Blog: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Health
Meditation & Beyond: Inner Space Techniques
Beyond Meditation: Inner Space Techniques can be cathartic and tremendously healing. The techniques are deep nd powerful and allow you to access the unconscious parts of your psyche, and to get to know your true self beyond the level of the mind.
Natasha Bacca
Natasha Bacca, certified Reiki Master. Reiki is a Japanese energy-based technique for stress reduction and relaxation, which promotes healing by restoring the flow of balance on all levels: body, mind, and spirit.
Facial acupuncture: the stories we hold on our faces
The stories we hold, our life’s experiences can be carried in and on our bodies and on our faces. Aging is beautiful, and a unique process for us each to embrace. Each line, each mark, every scar, expresses a moment/ time of our life. Yet we can be our own hardest critics, and find fault, and loss in our changing faces.
New Service: Facial Acupuncture with Dana Schwartz, LAc
Facial acupuncture in Bend, OR is now available at Wise Mountain Medicine. Dana Schwartz, LAc offers acupuncture facial treatments to boost collagen, lift and tighten facial muscles and reduce wrinkles. All while treating root underlying health concerns.
Dana Schwartz
Dana Schwartz L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, massage therapist, AromaTouch instructor, and essential oil educator. While she comes from a family of allopathic medical doctors, Dana decided to study and practice medicine that is connected by its roots to nature’s wisdom, with science as its ally. Her love of nature is woven into her wonderment of life in her sessions.
Dr. Andy Kelch
Dr. Kelch is a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine who incorporates craniosacral therapy. His speciality is sports medicine acupuncture, chronic pain, and recovery from injuries or surgery. Patients find his gentle nature calming, and his treatments help improve their quality of life. As an avid snowboarder and mountain biker, he loves being able to help his patients recover so they can play more outdoors.
The meaning and philosophy behind Wise Mountain
The ‘wisdom’ in the name Wise Mountain Medicine refers not to our medical knowledge, but to the inherent wisdom that we as human beings tap into whenever we go to the mountains. Mountains invoke inspiration, stillness, clarity, purity, longevity, expanding awareness, and the process of ascending a spiritual path. These qualities are at the core of our philosophy as health care providers and business owners.
Winter Special
It’s cold outside! Get warm with 50% off infrared sauna all winter long. It’s yet another perk of being a patient at Wise Mountain Medicine!
The Benefits of Infrared Sauna
Scientific evidence suggests that regular sauna bathing can have profound physiological effects and health benefits. Wise Mountain Medicine has a 50% off seasonal offer for private infra-red sauna sessions this holiday season.
Pregnancy Heartburn
Heartburn during pregnancy is normal, and avoidable, with acupuncture, homeopathy, and lifestyle changes. Here are some tips to avoid heartburn when you have a bun in the oven.
Moxibustion 101
Many people have heard of acupuncture, but most don’t know much about the immunity boosting and pain relieving effects of moxibustion (moxa for short). Moxa has been described lovingly as ‘acupuncture’s slightly older, orphaned sibling’. Moxa is scientifically shown to increase white blood cell and red blood cell counts. Moxa emits infrared therapy which can decrease muscle and joint pain.
Classical Chinese Medicine
Welcome to the world of Chinese herbs! When you take a Chinese medicinal formula, you are utilizing ancient wisdom for modern health. Chinese herbal formulas are made up of natural, sustainably sourced, carefully prepared ingredients, primarily from plants, but sometimes include animal and mineral ingredients.
When Andy Met Kat
Kat Lui and Dr. Andy Kelch, founders of Wise Mountain Medicine, cemented their trust in each other during a 14-mile smoke filled trek of a lifetime as they were dangerously caught between the Eagle Creek and Indian Creek fires that burned over 48,000 acres of the Columbia river gorge.