Resources
Holistic Nutrition
Catherine Varchaver of Body and Soul Nutrition is a gifted holistic nutritional counselor offering practical guidance on nutrition and health, bridging the gap between Eastern and Western approaches to health through our relationship with food.
Classes
Crossings has a wonderful selection of classes including Tai Chi, meditation, yoga, parenting, and Yamuna Body Rolling.
Willow Street Yoga offers classes and workshops in Anusara Yoga, one of the most spiritually inspiring, therapeutically effective and physically transformative styles of hatha yoga.
Monica Corrado offers cooking classes in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and online. Check her out at Simply Being Well.
Books
Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries by Sharon J. Butler
Our hands and arms are our main way of interacting with our world, and we tend to hold a lot of tension in our upper bodies as a result. This book offers simple and practical stretches to combat upper body pain, weakness, and limited range of motion. Be sure to read about what a ’stretch point’ is in this particular program before starting the work as it’s very specific and necessary for success.
Principles of Acupuncture by Angela Hicks
A very simple introduction to Acupuncture. She’s a very clear writer and includes a good deal of patient examples.
Discovering the Five Elements One Day at a Time by Janice MacKenzie
A fantastic way to really get the Five Elements in your life. Each chapter or season begins with a general description of the element/season and its associations. Each day following offers poetry, excerpts from Chinese medical classics, and exercises you can do to stay healthy in that season. It’s a way of using the principles of acupuncture to support your health without using a needle.
Interesting Websites
Crossings: A Center for the Healing Traditions is where I treat privately and at the Crossings Community Acupuncture Clinic. It is my pleasure to work with such gifted practitioners of massage, physical therapy, holistic nutritional counseling, and psychotherapy. Crossings also offers a very comprehensive list of classes to nourish body, mind, and spirit.
Crossings HealingWorks is the non-profit arm of Crossings. We are currently serving the staff of Walter Reed Army Medical Center with Acupuncture, Acupressure and Zero Balancing at our weekly Restore and Renew Clinic.
AltMD is a great resource for learning more about alternative medicine and finding the best local health and wellness specialists.
Community Acupuncture Network is a nonprofit organization of practitioners, patients, and supporters whose goal is to make acupuncture more affordable and accessible by promoting the practice of offering acupuncture in community settings for a sliding scale ranging between $15-40 a treatment.
Acupuncture in the News is just an interesting blog with great little snippets about research and articles he’s found on acupuncture and Chinese medicine.