Karen holds a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the prestigious Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) in Ohio and is nationally certified as a Diplomat of Oriental Medicine (Diplo. OM) by the National Certification Commision for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Karen interned extensively in integrative medical centers in California including Rady Children's hospital where she specialized in cancer care and chronic pain as well as the UCSD Free Clinics Project, working with veterans suffering from PTSD.Before returning to Cleveland, she was a private practitioner at the Pacific Center of Health in San Diego along side some of the most respected acupuncturists in the country.
She is a general practitioner with a focus on pain management, internal medicine, neurological disorders, cancer care, psycho-emotional issues, and orthopedics. Karen became involved in acupuncture after extensive training in Chinese martial arts in New York City under the teaching of Master Fukui Yang.
Karen interned extensively in integrative medical centers in California including Rady Children's hospital where she specialized in cancer care and chronic pain as well as the UCSD Free Clinics Project, working with veterans suffering from PTSD.Before returning to Cleveland, she was a private practitioner at the Pacific Center of Health in San Diego along side some of the most respected acupuncturists in the country.
She is a general practitioner with a focus on pain management, internal medicine, neurological disorders, cancer care, psycho-emotional issues, and orthopedics. Karen became involved in acupuncture after extensive training in Chinese martial arts in New York City under the teaching of Master Fukui Yang.
Services
Acupuncture is a comprehensive system of medicine that uses hair-thin, sterile needles in specific areas of the body to alleviate pain and to treat a wide variety of health conditions.
Initial sessions generally last from 75-90 minutes with follow-up sessions lasting 60-75 minutes.
Please arrive on time, and be sure to eat something before your appointment.
Sessions are held in a private treatment room with sheets provided to allow you to undress to your comfort level.
No special clothing necessary.
Initial sessions generally last from 75-90 minutes with follow-up sessions lasting 60-75 minutes.
Please arrive on time, and be sure to eat something before your appointment.
Sessions are held in a private treatment room with sheets provided to allow you to undress to your comfort level.
No special clothing necessary.
Community acupuncture is an affordable way to receive the benefits of acupuncture on a regular basis.
It's a foundational principle of acupuncture that our wellness is intertwined.
Bring your friends, family, co-workers, or come by yourself to experience healing with fellow community members.
Interested in giving Reiki a try?
Gwen joins Community Acupuncture from 11am-2pm & 4:30pm-6:30pm every Wednesday, offering Reiki during your acupuncture session.
It's a foundational principle of acupuncture that our wellness is intertwined.
Bring your friends, family, co-workers, or come by yourself to experience healing with fellow community members.
Interested in giving Reiki a try?
Gwen joins Community Acupuncture from 11am-2pm & 4:30pm-6:30pm every Wednesday, offering Reiki during your acupuncture session.
Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive modality of energy therapy and stress reduction.
Helping to guide the body towards healing, Reiki can help shift or remove blockages and change the experience of both emotional and physical discomfort.
These sessions support relief from stress, anxiety and grief, emotional balance, deep relaxation, natural sleep patterns, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing.
For new clients, please arrive 10 minutes early to fill out paperwork or you can do so through our online portal.
Helping to guide the body towards healing, Reiki can help shift or remove blockages and change the experience of both emotional and physical discomfort.
These sessions support relief from stress, anxiety and grief, emotional balance, deep relaxation, natural sleep patterns, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing.
For new clients, please arrive 10 minutes early to fill out paperwork or you can do so through our online portal.
Thai Massage, or Thai-Yoga massage is an ancient form of bodywork dating back to at least 2500 years from the world of Thai medicine that incorporated Ayurvedic principles from India as well as influence from other Asian countries.
It aims to bring a client's health into balance by moving energy through the system.
Thai massage is done on a mat on the floor, and the client remains clothed for the session.
The practitioner activates the sen lines (similar to meridians used in Acupuncture) with methodical pressure, provides compression of the tissues and a lot of deep, passive stretching using the practitioner's whole body.
It aims to bring a client's health into balance by moving energy through the system.
Thai massage is done on a mat on the floor, and the client remains clothed for the session.
The practitioner activates the sen lines (similar to meridians used in Acupuncture) with methodical pressure, provides compression of the tissues and a lot of deep, passive stretching using the practitioner's whole body.
Swedish massage is what most people are familiar with when they think of massage.
It involves using oil or cream on the skin and a combination of stroking, kneading, percussion and other techniques to loosen tight muscles and other tissues while promoting relaxation.
It effectively moves blood and lymph toward the heart to increase circulation and tissue repair, balances neurotransmitters, promotes the release of toxins and provides other health benefits as well.
Therapeutic massage incorporates some other techniques such as trigger point therapy, myofascial release and stretches to help the body recover from chronic stress and injury.
It involves using oil or cream on the skin and a combination of stroking, kneading, percussion and other techniques to loosen tight muscles and other tissues while promoting relaxation.
It effectively moves blood and lymph toward the heart to increase circulation and tissue repair, balances neurotransmitters, promotes the release of toxins and provides other health benefits as well.
Therapeutic massage incorporates some other techniques such as trigger point therapy, myofascial release and stretches to help the body recover from chronic stress and injury.
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