Sarah McGuire

Sarah is a Registered Acupuncturist who completed 5 year Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine program at the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver. In 2009 she pursued her internship at the TCM and Acupuncture hospital of China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan. There she followed a number of renowned Chinese medicine doctors so she could observe and learn from their field of expertise.

Sarah will address the causes of illness and pain instead of simply treating the symptoms. She believes that true health and wellbeing is attainable by attending to all aspects of the body, mind, and spirit. Through combining all of her acquired skills, extensive training, experience, and intuition, her clients will experience a compassionate and effective treatment.

She believes that we can transform our bodies naturally, safely, and harmoniously. In 2009, at the school of Massage for Health in Chiangmai, Thailand; Sarah completed the professional Thai massage course. Thai massage combines elements of bodywork, yoga, and energy systems. It is great for increasing range of motion, calming the mind, and relieving stress and tension.

Sarah is also certified as a Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (2008); Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, taught by Virginia Doran (2008); TCM Approach to the treatment of Poor Ovarian Reserve, taught by Brandon Horn & Wendy Yu; and Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth, taught by Debra Betts.

Sarah attained her Bachelor of Commerce at University of Alberta in 2002.

Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy

Aldus Chipman

The British Medical Association officially approved the use of Hypnotherapy in 1955. American and Canadian Medical Associations followed official approval in 1958 and 1965 respectively.

Your Hypnotherapist will guide you through mental exercises that lead you into a deep relaxation. In this focused state, you are more responsive to ideas and images. This does not mean that a hypnotist can control your mind and free will. Although you are more relaxed and focused, you are fully awake and aware of everything going on around you. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The techniques we teach will enable you to master your own state of awareness so you can better regulate your own physiological functions and psychological responses and achieve your personal goals.

Aldus began working in private practice for 20 years and received his certification in Clinical Hypnotherapy at the Proactive Teaching Institute in Maple Ridge in 1991. Aldus co-authored a four part self-hypnosis training seminar taught to students through the Psychology Futures Network while studying psychology at Simon Fraser University. Since then, Aldus has forged alliances with the American Institute of Hypnotherapy and the Charles Tebbetts School of Hypnotherapy where he has been a guest lecturer.

Tanja Demajo, MD (Serbia), Biofeedback Technologist, Counsellor

Tanja has extensive experience supporting and counselling families who have experienced difficult situations, are new immigrants, marginalised and those with developmental, psychiatric, neurological, physiological or other complex conditions. She works at Pine Tree Lodge facility in Vancouver and other local family support resources including the Immigrant Services Society helping families navigate new cultural settings & settlement in Canada.

Naturopathic Doctor

Our Naturopathic Doctor supports clients in their journey to better health by empowering them with information, education and choice. Individualized holistic care is the basis our practice and we believe in creating a multidisciplinary healthcare team to improve client's quality of life and wellness.

In addition to extensive naturopathic training, our Naturopath has Mesotherapy, IV therapy and Chelation Therapy training. We treat individuals of all ages, peak performance goals and health concerns. We maintain a special interest in women's health, pediatrics, gastrointestinal health as well as acute and chronic pain, sports related injuries, concussions and performance enhancement. Our treatments include acupuncture, botanical medicine, homeopathy, nutrition, and physical therapies. We also have a growing passion to work with chronic diseases such as arthritis, autoimmune disease and cancer.

Anti-aging protocols include natural aesthetic procedures, non surgical facelift and facial rejuvenation, cellulite treatment, and breast firming.

Mesotherapy is a minimally invasive procedure that is widely used all over Europe and elsewhere. In addition to being an alternative cosmetic procedure, it is used to treat various injuries and medical conditions. It is a non-surgical solution targeting problem areas with microinjections of either homeopathic or FDA approved conventional medicines such as vitamins, minerals, plant extracts, enzymes and amino acids. Small amounts of these products are delivered directly into the mesoderm (the middle layer of skin) that are highly specific to the condition being treated. Among its many applications, Mesotherapy can be used for eliminating cellulites and local fat deposits, promoting weight loss and provide natural support in the anti aging process as well as treating acute and chronic sprains, strains, muscular aches and joint problems.

Bowen Therapy is a form of muscle and connective tissue therapy. This technique involves a series of gentle, rolling motions sometimes referred to as "soft tissue manipulation" that stimulate the body to heal itself. The Bowen technique usually results in relief of many health problems and specific injuries both acute and chronic. This is done using the body's innate healing power, through the practitioner delivering signals to the nervous system at specific locations on muscles, nerves, tendons or ligaments.

The Bowen technique addresses the entire body by restoring balance via the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Most people today live in a state of ongoing stress or sympathetic ANS over stimulation (fight or flight). Healing generally occurs when people are in a more relaxed or parasympathetic dominant state. Fortunately, Bowen technique helps create this sympathetic to parasympathetic shift. This is why patients often enter a deep relaxation or fall asleep during sessions. Each treatment consists of sets of soft tissue manipulations, with 2 minute pauses in between to allow the body to adjust and integrate the changes.

Some of the conditions that often respond well to Bowen work are:

• Back pain and sciatica
• TMJ problems
• Hip, knee, ankle and foot problems
• Neck and shoulder problems
• Carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow
• Groin pain, pelvic tilt and uneven leg length
• Sports and other traumatic injuries
• Menstrual and hormonal problems
• Respiratory problems
• Digestive and bowel problems

Intravenous Therapy. Diet plays a big role in health. Our diet these days mostly provides the basic needs of the body, however it has been shown that certain nutrients have much stronger effects when given at higher doses. IV therapy allows for the rapid delivery of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants, by bypassing the digestive tract and going directly into the blood stream. This way we'll reach pharmaceutical doses that would otherwise impossible to attain through oral intake. IV therapy is considered an effective and powerful treatment for conditions such as:

• Fatigue
• Acute bacterial & Viral infections
• Deppression
• Anxiety
• Muscle spasm
• Migrain headache
• Detoxification
• PMS
• Cancer
• Crohn's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Post surgery
• Slow recovery from illnesses

Chelation Therapy. Chelation therapy is an effective alternative therapy in treating many chronic and degenerative illnesses caused by heavy metal toxicity. Chelation therapy involves the intravenous infusion of chelating agents such as DMPS or EDTA. EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetra-acetic Acid) removes toxic heavy metals, mainly lead, as well as excessive metalic ions such as iron from the body, therefore cleansing the blood and improving circulatory and metabolic functions of the body. It has been shown that EDTA can effectively be used in the treatment of many cardiovascular and circulatory diseases such as carotid artery disease, atherosclerosis, venous stasis disorders, cerebral vascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, as well as other degenerative disease such as multiple scelorosis, alzheimer's disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune disorders. DMPS is a sulfur based compound mainly used for removal of mercury, however it does have an effect on the removal of other heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic and cadmium.

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