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About Our Services

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture

Pediatric Acupressure

Chinese Herbal Consultation

NAET Allergy Elimination

Medical and Chiropractic Services

Integrative Health Care

Chiropractic

Our Staff

Sheng Zhen Qigong with
Francie Shimaya
Wednesdays July 23rd - September 24th

In the ten one hour class sessions of Sheng Zhen Qigong (The Qigong of Unconditional Love), you will learn two seated, moving forms. Some standing movements will be interspersed so the body can remain flexible and relaxed. The class will end with a 15 minute meditation.
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About Plum Blossom

About Our Services
Plum Blossom Wellness provides a beautiful, comfortable facility offering a wide range of healing and wellness services from dedicated and experienced practitioners of the medical and holistic arts. This unique arrangement provides:

Our practitioners with a synergistic environment where they can draw on the collective knowledge base to create more and better health care options for their clients.

Our clients with the practitioners’ full attention, convenient access to a variety of wellness services and a holistic pharmacy with broad range of pharmaceutical-grade products selected specifically by professionals for efficacy and purity.

To Make an Appointment
To make an appointment with a practitioner you’ve not seen before, call Plum Blossom Wellness at 512.306.7344 or contact the practitioner directly at their email address.

Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a gentle but effective therapy in which tiny needles are inserted through the skin at specific points on the body for relief of pain and to heal a wide variety of ailments such as allergies, pain relief, depression and hormone balancing. It works through the meridian system of the body, the pathways through which energy flows through the body. With thousands of years of history, acupuncture incorporates traditional herbal and nutritional therapies to maximize benefit to body, mind and spirit. Acupuncture treatments include an herbal consultation.
Acupuncture Treatment $70
Featured Practitioners:

Melanie van't Vlie, L.Ac, MSOM
Acupuncture, Pediatric Acupressure, Chinese Herbs, Sports Medicine

Michelle Pinkman, L.Ac., MSOM
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Doula Services

Kevin Laux, L.Ac.
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, NAET Allergy Elimination, Tuina

Karen Knippa, L.Ac, MSOM, LMT
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Massage Therapy

Pediatric Acupressure
Pediatric Acupressure follows the same philosophy as Acupuncture but does not include needle placement. Instead, acupoints are massaged to produce the same result as is appropriate for children and infants. This therapy is utilized to resolve the same issues as acupuncture, but also includes childhood concerns such as immune boosting, ADD/ADHD, colic, etc. Includes an herbal consultation; any herbal prescription is customized for each individual child.

Karen Knippa, L.Ac, MSOM, LMT
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Massage Therapy

Melanie van't Vlie, L.Ac, MSOM
Acupuncture, Pediatric Acupressure, Chinese Herbs, Sports Medicine

Chinese Herbal Consultations
An acupuncturist with extensive herbal training will discuss any complaints (physical, emotional or mental), ask questions, examine the tongue and pulse and will give a Chinese Medical diagnosis of the patient's state of health as a whole and explain why the symptoms are manifesting. The practitioner will then write a Chinese Herbal prescription specifically tailored to the patient. An appointment usually lasts 15 - 30mins and includes consultation, diagnosis and formulating a prescription (the actual herbs are an additional cost).
Chinese Herbal Consultation $40
Featured Practitioners:

Melanie van't Vlie, L.Ac, MSOM
Acupuncture, Pediatric Acupressure, Chinese Herbs, Sports Medicine

Michelle Pinkman, L.Ac., MSOM
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Doula Services

Kevin Laux, L.Ac.
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, NAET Allergy Elimination, Tuina

Karen Knippa, L.Ac, MSOM, LMT
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Massage Therapy

NAET Allergy Elimination Technique
NAET, Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique is a specialized type of acupuncture which is a non-invasive method of ridding the body of food, seasonal, and skin allergies.
NAET treatment $70
Featured Practitioners:

Kevin Laux, L.Ac.
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, NAET Allergy Elimination, Tuina

Tuina
Tuina is an Asian bodywork therapy that, like acupuncture, works with the meridians in the body to bring a balanced state of health. In does not involve needles but rather acupressure is applied to increase the flow of qi. This is a great therapy for pain management, getting at the root pain and resolving energy blockages that cause pain.
Tuina Bodywork Treatment, One Hour $75; One and One Half Hours $105
Featured Practitioners:

Kevin Laux, L.Ac.
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, NAET Allergy Elimination, Tuina

Rolfing
Rolfing is the art and science of reshaping the human body so that it is better balanced and aligned; better "structurally integrated" to use Dr. Ida Rolf's term. Rolfers specifically look at how gravity has been shortening and collapsing a body in order to see and know how to undo the negative effects of your personal history. The effects of this kind of change are many: Bodies experience far fewer aches and pains, along with greater ease and freedom of movement. And after Rolfing people tend to be happier, more confident, and deal with stress much better too.

Rolfing is usually done in a 10-session basic series with each session lasting from 1 to 1 1/2 hours, and scheduled from once a week to once a month apart.
Rolfing Session $125
Featured Practitioners:

Allison Hubbard, DD, Certified Rolfer
Rolfing©, Heart Centered Life Guidance

Massage Therapy
Massage is a wonderful relaxing and detoxifying therapy for pain and stress relief. Each treatment is individualized based on each individual’s specific needs.
One Hour Massage $75, One and a Half Hour Massage $105

Featured Practitioners:

Mary Ellen Milks, Esthetician, LMT
Holistic Skin Care, Facial Waxing, Massage Therapy

Kelly Bahe, LMT
Massage Therapy, Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy Massage
When the person receiving a massage is pregnant, knowledge of pregnancy and the anatomy of a pregnant woman are very important. This means that positioning during a massage is critical to the safety and well-being of both the mother and the baby she is carrying. There are also parts of the body that should not be massaged. Pregnancy massage is a great tool for relieving the pain and stress specific to pregnancy.
One Hour Massage $75, One and a Half Hour Massage $105

Featured Practitioners:

Kelly Bahe, LMT
Massage Therapy, Pregnancy Massage

Holistic Skin Care and Waxing
Our Dr. Hauschka certified skin care professionals offer a high standard of care, going a step further in the health care of your skin by offering luxurious treatments with natural products that don’t include the harmful chemicals and hormone disruptors common to many skin care products. Treatments include facials, peels, lash and brow tinting, and hair removal.
One Hour Facial $75, One and a Half Hour Deep Pore Facial $95
Classic Dr. Hauschka 2 Hour Facial and Body Treatment $150
Fruit Enzyme Peels $60, Package of 6 $300

Waxing
Lip $10
Brows $18
Chin $12
Back $40
1/2 leg $30
Full leg $50
Bikini $25
1st time Brazilian $50
Return Brazilian $40
Tinting:
brow tint $10
lash tint $15

Featured Practitioners:
Mary Ellen Milks, Esthetician, LMT
Holistic Skin Care, Facial Waxing, Massage Therapy

Julee O'Quinn, Esthetician
Holistic Skin Care, Waxing

Counseling
Individual, marriage and family counseling can help identify issues that are difficult to understand or painful to confront on your own. A holistic approach to counseling includes not only talk therapy, but also lifestyle assessment and nutritional support. In the appropriate combination for each individual, these elements work together to create balance, inner peace, healing and greater intimacy with others.

Counseling $95/hour
One Hour Massage $75, One and a Half Hour Massage $105

Featured Practitioners:

Lynne Arial, MA, LPC
Transpersonal Psychotherapy, Wellness Educator

Medical Services
Our Integrative Health Care practitioners offer a variety of medical treatments that utilize the best of both medical and holistic knowledge. The clinic offers a wide range of services and has a lab on site.
The integrative care clinic is overseen by Plum Blossom Wellness’ Medical Director, Dr. Marcus Gitterle, MD and care is provided by both Dr. Gitterle and by the practitioners of Austin Wellness Institute, Dr. Vincent Bellonzi, DC, CCN; Dawn Hollembeak, FNP; and Dr. John Haest, MD.
Services include but are not limited to:

Food Allergy Testing

Weight Loss Programs

Clinical Nutrition

Physiological Testing

Genomic Testing

Chelation Therapy

Integrative Medicine Medicine

To make an appointment, please call (512) 473-8900.

Massage Therapy
Massage is a wonderful relaxing and detoxifying therapy for pain and stress relief. Each treatment is individualized based on each individual’s specific needs.
One Hour Massage $75, One and a Half Hour Massage $105

Featured Practitioners:

Marcus L. Gitterle, M.D.
Medical Director, Integrative Medicine

Austin Wellness Institute Practitioners:,

Vincent Bellonzi, DC, CCN
Nutrition, Chiropractic & Integrative Health Care

Dawn Hollembeak, FNP, APRN-BC
Holistic Medicine

Dr. John Haest, MD
Integrative Health Care

Chiropractic Services
Chiropractic focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on general health. Chiropractic is most commonly used to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, joint pain, and headaches.

Featured Practitioners:

Vincent Bellonzi, DC, CCN
Nutrition, Chiropractic & Integrative Health Care