Mosaic

Sama-Sama Community Acupuncture Sessions at MOSAIC

In the Filipino language (“Tagalog”) Sama-Sama means together-together. This statement reflects the intention of our community acupuncture sessions. Acupuncture itself is a system of healing that focuses on the whole person: mind, body, & spirit. Physical healing and internal harmony can be cultivated together as a community through care, compassion, and respect.

Our Sama-Sama Acupuncture sessions at MOSAIC provide you with access to affordable acupuncture treatment that is enhanced by the company of others. We combine acupuncture with the relaxation of Savasana to help rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit. Our Sama-Sama Acupuncture sessions are a great way to introduce yourself to acupuncture in a safe and comfortable environment.

Schedule and Treatment
Sama-Sama Acupuncture sessions are held at Mosaic Yoga with each session lasting about 30 – 60 minutes. Patients bring their own yoga mat and set up their space as they feel makes them comfortable. Each patient receives the same treatment called the NADA Protocol (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association). This protocol of 5 needles inserted in specific points in the ear yield a wide range of health benefits. These acupuncture sessions can help you:

• manage stress better
• lose weight
• reduce food cravings
• quit smoking
• sleep better
• lower your blood pressure
• feel more energetic and optimistic
• overcome addictions, and
• alleviate the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

For each session:

• Please bring your own yoga mat.
• Dress comfortably and bring a blanket to keep warm if you tend to get cold.
• Be sure to have eaten at least 1-2 hours before.
• Please arrive on-time, but should you arrive late, please quietly set up your space.
• The fee is $20 per person.
• Walk-ins are welcome--but space is limited, so please email or call ahead to guarantee your spot.

For more information, please contact Lesley Custodio at lesley@feelwellacupuncture.com or 775.220.2008.
Lesley Custodio, L.Ac., O.M.D.

Shakti
In an effort of support, MOSAIC provides complimentary yoga classes to the Shakti staff and the women in their recovery program. Shakti Rising is a non-profit, social change organization located in Golden Hill. Their work transforms the lives of women, girls, and the larger community. Shakti cultivates the health and emerging leadership of women and girls, ultimately empowering them to utilize their personal transformation as a catalyst for positive change in their families and communities. This creates gradual cultural change that supports sustainable, cooperative, healthy societies.

Jim Cahill, BCB
Board Certified Biofeedback Therapist
Developer, Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback Therapy™

Jim Cahill is a dynamic international speaker, scientist and front-line medical clinician who has developed a unique synthesis of modern science and ancient mindfulness practices from the Indo-Tibetan tradition, called Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback Therapy™. Jim conducted human brain research at the prestigious Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, and has edited over 1,000 articles for peer reviewed journals in medicine and basic science. In contemplative science, he is tutored by former Buddhist monk and scholar B. Alan Wallace, translator for H.H. the Dalai Lama, and is actively engaged in studies at the interface of neuropsychology and traditional mindfulness practices. His forthcoming book, with Wallace, Open Heart, Clear Mind, documents the most scientifically rigorous study of meditation ever conducted, with participation of Nobel laureate scientist Elizabeth Blackburn. This study, The Shamatha Project, confirmed a wide range of known benefits of meditation, and was the first to report actual genetic changes following intensive meditation practice. Jim is on the Board of Directors of the Biofeedback Society of California and edits the society journal, reporting on methods of self-regulating deep aspects of the nervous system that were once thought to be beyond voluntary control. He is in private practice at the Scripps/XiMED Medical Center, La Jolla, where he treats chronic pain, anxiety, headache, insomnia, hypertension, IBS, and a wide range of other illnesses related to stress, both physical and mental.

Learn more, see videos: www.cahillmindbody.com

Symmetry
Symmetry is a patented, physics-based program, which specifically focuses on pain relief through postural re-alignment. Symmetry separates itself from other programs not just by the uniqueness of the exercises themselves, but more importantly by the use of the Palpation Meter, a tool which objectively measures your specific misalignments. Through Symmetry's patented software program, these measurements are calculated three-dimensionally to determine the specific stretching/strengthening positions required to correct those misalignments.

Symmetry, unlike most programs, can explain exactly how you came to have the issues you are experiencing and exactly how to resolve them. It is not generalized based on your symptoms; instead it's an objective evaluation of your posture, followed by a personalized routine that creates a long lasting effect versus a short-term fix. YOU get to heal yourself-a novel concept.