Cypress Pillar Healing Arts

Cypress Pillar Healing Arts Cypress Pillar Healing Arts approaches a rebuilding of self using a multi-modal approach: Body, Mind, & Spirit are all nurtured.

Heal yourself using medicinal techniques, diet, meditation, martial arts & tai chi, dance, visual art, music, and more! Somewhere along the line, Cypress Pillar founders Brian and Misha decided life could be about joy and love. This decision was made, when all good things happen, riding together on a bus bumping along and dreaming. But, really, wouldn't it be amazing to wake up every morning pain free, strong, loving your *self?* How incredible to look forward to a long life filled with wonder and adventure, to know what to eat, to laugh, and to be stress free. Well, why couldn't we all live like that? We all have a bit of healing to do, and we can work together to move through it. Whether you're suffering from pain, stress, or body image issues, Cypress Pillar Healing Arts is passionate about creating a healing journey that is right for YOU. Misha and Brian believe that health should be accessible to all and offer our services at affordable prices. At our healing arts center you can enjoy acupuncture, massage, herbalism, Reiki and traditional Shamanic healing. Dr. Brian and Misha are the core of Cypress Pillar, and partner with a variety of skilled healers to bring these services to the community. We also offer small, intimate classes with one on one attention from our experienced facilitators and empower you to continue learning when you leave the classroom, too. Sensei Brian - Dr. Brian Nell holds a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and offers acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, and traditional Chinese massage. He specializes in injury recovery, sports injury, stress, anxiety, and depression as well as elder care. He is a fourth degree blackbelt in Pangai Noon kung fu, certified Tai Chi instructor, tea master, graphic designer, woodworker, computer animator, and generally adventuresome guy. Dr. Brian offers courses in a number of different healing arts and is known for his gentle yet charismatic teaching style. Misha - Misha Nell is a Clinical Herbalist, Reiki Master, Shaman and Intuitive Tarot Reader. She believes in helping people become healthy through a balancing of both the physical and spirit and is honored to assist folks seeking to work on this goal. Misha is a Master Teacher for Global Caravan Tribal Bellydance, a certified Master Naturalist and nature guide, reptile wrangler, mermaid, and founder of the dance troupes ShimmyBOOM, Caravan Project Sarasota, and PURE Sarasota. With over 20 years of teaching experience and a Master's degree in education, this award-winning instructor delights in creating dynamic programming to suit her audience's interests and needs.

01/12/2026

Have you spotted any cool birds at the Happy Duck Pond at Cypress? Here’s our resident Nature Goddess to tell you all about some of our regulars.

How incredible is it that we have such beautiful wildlife so close? People love our space and so do the critters!

Have you seen 🦆🐦‍⬛🦅at our pond? Let us know who you have spotted in the comments.

Misha's Next Session of Bellydance Classes begin this week!Misha shares: Would you like to find a community of supportiv...
01/06/2026

Misha's Next Session of Bellydance Classes begin this week!

Misha shares: Would you like to find a community of supportive women, combined with an opportunity to feel like a queen in your own body? Come join me to Bellydance! And find the joy in your body!

I have done many styles of Bellydance and they are all beautiful! But this style, Global Caravan, is my heart's home. I especially love it because it is a group format, and that means that we get to make friends and dance with other people, sharing the dance in a way that echoes centuries of movement. This dance has given me a beautiful sisterhood all over the world, and I love to share this connection and community as we all move together to create art in the moment.

In these classes, I will teach you technique, proper form, and dance vocabulary… But you will also learn how to feel and celebrate your body, how to move it, and just be in wonder at this incredible vessel in which you live. You will also build confidence in yourself as you learn to work with a group, and discover that you are capable, strong, and powerful!

My next series for beginners is a mixed level class that begins this coming Thursday at 6:30 PM. We will be live in person at my studio in Sarasota or you can join us virtually via Zoom from anywhere in the world! Come join me, and discover the joy and Dance!

Grab your tickets and transform your life with dance!
https://buytickets.at/cypresspillarhealingarts/2008068

01/05/2026

checking in with us today to share how she blends customer flower essence formulas for her clients.

Flower essences are Misha’s favorite way to gently address mental and emotional traumas and challenges. They are great for any age and any pre existing conditions…they’re an amazing way to work directly with the plant allies without worrying about most counter indications.

Want to work with the magic of the flowers?

Comment with your fav 🌺🌸🌹🌼🪻🌻🪷🌷
Flower emoji and we will send you a coupon for $10 off Misha’s 30 min flower essence session (normally $50 - $40 with discount in person or virtual / virtual clients pay extra for shipping). Offer expires 3/31/26. Subject to availability.

01/04/2026

Today we are kicking off our 2026 Ikebana classes with and is excited!

Check out his clever recycling of an old bucket, a strap, and some cord to create a marvelous ikebana harvesting bag!

At Cypress we love giving things new life to help reduce our impact on the land. Dr. Brian’s renowned for his creativity and building skills and we love sharing his ideas here too to help inspire folks!

Stay tuned for our next Beginner Ikebana classes with coming this spring!

01/02/2026

We thought you might like a little smile for your second day of 2026. So here’s a little sneak peek of a blooper with and captured while filming marketing for their upcoming Intro to Martial Arts

in all seriousness, these two men are amazing teachers and fighters too. We would love to invite you to come join us and kick off the new year and the entire month of January exploring the amazing world of martial arts.

No matter what your level, you are welcome in our dojo. And this is a great time to explore different styles of martial art arts especially if you’ve always been curious about different types.

While this is intended to be a four week course, if you need to miss one or two you can although we would love to see you at all of them.

Come get moving with us, try try something new for the new year,, and discover how great it can feel to move your body. Only in person, and only at Cypress Pillar Healing Arts!

12/30/2025

Kick off the New Year with kicking and punching!

Our martial arts experts here at Cypress Pillar Healing Arts are offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to get an intro into everything martial arts! For four Saturdays in January, you will have the opportunity to study with these dedicated and talented warriors.

Open to all levels and ages, this is a marvelous way to get insight into multiple different styles of martial art arts. Each weekend, you will explore a different martial art arts theme and learn practical applications of the fighting forms.

No experience? No problem! This class is absolutely intended for people who have never done it before and who would like to try it out.

Come join us in the dojo for Saturdays in January, and discover what a transformational experience participating in the martial arts can make in your life!

Hosted by Shihan and Shihan Only at Cypress!

12/29/2025

🌿January Workshops & Special Events❄️

We are kicking off 2026 with a robust selection of unique classes and workshops!

This coming month we are excited to offer new opportunities including:
❄️ Usui Reiki Level 1 certification
❄️Intro to Martial Arts
❄️FREE Clone Club Women’s Circle for peri & menopausal women

in addition, we have favorites like our monthly full ceremony with , tea & tarot with and ikebana study with

Each special event is presented by a knowledgeable and certified instructor. Our teachers don’t just talk to talk, they won’t the walk too, drawing from years of experience in their fields.

Check out the link in our bio to sign up and join us! Let 2026 be a year of learning and try something new!

12/28/2025

Ta Chiu 2025 ! 🔥💖🐎

What a marvelous evening of community and connection!

We gathered together to share food, good company, and all of our dreams and well wishes for the year ahead!

The horse burned beautifully this year, much to the delight of Cypress family near and far.

To those of you who came in person, and those of you who joined us from many miles away, we thank you for being part of our tribe.

May the new year be blessed and beautiful for us all!

Our annual end of the year celebration is on for tonight! Join for this end of the year tradition. On December 27 we ce...
12/27/2025

Our annual end of the year celebration is on for tonight!

Join for this end of the year tradition.
On December 27 we celebrate this Taoist holiday. This is our 17th year! Every year, Brian creates a paper horse that we will burn to carry our well wishes up to the heavens. We invite all of our friends and family, our beloved Cypress, pillar tribe, to join us and write list of names of all of those you wish to be blessed. We will put them in the horses basket and then Brian will lead us through a short ritual to give the horse to the fire and let our prayers reach the heavens.

You can join us in person at Cypress starting at 6:30 pm or virtually online via Zoom from anywhere in the world! (DM us or drop a 🔥in the comments for the zoom link)

If you want to join us virtually, you have until 4 PM to send us your list of names so that Misha can get them ready for the horse!

and if you’re joining us in person, please feel free to bring a snack or your holiday leftovers to share.

This is a beautiful low-key, community based offering that we love sharing with our friends and family. This is a beautiful way to close out the year with offerings of gratitude and prayers for all of the blessings we wish to receive.

#2026

12/19/2025

Coming this Saturday Dec 20!

We are excited to share our brand new series, Super Hero Skill!

Kicking off the series with wrist rockets, or slingshots, we will have a one hour class to teach you how to aim, fire, target and shoot these fabulously simple yet effective projectile tools.

This is a fun way to get to learn a new skill and just blow off some steam during this holiday season. Our certified instructors will teach you how to work with this tool and you’ll have a lot of fun playing!

Take a break from the busy holiday season and just have a blast with us!

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1940 Northgate Boulevard Suite B2
Sarasota, FL
34234

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm

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Somewhere along the line, Cypress Pillar founders Brian and Misha decided life could be about joy and love. This decision was made, when all good things happen, riding together on a bus bumping along and dreaming. But, really, wouldn't it be amazing to wake up every morning pain free, strong, loving your *self?* How incredible to look forward to a long life filled with wonder and adventure, to know what to eat, to laugh, and to be stress free. Well, why couldn't we all live like that? We all have a bit of healing to do, and we can work together to move through it. Whether you're suffering from pain, stress, or body image issues, Cypress Pillar Healing Arts is passionate about creating a healing journey that is right for YOU. Misha and Brian believe that health should be accessible to all and offer our services at affordable prices. We offer small, intimate classes with one on one attention from our experienced facilitators and empower you to continue learning when you leave the classroom, too. In addition to classes, look for our services to grow as Brian completes his Doctorate of Oriental Medicine. Sensei Brian - Brian Nell is a fourth degree blackbelt in Pangai Noon kung fu, certified Tai Chi instructor, tea master, graphic designer, woodworker, computer animator, and generally adventuresome guy. Currently studying oriental medicine, Brian offers courses in a number of different healing arts and is known for his gentle yet charismatic teaching style. Misha - Misha Nell is a bellydancer certified in multiple styles, kimono enthusiast, pilates and yoga devote, certified Master Naturalist and nature guide, reptile wrangler, mermaid, and founder of the dance troupe PURE Sarasota. With over 20 years of teaching experience and a Master's degree in education, this award-winning instructor delights in creating dynamic programming to suit her audience's interests and needs.