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Holistic Psychotherapy Practice Opens Two Knoxville Locations K
noxville Trauma Connection and Family Therapy Services has opened at two locations, offering a holistic approach
to psychotherapy. Owner Samantha Metheney says the practice will focus on healing trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through a combination of Eye Movement Desensitiza- tion and Reprocessing (EMDR), hypnotherapy and Reiki energy work. It will also provide family therapy services for couples, families and individuals. A Tennessee licensed marriage and family therapist, Meth-
eney has 18 years’ experience in the healing arts. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology and is certified in clinical hypnotherapy and level 2 Reiki. She completed her level 11 EMDR training at the beginning of this year. “I’ve integrated a unique blend of traditional psychotherapy with a holistic, integrative approach to wellness,” she says. “I use EMDR, hypnotherapy and energy work to help clients clear past childhood emotional trauma and PTSD. I’ve worked with military combat veterans and victims of childhood sexual abuse, rape, car accidents and natural disasters, and I’ve seen phenomenal recovery with this holistic approach.” Metheney also treats depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety
and other mood disorders, specific fears and phobias, addic- tions, and self-esteem issues, and she helps with stress manage- ment, grief and loss, and anger issues. As a marriage and family therapist, she offers couples counseling, conflict resolution, spiritual counseling, and family therapy rooted in an integrative family systems approach. Knoxville Trauma Connection and Family Therapy Services
has locations in north and west Knoxville. For an appointment, call 865-456-0058 or visit
KnoxTraumaConnection.com. See ad, page 11.
Center for Peace Hosts Sun/Moon Dance
inational spiritual center located in Seymour, Ten- nessee—is hosting its an- nual Sun/Moon Dance July 8-11. According to dance co-chief Steve Citty, this dance was the vision of Joseph Rael, Beautiful Painted Arrow.
T “Though it may be said that the dance has its roots in Na-
tive American teachings, since Joseph is a Native American of the Ute and Tiwa people, this dance is in the broader American mystical tradition, embracing other cultures, as well,” Citty explains. “The form is not from traditional native ways, but was one given to Joseph in a vision to bring peace to Mother Earth
he Center for Peace—a holistic, non-denom-
and to facilitate her healing.” The Sun/Moon Dance involves fasting, prayer and movement, adds co-chief Nan Citty. “We dance for inspiration and clarity, and to break forms,” she says, “and fasting leads to heightened psychic awareness.” In past years, dancers have been asked to help defray the
expense of putting on the Sun/Moon Dance, but this year that request will not be made, Steve Citty says. “This giveaway is to activate the vision of opening the horn of plenty and pouring out on our galaxy the blessing of spirit in these times of change and potential,” he says. The Center is located at 800 Graves-Delozier Rd., about
45 minutes from downtown Knoxville. For more information (including times, what to bring, and how to prepare), call dance chiefs Nan and Steve Citty at 865-300-4424 or visit CenterFor-
Peace.us. See ad, page 21.
Going Gluten-Free Can Benefit Everyone
body heal itself. But its founder and director, physical therapist Piotr (Peter) Ulmer, suggests a hands-off approach to something else: gluten. “I think eliminating gluten from anybody’s diet will make a difference,” Ulmer says. “It can make the body healthier. Even if you give it just four weeks, you should be able to make a change.” Gluten is found in foods pro-
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cessed from wheat and related species, including barley and rye. It makes dough “elastic,” makes bread chewy—and makes some people sick. For those with Celiac disease, for example, ingesting gluten causes serious intestinal problems like chronic diarrhea and fatigue. “But even for people who are gluten-tolerant,” Ulmer says, “a gluten-free lifestyle may benefit their cholesterol levels, digestion and en- ergy level. It may also help them lose weight.” Research suggests that a gluten-free diet can benefit people with osteopenia and osteoporosis, he says, and gluten sensitivity has been linked with myriad conditions, from Alzheimer’s, ADHD, depression and headaches to increased inflammation, a precursor to many health problems. “Everybody with chronic pain should explore the subject of gluten sensitivity,” he says. Another solution for long-term chronic pain, stiffness or
Piotr Ulmer, MS, PT
swelling is the manual physical therapy offered at CTS, Ulmer says. “We thoroughly investigate complex chain reactions lead- ing to symptoms. Then we treat their causes— not just their symptoms,” he says. For more information, visit
CTSPhysicalTherapy.com and
follow CTS on Facebook. For a free, one-hour initial treatment session with Piotr Ulmer, call 865-588-8000. See ad, page 28.
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TS Physical Therapy offers hands-on help to let the
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