Chi Fountain combined medical work experience includes:

UCSF hospital, UCSF Annual Integrative Medicine Conferences, California Pacific Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bay Medical Center, Children’s Hospital in Oakland, Eden Medical Center, Alta Bates Medical Center, Sutter Solano Medical Center, San Pablo Medical Center, John Muir Medical Center, Institute of Health and Healing, Pacific Acupuncture Associates, Immune Enhancement Project, Quan Yin Clinic for Healing Arts, Body, Mind and Spirit.

 

health guide - miki

Up until 2008, Mikiko worked as a teammate with patients in order to provide research and guidance, and also served as a liason between physicians and CAM providers.  Her quest to learn how to support the patient’s innate healing mechanisms led her to start osteopathic medical school in 2007, and she looks forward to being able to support her future patients with evidence-based medicine, osteopathy, integrative, and collaborative care. Her background includes: Health Researcher at California Pacific Medical Center, Reiki, Massage therapy; in her past-life, she worked in Information Technology and earned her degree in Tokyo, Japan.

nutrition - darshana

Darshana Weill, Certified Nutrition Educator and Yoga Instructor, is a graduate and former program director of The Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in New York City. She has helped transform the lives of hundreds of students by teaching cooking classes, providing individual nutritional counseling,  and helping patients foster healthier relationships with food. Specialties: Women’s Health. Darshana now works in Santa Cruz. Web Link

acupuncture - michelle

Michelle Kuroda, Acupuncturist, believes that both client and practitioner must invest their energy into resolving the client’s health issues. She provides nutritional counseling to enhance the actions of acupuncture and herbal therapy and continues to work intimately with physicians in the Bay Area. Specialties: Women’s health, allergies, chronic headaches, thyroid disease, and musculo-skeletal pain.  Web Link

chiropractor - martin

Dr. Martin Orimenko, is a chiropractor with more than 17 years medical experience in acupuncture, nutrition, bodywork, energy medicine, and emotional/spiritual healing. Martin combines various modalities into one session, including Ayurvedic Medicine, Pranic Healing, kinesiology, and nutrition. Specialties: Allergies (sinus), GI, Chronic Pain (headaches, back pain), Nutrition. Martin has moved to Philadelphia. Web Link

massage - pamela

Pamela Rosen, Massage Therapist, aims to unlock the body’s own healing potential through integration. Pamela listens to the body to assess these imbalances and nurtures the body through Swedish, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, trigger points, stretching and mobilizations, and hot stone massage. Specialties: Back/Shoulder, RSI, Headaches, Lymph Drainage. Tel: (415) 713-2556. Web Link

acupuncture - carolyn2

Carolyn Cohen, Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, and Yoga Instructor, thrives on treating her patients with bodywork of acupuncture. Having studied in both the US and Thailand, Carolyn uses her unique bag of treatment techniques with her background in social work and psychology in order to treat patients with a holistic approach. Specialties: Musculo-Skeletal Pain and Gastro-Intestinal issues. Carolyn is no longer in the Bay Area. Web Link

acupuncture - marnie

Marnie McCurdy, Acupuncturist, combines her experience as a body worker and pilates instructor into her Traditional Chinese Medicine practice. She has special interests in helping patients with gynecology, orthopedic injuries, and sexual trauma. Also a trained Doula (birth assistant), Marnie loves working with pre- and post- natal mothers. Specialties: Pre-Natal, Orthopedic, Sexual Trauma. Tel: (415) 987-7578. Web Link

chi nei tsang - jada

Jada Delaney, Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner and Massage Therapist, has been providing bodywork and emotional coaching since 1998. She integrates Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang into her sessions. Jada also has training with a Peruvian shaman, enabling her to integrate her knowledge of Chinese medicine and certified massage skills with her intuitive training. Specialties: Digestive Issues, Female/Male Problems, Emotional Stress. Tel: (415) 282-4083. Web Link

jin shin jyutsu - susie

Susie Plettner, Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner, integrates acupressure, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Shiatsu, nutritional counseling, and Reiki into her work, and teaches self-care. Her studies in Jin Shin Jyutsu began in 1995 while researching and practicing natural medicine in Guatemala and Honduras. Working with indigenous communities, she helped create health programs that promoted hands on healing and the use of herbs, nutrition, yoga, and organic agriculture. Specialties: Cancer Care. Tel: (415) 378-5086. Web Link

therapist - sebastian

Sebastian Earl, Licensed Psychotherapist (MFT), has additional training in Hakomi Somatic Therapy, Process work (as taught by Arnold Mindell) and EMDR. His work is also influenced by Yoga, Qi Gung, Authentic Movement and Vedanta philosophies. Integrating a strong presence, wide experience and keen vision to his work, Sebastian’s holistic approach aims to integrate the mind, body and spirit. Specialties: Addictions, trauma recovery, self-acceptance, authenticity, overcoming shame and guilt, sexual, physical and emotional abuse, and depression. Tel: (415) 710-6260. Web Link

pilates - cecilia

Cecilia Tom, Pilates Instructor and Yoga Teacher, received classical pilates training from master teacher Carol Appel and is a graduate of Body Kinetics’ rigorous teacher certification program. Cecilia has worked successfully with elite dancers, athletes, new and expectant mothers, and individuals in various stages of injury rehabilitation. Specialties: integral movement, core strength and alignment, spinal injury recovery. Tel: (415) 846-4652. Web Link

therapist - ali

Alison Leigh, Licensed Psychotherapist (MFT), combines her skills as both a somatic psychotherapist and a bodyworker to bring a hands on healing method that integrates both talk and touch to access deep-seated emotions that can not be accessed through traditional talk therapy alone. Her work is best suited for people who want to feel reconnected to their bodies and their emotions. Specialties: Anxiety, stress, depression, self-image issues, PTSD, chronic pain and addictions. Tel: (415) 377-9851. Web Link

physical therapy - bettina

Bettina Neumann, Physical Therapist, combines traditional Physical Therapy with CranioSacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional Release, Visceral Manipulation, Lymph Drainage Therapy, Myofascial Release Techniques, and Muscle Energy Techniques, where appropriate. Her passions include helping people with chronic pains, supporting those with cancer, and helping babies with conditions such as insomnia and ear infections. Specialties: Chronic Pain, Cancer Support, Pediatrics. Tel: (415) 282-4083. Web Link