Natural Alternatives Center for Wellness

The Separation of Yin and Yang . . . I had every intention of blogging on a topic every week and at the very least, once a month.   Well it’s been well over a month, and March came in and out like a lion for me and my family as well. I can remember sitting in classes learning about Chinese Medicine and all of its wonders. The root of all things Chinese Medicine could be broken down into Yin and Yang, always intertwining as one waxes, the other wanes going on and on until death when Yin and Yang separate and that which exists changes forever. My maternal grandmother passed away on March 14 th , just before the Ides of March. She was 92 years young and I am certain that had she lived another 92 I would still feel like I did not have a long enough time with her in my life. She had a stroke on a Wednesday evening prior to her death and my Uncle found her early Thursday morning. It was a stroke doctors termed “massive and dense.”   If by some chance she awoke, she would never be the sam

In my nearly 20 years as a Health Care Practitioner, I have evolved and grown in terms of who I am, where I started, and where I saw my practice going a number of times. For some change meets resistance and at times this has been so for me. When I started out as a Massage Therapist, my first business name was "Arabesque Massage" chosen because from a very young age I fell in love with dance and dance I did (and still do). So the word Arabesque came from that love. Once I began to expand my vision, developing my dreams for the future, I changed the name of my business to Natural Alternatives. Then as I heard that term used more and more, the name evolved to Natural Alternatives to Well Being, and then further evolved to Natural Alternatives Center for Wellness. With the purchase of our center that the office calls home, building 2 was named The Sanctuary. My logos have changed over the years as well. At one point I had a Sun with a Moon inside of it. I then used the Chin

This was originally published in 2011 and updated in 2020. I have removed some of the original text as well as added some new information. Added information is in [brackets] Welcome to the  Natural Alternatives Center for Wellness  Blog! If you don't know me, I am [Dr] Stephanie Huth Lipnicki, [DACM], LAc - as you can see from the "about me" corner.  I decided to begin a blog to share information about health, wellness and other things I feel people might find helpful on their path to wellness. [This blog was started in 2011 and clearly not added to frequently enough]. [A great deal has changed since the intro was written. The following is a lengthy bio about who I am and what qualifies me as a specialist in my field.] I started in Massage School 20 years ago [okay it's 2020 and that means it is actually 30 YEARS] and thought my life was going in one direction towards my becoming a Physical Therapist. 20 years later [again 30 YEARS] and after logging many hours o