Traditional Chinese acupuncture is a treatment that involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body. In your session, Dr. Sarah will use acupuncture points, based on your symptoms and complaints, to stimulate/calm your central nervous system. This, in turn, sends a message to your brain that healing is required and releases chemicals into your body. These biochemical changes stimulate the body's natural healing abilities and promote physical and emotional well-being.

Acupuncture is used successfully to treat a broad range of ailments including but not limited to chronic pain, headaches, migraines, arthritis, menstrual irregularities, PMS symptoms, sports injuries, nerve pain/injury, stress, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, fertility troubles, and more. Please inquire to find out if acupuncture will work for you!

Massage therapy is a hands-on treatment that manipulates the body’s soft tissues. In your session with Dr. Sarah, she will include different techniques combined into one session. This can include any combination of basic massage therapy techniques, myofascial mobilization, dynamic cupping, remedial exercise, stretching, and/or athletic taping depending on what you need specifically. Each session is completely unique to your needs.

In this treatment, Dr. Sarah will assess your primary objective for treatment along with your symptoms and suggest the most effective and practical approach for your health. This will guide her suggestions for which modalities would be best for you, keeping in mind if you have a preference towards particular modalities. Together, you will build a session that is completely unique to you! Sessions include a variety of technique options as follows:
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Cupping
- Gua Sha/Graston
- Athletic Taping
- Reiki
- Ear Seeds
- Tuning Forks/Drumming
- Moxibustion
- Chinese Herbal Remedies
- Blood Letting
- Hijama/Wet Cupping
- Fire Cupping
- Electrostimulation
- Shonishin
- Remedial Exercises & Stretching
- overall health & wellness program planning

In your consult, you will review your primary health goals along with assessing any ailments you are working through. Together, you will make a comprehensive plan that will include lifestyle changes, herbal remedies, and supplements to assist you in shifting your perspective and habits that will make a HUGE difference in moving your health towards a more balanced and resilient constitution.

Are you tight for time or live outside the local area? Don’t worry, Dr. Sarah has you covered with online consultations!

Energy healing is a holistic practice that activates the body’s subtle energy systems to remove blocks. By breaking through these energetic blocks, the body’s inherent ability to heal itself is stimulated.

That definition is a lot to process, so here are five facts that can clear up any confusion or misconceptions you may still have about energy healing.

1. Cultures have studied the body's energy centers for thousands of years.
Reiki is the Japanese tradition of energy healing, and it dates back to the early 20th century. Chakras, the seven energy transmission centers of the body, are described in ancient Hindu texts. Meridians, the energy superhighways of the body, are the road maps on which traditional Chinese medicine practitioners based acupuncture. Although various ancient cultures used different modalities to stimulate the body’s natural ability to heal, they all saw internal energy as a powerful force of good.

2. Energy healing is based on scientific principles.
We all learned in high school physics class that matter is made up of molecules. Even something that is solid, such as a table, is vibrating all the time. As humans, we, too, are vibrating. When you say someone has "good vibes," you are really talking about that person's vibrational energy — happy people vibrate on a higher frequency. You can feel their effervescence! Places have vibes too. When you walk into a room in which a fight has just occurred, you may feel dense energy that makes you want to leave right away. The beach and the forest have a light/high vibration due to the salt and trees (both natural energy cleansers via negative ions) and moving air.

3. You don’t have to be spiritual to benefit from energy healing.
Just like you don't need to understand the law of gravity before you can fall down, you don't need to completely grasp the concept of energy healing before you dive into the practice. I would recommend going in with an open mind for maximum benefit. Any time is a good time to visit an energy healer. If you are stressed, anxious, or physically drained, an energy healing session can help you relax and feel more balanced. And if you're already feeling good, it's always possible to feel a little better! It's important to note that energy healing is a complementary modality that shouldn't exclude any Western medicine you may be taking.

4. Energy healing is totally accessible.
There are many different types of energy healers, and you can find them practically everywhere. When booking an Energy Healing session with Ripped Hippie, Reiki is one of the primary modalities used. Acupuncture and IMS stimulate the flow of chi to rebalance the body. Reflexology is another modality that frees up blocked energy and promotes healing by stimulating the meridians, organs, and systems through points on the feet, hands, and ears. Even massage and yoga are energy healing practice, for it releases tension in the muscles, encourages the flow of lymph, and allows for deep relaxation.

5. You can maintain your energetic health at home.
Just as you shower and brush your teeth every day, energetic cleansing is also a daily commitment. Once you visit with an energy healer, keep the good vibes flowing by taking a bath in Epsom or pink Himalayan salts for 20 minutes whenever you start to feel the heaviness creeping back into your body. Smudging, or burning sage around you, also clears negativity from your aura. High-vibe crystals have their own healing properties and can help give your energy field a boost.

All you need to begin your energy healing journey is curiosity and a willingness to learn. Who knows? You might just get hooked!