The Well for Integrative Medicine

08/04/2022

Valerie Courville , Acupuncturist and Massage Therapist, recently moved her long term practice to the Well .
Valerie is passionate about giving treatments that are clinically effective as well as very enjoyable to experience .
Often combining massage techniques with gentle Japanese style acupuncture , you leave her treatment table feeling transformed .

She studied acupuncture for many years and specializes in Japanese traditions that use very gentle needling techniques and are highly individualized to meet the specific needs of each person .

She has been a teacher and mentor in both Acupuncture and Massage for many years .

Valerie often works with people who have never had acupuncture before , with children , adolescents and adults of all ages , supporting woman’s health issues , musculoskeletal issues , headaches , sinus and allergies problems , immune health concerns and more .
Her treatments are excellent for reducing stress , supporting balance during hard life transitions , healing chronic or acute injuries , reducing pain , and offering support during cancer treatment .

Valerie also offers massage sessions , (without acupuncture ) where she combines techniques from her trainings in Swedish massage , Shiatsu , Tui na , medical massage , orthopedic massage , Thai massage , and hot stone massage .

Valerie’s acupuncture sessions often include massage, cupping techniques , moxa , advice on self care massage , breathing techniques , nutrition and herbs .

Valerie has a passion for growing plants for food and for medicine , and sharing with others how to make your own oils, teas and tinctures from your garden , or on your foraging walks .

She recently moved to Gloucester and you may find her out with her two dogs on the trails!

valeriecourville.com

07/19/2022

Jenny Rangan Massage Therapy, Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy. Jenny Rangan has a BA in Fine Arts and an MA in Counseling. Trained in Santa Fe, NM, she has been a licensed massage therapist since 1991, a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner since 1999, and has attended scores of workshops in somatic therapies, creative expressive arts, yoga, movement and meditation. She recently completed a 3 year training in Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy and is currently getting an MA in Art Therapy.
Jenny on her practice: “As a Practitioner, I find touching the body to be both sacred and profound. It is an incredible honor to be in the presence of another’s journey. In my more than twenty five years of study and practice, I have been privileged to touch tens of thousands of people and, reciprocally, my heart has been touched each time. For this I am deeply grateful.

It is my commitment to continually refine my capacity for clear, compassionate and skillful witnessing in order to support and nurture authenticity, empowerment, wholeness, creativity and connection to the wisdom of the body.”

07/14/2022

Steve Lacey provides sound healing sessions, which can be one on one, for couples, in small groups or accompanying a yoga class. Steve is a certified sound bowl practitioner of the Singing bowl and Sound Institute of New York. His bowls are hand made by Tibetan monks of the Shakya clan. These bowls are one of a kind and are 80 to 200 years old.

A sound bath is a form of meditation in which a person or group experiences sound waves generated by bells, chimes, gongs or singing bowls. Those who find difficulty relaxing their minds in meditations are able to find stillness in sound baths that they have not experienced before.

Based on ancient healing techniques, vibrations of sound work on a cellular level to recalibrate the mind, body and spirit. These healing frequencies stimulate alpha and theta brain wave frequencies, balance the hemispheres of the brain and promote a sense of ease and inner peace. In addition to relief from chronic pain and migraines, benefits of sound bath include improved sleep, reduced stress and anxiety, as well as a renewed sense of well being, calm and happiness.

06/28/2022

Elizabeth McLindon, Massage Therapy & Reiki
Certified in 1993, Elizabeth has an eclectic approach, integrating Eastern and Western traditions into a customized session. Her customized therapeutic massage sessions reflect the needs and requests of the individual client.

In addition to being a Massage Therapist, Elizabeth is a Reiki Master & meditation teacher, she works from the heart chakra, and there is deep relaxation in all her treatments, even when doing deeper work. Her aim is to achieve maximum relaxation, flexibility, range of motion, and pain relief for and with the client. Although she was trained in Reiki in 1993 and has used it in all treatments since then, she became a Reiki Master in 2016. She now also offers freestanding Reiki sessions.

Her bodywork trainings include deep tissue and Swedish massage, trigger point, cranio-sacral therapy, reflexology, myofascial release, structural integration, pre- and post-natal massage, and chair massage.

Her energy work trainings include Reiki (Master level), qi gong, and Zero Balancing. Her private practice is Elizabeth McLindon Therapeutic Massage, Reiki & Meditation at The Well for Integrative Medicine, 3A Pond Road, Gloucester.

06/15/2022

NEW PRACTITIONERS & OFFERINGS AT THE WELL!
Kara Trott, LMT - Shiatsu, cupping, Reiki, Mediumship, Hot Bamboo Massage
Kara is excited to launch her practice at The Well after practicing in Salem, MA for the past year. Kara has integrated ancient indigenous techniques into a modern fusion of spiritual, mental and physical healing by offering Shiatsu, Bamboo Fusion, Cupping and Neuromuscular techniques.

Kara is also a spiritual intuit and medium, uncovering deep insight into the emotional and mental origins of physical pain. Sessions for spiritual mediumship can be booked separately.

Shiatsu Fusion is done on a supportive floor cushion that gives opportunity for strategized stretching and deeper effleurage strokes. Shiatsu is the application of finger pressure to various Qi points or channels in the body, focusing on the joints and fascia to release deep and long-held stress.

Hot Bamboo Fusion incorporates the use of hot sticks to pull fascia layers and deeply stretch muscles. The ends of the bamboo sticks are applied to release trigger points.

Cupping techniques include strategic placing of plexiglass cups. The suction encourages blood flow and relieves muscle tension.

Neuromuscular technique is the application of pressure to the "trigger points" of the body to reduce pain. Kara blends all or some of each modality into her treatments, depending on the client's needs.

Whether you desire relaxation, Deep Tissue, or work on long term injuries or trauma, she is able to meet you where you are on your journey.

03/23/2020

We are temporarily closed and unable to offer appointments due to the outbreak of COVID-19. We are watching developments closely and will be open again as soon as we have the OK from the Gloucester Board of Health. Stay well. We look forward to getting back to serving our community as soon as possible!

12/06/2018

This Elf knows how to make it through the holiday season

01/27/2018

This Weekend in the Studio

- Don't forget to share with us once a week your favorite classes, teachers, moments in the studio. You can post on social media and check in to Treetop Yoga, or you can send an email to info@treetopyoga.com. You can also review us on Facebook, Yelp, TripAdvisor, or GoogleMaps.

10/12/2017

10/03/2017

Check out this article about TreetopYoga and its co-owner, The Well for Integrative Medicine's own Rebecca Wallace!

Today we’d like to introduce you to Rebecca Wallace. Treetop Yoga began in 2008 in a small, 500 square foot room in the “Treetop Room” of a local office building. Initially it was the vision of a local and acupuncturist/yoga instructor, Rebecca, and chiropractor, Nicole Andrade, who teamed up to att...

09/12/2017

This journey is so much more then I ever could have hoped for in my life. Six months ago a friend had me join her for my first class at Treetop...

07/18/2017

So proud to be part of this wonderful community. Awesome job Treetop instructor Megan Ghirardi!

Awesome Gloucester is proud to announce that Megan Ghirardi is its 46th recipient of the $1000 micro-grant! Megan expressed her desire to run a low-cost 12 week yoga series at Treetop Studio in Gloucester for recovering addicts in 12 step programs. Congratulations, Megan!

06/30/2017

Great fundraising event at Treetop tomorrow, after a day of FREE classes! If you can't attend the event, donate during one of the classes during the day!

Two events this weekend will help a nonprofit group buy trash skimmers for Gloucester Harbor and move toward its goal of raising $14,500 for the project.