LAKEPORT – It is fall and time to get back into the routine of creating a healthier you! What better place to start than at the Wellness Center at Sutter Lakeside Hospital & Center for Health.

The center has added a number of new integrative health programs to the already well-established wellness center offerings.

Do you want to start an exercise program but are not sure what you need? A personal trainer is a great way to jump-start your exercise program. Joining Vera Crabtree and Cerra Hinchcliff are Adam Hotchkiss and Aaron Jameson, NETA/ACE certified trainers who can help you create a fitness program that strengthens and conditions.

Jameson specializes in bodybuilding and cardiovascular conditioning with 15 years of personal and professional fitness and nutritional counseling experience. Hotchkiss is the newest member of the team and has trained under the direction of Jameson. Personal training is now available on weekends for those who can’t make it during the week. Nutritional counseling is also available by a certified nutritional consultant.

Offering more than 30 different classes weekly including twelve Yoga classes, five Pilates classes, 3 Tai Chi/Chi Gong classes, Sutter Lakeside’s Wellness Center for Health is a safe, supportive, clean environment where you can get started on the path to better health. With an eye toward better serving the community, the center will add new classes often and have several new classes coming soon such as cardio kickboxing with Aaron Jameson and Step and Tone with Terrie Sullivan.

On Saturday mornings, Steven Lewis, holistic health practitioner, will offer a children’s and teen’s Yoga class and Lauralee Roarke now offers Yoga Lite from 10 to 11 a.m. The center is proud to say it offers classes for just about EVERY body.

Once you have started your exercise program, you may want to check out our massage therapy team to take care of those aching muscles and reduce some stress.

Joining Carol Hoffman are two new massage therapists who want to help you in your journey towards a healthier you. Aaron Jameson, personal trainer and massage therapist, specializes in sports and deep tissue massage.

Steven Lewis, a holistic health practitioner, offers a wide variety of massage therapy modalities from basic Swedish massage to more advanced techniques such as neuromuscular release and a form of internal organ massage called Chi Nei Tsang along with Shiatsu and Tui Na, a form of Chinese Acupressure. Lewis also offers “Healing and Restorative Yoga” on Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings in the Wellness Center Yoga Studio.

If you are looking for release of pain and regaining a sense of balance in body, mind and spirit, consider a Jin Shin Do Acupressure session. Jin Shin Do Acupressure is a traditional Japanese finger technique that involves gentle, firm and consistent pressure on acupressure points along the body surface. Gail Dyne, MFT is currently offering this healing art at the Healing House behind the Wellness Center. Gail is also a licensed psychotherapist and certified practitioner of hypnotherapy, reflexology and psychophysical integration.

Another option is scheduling a Reiki session with Leslie Lovejoy, RN, Ph.D. and Reiki Master. Reiki is an ancient healing art involving the exchange of healing energy from the practitioner to the client through the placement of hands along the body. Reiki promotes deep relaxation and brings balance mentally, emotionally and physically.

The center also is pleased to announce that Dr. Steven West of Supreme Health and wellness will be offering Naturopathy, Nutritional Counseling, and Ayurveda while Dr. Craig Dvorkin of Integrative Health Solutions will offer chiropractic interventions in the Healing House by appointment.

A final addition to the Wellness Center is Tammi Silva, director of public relations and marketing, who is now serving as the director of the Lakeside Wellness Foundation and Wellness Center and is bringing renewed vision and inspiration to both areas.

Try these new services as part of your healthy lifestyle program and watch for information on more upcoming programs and providers.

“Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health is dedicated to creating healthy communities,” said Silva. “We believe that people have the ability to create their own health and our team of compassionate caregivers, practitioners, and instructors look forward to partnering with you on your personal journey towards optimal health.”

For more information or to make an appointment call the Wellness Center at 707-262-5171.

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