Ashley Mechling L.AC., MSTCM, MA, is a Board Licensed Acupuncturist with a master’s degree in integral counseling psychology. She practices natural medicine using all branches of classical Chinese medicine including: acupuncture, Chinese and western herbal medicine, nutrition and lifestyle guidance, tui na massage, gua sha, cupping, moxibustion, qi gong & meditation.

Ashley’s unique approach to wellness is inspired and informed from over 20 years studying meditation, classical Yoga, Ayurveda and mind-body psychology. Aside from her rigorous and extensive training in Chinese herbal formulation, Ashley’s deep reverence for the wisdom of plant medicine prior to Chinese medicine school led her to study clinical western herbalism, Ayurvedic herbalism, and Tibetan herbal medicine.

Ashley is able to help with a range of conditions such as stress, anxiety, depression, nervous system dysregulation, cognitive issues (brain fog), menstrual issues, fatigue, cold and flu, allergies, insomnia & sleep disturbances, digestive issues (dysbiosis, IBS, IBD, constipation, gas & bloating), headaches/migraines, pregnancy-related ailments, postpartum well-being, and more!

Ashley’s intention is to help create more space in your whole self for greater ease, flow and embodiment.

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Imani Bell, CMT Certified Massage Therapist

Imani Bell is a graduate of the National Holistic Institute, Emeryville campus, where she gained extensive training in both Eastern and Western massage modalities. She is highly proficient in Deep Tissue, Swedish, Pregnancy, and Trigger Point Therapy. Imani is deeply passionate about promoting holistic well-being and educating clients on the healing benefits of massage therapy.

As a cancer survivor at a young age, Imani’s personal experience has profoundly shaped her understanding of the body’s capacity for healing. This journey has inspired her to share the restorative power of massage therapy with others, particularly those facing their own health challenges. Imani’s approach emphasizes compassion, education, and personalized care, aiming to support her clients in achieving optimal health and well-being.

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Dr. Danielle Geiger first was introduced to chiropractic at the young age of 11 when a chiropractor found she was developing scoliosis. The progression of scoliosis was able to be stopped and she had a passion and interest for the profession ever since.

Throughout her career as a chiropractor, Dr. Danielle developed a lifestyle chiropractic health and wellness belief system. She helps patients reclaim their lives through nutrition, movement and spinal health. She has additional certifications in pregnancy and pediatrics and is Webster certified. One of her passions is to empower pregnant women throughout their pregnancies and beyond.

Dr. Danielle graduated from Life Chiropractic College in Georgia. She practices full spine and extremity adjustments using low force techniques. She is looking forward to helping individuals achieve optimal health!

In her spare time, Dr. Danielle likes to stay active through working out, running and hiking with her dog.

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Hiraki (Aki) Miura, CMT Certified Massage Therapist

Before becoming a certified massage therapist, Aki spent years as a sushi chef, but his desire to help friends and family led him to explore the world of bodywork. He discovered Neuromuscular Pain Free Therapy—a specialized technique, developed in Japan, designed to reset body function and structure by targeting the nerves. After four years of study, including a year of intensive certification, Aki became proficient in this unique approach.

To further expand his ability to help others, He pursued a massage therapy license and now integrates a range of modalities into his practice, including Deep Tissue, Swedish, Thai Massage, and Reflexology. Aki is also certified by ABMP in areas such as Easing Pregnancy Pain, Asian Reflexology, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, and Fascia Fundamentals. His extensive training and personal commitment to healing enable her to provide customized treatments that address her clients’ specific needs.

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Dr. Ameneh Raeisghasem brings with her a wealth of experience in her 20 years of practice as a chiropractor, with a special emphasis in holistic and integrative care for families., including pregnancy care, pediatrics & acupuncture and is certified in the Webster Technique, via the International Pediatric Chiropractic Association. Prior to joining the Thriving Life Wellness Center, she taught Physiology, Pathology and Kinesiology in both Boston and the Bay Area. She’s been in practice for over 20 years since graduating with her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the National University of Health Sciences and her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She has post-graduate training in a variety of specialized techniques include Webster (pediatrics), Graston (soft tissue mobilization) & Cox (spinal pain relief).

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Mieze’s sessions are deeply intuitive and a combination of techniques learned over 20+ years of offering bodywork.

She is a Master Healer and Reiki Master.

A session includes loving, therapeutic, compassionate touch + energetic awareness. Blending deep tissue, trigger point therapy with relaxation + energetic alignment.

Mieze has had extensive training in pre and post natal bodywork and care. She has training in the Tibetan lineage, and walked many women through their pregnancies. She also offers chi nei tsang, gua sha, cupping and moxibustion.

If you would like a more subtle energetic session, guided meditation and breathing exercises with energy work are available.

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Attention prospective patients and returning patients, Dr. Cantwell will be on a mini-sabbatical until mid-August 2022. She places her highest confidence in the other chiropractors on the TLW team!

Dr. Cantwell studied chiropractic at Life Chiropractic West, graduating with honors in 2005, after living and working in her homeland of New Zealand, she returned to the Bay Area in 2009 and soon opened the Thriving Life Wellness Center, affirming her own mission that everyone has the innate ability to thrive. Her approach is holistic, helping the body help itself, to achieve balance and sustainable healing.

It’s called Bio Geometric Integration (BGI), a way for releasing stored potential energy in the body, via a combination of lighter touches and deeper adjustments to release tension patterns that have accumulated over time in your body. BGI focuses on locating your body’s inherent strengths and reconnecting the whole through breath and subtle movements. This approach builds energy and potential for release, rather than focusing only on the painful or out of balance area, which has become symptomatic

Dr. Cantwell also has a passion for working with mothers and babies, specializing in pre and postnatal care.

Dr. Cantwell is trained and certified in the Webster Technique to help prevent or alleviate breech presentation. Specific chiropractic adjustments align the pelvic structures and release pressure on the soft tissues, including the round ligament which reduce intra uterine constraint, creating space so the baby can move on its own into a head down position. The Webster Technique complements other methods that your doctor may perform to change the position of the baby.

She wants to ensure your baby has the greatest chance for a safe birth without complications. Her approach brings a connection to your pregnant body as a whole, while specifically assessing and aligning your pelvis so your pelvic bones are balanced and freely moving, releasing pulling torsion on the uterus, and giving space for gravity to help your baby to move into the ideal position for birth.

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Sergio graduated with honors from the Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy program at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, CA. He’s an accomplished Neuromuscular Massage Therapist since 2012 who merges his artistic soul with his exceptional massage skills, blending Deep Tissue work, Trigger Point release and Swedish strokes in an original, relaxing, therapeutic and effective session with long lasting healing results.

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