Practitioners:

Amy Branum, Certified Clinical Herbalist

The creator of Savoir Herbal Products she has always had a love for the amazing workings of life, nature, and plants. In 1997, Amy moved to Asheville to complete earn her biology degree at University of North Carolina at Asheville. In 1999 she continued to nourish her love of herbs by enrolling at Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism. There she completed the fundamentals of Herbalism, Traditional Herbalism, and Clinical Herbalism Certification courses. Amy offers her knowledge of the plant world through private consultations and custom herbal remedies. She often includes the powerful energetic healing of flower essence formulas to her clients.

Adeha Feustel, LMBT

Adeha Feustel uses deep tissue bodywork and gentle myofascial release, identifying and freeing areas of chronic, re-establishing lost flexibility and restoring the buoyant upright posture that will bless your older years. Take advantage of her extensive sustainable health research to find new directions for your old health challenges.

CoreyPine Shane, Clinical Herbalist

CoreyPine offers holistic consultations incorporating Chinese and Eclectic traditions alongside the insights of modern medicine. In Holistic Herbal Medicine, we don't just treat the disease, we treat the person who has the disease. More than simply relieving symptoms, Holistic Herbal Medicine is about looking at the whole person to find a pattern of imbalance, and treating that root cause. This clinical evaluation determines individual areas of strength and deficiency. By working on this level, a sense of wholeness and well-being can be achieved that is much greater than simply the lack of illness - the whole person is nourished and brought into balance. Instead of attacking disease, herbalists feed the person who has the disease so that their own natural, powerful defenses can come to the fore.

Consultations are $90 for an initial hour and a half consultation, and $60 for follow-up visits. ASHH students get a 25% discount during their enrollment. In the interest of making health care affordable to all, sliding scale or barter opportunities are available. Call him at 828-275-6221 to schedule or e-mail Director@BlueRidgeSchool.org

Theta Michele Drivon, Certified Alexander Technique Teacher

A proven self-care method, the Alexander Technique is a set of skills that you learn to relieve pain, prevent injury and enhance performance. In a course of lessons, an Alexander Technique teacher leads you through a practical process in which you learn to release muscular tension and restore your body's original poise. You develop greater awareness of limiting movement habits, and learn to release compression to move with ease and expansion. As you address your entire body — not just segments — you learn to improve your overall functioning, enhancing the benefits of bodywork and fitness practices.

Theta Michele Drivon is certified by the American Society for the Alexander Technique (www.amsat.ws), meeting international standards for teacher training (1600 hours over 3 years). She teaches group classes, private and semi-private lessons in West Asheville, NC. 828-712-2804; www.altMD.com/Specialists/C onsciousAlignment