• IBS
• Female Hormones
• Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Auto-Immune Disorders
• Weight Management
• Allergies
• Healthy Aging

• Integrative Medicine services by MDs trained in Functional Medicine and Board Certified in Holistic and Family Medicine
• Acupuncture
• Nutritional Supplementation
• Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle Counseling
• Massage Therapy and Energy Work
• Functional Personal Training
• Yoga/Reiki/Meditation
• Pilates
• Customized comprehensive healing, prevention and detoxification programs

We are very proud to offer our Five Stones program - a comprehensive, collaborative and customized program combining many of our services to fully support you on your unique healing journey.

We are pleased to introduce to you Beth Eckhaus, a Certified Holistic Health Counselor.  Beth specializes in Integrative Nutrition, which is a practice founded on the concept that we are nourished by more than just food.  This approach to nutrition is not simply based on acquiring more self-discipline or willpower, but rather personally discovering what nourishes you, what feeds you, and, ultimately, what makes your life extraordinary.

Beth works with patients on the following:

• Setting lifestyle goals
• Making simple lifestyle changes
• Counseling on food selections
• Dealing with cravings and binges
• Cooking with ease
• Planning a menu
• Being healthy at work and on the go
• Getting support from others
• Taking consistent actions toward improving your health
• Building greater awareness when eating and during life in general
• Understanding how improving your personal and professional relationships, as well as maintaining a healthy dietary and exercise regimen, can nourish your body, mind, and soul

Keep it Simple: Yoga, Meditation and Reiki

By: Ann Teresa Thomas, MA

           A few simple lifestyle changes can also enhance our well being and provide an “inner vacation” whenever we need.  Yoga, meditation and reiki are practices based on the most fundamental life functions: breathing, stretching, and maintaining an optimal flow of energy or life force. They invite us to breath, stretch and be. They integrate body, mind and spirit, and foster an awareness of who we are at the core of our being.

          Yoga is an amalgam of ancient psycho-physical-spiritual practices that include gentle and rigorous physical stretches, controlled breathing patterns, and techniques for quieting the senses. It also induces a sense of inner peace and calm.

          Meditation is a universal practice that enables one to quiet the mind by observing it in a non-analytical way. It is simple, still and silent. Feelings of  peace and unity with ourselves and the world around us are often experienced. One can also reflect on one's spiritual beliefs thereby connecting us to the higher Source pervading the universe.

          Finally, reiki is a non-invasive laying-on-of-hands that restores energy imbalances in our system and attunes us with “ki” or “universal life force.” This energetic attunement is similar to tuning a musical instrument so the “music” of our lives is more clear and harmonious.

          On a physiological level, each of these modalities has a profound effect on reversing the negative effects of stress and its related symptoms. They have been effective in reducing high blood pressure, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and other chronic problems such as fibromyalgia and adrenal fatigue.

          They are also easily integrated into any allopathic medical treatment plan, and complement all the services of the IFMC including acupuncture, massage, pilates, personal training, and our holistic and First Line Therapy nutritional counseling services. They are non-invasive, cause no harsh side effects, and empower you with behavioral tools for enhancing your health. Their benefits are myriad and as close as your own breath.

          For further information or to schedule an appointment call IFMC at 703-669-6118, or Ann Thomas at 703-927-1617.

During your initial personal training sessions you will receive a postural assessment where the trainer will look at your standing and active (moving) posture.  IN assessing posture in various positions and movements we can more accurately prescribe the flexibility and exercise program to fit your body!  Our bodies are designed to move and a lot of modern day work involves a combination of sitting at a desk, driving a car, talking on the phone, reading a book, staring at a computer, and basically just sitting!  Modern technology has weakened our body’s core strength, ability to support a good body posture, and the ease in which we should move in different directions.  With the personal training sessions we will re-teach your mind and body while strengthening your core and good body posture to allow you to move at ease!

Our dynamic, fun, and goal-oriented workouts combine flexibility, core stability, resistance training, functional movements, and strength workouts to individually set you up to succeed!  The many benefits of this training program include increasing lean body mass, increasing bone density, increasing metabolic and cardiovascular efficiency, and decreasing body fat.

While being fun and energetic each One-on-One personal training session will be efficient and effective in reaching any individual’s goals.  While exhibiting efficiency the trainer will get to the heart of your goals and you will be given a style and exercise prescription to create improvement!  Effectiveness will be shown by reaching your short and long term goals.  We, like each of our clients, want to see a positive initial improvement in mood and performance.  As the client progresses with workouts and consistency we are anxious to motivate you to your long term goal of success!

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Integrative Family Medical Center

An Innovative Physical Therapy and Pilates Experience

Mind and Body creates an environment where your body can recover and rehabilitate using methods of Physical Therapy and Pilates. Discover a unique and individualized therapeutic program focusing on your body as a whole creating balance through flexibility, strength, and manual techniques by a licensed Physical Therapist and Certified Pilates Instructor.

The Pilates method, through the use of unique Pilates apparatuses, such as the Cadillac, Reformer, Step barrel, Wunda chair and Ladder Barrel create over 500 exercises which will help you gain muscle strength, improve all-over flexibility, and build a stronger core. Find one on one hands-on care incorporating the principles of Body Arts and Science International (BASI) Pilates and Physical Therapy to help rejuvenate and heal your body. 

Mind and Body is always offering Pilates private sessions and duets that incorporate mat and apparatus work.  Please contact Physical Therapist and Certified Pilates Instructor, Viraj Pandya, at 443.804.7767 or visit www.mindandbodyva.com for more information.