Bina Jangda, MSOM, LAc, received her master’s degree from Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley.  She is a licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbalist and Facial Rejuvenation Practitioner.  Previous to receiving her degree, Bina lived and worked primarily in Asia where she studied and taught yoga and meditation.   It was first in South Korea and then Thailand that she came into contact with Chinese Medicine.  Coming from a family of Western medical professionals, she had an affinity to the medical arts.  Chinese medicine resonated with her own philosophy that medicine should treat the whole person not just the symptoms. 

Bina specializes in acute and chronic pain, pre-natal and post-natal care, and facial rejuvenation.  She was awarded “Best of San Francisco 2009” by SF Weekly for the facial rejuvenation technique she has developed.   Her work has appeared on ABC “View from the Bay,” KRON4  “Body Beautiful,”  and in Tathaastu Magazine.  Believing in the power of education, Bina lectures regularly on the benefits of acupuncture and Chinese medicine.  It’s through an understanding of the medicine that her patient’s can become active participants in their own healing.


Website:  www.binajangdalac.com
Contact:  bina@binajangdalac.com,  510.393.7565
Hours: Appointments available Thursdays and Fridays, Community clinic available Tuesday and Saturday mornings from 9-1pm

Claudia Venn, M.S., L.Ac. As a passionate and focused dancer since childhood, Claudia Venn understands intimately both the body and its physiology. Claudia was introduced to acupuncture at a stressful time of her life – in pain after a car accident, none of the accepted forms of pain relief helped her situation. After acupuncture and herbal medicine helped alleviate and cure her chronic pain conditions, Claudia became curious about the science and travelled to China to study further.

After receiving her Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Claudia has been working with patients, using her understanding of dance, Chinese medicine and acupuncture to treat the body as a whole being, and taking into account both physiological and psychological realities. Claudia integrates acupuncture, herbs and medical qi gong to move her patients through the healing process. Her own experience with chronic pain gives her the unique understanding of a patient's requirements, and the empathy to implicitly understand their needs.

Claudia has worked with experts in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in pain management, infertility, pre-natal care, women's health, dermatology gastroenterology, and internal medicine. She has interned with specialists at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit.

A native Californian, Claudia lives in Oakland and, when not working, she enjoys great food, hiking, and the many farmers markets of the Bay Area.

Contact: vennacupuncture@gmail.com 415-823-2367
Website: www.vennacupuncture.com
Hours: Tuesday 2-8pm, Thursday 5-8pm

Denise Haines, PMT, CD,specializes in therapeutic prenatal/postnatal massage and is a childbirth and postpartum doula. She is the owner and creator of "Belly Blossoms," a holistic-based prenatal massage and doula service. Her "baby" was created out of the passion and dedication she has to nurture, support and educate moms, while fulfilling a life-long connection with children and integrating her love of holistic health and healing. She believes every mom deserves the best pregnancy and birth experience possible so that mamas and their babies may "blossom" throughout pregnancy and beyond.

As a child, Denise was fascinated with pregnancy, birth and babies, and knew from a young age, her life would be focused around moms and children. Since then, she has spent over 20 years as a teacher working with preschoolers and young children, and has a background in early childhood education. Coupled with her passion for holistic health and the healing power of therapeutic touch, she feels honored and privileged to fulfill her life's purpose.

Denise lives in Lafayette with her two children, Emma and Sarah and two cats, Piccolo and Oscar. When she is not with clients or thinking of ways to serve them better, she enjoys the outdoors, yoga, great food, volunteer work, and enjoying life with purpose and passion.

She is available at 7th Heaven on Saturdays by appointment and also does out-calls. Please contact her directly for details.

Contact: denise@bellyblossoms.com 925-297-7799
Hours by appointment: Saturday 8am-6pm

Tori Amos is a Reiki Master, Intuitive Reader and CMT. She received her Holistic Massage Certificate in 2008 from the World School of Massage in San Francisco, CA. She has been a been practicing Reki for four years. She became a Reiki Master in 2009.

Tori’s Specialties include:
Reiki/ Intuitive Reading/ Vibrational Massage - Combo
Reiki for babies and children
Reiki Level I and II Attunements

Her mission is to assist you on your path to a healthier mind, body and spirit. She treats the body, and encourages you to move through life more fluidly and soundly, brining healing and peace of mind to your whole being.

Tori enjoys spending her personal time doing yoga and reading books. Most of all, she loves to spend quality time with her beautiful daughter Mya.

Tori’s San Francisco Studio: Activspace Studio’s
3150 18th St. @ Treat St. Suite 515

Hours:
Contact: 415.846.8275, enjoyenergyhealing@gmail.com
Website: www.enjoyenergyhealing.com, www.sapphiretreatments.com

Suzie Vlcek, DC, MA, earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College in San Jose, CA. She became interested in a career in holistic medicine while completing her MA degree in Eastern Classics. She fell in love with the idea of a career that would integrate science and philosophy in order to help others. From an early age she viewed the human body as a miracle and has only become more reverent with her years of education.

Having completed teacher trainings Dynamic Stick Yoga, Sampoorna Yoga, and Prenatal Yoga, Dr. Suzie uses this knowledge in the treatment of yoga students as well as those who have never practiced yoga. The similarities between yogic and chiropractic principles allow for a harmonious integration of the two disciplines. Both yogic and chiropractic theory view the body as an integrated whole with an innate ability to heal itself; both view disease as the result of imbalances and blockages of the body’s vital forces; both understand that health is achieved by the restoration of balance and removal of obstacles to the flow of vital energy.  

The chiropractic and wellness services that Dr. Suzie offers focus on whole body health, and incorporate many different techniques, including chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue therapy, nutrition counseling, Functional Medicine and Applied Kinesiology.  She is currently taking post-graduate courses in Neurochemistry and Endocrinology, and is passionate about learning to identify connections between diet and brain function that can uncover the causes undiagnosed conditions.

Dr. Suzie also teaches a weekly class in Dynamic Stick Yoga at 7th Heaven.  Check the schedule for more information.

Website: www.santoshalife.com
Hours: Appointments available.

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