The Alternative Health Guides
Healthy Resources for Body, Mind & Spirit ~ Serving Vermont and New Hampshire
Southern Vermont Guide
Brattleboro ~ Bennington - Springfield Areas
Southwestern New Hampshire Guide
Keene ~ Walpole
BODYWORK - CRANIOSACRAL
CranioSacral therapy involves gentle, subtle hands-on work to balance the system
of membranes connecting the cranium and sacrum bones and the cerebrospinal
fluid which bathes the brain and spinal cord. Imbalances in this area can
effect the central nervous system. There are different schools of this therapy —the Fluid Model Sutherland Sills Craniosacral Therapy, Osteopathic Craniosacral
Therapy, and Upledger CranioSacral Therapy. The Fluid Model and Osteopathic
Therapies are similar, but only doctors can practice Osteopathic Craniosacral
Therapy.
Abraham Oort, Ph.D. 802-436-1136
AOBTA Certified Shiatsu Practitioner
Hartland Yoga Center, 2 Quechee Road, Hartland, VT 05048; Email:
aoort@vermontel.net
Abraham offers Shiatsu and CranioSacral Therapy. Through gentle touch, the flow
of life energy is increased, leading to an overall feeling of well-being, a
boosted immune system, and often relief for colds, headaches, sinus, neck and
back pains. Abraham also teaches Macrobiotic Shiatsu at the Kushi Insstitute in
Becket, Mass. See BODYWORK—SHIATSU
BODYWORK - SHIATSU
Shiatsu, meaning finger pressure, is a Japanese healing art. It is based on the
same theory as acupuncture in terms of Qi (Ki in Japan) and the meridian
networks. The client is usually clothed and lying on a mat or table.
Abraham Oort, Ph.D. 802-436-1136
AOBTA Certified Shiatsu Practitioner
Hartland Yoga Center, 2 Quechee Road, Hartland, VT 05048; Email:
aoort@vermontel.net
Abraham offers Shiatsu and CranioSacral Therapy. Through gentle touch, the flow
of life energy is increased, leading to an overall feeling of well-being, a
boosted immune system, and often relief for colds, headaches, sinus, neck and
back pains. Abraham also teaches Macrobiotic Shiatsu at the Kushi Insstitute in
Becket, Mass. See BODYWORK—CranioSacral
DETOXIFICATION - see also COLON HYGIENE
The Healing Way 802-254-4369
Dr. Renee Lang, 382 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301, Email: dr.rlang@thehealingway.net
Also see NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE and WOMEN’S HEALTH
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
Naturopathic medicine treats health conditions by utilizing the body’s inherent ability to heal. It involves a variety of therapies including diet,
herbs, homeopathy, hydrotherapy and more. There are six basic principles to
Naturopathic medicine: to work with the healing power of nature; to treat the
cause rather than the effect; to first, do no harm; to treat the whole person;
to have the physician be a teacher; and that prevention is the best cure. Many
Naturopathic doctors practice Family Medicine/Whole Family care.
The Healing Way 802-254-4369
Dr. Renee Lang, 382 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301, Email: dr.rlang@thehealingway.net
Also see DETOXIFICATION and WOMEN’S HEALTH
WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE
See also FAMILY MEDICINE, HERBS/HERBALISTS, NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE, MIDWIVES.
Full Circle Women’s Health ~ Holistic women’s healthcare by two certified nurse midwives
Anita Onofrio, CNM & Cynthia Stadler, CNM 802-763-7713
Offices at 141 Main Street, Montpelier and 79 South Windsor St, South Royalton, Vermont; Email:
fullcirclewomen@hotmail.com; Web: www.fullcirclewomen.com
Full Circle Women’s Health was founded by nurse midwives Anita Onofrio, CNM & Cynthia Stadler, CNM. We provide holistic woman centered care to women from
puberty through adulthood and beyond menopause. Between us we have over thirty
years of experience caring for women, and can offer counseling regarding health
maintenance and alternative therapies as well as standard well woman
gynecologic care. Services include: annual exams, pap test and breast exams;
family planning & birth control, perimenopausal counseling; treatment of gynecologic infections;
and more
The Healing Way 802-254-4369
Dr. Renee Lang, 382 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301, Email: dr.rlang@thehealingway.net
Also see DETOXIFICATION and NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE