HE ALT H
LOCAL RESOURCES TO HEAL
B O D Y, M I N D, S P I R I T
WORDS BY JESSICA FELTZ, OWNER, THE TURNING POINT
“Health is a
state of complete
physical, mental &
social well-being,
and not merely
the absence of
disease or infirmity.”
– WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZ ATION, 1948
IN SOME SOCIETIES, IF A
PERSON COMPLAINS OF BEING
DISHEARTENED, DISPIRITED OR
DEPRESSED, THEY ARE ASKED
ONE OF FOUR QUESTIONS:
• When did you stop dancing?
• When did you stop singing?
• When did you stop being
enchanted by stories?
• When did you stop finding
comfort in the sweet territory
of silence?
Frederick County is rich in resources
to heal the body, mind and spirit. With
hundreds of acupuncturists, yoga studios, massage therapists, chiropractors,
mental health professionals and other
healers—not to mention the plethora of
allopathic providers on Thomas Johnson
Drive and at Frederick Memorial Hospital—our community offers something for
everyone… and for everyone’s budget.
Yoga teachers frequently offer a free class
as a service to their community. At Center
of the Four Winds, “seva” is used for all
of the classes, private sessions and their
monthly Annapurna’s Kitchen Pay-AsYou-Can Café. Says studio sage, RoseMa
Sincevich: “Students are invited to make
a monetary donation as well as a heartfelt
commitment to give service in the world,
without expectation of return.”
While some private sessions with boutique practitioners can soar upwards of
$300 per visit and may not be covered
by insurance plans, many services are
offered for free or for nominal charges.
At The Turning Point: Frederick’s Community Acupuncture, services are available on a sliding scale of $15 to $35. We
want acupuncture to be easily accessible
as a means to care for the health of our
neighbors and community. By treating a
high volume of clientele, the clinic can
be relied upon for decades to come.
Center of Life Chiropractic has been offering affordable adjustments in Thurmont for more than two decades. Dr.
John Hagemann’s wish is for chiropractic
care to be available to everybody. He has
a donation box hanging on the wall of his
office and says of his honor fee, “The suggested offering is $20-$30. You pay what
you can … it may be more, it may be less,
it may be the suggested amount.”
Frederick is richly blessed with free labyrinth walks, drumming circles and play
groups, as well as low-cost belly dance
classes and meditation circles to address
these four questions. For a detailed list
of affordable health-related offerings
in the Frederick community — including free classes about essential oils, free
nutrition classes, 90-minute massages
for $40, energy sessions offered for love
donations, and pay-as-you-can mental
therapy groups —visit www.TheTurningPointAcupuncture.com/resources
Jessica Feltz is the owner and acupuncturist
at The Turning Point, 1780 N. Market St., in
Frederick. More than 40,000 affordable acunaps have been taken in their comfy chairs
since opening in 2007.
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THE TURNING POINT
1780 N MARKET ST, FREDERICK
240-405-7878
www.theturningpointacupuncture.com
Bodywork — such as chiropractic, yoga,
and acupuncture — helps the body to gently
heal itself. Pain and inflammation are
reduced, stress is lessened, sleep improves
and emotional states become less extreme.
But affordable healing options are not
limited to bodywork.
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