Every second Sunday of the month Harlem Chi hosts Brooklyn-based licensed massage therapist Lindai Loutun, who brings her specialized bodywork services to Harlem. When you book a 55-minute session with Lindai you may choose one of the following 3 treatments: Traditional Thai Yoga Massage Thai massage, also known as “Lazy Yoga” is a combination of stretching, pressing, palming, and other…
The West has finally begun to recognize what the East has known for thousands of years – the healing force of common whole foods. This is important, especially in light of the fact that most of chronic health problems in the US can attributed to improper diet and poor eating habits. Personal internal imbalances can be overcome through a variety…
Your practitioner will determine when it is appropriate to supplement your Acupuncture treatment with other Eastern therapeutic modalities such as cupping and moxibustion. Moxibustion Moxibustion is a form of heat therapy in which dried mugwort (Artemesia argyi or A.vlugaris) called "moxa" is burned on or very near the surface of the skin. The intention is to warm and invigorate the…
Often during your course of treatment your practitioner will find the need to prescribe herbal medicine. Chinese Herbal Medicine and acupuncture are complementary therapeutic modalities often used together in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions. Over thousands of years, Chinese herbology has evolved into an art form of its own. Ancient herbal information has been gathered, compiled, formulated,…
Your body makes its own medicine. Just as we often don’t use 100% of our brain or muscle capacity, in the same way, our body is often not using the full extent of its self-healing powers. Acupuncture stimulates these healing abilities, giving a surge to your reserves to allow your body to get the upper hand on your health…
