Services

We offer:
Chiropractic adjustments

Our unique approach is very popular in our community. We have studied many low force techniques in chiropractic and also utilize some of the more traditional chiropractic adjustments. In case you are familiar with technique names, here are some of the techniques we have studied over the years: Network, BGI, SOT, Activator, Thompson, Full Spine. We adjust new born babies, 100 year old patients and competitive athletes, each with specific spinal needs and challenges. If you have a specific need, please call the office to have your questions answered. 978.448.WELL (9355)

Wellness Classes

In our office we offer a Spinal Care Workshop every first and third Tuesday of the month. On the second Tuesday, we offer a Better Breathing Class. These classes are free and open to the public. Please call to reserve your space: 978.448.WELL. (9355)

Spinal Care Workshop and Complimentary Dinner
First and Third Tuesday of the Month
6:30 pm

Are you new to chiropractic care, or have you been in care for awhile and need some tips on spinal self-care? One of the most important things you can do as part of your care plan is to attend the Spinal Care Workshop.

In the Basic Care: Spinal Care Workshop, you will learn good habits about the do’s and don’ts of spinal care, while enjoying a healthy dinner on us! Sign up at the front desk!

Better Breathing Workshop
Second Tuesday of the Month
6:30 pm

This workshop deepens and advances the work done in our office. When you breathe freely, you pump cerebrospinal fluid up and down the spine and around the brain, providing shock absorption and nutrients to your brain and nerve tissue.

So many of us do not breathe fully and easily and we don’t even know it. In this class we will teach you simple exercises that increase your body’s ability to breathe, be more flexible and adaptable, and heal more quickly.

We also offer workshops through our Corporate and Community Outreach Programs. Please see a list of our offered classes here.

Onsite Massage

Solas Therapeutic Massage
Sheila Checchi, LMT
www.solastherapeuticmassage.com

Yoga Classes

Wednesdays, Fridays
6:00 – 7:15pm
Sundays 9 – 10:30am
10 class card $120,
drop-in rate $14/class

The classes are geared for all fitness levels, modifications being provided for beginners as well as for more advanced students. Pranavayu-inspired yoga is being taught by Anne Dries, who is an Exercise Physiologist, Personal Trainer and Certified Yoga Instructor. Due to limited space there will be a maximum of 10 students per class. Please register by contacting Anne at driesa@verizon.net. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to class to take care of payment with instructor. Please bring a yoga mat and water.

WHY YOGA ?

With so many options for healthy exercise, how does yoga compare? Is it the latest fad or is it here to stay? Isn’t it simply just stretching, and how would that alone help me get in shape, feel better and lose weight? I’ve never taken a yoga class before, and I don’t know the names of the poses, can I still take a class?

Yoga is one of the most powerful tools to help transform one’s body, mind and spirit. There is nothing like yoga for it’s completeness. Yoga builds superior strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and brain power. The postures, or asanas, that are employed in yoga classes are designed to build strength, using our own body weight as resistance. Flexibility is increased when holding stretches after warming muscles. In a very short time we notice significant gains in flexibility, which helps many students conquer pain that occurs with sitting, driving or simply from years of poor posture. In addition, many students suffer from stress, insomnia or unhappiness. Yoga is a way to free the body and mind through mindful practice and guided meditation. Everyone wants to feel calmer and more peaceful but there are very few methods to do this other than yoga. Brain power is increased when we practice meditation. Studies show that when we use our brain in meditative contemplation we increase it’s grey matter. What other form of exercise can make this claim!

Yoga is for everyone, regardless of your level of fitness. It is said that students who are new to yoga gain the most from practicing. New students will tend to concentrate on learning new exercises, and leave the world to melt away during class. Sometimes advanced students can do exercises easily, but they are more likely to let their mind wander. It takes more practice to keep the mind in the present! But practice is what it’s all about. There is never a destination, only a journey. Fear not comparing yourself to others in a yoga class, it is about your own personal journey. You will be reminded to flow with your breath, focus on the present, and to focus inward. This helps even the most advanced practitioner, as we are constantly checking in with outward thoughts. In this way yoga will help strengthen your mental focus. By practicing the art of being in the present on the mat, we improve our ability to use these skills in our daily lives as well.

With so many students trying to lose weight, a mention of cortisol is in order. When our body is in distress it is believed that cortisol is released for up to two days! Cortisol helps our body hang on to fat, to help our natural body to survive in the most trying of situations. Practicing calming meditation is said to be highly effective in reducing cortisol levels, and therefore imperative to aid weight loss. Go figure, lying in shivasana at the end of a yoga class does as much as the same amount of time spent doing cardiovascular exercise!

For an hour or so a few times per week one can escape the worries, stresses and thoughts that plague our daily lives. We can learn to deal with the stresses of daily life more calmly. During this time we strengthen, stretch, breath deeply, lower cortisol levels and learn to calm our body and mind on and off the mat. What could be better than that?

“If, with the rope of mindfulness,
You bind firm the elephant of the mind,
You will let go of every fear
And find virtue close at hand”
ShantiDeva

Anne Dries is an exercise physiologist, personal trainer, yoga practitioner, and certified yoga instructor.