Holistic Nutrition & Personal Training
Sonya Johnson, Certified Nutrition Consultant & Usui Reiki Practitioner Bristol, VA/TN
423.360.4729
sonyajohnson63@yahoo.com
Sonya has over 10 years experience in the wellness industry. She believes that
good health encompasses the mind, body and spirit. Her motto: of "Living a Life
of Balance and Harmony" is exemplified by her simple common sense approach to "all things" in moderation. Sonya received her Nutrition Certification through AAAI/ISMA. She has also held nutrition certifications from AFPA. Her background also includes personal training, weight management and trainer of special populations. Sonya works with individuals helping them to improve eating habits and incorporating a healthier lifestyle. Healthy Eating is a lifestyle and not a "temporary diet fix".
Sonya has broadened her knowledge and abilities by incorporating Reiki into the services she offers. She believes that Reiki can help individuals "Live a Life of Balance and Harmony. She is open to using Reiki to compliment individual desire to live healthy. Call or email her to discover how you can Live a Life of Balance and Harmony.
Maja Tyhurst
Bristol, VA
276-698-7224
Maja Tyhurst holds a Bachelors degree in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, and is currently working on her Masters and PhD degrees specializing in holistic nutrition consulting.
Maja is also a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Pre and Postnatal Instructor, and Yoga and Pilates Instructor. She teaches Pilates and Yoga at the Healing Arts Center in Bristol, VA, and works as a nutrition consultant and a trainer with private clients.
Wellness & Lifestyle Coaching
Jenn Darrow, Certified Wellness Coach & Public SpeakerAlly for Achievement Wellness Coaching Services
Bristol, TN
423-202-5306
jenndarrow@wowhealing.org
allyforachievement.com
Jenn Darrow obtained her Wellness Coaching Certification through the Spencer Institute of California, an organization that has been accredited by the AADP (American Association of Drugless Practitioners). She has spent a significant part of her life not only pursuing personal wellness, but also working as an ally with other individuals seeking to reach their own personal wellness goals. She believes that each person is an individual and that seeking wellness is a journey not an end. Using a broad spectrum of tools, Jenn works with individuals helping them to recognize their current wellness challenges, identify the areas they wish to make improvements in, teaching them to become accountable to them self, and inspiring them to reach their goals. If you are ready to make change, Jenn is your Ally for Achievement!
Jenn is also passionate about sharing wellness information with civic groups, healthcare workers, influential corporate managers, and other groups interested in wellness. Contact Jenn to book a speaking engagement or learn about workshops she offers.
Jennifer Johnson
B.S. / ADC / Certified Wellness Coach
Abingdon, VA
livewell.jjohnson@gmail.com
276-608-9156
With 14 years in the fitness and wellness industry, Jennifer brings knowledge and experience that can help individuals make positive changes, while staying focused on living a balanced and satisfied life. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine, Jennifer continued her education, getting certifications as an Activity Director through NCCAP, and as a Wellness Coach through the Spencer Institute of California. She also brings over 10 years of experience in personal training, nutrition consultation, community and corporate public speaking, psychiatric rehabilitation connecting skills training, and as a CPR instructor through the American Red Cross. As your coach, Jennifer will bring high energy and support while providing techniques to help bridge the gap between the life of wellness we strive for and the obstacles and stressors that tend to get in our way. If you are ready to get connected to your future of wellness, take the first step and contact Jennifer today.
Public Speakers/Instructors
Maura Ubinger, Teacher, Trainer, FaciliatorBristol, VA
276-644-1346
mauraubi@hotmail.com
Workshop and seminar presenter in holistic living, Maura Ubinger spent years in classroom education and later counseled pregnant teens, young moms and abused women. While working in these fields she grew in better understanding of total human development, and the relationship among the physical, emotional and spiritual self. Maura developed and has been presenting workshops in this area for a number of years. Her workshops focus on helping individuals in the areas of self love/understanding; integrating the shadow self; communication, and other relational skills - relation with self and with others. She emphasizes the total self as an integrated being, stressing the influence of self image and relationships on physical and emotional health. Maura's workshops can be tailored to any groups - social and business, church and school, as well as to families and individuals.
Jamie Hyatt, RN, FCCI
Instructor, Facilitator, Public Speaker, and Independent Consultant
423-323-8319
jamillee@aol.com
Jamie became a CARE Instructor and ABMP member in 2004. Today she serves on the CARE International faculty as a (BCRS) Board Certified Raindrop Specialist based in Kingsport, TN. Jamie’s background includes seven years experience as a practicing Registered Nurse (RN), nine years working with essential oils and a passion for learning and sharing knowledge on the benefits of juicing and raw foods diets. Jamie has enjoyed a successful career as an Interior Redesign Specialist with projects having appeared on HG-TV. She is also a wife, mother and grandmother. Now, she brings her considerable talents together in seminar outreach, sharing her knowledge, skills and passion encouraging people to build health in what will be a new way for many.
Some of Jamie’s class offerings include Raindrop Technique, Emotional Release (using essential oils), Chemistry of Essential Oils, Healing Oils of the Bible and much more. Classes are open to general public. Some classes can provide up to 25 CE’s for massage therapists, physicians, nurses, and others in the healthcare profession. Visit our Event Calendar for scheduled class dates. Or contact Jamie at jamillee@aol.com or by phone at 423-323-8319.
Accupuncture
Healing Journeys AcupunctureJulie Moseley, BFA, BHS, MSOM, L.Ac.
Johnson City, TN
423-471-1226
Julie Moseley graduated from the New York College of Health Professions in 2003. She holds a Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Her scope of knowledge includes TCM (traditional Chinese Medicine), Japanese Meridian Therapy, The Five Elements, Cupping, Moxa and much more. She combines the knowledge of ancient Oriental techniques to gently guide the body back into health. By using these skills Julie has helped patients obtain improvement from Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Thyroid issues, Diabetes, knee pain and chronic back issues. In 2005 she expanded her horizons and began teaching Oriental Medicine to massage students at Healthy Reflections School of Massage.
Julie describes her recent move to her new location on 116 E. Unaka Ave in Johnson City as a “destiny of fate”. After searching for the right location for more than 5 years, it was only after she stopped looking for the right space that it fell into her lap. She has carefully and lovingly completed most of the restoration to her home/office herself which displays her dedication to her practice and willingness to reach her own dream. Julie’s friendly personality is vividly displayed through her candid, fresh, and down-to-earth nature. Friends, colleagues, and clients alike enjoy her sense of humor and she has often been heard to say, “I may stick needles in people for a living, but I don’t bite.”
It is part of Julie’s goal to help individuals understand what these healing methods are and how they work. So please contact her by phone for an explanation of any of the above terms or techniques if you are considering acupuncture. Julie invites you to take your first step into healing at Healing Journey’s Acupuncture.
Chiropractic
Purelife ChiropracticDr. Christina Christiansen
Johnson City, TN and Kingsport, TN
423-434-2080
www.purelifechiro.com
Purelife Chiropractic is staffed with a highly qualified and experienced chiropractic physician Dr. Christina Christiansen. Dr. Christina is a graduate of Logan University, and is well-known in the fields of radiology, rehabilitation, nutrition, research and chiropractic techniques. As a Chiropractic Physician, she offers extended knowledge and understanding of individuals’ medical challenges. If she finds that a patient’s condition is not a chiropractic case, she will then refer to another healthcare professional suited to treat the condition. Her ability to combine some of modern medical diagnosis techniques into her holistic approach makes her services truly unique.
Purelife Chiropractic offers surprisingly affordable office fees and the staff strives to provide specialized attention to each patient as an individual.
Eldridge Chiropractic
Dr. Brad Eldridge, DC
Johnson City, TN 37601
423-232-9600
eldridgechiropractic.com
Dr. Brad graduated from Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic in 1998. While at Sherman, he learned the foundational principles of the science, art, and philosophy unique to Chiropractic. Dr. Brad studied many different adjustment techniques and theories of the Chiropractic approach to health and healing. He opened his first practice in El Paso, TX. He ran a wellness and family based practice there for three years. In 2001 Dr. Brad opened his practice in Johnson City, TN.
Chiropractic is a unique and different approach to your health and healing. Within you are all the answers to your living a vibrant life full of abundance and joy. Within you is an innate striving for wholeness, strength and vision for the future. Chiropractic is about helping you re-connect with your inner wisdom to help you heal from within. Dr. Brad invites you to discover the depth and breadth of what chiropractic has to offer. You'll be pleasantly surprised to discover chiropractic is not about bad backs and bad necks. It's about enhancing your quality of life to become the greatest expression of YOU possible. Eldridge Family Chiropractic ~ Adjusting the Quality of Your Life!
Wellness Way Chiropractic
Dr. Karen Feeley
Blountville, TN
423-323-7691
www.wellnesswaychiropractic.com
How complex is your physical body, your emotional body, your spiritual body? How does it all work together and function? What can interfere with the optimal function of your mind and body? How can you get on the pathway to true wellness?
At Wellness Way Chiropractic we are all about helping you to understand the wonderful and amazing system that is your body. We help you to connect to your innate intelligence and discover the healing power and rhythms that already exist within you. This is our passion! Better health and better understanding is only an adjustment away. Wellness Way Chiropractic – Your Source for Everything Health! Visit our website at www.wellnesswaychiropractic.com, sign up for Dr. Karen’s weekly health podcast or search on your own for a wealth of health resources
Massage/Reflexology
Heavenly Massage
Michelle Livingston, LMT
Johnson City, TN 37601
423-773-7526
www.heavenly-massage.net
Massage offers a WEALTH of benefits including relief from pain, reduced stress, better circulation, more energy and an increased sense of well-being. Michelle works with her clients to focus on the areas of discomfort using various deep tissue techniques combined with stretching. For chronic problems she offers instruction to her clients on stretches and exercises to perform at home, which will help heal and prevent further injury, while increasing their flexibility and tone in between sessions. As a massage therapist Michelle has experience in practicing massage in all of the following areas; geriatric, pregnancy, neuropathy, sinus problems, sciatica, low back pain, migraines, neck and shoulder pain, rotator cuff, TMJ, fibromyalgia, plantar fascitis, and IBS. She also offers acupressure for the relief of migraines & TMJ
Michelle has been a Licensed Massage Therapist for 6 years. She completed her studies at the Holston Institute of Healing Arts in Gray, Tenn. She practices therapeutic massage while addressing chronic pain issues as needed. Her focus of massage is a combination of relaxation and deep tissue techniques. Michelle also offers holistic supplements and skin care.
Seth McLaughlin, LMT, CNC, CPhT, Reiki II
Essential Therapies
Kingsport, TN
423-392-4325
www.E-Therapies.net
Everyone could use some support for living their best life. Pain, stress, anxiety, poor posture, and detrimental lifestyle habits can overwhelm you and keep you from being able to enjoy living your life. Whether you need to Relax Your Body, Renew Your Spirit, or Restore Your Health, Essential Therapies can support you in consciously choosing a gentler, more enjoyable life. Massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Reiki Energywork, Stretching Education, Nutrient Counseling, and Clinical Herbology can give you a comprehensive set of tools to reconnect with your body and take control of your health.
Seth Mclaughlin, LMT CNC CPHT has worked in integrative medicine for many years. He specializes in structural bodywork to decrease pain and improve range of motion. Seth trained at the Center for Massage and Natural Health in Asheville and the Orthopedic Massage Education & Research Institute. Seth also works at Mac’s Medicine Mart, a local integrative medicine pharmacy, as an herbalist, nutritional consultant, pharmaceutical compounder and technician. Seth wrote the massage chapter of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Secrets and numerous magazine articles.
Essential Therapies also offers services by Allison Mullins, LMT. Allison started her studies of massage around the age of 14. Since then, she graduated from nursing school and attended Reflections of Health School of Massage. Allison has studied other methods of healing including: energywork, aromatherapy, and reflexology.
Judy Addington, LMT, CR, FCCI
Bristol, TN and Elizabethton, TN
423-213-2424
www.bodyandsolehealing.com
Judy Addington is a licensed massage therapist in TN and VA, nationally certified (NCTMB). She is also certified with the International Institute of Reflexology (IIR) and a certified instructor with CARE (Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education). Judy does various types of massage, reflexology, and aromatherapy including Raindrop Technique and NeuroAuricular Technique.
Joy Behymer RN, LMT
Massage Essentials
Bristol, Va 24201
276-591-1199
www.myspace.com/massageessentials
Joy is a licensed massage therapist in Virginia and nationally board certified. (NCTMB). Joy has also been a registered nurse for the past 10 years. Joy does various massage techniques and holds certification in lymph drainage massage and is a certified aromatherapy massage therapist.
Magic of Massage Spa and Herb Center
Bristol, VA
276-466-4044
magicofmassage@bvunet.net
Magic of Massage Spa offers a complete menu of therapeutic services tailored to your needs. In addition to our signature full-body massage, Magic of Massage offers facials, hot stone massages, spa days, and other treatments to nourish and pamper your body and your spirit. Our relaxation lounge is a cozy, comfortable retreat space you can enjoy before and after your massage with complimentary hot tea, infused water, and light, healthy snacks. Magic of Massage therapists are state and nationally certified, and all of the products used during therapies and sold in the gift shop are as natural, organic, and local as possible. The gift shop offers Nature's Sunshine Herbs, Neti Pots, Traditional Medicinal and Mighty Leaf Teas, Avalon Organics, Himalayan Salt Lamps, Leanin' Tree card and gift items, and gift certificates for all of our therapies and products. This year we celebrate our 25th anniversary! Isn't time you let Magic of Massage bring some magic into your life?
Reiki/Energy Healing
Leslie Mondul, M.Ed., NCC
Reiki, CranioSacral Therapy, Reflexology, & Essential Oils
Bristol, VA
423-360-2599
lbmondul@yahoo.com
(Service Description Pending)
Michele Villeneuve
Energetic Intuitive Counselor
Kingsport, TN & Bristol, TN
570-367-3845
www.liftrns.com
As an Energetic Intuitive Counselor Michele helps people find healing on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level, by helping them connect to their inner self. She does this by providing a safe, calm, and relaxing environment where exploration of one’s higher self and deep emotions can be discovered. Her intention is to guide her clients into a state of relaxation where energy blockages can be released and stress and be reduced. Many times when working in a specific area of a client’s energy field, images and messages will often come to the surface. These messages can come from the client’s higher self, their guides or other enlightened entities who communicate on this lighter energy frequency. After a session, Michele will take time to discuss these images and/or messages with the client, helping them to gain deeper insight or clarity, while aiding the path of healing and growth.
Michele Villeneuve is a certified Holistic Wellness Coach and a Usui Reiki Practitioner. Michele earned her coaching certification from the Mount Nittany Institute of Natural Health and has an accumulation of twenty years of experiences in human services. At present, she is a board member of Shakti in the Mountains in Johnson City, and is also a member of the Tri-Cities Metaphysical Group, and the Bristol Bird Club.
Marita Aicher-Swartz
Bristol, TN
http://marita-reiki.com
Marita Aicher-Swartz is a Usui, Tibetan, and Karuna Reiki Master Teacher. She combines Reiki with Spiritual Direction, crystal healing, and aromatherapy as she works with clients to bring relaxation and healing to the body, mind, and spirit. Each session is geared to the needs of the individual person. She has been a full-time Reiki practitioner and teacher since 2005 and is passionate, enthusiastic, and optimistic about healing and well-Being.
Michelle Toms
Bristol, TN
276-608-7902
Practical relaxation skills coupled with insight can create optimal wellness and joyous living. As an inspirational coach, visionary and practitioner of several healing techniques, Michelle gently helps individuals attain clarity while transitioning into their own unique and personal expression of balance and well-being.
Michelle offers highly intuitive, Tranquil Being sessions using Inspirational and Wellness Coaching, Reiki, Universal Life Force Energy, Breath / Relaxation Techniques, and Foot Detox. Michelle invites you to share in her exuberance for Life and contact her for your healing appointment today. The greatest moment is the Present!
Cindy Clark
White Pine, TN
www.peacefulandnaturalpathways.com
Cindy Clark is a certified Usui Reiki Master Practitioner who has expanded her scope of practice to include Body of Light of Rainbow Reiki and Rainbow Professional Practitioner Laya Te Yan & Five Holy Animals. Her deep understanding and respect for therapeutic grade essential oils also leads her to incorporate these healing tools when intuition guides her to do so. She also offers Aqua-Chi Foot Bath sessions, which is a truly natural way to detox.
Cindy’s greatest reward is the peace and relaxation she provides to her client during a session. Her love of working with her hands has also led her to create Medicine Bags and Crystal Pouches crafted especially to suit each client’s request for protection or healing. She invites you to explore the many ways she can inspire you to get healthy the natural way.
Pawnee Jewell, EFT Practitioner-ADV
Jaydee Hale, EFT Practitioner-ADV
Sweet Medicine Techniques
877-657-8981
www.eft-free2be.com
Sweet Medicine is a potpourri of energy tools and exercises that bring harmony and balance to body, mind and spirit. Using these self-help techniques we creatively and intuitively assist in dissolving barriers to success, whether personal, business or in the arena of artistic or sports performance. Much like toning the physical body so that it performs at optimum levels, the energy system can be cleansed and tuned. We may use various meridian based techniques, as well as physical exercises drawn from a number of disciplines, including Tai Chi and Qigong, the Warrior‘s Way, as well as Quantum Touch, Emotional Freedom Technique and different styles of breath-work. The result is a sense of well being that restores calm and clarity, and the ability to deal more efficiently and effectively with situations that cause a great deal of stress.
Pawnee Jewell and Jaydee Hale are EFT Practitioners and Personal Performance Coaches ready to help you bring more joy into your life. We specialize in working with persons who have experienced abuse or severe trauma and those who often exhibit signs of uncontrollable weight gain, addictive challenges, physical pain & dis-ease, hypersensitivity, anxiousness and moodiness. Private and group sessions available by appointment. See Waterfalls of Wellness Event Calendar for ongoing Sweet Medicine Circles.
Stephen Roy Whittaker
Shekinah Rapha Alignment™
Bristol, TN
423-742-1902
www.mydarkcanvasdesign.com
Stephen is an established Intuitive Healing Facilitator who brings a unique blending of both traditional and individually tailored modalities for a fully integrated healing experience. Founder of the mind-body-soul transformative technique known as Shekinah Rapha Alignment™, Stephen utilizes ancient chanting, healing touch, and guided meditation to bridge a stronger connection between the energetic bodies and the physical form. This is done through channeling of the innate healing characteristics of the sacred Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph-Beth). Also a certified Reiki Master/Teacher in the Usui Shiki Ryoho, Usui Tibetan, Chikara-Reiki-Do™, and Kundalini Reiki systems of natural healing, as well as an ordained Spiritual Counseling Minister, Stephen is able to offer a wide range of avenues to self-healing and self-actualization. Stephen offers his intuitive and artistic gifts for clients by rendering psychic-portraits and channeled spiritual/healing guide images for meditation and self-study.
He also conducts many workshops including the Shekinah Rapha Alignment™ method of healing, Reiki, Light-Body Merkabah Meditation techniques, and Intuitive/Psychic development for health and spiritual wellbeing.
Shamanic Healers
Dr. August Lageman, Ph.D
Abingdon, VA
276-475-3345
Augustlightworker@wildlbue.net
August Lageman Ph.D is trained as a psychologist,a philosopher in the discipline of comparative religion and has had seven years of experience as a college professor. Dr. Lageman was served in various capacities in the U.S Marine corps and in the U.S. Army where he served as a chaplain and did extensive psychological work with combat veterans suffering from PTSD. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Colonel.
August has trained with Cherokee and Lakota medicine women and South American shamans and has been practicing as a shaman and healer for the past 7 years. August performs Illuminations (a clearing of the chakras), Extractions which are the removing of energy blockages, and Soul Retrievals. During a Soul Retrieval August interconnects with the spirit world, and a client’s unconscious to help identify what is needed for the client's healing. August works out of his home in the forest on the east side of Abingdon.
Keynote Speaker/Storyteller, Consultant and Workshop Leader
Kaleo Wheeler
HeartFull Connections™
Asheville, NC
http://www.kaleowheeler.com
kaleowheeler@gmail.com
866-581-4843
In HeartFull Connections™ Kaleo Wheeler has developed a unique integrated system to help individuals create resolution of conflict in their relationships and to learn how to come into the fullness of who they are and who they want to be. In both group settings and private sessions, she draws from multiple skills and techniques from both ancient spiritual traditions and modern body/mind integration techniques that she has learned and worked with over the last 25+ years. The foundation of this comprehensive and experiential system is based on the ancient Hawaiian tradition of Huna, Ho’oponopono and “Living the Aloha Spirit” —a gentle, natural tradition that incorporates forgiveness, gratitude and blessing as way of living your life. She has an extensive background in working with master teachers in Hawai’i; is an authorized senior teacher and registered acupressurist of Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure™; a Certified Music Practitioner and Sound Healer; a Certified Voice Specialist/Teacher; and an ordained minister.
Kaleo is also a gifted storyteller through song and dance. She has been performing and sharing her music for over 30 years. Her music genre is Positive Music, which uses music to intentionally inspire, uplift and enlighten. It focuses on the message in the lyrics rather then the music itself. In both her concerts and CD, Ulana, the Way of the Heart, Kaleo combines her rich and warm voice with the stories she shares. She escorts the listener on a musical odyssey whose soothing yet powerful message is about creating a deeper sense of “heartfull connections” within themselves and within their community.
Kaleo is available as a keynote speaker, storyteller, consultant and workshop leader. In addition to teaching locally, she offers concert/workshop packages throughout the US and Canada. Go to www.kaleowheeler.com for her Schedule of Events.
Yoga Instruction
Estee Chase Hodge RYT 200Abingdon, VA
276-492-8193
estee@esteechase.com
Estee came to yoga almost 12 years ago to help manage the constant stress and anxiety in her life from a fast paced career, and caring for a severely ill mother. After her first class, she knew that she would one day teach and help others find the same strength and serenity she’d found in yoga.
Estee has been trained in the Iyengar Method of Yoga with Lillah Schwartz, and is registered at the 200 hour level with Yoga Alliance. She has also studied with Paulette Dwyer, Karen Hartstein, Barbara Rose Sherman, and Roger Cole. Estee continues her knowledge and study of yoga, and is currently in the process of working toward her 500 hour certification. Her style is a blend of Hatha and Iyengar that helps strengthen the body by using proper alignment and breath work. She gently challenges her students while respecting their limitations.
Hypnosis/Medical Intuition
Catherine Poole, CHAbingdon, VA
276-206-0627
catherinepoole.com
Catherine is a talented intuitive practitioner, a Certified Hypnotist, and a faculty member in good standing with the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). Catherine illustrates professionalism and compassion, and a unique ability to help individuals understand their current life challenges empowering them to look at these challenges in a positive light.
As an author and a speaker, Catherine’s unique perspective of color and energy is respected in medical, corporate, and educational environments throughout the United States and Canada. She is available for private consultations, which can include hypnosis sessions, medical intuitive sessions, career and life direction counseling, and past life regressions. Some of her current workshop topics include Weight Release and Hypnosis and the Emotional Basis of Dis-ease.
Eleanor Heacock, MA, MEd, CH
Bristol , TN
303-994-1577
Website pending
Eleanor combines years of eclectic training and life experience in her client consultations and workshops. Most client requests include intuitive information or hypnosis sessions to understand and clear current life challenges and to address present and future goals with clarity and enthusiasm. Many clients also choose Past Life Regressions or Life Between Lives Spiritual Exploration for a greater understanding of life purpose. In all sessions clients have the opportunity to address physical, mental, and spiritual interests, and humor is ever present!
Eleanor holds Masters Degrees from Memphis & Kent State Universities, is certified in hypnosis by the National Guild of Hypnotists and the National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists, is a Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist, a certified Past Life Regression Therapist and a Usui Tibetan Reiki Master. She teaches and works with clients and groups both nationally and internationally.
Workshops offered locally include Past/Present/Future Life Regressions and Meditative Movement. Other options are available. Visit the Events page to view schedule of upcoming workshops.