Ray Himmelman Acupuncture & Bodywork

Specialties

Ray specializes in emotional and hormone balancing and management of chronic pain. Some conditions Ray successfully treats: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, PMDD, Adhesive Capsulitis (frozen shoulder), Plantar Fasciitis, and wrist and elbow tendonitis, and surgery recovery.

Ray is experienced and passionate about working with people with disabilities and those with variant genders. She offers sliding scale private sessions and hosts donation-​based Qigong classes weekly as well as monthly community acupuncture clinics.

History

Established in 2012.

Ray became interested in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine while working in administration at St. James Infirmary (SJI) in 2009, where she witnessed the powerful therapeutic effects of Acupuncture within the marginalized communities served by SJI. Shortly after this first exposure to the Medicine, Ray began a lifelong journey on the path of holistic healing. Ray was certified to practice Massage in 2010, became a Medical Qigong Therapist in 2012, and completed her Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in March of 2014.

Meet the Business Owner

Ray H.

Business Owner

Ray is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, and Medical Qigong Practitioner. Her comprehensive training as a healer includes a Master’s Degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as Medical Qigong Certificate from AIMC Berkeley, and over 800 hours of Massage training from ACTCM as well as the San Francisco School of Massage.

Prior to Ray’s study and practice of holistic healing, Ray attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and worked in the Public Health sector. She was involved in women’s health activism and volunteered with a needle exchange outreach program for homeless communities.

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