Karlta Zarley, RN, CHTP

A branch of ancient Chinese medicine that treats many conditions including diseases, drug or alcohol addiction, and sinus problems by stimulation of needles to directly manipulate a network along 12 major pathways or energetic meridians, connecting specific internal organs with energetic points on the network. Acupuncture regulates, or disperses Chi, the vital life energy that animates all living organisms, and results in a correcting and rebalancing of Chi to relieve pain and restore health.

A comprehensive system for assessing, identifying, and treating the psychoenergetic effects of energy toxins.

A variety of ancient and modern therapeutic methods, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, heat therapy, and nutritional and lifestyle counseling-that treat a broad range of chronic and acute illnesses.

The therapeutic use of various forms of color and light for physical, emotional, and spiritual benefit to the human body.

Gentle manipulation of the brain, spinal cord, bones of the skull, sacrum and interconnected membranes--to correct misalignments and distortions in the structure and function of the craniosacral mechanism that surrounds the central nervous system. It is great for chronic issues that haven’t responded to prior techniques.

A technique of applying suction over selected points or zones in the body. A vacuum is created by warming the air in a jar of bamboo or glass and overturning it onto the body to disperse areas of local congestion. This therapy is used in the treatment of arthritis, bronchitis, and sprains, among other ailments.

A form of alternative therapy that purports to manipulate the body's energy field by tapping on acupuncture points while a specific issue, symptom or memory is focused on, in order to alleviate an emotional or physical problem.

One of the touch therapies that uses a variety of techniques to re-pattern and align the biofield, allowing the innate healing process to occur. Healing touch is an energy-based, therapeutic approach to healing and uses touch to influence the energy system thus affecting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.

Employs parts of plants (seed, stem, flowers, root, bark, leaf) for the relief of conditions, ailments, or complaints; the earliest known form of medicine.

A future-focused practice with the aim of helping clients determine and achieve personal goals. Life coaches select from among several methods to help clients set and reach goals.

Systematic, therapeutic stroking, rubbing, or kneading of the skin and underlying muscle and other soft tissue of the recipient for the purpose of physical and psychological relaxation, improvement of circulation, relief of sore muscles, and other therapeutic effects.

A bio-individual, personalized approach to balance body chemistry to achieve optimal wellness. Nutritional Therapy includes specific dietary guidelines, lifestyle recommendations and if needed, supplement plans.

A synthesis of ancient Eastern and alternative medicine health care ideas, centered on the concept of a human energy field. Using touch, verbal interaction, exercise, nutrition and other methods, practitioners of polarity therapy seek to balance and restore the natural flow of energy through and around the body.

An intentional interpersonal relationship aims to increase the individual's sense of their own well-being. Psychotherapists employ a range of techniques based on experiential relationship building, dialogue, communication, and behavior changes that are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient or to improve group relationships (such as in a family).

An Eastern touch therapy in which the practitioner systematically uses light hand placement in one of 12 positions on the recipient's body to balance and direct healing energy to those sites.

A variety of visual techniques are used to treat disease based on inducing relaxation in the patient who actually wills away his disease. Also known as guided imagery.