Practitioners

I find inspiration from all aspects of holistic healing.
I was raised in the Callicoon area, and in 2010, I received my degree in Massage Therapy from the University of Western States in Portland, Oregon. This laid a strong foundation in a therapeutic, western style of massage. This included deep tissue, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, sports massage, and injury & pain management.

Along with my knowledge of western massage, I have a deep appreciation and interest in eastern modalities and energetic healing. These studies includes yoga, qigong, traditional Thai massage, tuina, shiatsu, and Reiki.

I'm a graduate of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, where I received a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine in 2017. As an acupuncturist and herbalist, I'm able to treat a variety of conditions: ranging from musculoskeletal pain, mental-emotional issues, digestive issues, women and men's health, addiction/recovery, and more. My patients can expect to find a balance of deep relaxation, while also receiving focused and detailed therapeutic work on areas of concern or pain.

These studies help support my commitment to practice truly holistic therapies- enhancing and uplifting physical, mental and emotional states, while contributing to an overall sense of well-being.

Jason is currently In-Network with The United Healthcare Insurance Plan for acupuncture.

Contact: jason@riverfamilywellness.com

Jason Barnes

Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, Herbalist, Co-Owner of River Family Wellness

I grew up in these sweet hills, second child in a family of eight kids. Family snapshots often show me bouncing one of the babies on my hip or holding a pet, as nurturing came naturally. That nurturing inclination, plus a keen interest in health and a desire to work with my hands, found perfect expression when I studied massage therapy in 1986. Massage is such a basic and kind way of encouraging the body toward health. Not only did I love learning about anatomy and physiology in great detail, I was also introduced to the world of alternative healing which I’ve been exploring ever since. Homeopathy, which caught my attention soon after, remains the closest thing to magic that I know. Homeopathy can shift a person’s resonance at the deepest levels. Tiny white pills, highly diluted, touch inner dilemmas, freeing a person’s body and mind from expressing that conflict through physical symptoms and emotional strain. Yep, magic. Massage begins healing at the physical level, while homeopathy heals from the energetic level. My third offering, Japanese Acupuncture, addresses both elegantly. It treats our human selves as the microcosms of nature that we are. And acupuncture has so many awesome tools!

Nurture has grown into healing, and my wish for all, to paraphrase an aphorism from Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, is for the mind to be unfettered, the emotions fluid, and the body free enough for the spirit to hold unbounded sway within it; this is how we can dream big, and have the capacity to reach for those dreams.

My styles of massage include Integrated therapeutic massage, borrowing elements of Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Neuromuscular Therapy, Tui-Na, Cranio-sacral Therapy and Reflexology, as needed. My therapeutic work is specific, but not deep tissue.

Contact: elementist@gmail.com

Susy Ziegler

Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, Homeopathic Practitioner

$Dr. Thadeus Brandt is an experienced chiropractor who specializes working with athletes at his prior practice in Scranton, PA. In Scranton he partnered with the local running groups and clubs and provided care at the major races in the area including the Scranton Half and Full Marathons which are qualifiers for the Boston Marathon. Dr. Brandt has experience with all age groups of different fitness levels as well. Dr. Thadeus Brandt grew up in Bloomsburg, PA, a rural community. He went to Wilkes University, where he majored in Biology and Minored in Chemistry while playing soccer and earning a captainship and all conference honors. He then attended New York Chiropractic College where he met his wife Dr. Kathleen Burns-Brandt. They have settled down in the area and started a family with their 1 year old son Austin. Dr. Brandt became interested in chiropractic in High School. He sustained an injury while water skiing that caused compression fractures in his lower back. He had his first visit to the chiropractor to help him recover from the injury and get him back on the sports field faster. Chiropractic became and continues to be essential to him after that experience. Contact: callicoonchiropractic@gmail.com (845) 428-4885$