Ayurvedic Bodywork Center: reclaim your birthright to be healthy

Marina Lando — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:07:17 +0000

Gin Brunssen

Ayurveda is a 5,000 (yes, five thousand) year old life science and wellness tradition. Ayu – means life, Veda means science.

“The philosophy of Ayurveda is simple: we all, without exceptions, have the birthright to be healthy. Nobody should ever have less than a vibrant healthy life.” – explains Gin Brunssen, BS, LMBT, the founder of Ayurvedic Bodywork Center in Raleigh, NC.

Talking to an Ayurveda practitioner is sometimes absolutely puzzling for a first comer. As somebody once put it: “You come with a health problem, answer questions for an hour, and leave with the shopping list and a schedule”.

Ayurveda is a lifestyle in which appropriate food, regular exercises, and massages keep your body in the best working condition.

Gin is trained in Ayurvedic and Neuromuscular massage, Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy massage, and Rossiter Technique.

She never dreamed of becoming a massage therapist or learning about Ayurveda. She earned her Bachelor of Science in the field of Human Development and Family Studies in 1999 and for a while worked with children and teenagers with special needs. But the stress level was too high and Gin started to think about changing career.

The desire of helping people made her choose a career in massage therapy. After graduating from the massage school in 2002 she spent a year working at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California learning Ayurveda.

It is easy to describe Ayurvedic massage as luxurious, detoxifying and total bliss. These ancient techniques use a lot of warmed herbalized oils and friction strokes to rejuvenate the tissues of the body, and induce the elimination of toxins.

“We choose different oils for different clients based on age honored traditions of Ayurveda. There are three body mind constitutions. First we seek to determine if imbalance exists within these constitutions. By applying oil and massage technique appropriate for a person’s constitution we correct imbalance and assist the body in healing itself.” – explains Gin Brunssen.

Ayurvedic Bodywork Center offers a wide selection of ancient Ayurvedic massage sessions from Gandharva (accompanied by the meditative sounds of the crystal bowl) and Marma therapy to Swedana, an herbal steam treatment.

Gin Brunssen, BS, LMBT is available for questions at:
(919) 609-3368

For more information about Ayurvedic Massage or to book your appointment online:
Ayurvedic Bodywork Center: http://www.ayubwc.com/treatments.html
3402 Hillsborough Street, Suite 106
Raleigh, NC, 27607

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Acupuncture Center of Cary provides gentle Japanese style acupuncture since 1996

Marina Lando — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:48:12 +0000

Bonnie Shwery, MA, L.Ac, became interested in acupuncture after receiving treatment in the early seventies. She started her studies in England, with its long established tradition of using alternative medicine, and acupuncture particularly. She graduated from England’s prominent acupuncture college, the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, in 1988. She also holds a diploma of Chinese Herbal Medicine from the London College of Chinese Herbal Medicine.

After returning home to the United States she had the opportunity to learn Japanese acupuncture with well-known acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto, who studied with many top acupuncture masters in Japan.

In 1995 Bonnie moved back to North Carolina, where she was born, and established Acupuncture Center of Cary with her husband Dr. Richard Shwery, OMD, L.Ac. (who has thirty years of experience).

The World Health Organization has established that acupuncture is effective against almost forty diseases, including those of gynecology, gastroenterology, urology and neurology.

“Japanese style acupuncture is somewhat different from the traditional Chinese methods. The acupuncture points are the same, though the location of some points is slightly different, and a few extra points are used,” said Bonnie Shwery, MA, L.Ac. “The main philosophy is to determine the organ that is not functioning properly, and to improve the whole system to bring the affected organ into balance. Japanese needles are also thinner and the insertion technique is gentler and more comfortable.”

“Diagnosing is also different,” she continued. “In the Japanese system we use abdominal palpation to determine the tender points that show patterns of disharmony in the body. And then we use needles to bring the body back into harmony”.

Bonnie, who has been practicing acupuncture for twenty-one years, has helped a lot of people with chronic conditions regain their health and feel better. After the initial course of weekly treatments, some of her patients continue to come, but less frequently, such as every two months or on an as-needed basis for seasonal problems, or as a ‘tune-up.’ Expect your first visit to last up to two hours and the following visits for about an hour.

Many people come to get relief from pain and inflammation, including back pain and arthritis. Acupuncture can help regulate most body processes, such as:

* blood pressure (hypertension and hypotension),
* digestion,
* gynecological problems,
* fertility and morning sickness,
* anxiety.

It reduces sinus congestion, lessens allergic reactions and reduces stress and insomnia to name a few more. Some diseases, like blood sugar problems, can be treated in the very early stages at the acupuncturist’s office before it develops into a full-blown medical condition.

With the combined experience of more than fifty years the husband-wife team at Acupuncture Center of Cary offers alternative ways of treatment and prevention to the growing Triangle community.

They can be reached at:
Acupuncture Center of Cary
http://www.acupuncturecenterofcary.com
875 Walnut Street, Suite 320
Cary, NC, 27511
Telephone (919) 461-0730

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Ayurvedic Bodywork Center: reclaim your birthright to be healthy

Acupuncture Center of Cary provides gentle Japanese style acupuncture since 1996