Acupuncture

Shea D Broussard, LAc, MA 

Shea began her graduate studies in 2001, receiving her M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology and Certification in Dream Studies at JFK University in Orinda, CA. She has facilitated various dream groups in the San Francisco area including the prestigious Graduate Theological Union Starr King School of UC Berkeley and Matthew Fox’s University of Creation and Spirituality.

Following a strong desire to advance her knowledge of balancing psyche, body, and energetics, she began her studies at the renowned AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. During her graduate studies she worked as an intern at both the Texas Center for Reproductive Acupuncture and Turtle Dragon Healing Arts. She was also the recipient of the national Herbal Times scholarship awarded by NuHerbs Company.

Shea’s particular interests led her to focus her studies in Medical Qi Gong, Food Energetics, Emotional Disorders, and Women’s Health and Fertility. In addition, Shea aspires to work more in the field of Autism Research and approaching Eating Disorders through Chinese Medicine.
Shea intends to integrate her various fields of expertise into her treatment style by addressing diet, mental health, and meditation practices coinciding with acupuncture treatments influenced by Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Mikio Sanke’s Esoteric acupuncture, and Master Tang Points.

In her spare time, Shea enjoys rock climbing, yoga, live music, travel, and cooking for friends.
To schedule an appointment with Shea, contact her at info@acushea.com or (512) 294-3435

Body Work/Massage

Heather James

Heather James is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist in the state of NC (NC LMBT #10296). A 2010 graduate of Wake Technical Community College's therapeutic massage program, Heather is trained in and practices several massage modalities: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports Maintenance, Myofascial Release, Prenatal, Chair, Reiki, Reflexology, Trigger Point, Hot Stone and TMJ treatment. Heather is a firm believer that massage plays an integral role on one's way to wellness. She is currently a student to become a lactation consultant and certified homebirthing midwife where she plans to incorporate massage into her client's regular prenatal care someday. Heather is also a member in goodstanding with the American Massage Council. She is available for massages at HYHA Saturdays and Sundays from 8am-8pm. Please call Heather directly at (919) 923-6261 to schedule or visit her website at www.onyourwaytowellnessnc.com.


 

Claire Miller
 

LMBT #580. Claire graduated from the Boulder School of Massage Therapy in 1979. Claire specializes (and certified in) in Reflexology, Fertility, Prenatal and Postpartum massage. She is the founder of Nurturing the Mother, online at www.nurturingthemother.com
Claire is currently available at HYHA for massage Wednesdays.

To schedule an appointment contact Claire at 919-967-9015 or clairmar@bellsouth.net

Lina Pratt

(yoga, massage therapy) I am fascinated with the mind-body-spirit connection and have a great appreciation for the uniqueness that is expressed with each of us as we live in our bodies. My intention is to live more fully and peacefully in my body and I enjoy helping others to do the same.
I have been a licensed massage therapist in NC since 2002, taking my training at the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City. I have long felt a deep connection with yoga that goes beyond words. In May of 2011, I completed my yoga teacher training with Ti Harmony. I have found that deepening my yoga practice as I move in the last third of my life is a perfect way to embrace this time with beauty and grace.
I look forward to meeting you and what we can learn from each other.


 

 

Chiropractic Care

Janelle Sturtz, DC

Dr. Janelle Sturtz and Imagine Chiropractic are thrilled to be a part of the team at Hillsborough Yoga & Healing Arts as they bring health and wellness to the forefront of the healthcare revolution in the 21st century. Dr. Janelle Sturtz was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Sciences and minor in Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Buffalo. Dr. Janelle graduated from Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX. While at Parker she earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic and a B.S. in Anatomy. Dr. Janelle is currently finishing up her certification in Pediatrics and Pregnancy through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. Dr. Janelle has spent the last few years practicing at World Class Chiropractic in Mebane, NC. She is very excited to share how chiropractic can help people have healthier lives! In her free time Dr. Janelle likes to kayak, bake, read, and chat with family and friends.

Check out Imagine Chiropractic’s Website: www.imaginechironc.com
At our website you can receive new patient paperwork, check appointment times, and see exactly what chiropractic can do for you.

To schedule your next appointment contact Dr. Janelle at:
919-932-0222 or email drjanellesturtz@gmail.com
 

 

Courses in the Art of Conscious Living

 UNC mindfulness-Based Program for Stress and Pain Management

These programs offer training in meditation, mind-body awareness exercises and other awareness techniques that will teach you how to slow down, set priorities, stay calm, focused and relaxed in the midst of a busy life. 

Basic/Foundation Courses
8 weekly group sessions of 2.5 hours each with a full “Day of Mindfulness”

To register or for specific questions visit
http://pim.med.unc.edu/mindfulness.html
email mindfulness@med.unc.edu
or call (919) 966-8586
For a schedule go to our workshops page

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DreamWork

Shea D. Broussard, MA

Dreams are a universal human experience. Across all cultures and time, people have been influenced by their dreams, both individually and collectively. There is now the unique opportunity to work with your dreams and uncover the hidden messages dreams have to offer our waking experience. Not only does dreamwork open creative solutions to our waking life problems and dilemmas, dreams propose a symbolic roadmap of our own personal development. Projective Dreamwork also teaches and encourages the practice of empathetic listening and communication.
Dream services offered by Shea include Group Dreamwork, Therapeutic Dream Consultaion, and Dreaming Workshops. Services are available beginning Oct 1, 2011.

Mindfulness & Meditation

Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Develop the practice of Mindfulness through simple meditation techniques.

Mindfulness meditation is a form of meditation in which distracting thoughts and feelings are not ignored but instead acknowledged and observed non-judgmentally as they arise in order to detach from them and gain insight and awareness.

Research continues to validate the positive effects of Mindfulness practices in altering the stress response and the many chronic diseases associated with stress. 

Paula is an instructor with the Program on Integrative Medicine at UNC.
She teaches the 8 Week Mindfulness-Based Programs for Stress and Pain Managment.

Private meditation instruction offered by Paula is appropriate for those who are new to mediation or for those who wish to "boost" or reaffirm their practice. 

One hour of private instruction is $70.  
For more information, contact Paula directly at paula@hillsboroughyoga.com



Rosemary McCarthy-Mareka

Rosemary has been a student of mind/body practices for over 20 years. Practices that she has studied include Mindfulness Meditation, and the Feldenkrais Method. She has studied with Dennis Leri, Dr. Jon-Kabit Zinn, Sharon Salzberg and Dr. Chava Shelhav and numerous other exceptional teachers and is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and certified Child’Space Practitioner. She has completed the basic and advanced teacher trainings for the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program offered through Oasis an Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Innovation at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society with the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has also attended multiple intensive meditation retreats and practices meditation daily. Rosemary’s vision is to share the knowledge she has gained from her education and experience with the HYHA community and is now offering individual Mindfulness and Meditation lessons to individuals at HYHA.

Individualized mindfulness meditation lessons
Contact Rosemary directly at 919-563-3998 to schedule an appointment
These individually tailored lessons are an invitation for you to learn to take better care of yourself and to mobilize your inner resources for coping, growing and healing. Rosemary will guide you to learn, practice and integrate mindfulness into your everyday life by providing a supportive and deeply engaging and experiential learning environment. In guided lessons, learn and practice a variety of mindfulness meditation practices and principles aimed at cultivating clarity, insight and understanding. Learning to develop wise attention to what you are experiencing increases your self-awareness and lowers stress levels. Rosemary will offer suggestions for home explorations that will support your ongoing mindfulness practice.

“By being with yourself, by watching yourself in your daily life with alert interest, with the intention to understand rather than to judge, in full acceptance of whatever may emerge, because it is there, you encourage the deep to come to the surface and enrich your life and consciousness with it’ s captive energies. This is the great work of awareness; it removes obstacles and releases energies by understanding the nature of life and mind. Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence."                          

 

 
 

Mind Body Skills
to Groups/Individuals
and Therapeutic Lifestyle Coaching

Vera Lucia Moura, MD

Phone # (919) 320-8285 
Email address: vlsmoura2012@gmail.com 

Mind Body Skills Groups are specific group-based interventions adapted from a model program developed at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC; the founding director is Dr. James Gordon. In this model, have the opportunity to learn, practice and then use mind-body techniques to expand their self-awareness, reduce anxiety, and promote personal growth. The techniques include: breath work meditation, biofeedback, autogenic training, movement, guided imagery, journal writing and drawing. Group participants will also learn how an intimate relationship with the elements of nature can bring harmony and more meaning into life.

The mind-body techniques are offered within a small group context. The group sessions occur once a week for two hours over a ten week period. The group meetings involve small group dialogue sessions focused on experiential practice, self reflection, and active listening. In each session, participants are introduced to new mind-body practices along with the theory and research behind the practice. This unique intervention affords participants the opportunity to experience and choose a home-based, mind-body practice that they can use to manage stress and enhance feelings of well-being. The emphasis is on finding techniques that are best suited for individual needs and lifestyles.

The mind-body skills group intervention program has been used successfully with diverse client and student populations. People who participated in mind body spirit skills groups have experienced a decrease in depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms of illnesses; they have also learned better coping skills, enhanced the functioning of their immune system, and achieved greater self-awareness and positive outlook.
Mind Body Skills Individual Sessions: One-on-one mind-body skills instruction will be offered to people who wish to learn and experience mind-body skills techniques. This will allow individualized time and attention for those who wish to intensify their focus on practicing one specific mind-body technique or who are more comfortable working in a one to one format. Typically, an individual will meet with the mind-body instructor for one hour sessions, over ten weeks.

Vera Lucia Moura, MD is a Brazilian psychiatrist/psychoanalyst with over 20 years of clinical practice in Brazil prior to immigrating to the US in 1990. While working at the University of Michigan Medical School (1995-2006), Vera completed the Professional Certification Program in Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine offered by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington DC. At the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine Program, she facilitated Mind-Body Skills groups of medical and other health professions students, as well as groups of women with history of abuse, and conducted research on Mind-Body Medicine and Ancient Ways of Healing. Currently, she is working as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s Program on Integrative Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Vera is skilled in various ancient healing methods derived from indigenous cultures, including Andean (Kichwa), African, Brazilian and Native American. Vera is committed to educating groups and individual clients on mind-body-spirit integration skills.
 

 

 

Psychological Counseling Services

Donte` R. Corey

is currently a NC Licensed Professional Counselor (#7188) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (#224757). With over 6 years of experience in the counseling field, she enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Her Masters work was done at Appalachian State University where she earned a Masters degree in Community Counseling and she currently is pursing a doctorate degree at NC State University. Her specialties include: anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD, childhood behavior issues, relationship issues, trauma, and career counseling. She currently accepts Medicaid and TRICARE insurances.
“Counseling is about self expression and is a chance for you to grow and evolve into the person that you have always wanted to be. I am very involved with my clients to assist them with finding solutions to their problems. Having a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients is very important to me.”

Donte's hours at HYHA are:
Tuesdays: 10-2pm
Wednesdays: 11-7pm
Thursdays: 11-7pm

To schedule an appointment with Donte` please call her at (336) 327-5168
or email: drcorey08@gmail.com.
To make a referral, simply fill out the following form and fax it to (919) 640-8683.
REFERRAL FORM

The Guest House by Jelaluddin Rumi

This being human is a guest house.

Every morning a new arrival .

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably,
She may be cleaning you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
 

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Friends of Wellness Services

Kayak Adventures

Group trips, moonlight cruises, and explorations via kayaks!
email: sgomo4@hotmail.com
website: kayakadventuresnc.com

LePage Associates in Durham
Solution-Based Psychiatric Services
lepageassociates.com


If you're ever in Wilmington...
McKay Healing Arts
Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, bodywork, and more
mckayacupuncture.com

Hypnotic Solutions Hypnosis Center
Center specializing in transpersonal and clinical hypnosis for personal growth and transformation.
Bryn Blankinship, CMHT, CI, founder
www.brynblankinship.com