integrated, unified system, any number of concerns and conditions can be treated simultaneously. In addition to improvement of specific conditions, most patients report an overall increase in energy and vitality, along with an enhanced sense of balance and well-being.
For information about research on Acupuncture you can contact the National Institute of Health library of medicine at 1-888-346-3056 or online at: www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/acupuncture.html.
As an athlete and mountaineer, I count on Dr. Wilson as a key member of my training team. Acupuncture is one of the keys to my success and endurance.
— P.F
Chinese Nutritional Therapy
Lisa specializes in Chinese dietary therapy and has taught Chinese nutrition in various capacities since 1991. Chinese medicine recognizes that, like herbs, foods have unique beneficial properties. This nutritional approach focuses primarily on food, rather than supplements and vitamins.
The beauty of the Chinese nutritional approach is that it sees each person’s needs as unique. Dr. Wilson never prescribes across-the-board diets and always ensures that her dietary suggestions fit your food and lifestyle preferences.
Clients report significant changes in energy, weight management, and overall vitality after simple dietary adjustments. Always feel free to ask for nutritional support during your treatment, or schedule a complete nutritional evaluation and consultation.
Individual and group cooking classes are available, as well as long distance nutritional consultations.
BENEFITS:
- Feel energized and fit, lose weight, gain muscle
- Learn to love and nourish your body
- Improve your diet in ways that fit your lifestyle
- Make simple and powerful food choices that bring lasting results
- Ditch diets and find what your unique metabolism needs to thrive
With Lisa’s well informed guidance I lost over 30 pounds in a year. She suggested small, incremental changes that were easy to implement. I lost about 3 pounds per month and have kept the weight off without feeling deprived. I am back to hiking and feeling healthier and happier than ever.
— J.H
Wu Xing ~ Five Element Wisdom Practices
Five Element practice is a Taoist system of diagnosis and treatment used to restore balance and harmony in one’s life.
The Five Elements represent patterns, relationships, and cycles of growth that exist in the outer world as well as within each one of us. Lisa shares her knowledge and experience, as a Five Element practitioner, to assist in personal growth, reflection, and transformation.
BENEFITS:
- Integrate simple daily practices for cultivating your relationship with the 5 elements
- Develop skills to use during times of change and transition
- Deepen your relationship with nature
- Embrace change, trusting the natural cycles of your life
- Activate your innate wisdom, power, compassion, integrity, and clarity
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Each element corresponds to specific physiological functions, seasons, life cycles, emotional patterns, spiritual transformations and specific personality traits. By getting to know the health of each of the elements within ourselves, we can better understand our own strengths and weaknesses, and use this information to guide our personal evolution towards better health and increased clarity.
The five element framework provides a template for discerning how to understand and respond to your body’s unique needs for balance. In Taoist thought, cultivating awareness of these five cycles of growth and development gives us an opportunity to move with the natural creative flow of life.
Five element theory began by observing the inter-relationship of patterns in nature, realizing that the human body is but a microcosm of the natural environment which supports and sustains us. Just as different climates and environments have their own unique attributes, individuals have their own unique health and personality traits as well.
The nature of a particular environment tells us a lot about how it will respond to change. A thunderstorm in the hot dry desert will have a very different affect than a similar amount of rainfall in an equatorial rain forrest. Similarly, illnesses may be identical, but each person’s response to them will vary according to their elemental nature.
Techniques for balancing one’s Elemental Nature include:
- Acupuncture
- Seasonal rebalancing through diet and lifestyle
- Qi Gong practice
- Mindfulness practices for each element
- A Five Element assessment for personal growth and transformation
Lisa has been my mentor and teacher for over twelve years. She has taught me to envision my life through a more expansive context, creating a deeper connection to myself and the world in which I live.
— B.L.
Chinese Herbal Therapy
Chinese herbs provide a powerful adjunctive support to treatments. Used short term, herbal formulas can hasten recovery from acute conditions while supplemental formulas build and balance the body to relieve chronic conditions. Herbal formulas are prescribed after extensive attention on the individual’s situation, including consideration of allergies, sensitivities, and possible interactions with other supplements or medications. All Chinese herbal formulas are approved by the FDA, and are monitored for safe manufacturing practices. The formulas are in easy-to-take tablet or powder form.
BENEFITS:
- Support your body’s ability to maintain health and vitality
- Experience increased energy, immunity, hormonal balance, and decreased anxiety
- Adjunctive support during recovery from surgery, chemotherapy, and other medical procedures
- Safe and gentle treatment for difficult to treat conditions
- Learn how to create a home pharmacy of herbal remedies for the entire family
I am being treated by Dr. Wilson for an immune reactive disease as well as for the side effects of medications prescribed to keep this disease at bay. When I first saw Dr. Wilson I was using antibiotics many times a year. In the last year I haven’t needed to take antibiotics and my liver and kidneys are functioning normally. Thank you Dr. Wilson for your thoughtful and mindful care.
— P.W
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence Mentoring
Lisa’s 35 years of experience in body based therapy is a holistic enhancement to her training as an Emotional Intelligence mentor. This unique combination of research-based modalities and Lisa’s professional wisdom provides tools to create more satisfying relationships and a sense of gratitude and purpose deeply rooted in body/mind awareness.
BENEFITS:
- Become more reflective and less reactive
- Increase your capacity for personal, professional, and relational wellbeing
- Learn how to listen and when to speak up
- Develop compassion for yourself and others
- Live a purpose-driven life
As a certified facilitator with Learning in Action Technologies (www.learninginaction.com), Lisa is trained to provide the only non-self reporting Emotional Intelligence instrument in the field. The goal of the Emotional Intelligence Profile is to generate awareness, allowing you to make more intentional choices.
Skills that are foundational to emotional intelligence include:
Lisa provides clients – both one on one and in small group settings – with a set of fundamental skills that can be strengthened and become more permanent with practice.
I had an EQ coaching session with Lisa in order to improve some issues at my workplace. Her perceptive and supportive approach helped me discover how to treat myself with kindness and understanding. Everyone in my life is benefiting from this change.
— D.E.