Well, here we are in the New Year! I hope all Holidays were peaceful, full of joy and good cheer! As we move into this New Year, I feel like it is already pregnant with anticipation about what is to come. If ever there were a year like this, it would have been 1984 (George Orwell?). I, for one, am excited about what the year has to offer me and all of you. We have some new offerings here that will help us to continue to provide health and wellbeing to the community.

With peace and excitement,

Dr. Katey

Yoga with Lillee: a few spots open in both classes

Call TODAY!

Missed out on the first series?

Here’s your chance to try Yoga Tune Up®!

Intro to Yoga Tune Up® Class Series

Yoga Tune Up® is a form of yoga that rehabilitates stiff, weak, injured, or forgotten tissues while improving your balance, posture, and stamina. It also teaches invaluable ways to calm your nervous system, relax your mind, and enhance your breathing capacity.

Take healing into your own hands!

In this four-class progression, gain access to techniques that will add more flexibility, resilience, and balance to your life! Learn embodied anatomy, simple approaches to curing tightness and ache along with custom designed yoga exercises for your particular physique.

Beginning February 7th & 9th, 2012
Tuesday 9:15-10:45am OR Thursday 6:00-7:30pm
$100 for 4-class series
$84 Early bird special (by Feb 3)

Happy New Year, Happy New You!

Intro to Yoga Tune Up® Class Series

Yoga Tune Up® is a form of yoga that rehabilitates stiff, weak, injured, or forgotten tissues while improving your balance, posture, and stamina. It also teaches invaluable ways to calm your nervous system, relax your mind, and enhance your breathing capacity.

Take healing into your own hands!

In this four-class progression, gain access to techniques that will add more flexibility, resiliency and balance to your LIFE! Learn embodied anatomy, simple approaches to curing tightness and ache, along with custom-designed yoga exercises for your particular physique.

APPROPRIATE FOR ALL LEVELS

SPACE is limited!

Beginning Jan 10th & 12th, 2012
Tuesday 9:15-10:45am OR Thursday 6:00-7:30pm
$100 for 4 class series
$84 Early-Bird Pre-Reg (by Jan 3, 2012)

**Since each class builds on the material from the last, a commitment for

4 consecutive classes is required to create lasting learning and change!

Lillee Chandra, LMT, E-RYT, is a licensed massage therapist and certified yoga instructor with more than 20 years of experience in competitive sports, movement arts, health education, and therapeutic bodywork. A known specialist in postural re-education, pain management, and injury rehabilitation, Lillee leads anatomy and yoga teacher trainings, workshops and classes throughout the U.S. For more info please visit: www.chandrabodyworks.com

INTERPLAY

With Dr. Jennifer Botwick

Unlock the wisdom of your body Join us in movement improv, voice, stillness and play. Dress in casual, loose clothing and be ready to increase joy in your life!

Wednesday, January 18 7-8:30 PM.

Registration encouraged and our January special still holds: Bring a friend and receive $5 off your class fee.

Interplay is multicultural, intergenerational gender-empowering, and interfaith.

We play with our own uniquely ethnicity, spirituality, geography, learning styles, sexuality, economics,gifts, and challenges.

We dance with those who are different, side by side, one at a time, walking, stopping, and running.

we sing, dance, babble, shout, and tell our stories to applauding witnesses.

This is how we are changing the world.

We welcome a few new members to the team: Jennifer Cook and Andrea Amato, our new massage therapists. Please see the website for their bios. We will be offering massage on Sundays!

Deb Del Toro is our new team member in the front office. She will be replacing our beloved Angie. Good luck to Ang!…..We love you.

I am starting a new certification program to work with ADD and ADHD.

The program is called SHINE. It is a great collaboration between Dr. Hallowell (the father in the treatment of ADD and ADHD) and Chiropractors. Using the Hallowell Protocol along with Chiropractic adjustments our goal is to get our kids off harmful medication and teach them the benefits of their so called “Disorder”! I hope you will help me in my New Year’s Resolution to make a difference in the lives of kids and adults with ADD and ADHD.

Dr. Katey

SAVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
BANK YOUR ENERGY NOW!

60 minutes of sheer Bliss!

Spend the first 30 minutes melting tension from head to toe using specialized Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls. Then slide into a deep state of calm and quiet with Yoga Nidra, or yogic sleep, where your bones, muscles and nerves will learn new states of nirvana.

Yoga Tune Up® Bliss Out

Thursday NOVEMBER 10th 6pm-7pm
Thursday DECEMBER 8th 6pm-7pm

Spots are limited to 12 people per date. Please call to reserve your spot and sign up!
$15 per class. Classes held at Creative Body Therapies. Cash or Credit Card or check payable to Dr. Katey Cofrancesco.

Creative Body Therapies
1079 Whalley Ave New Haven
203-387-5015

Lillee Chandra, LMT, E-RYT, is a licensed massage therapist and certified yoga instructor with more than 20 years of experience in competitive sports, movement arts, health education, and therapeutic bodywork. A known specialist in postural re-education, pain management, and injury rehabilitation, Lillee leads anatomy and yoga teacher trainings, workshops and classes throughout the U.S. For more info please visit: www.chandrabodyworks.com

FOOD DRIVE for New Haven Soup Kitchen

For the remainder of the month we will be taking nonperishable food items with a dollar per item discount on massage up to 20 items.

Some restrictions apply. Call to schedule your appointment.

LIVE 4 A CHANGE!

8 week program to revitalize your life. Starting in 2012!

This program is designed to kick start, support and ensure your health and well-being. We know that stress on the body, when not handled properly, can lead to disease in many forms from obesity, cardiovascular disease, and injury. Stress can show up in many forms: chemical, (pollution and food additives)) emotional, (challenging relationships, death of a loved one) and physical (sitting at a computer all day!).

This program will consist of

1. Measurement of Stress. Using state of the art equipment used by NASA, we will measure how stress is affecting the body as it relates to the nervous system.
2. Implement Chiropractic adjustments to remove interference to the nervous system which will improve all body functions.
3. Massage to increase body function specifically the muscular system and circulation.
4. Nutrition! We will show you what is right to eat based on your needs – whether it is weight loss, desiring more energy, or managing illness.
5. Yoga. We implement a comprehensive form of yoga that focuses on strength, flexibility, coordination, and prevention of injury.
6. Meditation. Mindfulness. Techniques on meditation will be taught in a class setting.
7. Supplements. A few supplements will be recommended to provide the internal environment that supports health.

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Dr. Katey

TARDINESS: If you are late, we will see you for the remainder time of your appointment.

CANCELLATIONS: We do require 24 hour notice for any cancellations made to your appointment.

Because we live our lives through our nervous system!

Right now your heart is beating. Your lungs, kidneys, liver, brain-everything in your body-is functioning in a coordinated effort thanks to your nervous system. Your nervous system is the master system and controller of your body.

Think of the electrical system in your home. When a power surge stresses the system, a circuit breaker trips to prevent the house from burning down. What if this circuit led to the refrigerator? The food inside would start to spoil unless you could get the power turned on before it is too late. The problem is not the refrigerator, but the power to the refrigerator.

The tripped circuit breaker disrupts the refrigerator’s power source preventing the refrigerator from operating efficiently. In regard to your body, when interference is present, your nervous system is underpowered.

An underpowered nervous system limits the body’s ability to operate at peak efficiency-and your health potential begins to “spoil.”

You were born to be healthy. If you are not experiencing robust health, then something is interfering with the program.

CNS Feeling vs Function

The Top 3 Healthcare Misconceptions

1. Drugs make you healthy.

You don’t get headaches because there is a lack of Tylenol in in your blood!

2.   Germs Make You Sick.

Have you ever been in a house with four kids where two got the flu and two didn’t?  They were all exposed to the same germs.  The difference is their immune systems ability to fight the germs.  Stress reduces immune function.  Chiropractic boosts it!

3.   My Insurance company cares about my health.

Do you think it is a good idea to entrust your health and well-being to your insurance company, managed care organization or the federal government?  Of course not.  Your health is your responsibility.  Your Chiropractor will make recommendations based on what you need to achieve the best health care possible, not based on what your insurance may cover.

The Top Three Chiropractic Misconceptions

1 .  Chiropractic is only for back and neck pain.

The first Chiropractic patient was deaf and had his hearing restored after a Chiropractic adjustment.  This was over 110 years ago.  Chiropractic doesn’t treat any specific medical condition.  The Chiropractic adjustment helps improve nervous system function so the body and immune system can function better.  You need not suffer from a particular condition to enjoy the benefits of chiropractic- you simply must have the desire to be as healthy as possible.

2.  Chiropractic is just for adults.

On the contrary, chiropractic is great for kids!  Numerous case studies show that chiropractic is very safe and effective for children of all ages.  It doesn’t take much for subluxations to occur in the spine causing nervous system disturbance, which left unchecked can set one up for potential problems in the future.

3.  Once you go to the chiropractor, you have to keep going back.

Going to the chiropractor on a regular basis is a very healthy lifestyle choice.  However, the healthier you live outside the chiropractor’s office the less time you will need to spend inside the chiropractor’s office.  Healthier living means less stress and therefore fewer subluxations.  Compare your chiropractic visits to working out or seeing the dentist.  Your fitness is improved or maintained with additional workouts and your dental appointments can be less frequent if you take good care of your teeth.  Remember, health is your responsibility.

The “Gonstead Chiropractor”

Within Chiropractic there are many approaches and techniques utilized to assess and adjust the spine.

The Gonstead Chiropractor goes beyond what many chiropractors consider a spinal assessment by conducting a thorough analysis of your spine using five criteria to detect the presence of the vertebral subluxation complex.  Areas of interference in the nervous system are known as subluxations.  There are three types of lifestyle stress that can cause subluxations.

Physical-what you do to your body.

Biochemical- what you put in your body.

Psychological-what weighs on your mind.

When these stresses combine and overwhelm your body’s ability to process them, you develop subluxations.  A Chiropractor has the technology and desire to find that interference and remove it.

Criteria used for locating subluxations:

Visualization – Visualization is a way to cross reference all the other findings.  Your chiropractor is an expert in looking for subtle changes in your posture and movement which could indicate any problems.

Instrumentation – The instrument of choice in the Gonstead System is the Nervoscope.  The Nervoscope detects uneven distributions of heat along the spine which can be indicative of inflammation and nerve pressure.  This instrument is guided down the length of your back and feels like two fingers gliding down each side of your spine.

Static Palpation – This is simply the process of feeling (or palpating) your spine in a stationary (or static) position.  Your chiropractor will feel for the presence of swelling (or edema), tenderness and any abnormal texture or tightness in the muscles and other tissues of your back.

Motion Palpation – This process involves feeling the spine while moving and bending it at various angles.  This enables the chiropractor to determine how easily or difficult each segment in your spine moves in different directions.

X-Ray Analysis – x-ray films enable your doctor to visualize the entire structure of your spine.  This is helpful in evaluating posture, joint and disc integrity, vertebral misalignments and ruling out any pathologies, or recent fractures that may be present or contributing to the patient’s condition.  These full-spine radiographs are taken in the standing, weight-bearing position to fully substantiate the examination findings.

Along with utilizing the five criteria for evidence of interference to the nervous system the INSiGHT Technology is also used.  The INSiGHT Millenium Nervous System Scan analyzes the nervous system which controls every function in the body. It is painless, non-invasive, scientifically sound and easy to understand.  This diagnostic test will determine where the interference to the nervous system lies, improving overall general health. The INSiGHT technology, which has been used by NASA, evaluates muscle function, revealing patterns of neural function, and the general state of an individual’s heart health and ability to adapt and handle everyday stress. While most people are motivated by pain, as you can see in the diagram, pain is a small portion of the functioning of the nervous system.  Certainly when you are in pain it feels like it is the ONLY function of the nervous system!  Your course of care along with the use of this technology will allow you to lead a healthier, happier lifestyle.  These tests are repeated periodically to track your health progress.

Licensed Professional: Dr. Katey Cofrancesco, Chiropractor/Owner

 Hours: 

Mon. Wed. Fri. 8:30- 2:45

Tues. and Thurs. 12-6:30

Saturday 8:30- 10:30

 Appointments Call: 203-387-5015

Details: BlueCross/BlueShield accepted.

First, Do No Harm

Work With Healing Power

Treat the Cause

Whole Person Wellness

Doctor as Teacher

Prevention

Licensed Professional: Dr. Jennifer “Dr. Jenn” Botwick (drbotwick.com), is a Board Certified and State licensed Naturopathic Physician and EMT, providing balance for the entire family; with special interests in GI health, Nutritional  & Lifestyle Counseling, Kids with Special Needs, Geriatrics, & Environmental and Food Toxicities.

Modalities include: Acupuncture, Botanical Medicine, Homeopathy, Nutritional and Lifestyle Counseling and Bodywork: Massage, Reflexology, Cranio-Sacral therapy, Reiki.

Office Hours: M/F 9 - 2; Tues 12- 7; Wed. 9-12, 4-7

For Appointments: Call 203-387-5015 or book online.

Details: Anthem BC/BS insurance,Aetna, Cigna, Connecticare accepted

Therapeutic Massage: A unique blend of Swedish and Deep Tissue massage specifically sculpted to the individual needs of each client.  Experience enhanced relaxation and a sense of well-being, reduce stress, tension, and muscle tightness, while improving overall health.  Good for relaxation as well as old chronic conditions and new injuries.

Reiki: A gentle, non-invasive form of energy healing.  Reiki is received through a series of hand placements on or near the body to address the patient’s own energy and then uses that energy to restore physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance.  Reiki is very effective in reducing stress and relieving pain, increasing energy, peace, and feelings of well-being.

Pre and Post Natal Massage: Designed to enhance lower back comfort, relieve leg and foot tension, and promote a sense of well-being, leaving you feeling totally nurtured.

Foot Massage: A massage focused on the feet is extremely relaxing and invigorating.  Also a wonderful alternative when a full body session is not desirable.  Effects can be felt through the whole body.

Sports Massage: Includes stretching and increasing joint mobility.

Hot Stone Massage: A specialty massage that uses smooth, heated stones.  It is a deeply soothing and relaxing form of massage.  The heat helps tight muscles release and helps to melt away knots, tension, and stress.

Aromatherapy Massage: Therapeutic massage, with an infusion of essential oils selected with the guidance of your therapist to further your relaxation, or to invigorate and stimulate.

Chair Massage: Focus on neck, back, and shoulders using a special massage chair while you remain fully clothed.  Great for employee, customer, or client appreciation.  We can come to your office or special event.

For Appointments: Call 203-387-5015 or book online.

For Appointments: Call 203-387-5015 or book online.

Details: 10-30 minute sessions at $80/hr, 2 hours minimum.